Friday, July 23, 2010

Stocks to Watch Friday

(MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Ford Motor Co., Honeywell International Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc.

Ford /quotes/comstock/13*!f/quotes/nls/f (F 12.21, +0.12, +0.99%) is expected to report earnings of 40 cents per share and revenue of $29.5 billion for the second quarter of 2010, according to Fact Set.

Honeywell /quotes/comstock/13*!hon/quotes/nls/hon (HON 42.50, -0.16, -0.38%) is expected to report earnings of 57 cents per share and revenue of $8 billion for the second quarter of 2010.

Verizon /quotes/comstock/13*!vz/quotes/nls/vz (VZ 27.10, +0.10, +0.37%) is expected to report earnings of 56 cents per share and revenue of $27 billion for the second quarter of 2010.

Amazon /quotes/comstock/15*!amzn/quotes/nls/amzn (AMZN 106.88, -13.19, -10.99%) reported a strong gain in net earnings for the second quarter on Thursday, but the final results missed Wall Street's estimates thanks to higher-than-expected costs for the period. The company said it earned $207 million, or 45 cents a share, for the period ended June 30. The online retailer saw its shares take a big hit in after-hours trading, falling by 14%, following the results. (more)

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