Earnings Watch For August 2 (EAT, CVC, HST, VIAB, CVX)

(RTTNews) - Media conglomerate Viacom, Inc. (VIAB) will report its third quarter results. The earnings for the quarter are expected to grow to $1.30 per share from $0.97 per share reported a year ago. The New York-based company is anticipated to record revenues of $3.58 billion, an increase from last year's $3.24 billion. Shares of VIAB closed Thursday's trade at $74.36. (52-wk H/L $74.90/$44.85)

Brinker International Inc. (EAT) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results. The restaurants chain is expected to post earnings of $0.74 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $0.61 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $736.31 million, up from $728.37 million generated a year ago. The company's shares closed Thursday's session at $40.95. (52-wk H/L $41.93/$28.11)

Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) is due to post its second quarter results. The Bethpage, New York-based company's earnings are expected to decline sharply to $0.04 per share from $0.24 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to be down to $1.58 billion from last year's $1.70 billion. The company's shares closed Thursday's session at $18.64. (52-wk H/L $19.48/$13.21)

Lodging real estate investment trust Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST) is expected to report second quarter results. For the quarter, the Bethesda, Maryland-based company is expected to report earnings of $0.40 per share versus $0.34 per share last year. Besides, the company is anticipated to record revenues of $1.43 billion, up from last year's $1.37 billion. The shares closed Thursday at $18.16. (52-wk H/L $18.87/$13.58)

Integrated energy company Chevron Corp. (CVX) is slated to report quarterly results before the opening of the market. The company is expected to post earnings of $2.96 per share for the second quarter, lower than the $3.56 per share reported a year ago. Quarterly revenues are estimated to decrease to $56.01 billion from last year's $62.61 billion. On Thursday, the stock closed at $126.44. (52-wk H/L $127.83/$100.66)

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE) and Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) are also due to report their results.