Earnings Watch For February 5 (HUM, MRK, TWX, DIS, P, TWTR)

(RTTNews) - Health insurer Humana Inc. (HUM) is scheduled to post fourth quarter results. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company's earnings are expected to decline to $0.94 per share from the prior year's $1.19 per share. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated at $10.23 billion, up from $9.56 billion last year. The shares of HUM closed Tuesday at $97.47. (52-wk H/L $105.80/$65.88)

Healthcare giant Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) will post its fourth quarter results before the market opens. The Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based company's earnings are expected to rise to $0.88 per share from $0.83 per share reported a year earlier. Quarterly revenues are anticipated at $11.36 billion, down from last year's $11.74 billion. The stock closed Tuesday at $53.51. (52-wk H/L $54.10/$40.83)

New York-based Time Warner Inc. (TWX) is slated to report results for the fourth quarter before the opening bell. The media and entertainment giant is expected to report a profit of $1.15 per share, a drop from $1.17 per share reported last year. But, revenues are projected to grow to $8.39 billion from $8.16 billion reported a year ago. The shares closed Tuesday at $62.40. (52-wk H/L $70.77/$50.70)

Diversified media and entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney Co. (DIS) is slated to report fourth quarter results after the trading closes. The Burbank, California-based company's earnings are expected at $0.92 per share, higher than the prior year's $0.79 per share. Further, the company is anticipated to record revenues of $12.24 billion, an increase from $11.34 billion last year. The stock closed Tuesday at $71.05. (52-wk H/L $76.84/$53.41).

Internet radio service provider Pandora Media, Inc. (P) is due to post its fourth quarter results after the market closes. The Oakland, California-based company is expected to post a profit of $0.08 per share, compared to a loss of $0.04 per share reported last year. Meanwhile, revenues are projected to rise to $649.04 million from $427.14 million reported a year earlier. The shares closed Tuesday's session at $35.80. (52-wk H/L $37.95/$11.13)

Social media giant Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) is expected to post fourth-quarter results. The San Francisco, California-based company is expected to report a loss of $0.02 per share on revenues of $217.82 million for the quarter. The company's shares closed Tuesday's regular trading at $66.32. (52-wk H/L $74.73/$38.80)

Allergan Inc. (AGN), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH), Corinthian Colleges Inc. (COCO), Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM), The Allstate Corporation (ALL), Digital River Inc. (DRIV), Everest Re Group Ltd. (RE), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR), Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO), Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU), ViaSat Inc. (VSAT) and XL Group plc (XL) are also scheduled to report their results.