Earnings Watch For February 6 (AET, AOL, GM, K, ATVI, LNKD)

(RTTNews) - Detroit, Michigan-based General Motors Co. (GM) will post its fourth quarter results. Quarterly earnings of the automaker are expected to surge to $0.88 per share from the prior year's $0.48 per share. Further, revenues are anticipated at $41.08 billion, an increase from last year's $39.31 billion. The shares of GM closed Wednesday's regular trading at $35.24. (52-wk H/L $41.85/$26.19)

Diversified healthcare benefits company Aetna, Inc. (AET) is expected to report results for the fourth quarter. The Hartford, Connecticut-based health insurer is expected to post earnings of $1.36 per share, higher than the $0.94 per share a year ago, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to grow to $13.14 billion from last year's $9.00 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $68.27. (52-wk H/L $72.16/$46.04)

Web service company AOL Inc. (AOL) is slated to report fourth quarter results before the opening bell. The New York-based company's earnings are expected to climb to $0.60 per share from the $0.41 per share last year. Revenues are projected to rise to $655.81 million from $599.50 million reported a year ago. The shares closed Wednesday at $47.57. (52-wk H/L $53.28/$30.57)

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) is scheduled to report fourth quarter results after the markets close. The world's largest video game publisher is expected to post earnings of $0.73 per share, lower than the year-ago quarter's $0.78 per share. Also, the company is projected to generate revenues of $2.22 billion, a decrease from $2.60 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $16.89. (52-wk H/L $18.55/$11.82)

Cereal maker Kellogg Co. (K) is slated to report fourth quarter results before the markets open. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company is expected to earn $0.82 per share, higher than the $0.70 per share last year, whereas revenues are anticipated to decline to $3.52 billion from $3.56 billion prior year. The shares closed Wednesday at $57.37. (52-wk H/L $67.98/$56.81)

Professional social network giant LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) is due to report its fourth quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the Mountain View, California-based company are expected at $0.38 per share, up from the $0.35 per share reported in the previous year, while revenues are estimated at $437.84 million, an increase from $303.62 million in the prior year. The stock closed Wednesday at $214.36. (52-wk H/L $257.56/$122.08)

Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB), Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO), KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR), New York Times Company (NYT), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), Vulcan Materials Company (VMC), Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM), Bebe Stores, Inc. (BEBE), Brooks Automation, Inc. (BRKS), CTS Corp (CTS), Expedia Inc. (EXPE), FMC Technologies Inc. (FTI), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), NetGear Inc. (NTGR), Republic Services (RSG) and VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) are also due to report their results.