Earnings Watch For January 22 (EBAY, NFLX, WDC, MSI, UTX, ABT, NSC)

(RTTNews) - E-commerce giant eBay Inc. (EBAY) is slated to report fourth-quarter results after the markets close. The online auctioneer is expected to post earnings of $0.80 per share, an increase from the year-ago quarter's $0.70 per share. Also, revenues are anticipated to grow to $4.54 billion from the year earlier's $3.99 billion. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $54.15. (52-wk H/L $58.04/$48.06)

Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories (ABT) will report its fourth-quarter results before the opening bell. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.58 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $0.48 per share. However, revenues are anticipated to decline sharply to $5.72 billion from $10.84 billion reported a year earlier. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $39.12. (52-wk H/L $39.86/$32.58)

Los Gatos, California-based Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) is expected to post fourth-quarter results after the market closes. The earnings of the internet television network service provider are expected to surge to $0.66 per share from $0.13 per share earned a year ago. Quarterly revenues are estimated to climb to $1.17 billion from $945.24 million reported a year earlier. The stock closed Tuesday at $328.71. (52-wk H/L $389.16/$97.02)

United Technologies Corp. (UTX) is scheduled to post fourth quarter results before the markets open. The diversified conglomerate is expected to record earnings of $1.53 per share, higher than last year's $1.04 per share, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to increase to $17.09 billion from $16.44 billion in the prior year. The shares of UTX closed Tuesday's trade at $114.99. (52-wk H/L $115.98/$86.81)

Communications equipment maker Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) is due to post its fourth quarter results. Quarterly earnings and revenue are expected to be $1.62 per share and $2.49 billion, respectively. Last year, the Schaumburg, Illinois-based company earned $1.10 per share on revenues of $2.44 billion. On the NYSE, MSI closed Tuesday's trade at $67.11. (52-wk H/L $67.67/$53.28)

Hard-drive maker Western Digital Corp. (WDC) is slated to report results for the second quarter. The earnings of the company are expected to be down slightly to $2.08 per share from $2.09 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to increase marginally to $3.85 billion from last year's $3.82 billion. The shares closed Tuesday at $88.86. (52-wk H/L $90.44/$44.44)

Virginia-based Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) is scheduled to report results for the fourth quarter before the markets open. The railroad operator is expected to post earnings of $1.50 per share, higher than the $1.30 per share reported a year ago. Quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $2.85 billion from $2.68 billion reported a year earlier. The stock closed Tuesday's regular trading at $88.71. (52-wk H/L $93.17/$66.50)

Brinker International Inc. (EAT), Coach Inc (COH), Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (FCX), General Dynamics Corp. (GD), Northern Trust Corp. (NTRS), Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC), Progressive Corp. (PGR), St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ), US Bancorp (USB), F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC), Logitech International SA (LOGI), Noble Corp. (NE), Polycom, Inc. (PLCM), Sandisk Corp. (SNDK), Stryker Corp. (SYK), United Rentals (URI) and Varian Medical Systems (VAR) are also scheduled to report their results.