Earnings Watch For July 18 (UNH, VZ, GOOG, MSFT, PM, RMBS)

(RTTNews) - UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is slated to report results for the second quarter. The healthcare benefits company is expected to report a profit of $1.25 per share, lower than the $1.27 per share last year whereas revenues are anticipated to rise to $30.50 billion from the prior year's $27.26 billion. UNH closed Wednesday at $66.23. (52-wk H/L $68.75/$50.32)

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is scheduled to report second quarter results. The earnings of the company are expected to grow to $0.72 per share from the $0.64 reported a year ago. Quarterly revenues are anticipated at $29.83 billion, up from $28.55 billion reported a year earlier. The shares closed Wednesday at $50.74. (52-wk H/L $54.31/$40.51)

Internet giant Google Inc. (GOOG)is expected to report results for the second quarter. The Mountain View, California-based company's earnings are expected to increase to $10.78 per share from $10.12 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated at $14.42 billion, higher than the last year's $9.61 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $918.55. (52-wk H/L $928.00/$586.00)

Software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is due to post its fourth quarter results. The Redmond, Washington-based company's earnings and revenue for the quarter are expected to be $0.75 per share and $20.73 billion, respectively. In the previous year, the company posted earnings of $0.67 per share on revenues of $18.06 billion. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $35.74. (52-wk H/L $36.43/$26.26)

Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM) is expected to post second-quarter results. The company is expected to earn $1.41 per share compared to $1.36 per share a year ago, with revenues estimated at $8.17 billion. The company's shares closed Wednesday's regular trading at $89.71. (52-wk H/L $96.73/$82.10)

Chip interface technology developer Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) will post its second quarter results. The company is expected to report a loss of $0.12 per share, narrower than the $0.29 per share reported a year earlier. Further, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $57.00 million compared to $56.22 million in the prior-year quarter. The shares closed Wednesday at $9.80. (52-wk H/L $9.94/$3.78)

AutoNation Inc. (AN), Baxter International Inc. (BAX), BlackRock, Inc. (BLK), The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX), Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), Scholastic Corp. (SCHL), SUPERVALU Inc. (SVU), Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS), Stryker Corp. (SYK) and Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) are also scheduled to report their results.