Earnings Watch For May 5 (APC, THC, OXY, PFE, TSN)

(RTTNews) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) is due to post its first quarter results after the close of trading. The oil and natural gas producer is expected to report a profit of $1.16 per share, higher than the $1.08 per share reported last year. However, revenues are decline marginally to $3.87 billion from the year earlier's $3.89 billion. The shares of APC closed Friday's trade at $99.57. (52-wk H/L $103.50/$73.60)

Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) is scheduled to report first quarter results. The hospital operator is expected to post a loss of $0.14 per share, compared to a profit of $0.33 per share reported a year earlier, whereas revenues are anticipated at $3.91 billion, up from last year's $2.39 billion. The stock closed Friday at $45.41. (52-wk H/L $49.47/$36.87)

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is slated to post first quarter results before the markets open. The pharmaceutical giant is expected to post higher earnings of $0.55 per share compared with the year-ago quarter's $0.51 per share. But, quarterly revenues are anticipated at $12.09 billion, down from $13.50 billion in the prior-year quarter. On the NYSE, PFE closed Friday at $30.75. (52-wk H/L $32.96/$27.12)

Oil and gas company Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) is scheduled to report first quarter results. The company is expected to report a profit of $1.70 per share, a slight increase from the prior year's $1.69 per share while revenues are anticipated to grow to $6.21 billion from last year's $5.87 billion. The shares closed Friday at $94.44. (52-wk H/L $99.42/$84.91)

Meat products maker Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) is expected to report second quarter results before the market opens. The earnings of the company are anticipated to surge to $0.63 per share, from the prior year's $0.36 per share. Revenues are projected to increase to $8.84 billion from $8.42 billion in the previous year quarter. The stock closed Friday at $42.65. (52-wk H/L $44.24/$23.39)

Sysco Corp. (SYY), Checkpoint Systems Inc. (CKP), EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG), LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (LF) and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) are also scheduled to release their results.