Earnings Watch For October 17 (GS, UNH, GOOG, VZ, LVS, SVU)

(RTTNews) - Financial services firm Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) is expected to report third quarter results before the opening bell. The earnings of the investment bank are anticipated to decline to $2.43 per share from $2.85 per share last year. The company is projected to generate revenues of $7.36 billion, lower than the $8.35 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $162.25. (52-wk H/L $170.00/$113.84)

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is slated to report results for the third quarter. The healthcare benefits company is expected to report a profit of $1.53 per share versus $1.50 per share last year while revenues are anticipated to rise to $30.78 billion from the prior year's $27.30 billion. UNH closed Wednesday at $75.19. (52-wk H/L $75.88/$51.09)

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is scheduled to report third quarter results before the market opens. The earnings of the company are expected to grow to $0.74 per share from $0.64 per share reported a year ago. Quarterly revenues are anticipated at $30.16 billion, up from $29.01 billion reported a year earlier. The stock closed Monday's regular trading at $47.25. (52-wk H/L $54.31/$40.51)

Internet giant Google Inc. (GOOG)is due to report its third quarter results after the market closes. The Mountain View, California-based company's earnings are expected to increase to $10.35 per share from $9.03 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated at $14.82 billion, higher than the last year's $11.33 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $898.03. (52-wk H/L $928.00/$636.00)

Grocery retailer Supervalu, Inc. (SVU) will also report its quarterly results today. For the second quarter, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company's profit are expected to climb to $0.10 per share from the prior year's breakeven results. However, revenues are anticipated at $3.88 billion, a sharp decline from $8.04 billion last year. The stock closed Monday's regular trading at $8.40. (52-wk H/L $8.48/$2.01)

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is expected to report third quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the casinos operator are expected to surge to $0.75 per share from $0.46 per share a year ago. Also, the Nevada-based company is projected to generate revenues of $3.47 billion, an increase from $2.71 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $69.53. (52-wk H/L $70.62/$40.28).

Blackstone Group (BX), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), Fairchild Semiconductor (FCS), M&T Bank Corp. (MTB), Philip Morris International (PM), PPG Industries Inc. (PPG), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), Travelzoo Inc. (TZOO), Union Pacific (UNP), Winnebago Indus (WGO), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Rambus Inc. (RMBS), Stryker Corp. (SYK) and WD-40 Co (WDFC) are also scheduled to reported their results.