Earnings Watch For October 30 (FB, MAR, SBUX, V, CMCSA, GM, S)

(RTTNews) - Social networking giant Facebook, Inc. (FB) is slated to report third quarter results after the markets close. The Menlo Park, California-based company is expected to report a profit of $0.19 per share, higher than the $0.12 per share reported a year earlier and revenues are projected at $1.91 billion, up from $1.26 billion last year. The stock closed Tuesday at $49.40. (52-wk H/L $54.83/$18.87).

Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) is due to post its third quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the hotel operator are expected at $0.45 per share, a marginal increase from the previous year's $0.44 per share. Quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $3.04 billion from $2.73 billion last year. The stock closed Tuesday at $44.61.( 52-wk H/L $44.75/$33.93)

Cable giant Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) is expected to report results for the third quarter. The earnings of the company are expected to grow to $0.61 per share from the prior year's 0.46 per share, whereas revenues are projected to decline to $16.25 billion from $16.54 billion reported a year earlier. The shares closed Tuesday's session at $47.71. (52-wk H/L $48.35/$34.95)

The world's largest specialty coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) is scheduled to post its fourth-quarter results after the markets close. The Seattle, Washington-based company is expected to report earnings of $0.60 per share on revenues of $3.81 billion. A year earlier, earnings and revenue were $0.46 per share and $3.36 billion, respectively. The stock closed Tuesday's regular trading at $79.62. (52-wk H/L $81.08/$45.00)

General Motors Co. (GM) will post its third quarter results. Quarterly earnings of the automaker are expected at $0.93 per share, flat with last year. Further, revenues are anticipated at $39.49 billion, an increase from last year's $37.58 billion. The company's shares closed Tuesday's regular trading at $36.06. (52-wk H/L $37.97/$23.39)

Visa, Inc. (V) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results. The company is expected to post earnings of $1.85 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $1.54 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $3.02 billion compared to $2.73 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $204.24. (52-wk H/L $205.25/$137.40)

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will report its third quarter results. Quarterly revenues of the telecom services provider are anticipated to decrease to $8.67 billion from the last year's $8.76 billion. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $6.68. (52-wk H/L $7.26/$5.61)

Avis Budget Group (CAR), Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), Corcs In. (CROX), Digital River Inc. (DRIV), Emulex Corp. (ELX), Expedia Inc. (EXPD), JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU), Metlife Inc. (MET), Murphy Oil (MUR), Williams cos. (WMB), American Tower Corp. (AMT), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Borg Warner Inc. (BWA), Exelon Corp. (EXC), Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H), Level 3 Communications (LVLT) and PG&E Corp. (PCG) are also due to report their results.