Tuesday Earnings: 4 Stocks To Watch

h3 Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG): Consumer Discretionary - Restaurants | Reports July 25, AMC.

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $2.19, two cents higher than the Wall Street consensus and an increase of 149% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking for sales of $1.19B, which is inline with the Street.

The fast-casual Mexican restaurant, which in our opinion is the best place to get a burrito bowl, is reporting Tuesday and some investors are worried that the recent norovirus scare will impact earnings. However, on the contrary, Chipotle does have a strong following and claims to have no added flavors, colors or preservatives in any of their ingredients. Also, Chipotle is offering “Smarter Pickup Times” in numerous locations around the U.S. and the company saw a reduction of wait times by as much as 50%.

h3 McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD): Consumer Discretionary - Restaurants | Reports July 25, BMO./h3

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $1.66, three cents higher than the Wall Street consensus and an increase of 12% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking at revenue of $6.01B, which is slightly more optimistic than the Street ($5.98B).

Even in an environment where more and more millennials are eating tofu and drinking wheatgrass, McDonald’s and its Big Mac are proving strong. The stock has already risen 20% this year and is one of the best performers in the Dow. This could be from the offering of all-day breakfast, the shift to cage-free eggs or international growth. Also, McDonald’s is looking to sell a large portion of its company-operated stores to increase profits.

h3 Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE:CAT): Industrials - Machinery | Reports July 25, BMO./h3

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $1.27, one cent higher than the Wall Street consensus and an increase of 16% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking for sales of $10.92B, which is roughly in line with the street.

Caterpillar offers state-of-the-art construction machinery and all other necessary equipment for mining, excavating and more. Over the past four quarters, CAT has been beating EPS estimates easily and has been showing strong YoY growth. Many investors and analysts believe this will continue with construction activity and mining capital-spending proving strong. These two factors that look to carry the Caterpillar stock to new highs is not only from domestic markets but international as well. CAT has a price target of $125 from BMO Capital Markets.

h3 General Motors Company (NYSE:GM): Consumer Discretionary - Automobiles | Reports July 25, BMO./h3

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $1.75, three cents higher than the Wall Street consensus and a decrease of 8% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking for sales of $40.42B, which is a tick higher than the Street.

The second quarter was a busy one for GM and consisted of both positives and negatives. Beginning with the negatives, GM said it will shutdown two of its sedan-building factories due to increasing inventories of the less-popular models. However, the less attractive sedans could be carried by the increased demand for GM's SUV, the Equinox. GM is also trying to stay ahead of the technology curve by producing 130 self-driving Chevrolet Bolts and is the first company to produce automobiles of this type in a mass-production manner.

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Written By: Estimize