Progressive: Increased Premiums Driving Revenue Growth

Zacks.com submits: Avon Products Inc. (AVP) recently posted fourth-quarter 2010 adjusted earnings of 59 cents a share, which fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 67 cents and dipped 13.2% from the year-ago figure of 68 cents a share.

Zacks.com submits: Following the release of second quarter results on July 28, 2010, the majority of analysts covering WellPoint Inc. (WLP) made upward revisions to their fourth-quarter and 2010 annual estimates.

By Zacks.com: American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), a real estate investment trust, is slated to release its second quarter 2011 results on July 26, 2011, after the closing bell. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second quarter is pegged at $1.34 per share, representing a year-over-year growth of about 26.4%.

Zacks.com submits: URS Corporation (URS) reported fourth-quarter 2010 earnings per share from continuing operations of 75 cents, underperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 90 cents. Earnings for the quarter were above the prior-year earnings per share of 41 cents.

Zacks.com submits: Chemical giant The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) earned 37 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents as well as last year’s 8 cents. However, including one-time charges, the company earned 47 cents compared with 18 cents in the year-ago quarter.

Zacks.com submits: Tremendous increase in subscriber related revenues led DISH Network Inc. (DISH) to post excellent second quarter 2010 financial results. The results significantly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

While JPM stock is trading modestly higher in the pre-market following its earnings report which beat expectations on the top and the bottom line, it doesn't hide a troubling trend seen across all the banks that have reported so far, one we forecast would take place in an environment of plunging trading volumes and near-record low mortgage production: slumping earnings. J.P. Morgan Chase JPM +0.88% & Co. said second-quarter earnings sank 7.9% as the bank continued to grapple with weak trading revenue. Indeed, as WSJ summarized, "J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Zacks.com submits: Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) reported excellent fourth quarter 2010 financial results, where both the earnings per share (EPS) and revenues exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The robust result was followed by the hike in the annualized dividend rate by 19% to 45 cents per share.