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February 13 2012 Tweet Email This

Dean Foods Company (NYSE:DF) will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The average estimate of analysts is for net income of 23 cents per share, a rise of 53.3% from the company’s actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago. The average estimate is the same as three months ago. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate was unchanged. It also has not changed during the last month. Analysts are projecting profit to rise by 8.8% versus last year to 73 cents.

Last quarter, the company beat estimates by 3 cents, coming in at profit of 18 cents a share versus the estimate of net income of 15 cents a share. It marked the fourth straight quarter of beating estimates. On average, analysts predict $3.34 billion in revenue this quarter, a rise of 6% from the year-ago quarter. Analysts are forecasting total revenue of $13.08 billion for the year, a rise of 7.9% from last year’s revenue of $12.12 billion.

Competitors to Watch: Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY), Tofutti Brands Inc. (AMEX:TOF), Synutra Intl., Inc. (NASDAQ:SYUT), Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBL), Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN), Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (NYSE:WBD), Pepsi (NYSE:PEP), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Kraft (NYSE:KFT), Kellogg (NYSE:F), ConAgra (NYSE:CAG) and The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN).

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The average estimate of analysts is for profit of 74 cents per share, a rise of 10.4% from the company’s actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved down from 75 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate was unchanged. It has since dropped over the last month. For the year, analysts are projecting net income of $2.72 per share, a rise of 13.3% from last year.

Last quarter, the company topped estimates by 0 cents, coming in at profit of 71 cents per share against a mean estimate of net income of 70 cents. The company fell in line with estimates in the second quarter. On average, analysts predict $1.45 billion in revenue this quarter, a rise of 2.8% from the year-ago quarter. Analysts are forecasting total revenue of $5.89 billion for the year, a rise of 4.4% from last year’s revenue of $5.64 billion.

Competitors to Watch: The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ:HANS), Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:CCE), Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT), Jones Soda Co. (NYSE:USA) (NASDAQ:JSDA), National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ), Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH), Reed’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:REED), and Heckmann Corporation (NYSE:HEK).