Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Visa (V). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +9 points.
Friday, the Dow was up +267.05 (+1.49%) at 18,191.11.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.06%.
There was 30 Dow stock up Friday.
The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Visa (V) +4.34%, Boeing (BA) +2.81%, Dupont (DD) +2.66% and Microsoft (MSFT) +2.25%.
There were no Dow stock losers Friday.
General Electric (GE) was awarded a $2 billion government contract for the T700 701D/401C engine in support of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, foreign military sales, and other government agency program requirements.
Analysts at Baird upgraded Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) from Neutral to Outperform and raised the price target from $80.00 to $101.00.
European stocks are mixed and Asian markets ended higher.
The national average price of gasoline is up one-tenth of a cent at $2.659 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
1. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported Q1 EPS of $1.53, below consensus of $1.54 on 4/14/2015 before the market open.
2. JMorgan (JPM) reported Q1 EPS of $1.61, better than consensus of $1.41 on 4/14/2015 before the market open.
3. Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 4/14/2015 after the market close.
4. Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.
5. American Express reports earnings on 4/16/2015 after the market close.
6. Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.
7. United Health (UNH) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.
8. General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 4/17/2015 before the market open.
9. IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 4/20/2015 after the market close.
10. Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 4/21/2015before the market open.
11. Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open.
12. Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open of $1.02, beating consensus of $0.954 per share.
13. United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open of $1.51, beating consensus of $1.438 per share.
14. Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open of $1.86, beating consensus of $1.348 per share.
15. Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open of $0.48, beating consensus of $0.43 per share.
16. McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open of $0.84, missing consensus of $1.055 per share.
17. Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open of $1.97, beating consensus of $1.805 per share.
18. 3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open.
19. Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open.
20. Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 after the market close
21. Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 4/27/2015 after the market close.
22. Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 4/28/2015 before the market open.
23. Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 4/28/2015 before the market open.
24. Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 4/30/2015 before the market open.
25. Visa (V) reports earnings on 4/30/2015 after the market open.
26. Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 5/1/2015 before the market open.
27. Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 5/5/2015 after the market open of $1.23, beating consensus of $1.113 per share.
28. Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 5/13/2015 after the market open.
29. Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 5/19/2015 before the market open.
30. Wal-Mart (WMT) reports earnings on 5/19/2015 before the market open.
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