10 Earnings Stocks for First Week of 2012

NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Global Payments(GPN), Monsanto (MON), and Mosaic(MOS) are 10 stocks among those reporting quarterly earnings next week.

These stocks from industry sectors such as commercial services, computer services and agricultural chemicals have upside potential ranging from 4% to 70% with average analyst buy rating of 67% and hold rating of 28%.

We present the stocks in order of their earnings release date.

10. Team(TISI) is a provider of specialty maintenance and construction services required in high temperature and high pressure piping systems and vessels used in heavy industries. TISI will announce its second-quarter fiscal 2012 results on Jan. 3.

Net income for the quarter is estimated at $9.88 million, or 50 cents per share, compared to $8.44 million, or 41 cents per share, in the same quarter prior fiscal, according to analysts polled by Bloomberg. Sales are seen at $153.20 million, an increase of 15% from $133.13 million recorded in the earlier-year period.

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Operating profit for the quarter is seen increasing 28% to $17.25 million from $13.50 million in the prior fiscal year period. Meanwhile, return on equity is likely to expand to 15.51% from 9.41%, while return on assets is seen at 9.85%, compared to 5.86% earlier. Gross margin is pegged at 32.72%.

Of the seven analysts covering the stock, 71% recommend a buy and 14% suggest a hold. Analysts polled by Bloomberg expect the stock to gain an average 3.9% to $30.50 from current levels over the next 12 months.