Earnings Round Up: HD, SKS, JCP, DKS

Today is earnings day for several firms. Here are our top picks:

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported a profit of $1.04 billion for the first quarter of 2012 as it saw sales in its stores increase and costs fall. That figure is a full 27% higher than the company's earnings in the same quarter of 2011 when the company earned $812 million. The firm took in revenue of $17.8 billion in the term, an 18% increase over last year's sales. Analysts had expected higher revenue but lower earnings from the company. The firm's shares are trading down in pre market...