Earnings Preview: BB&T, BlackRock, Capital One, CYS, FITB

BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT)

BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) will be releasing its Q2 2013 earnings data before the start of trading on Thursday, July 18. The average analysts’ estimate is for earnings of 73 cents per share, up 1% from the 72 cents per share posted in the year-ago period. Revenue is expected to fall 9% year-over-year to $2.46 billion. Earnings have been steady for the last eight quarters, with net income increasing on an average by 22% in the last four quarters. For the fiscal year, Wall Street is projecting earnings of $2.85 per share on revenue of $9.79 billion....