The Week Ahead: Walmart, Cisco, Tencent, and Alibaba Up Next for Earnings

We're watching for earnings results from Walmart WMT and Cisco CSCO this week. Walmart continues to see success in the digital retail landscape, garnering attention through its ship-to-home channel.

On the foreign market front, Chinese tech giants Alibaba BABA and Tencent TCEHY are expected to report as well. Alibaba has seen great success in transitioning from a traditional e-commerce company to a Big Data-centric conglomerate.

Walmart, Alibaba, and Tencent receive wide Morningstar Economic Moat Ratings from our analysts, demonstrating our belief that these companies have competitive advantages that should persist for 20 years or more. Cisco receives a narrow moat rating, meaning we believe its competitive advantage should last for at least a decade.

As major Chinese companies announce their earnings next week, we will also keep an eye on escalating trade war tensions and the effects on earnings performance.

Numerous data releases are expected, including the federal budget on Monday morning; consumer price index releases on Tuesday; and import and export prices on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, unit labor costs, industrial production, and retail sales will also be released.