Analysts were expecting Time Warner Inc. (TWX) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.53 for last quarter, but TWX beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.61---8 cents above the consensus estimate. TWX also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is above current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.30 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that TWX’s earnings are up this year.

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Also, if you compare TWX's 8.81% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 11.49% for the Entertainment - Diversified industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect TWX to underperform the industry in the future---which is a bad sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Entertainment - Diversified industry, you can see how analysts believe TWX will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like Gaylord Entertainment Co. (GET) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Walt Disney Co. (DIS) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe GET's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 6.00% while DIS's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 8.99%.

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