Leading up to Loews' announcement of its first-quarter earnings on Monday, April 28, 2014, analysts have become more bullish as expectations have improved over the past month from 72 cents per share to the current projection of earnings of 75 cents per share. Over the past month, the consensus estimate has jumped from 72 cents, but it's below the estimate of 87 cents from three months ago. Analysts are projecting earnings of $3.18 per share for the fiscal year. For the year, revenue is projected to come in at $13.96 billion. Loews' loss in the most recent quarter snapped a three-quarter earnings streak. Revenue was up in the fourth quarter after dipping in the previous quarter. The 4% revenue growth in the fourth quarter brought the figure up to $3.89 billion. This compares with the less than a percent year-over-year revenue drop in the previous quarter.