Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR) is expected to report Q2 earnings on May 8. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
 Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Green Mountain Coffee Roasters's revenues will expand 15.8% and EPS will grow 22.0%.

The average estimate for revenue is $1.02 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.72.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters booked revenue of $1.34 billion. GAAP reported sales were 16% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.16 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.76. GAAP EPS of $0.70 for Q1 were 6.1% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.66 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 31.3%, 220 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 13.6%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 8.0%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $4.47 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.81.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,076 members out of 1,497 rating the stock outperform, and 421 members rating it underperform. Among 368 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 270 give Green Mountain Coffee Roasters a green thumbs-up, and 98 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is outperform, with an average price target of $43.92.

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