Five Star Quality Care (NYSE: FVE) is expected to report Q2 earnings on July 29. 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 Five Star Quality Care's revenues will increase 4.4% and EPS will grow 16.7%.

The average estimate for revenue is $364.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.07.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Five Star Quality Care booked revenue of $360.1 million. GAAP reported sales were 1.4% higher than the prior-year quarter's $303.7 million.

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 $0.02. GAAP EPS of $0.04 for Q1 were 300% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.01 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 46.7%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.8%, 20 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.6%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $1.46 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.25.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 236 members out of 248 rating the stock outperform, and 12 members rating it underperform. Among 55 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 55 give Five Star Quality Care a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Five Star Quality Care is outperform, with an average price target of $6.93.

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