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Talisman Energy (TSX: TLM) is expected to report Q2 earnings on July 31. 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 Talisman Energy's revenues will decrease -27.2% and EPS will wane -71.4%.

The average estimate for revenue is $1.34 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.02.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Talisman Energy reported revenue of $1.11 billion. GAAP reported sales were 44% lower than the prior-year quarter's $2.00 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 -$0.06. GAAP EPS were -$0.21 for Q1 versus $0.24 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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 66.2%, 270 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.8%, much better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -18.9%, much worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $5.85 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.14.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 547 members out of 572 rating the stock outperform, and 25 members rating it underperform. Among 100 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 92 give Talisman Energy a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Talisman Energy is hold, with an average price target of $13.40.

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