People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York
People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York. REUTERS

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Tuesday are: BP, Pfizer, C.H. Robinson, Emerson, United Parcel, McGraw Hill Companies, Lexmark International and Cummins.

Shares of BP Plc. (NYSE:BP) declined 2.93 percent to $46.08 in pre-market trading session on Tuesday after the company reported a full year loss thanks to the impact of last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

For the full year 2010 BP reported a pre-tax loss of $3.7 billion, down from a pre-tax profit of $16.6 billion in 2009. The group said that in the full year it took a $40.9 billion hit as a result of the oil spill.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is due to report its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday. Analysts, on average, polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.46 from $0.49 last year.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) is likely to post fourth quarter net income of $0.63 per share after the market closes on Tuesday.

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) is projected to post first quarter net income of $0.65 per share compared to $0.56 per share in the same period a year-ago.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) is projected to post fourth quarter net income of $1.05 per share before markets open on Tuesday.

McGraw Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE:MHP) is likely to post fourth quarter net income of $0.53 per share compared to $0.51 per share in the same quarter last year.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) is expected to report third quarter net income of $0.57 per share compared to $0.33 per share in the same period a year-ago.

Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE:LXK) is likely to post fourth quarter net income of $1.11 per share compared to $1.16 per share in the same quarter last year.

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) is projected to report fourth quarter net income of $1.71 per share compared to $1.37 per share in the same quarter last year.

Aflac Inc. (NYSE:AFL) is expected to report fourth quarter net income of $1.35 per share compared to $1.18 per share in the same quarter last year.