I think that most investors can agree that performing careful due diligence on an investment is a necessity. What investors cannot seem to agree on, though, is what constitutes “due diligence.”

The average large cap stock score is 60.09, below the four week moving average score of 63. The average large cap is trading -9.43% below its 52 week high, 3.10% above its 200 dma, has 4.49 days to cover held short, and is expected to grow EPS by 13.32% next year.

The average large cap score is 60.09 this week, below the four week moving average score of 62.60. The average large cap stock is trading -11.73% below its 52 week high, 0.59% above its 200 dma, has 4.49 days to cover held short, and is expected to see its EPS grow 13.42% next year.

The average score across our large cap universe this week is 59.73, below the four week moving average score of 64.25. The average large cap stock is trading -11.37% below its 52 week high, 1.1% above its 200 dma, has 4.49 days to cover held short, and is expected to grow EPS by 13.38% next year.

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 -0.22%) this morning are down -0.20% as pressure builds for more sanctions against Russia, thus causing today's -0.3%sell-off in the Euro Stoxx 50 index and a further -1.4% decline in the Russian stock market.

In this article I've chosen to take a closer look at the upcoming quarterly earnings for both Zions Bancorp and Glacier Bancorp due out July 21 and note a number of areas in which improved growth will help contribute to yet another successful quarter for each of these regional banking stocks.