Every Friday, I look at seven companiesthat are projected to post year-over-year dips in quarterly profitability the following week.

However, there are so many companies reporting earnings next week -- it isearnings season, after all -- that I found myself with a lot more than just seven major companies targeted to take steps back on the bottom line next week.

Scared yet?

Here are seven more market bellwethers that are going to be naughty, even though their stocks have mostly climbed higher lately:

Company

Latest Quarter's EPS (Estimated)

Year-Ago Quarter's EPS

Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN)

$0.39

$0.43

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT)

$0.07

$1.39

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)

$0.48

$0.62

BB&T (NYSE: BBT)

$0.22

$0.64

3M (NYSE: MMM) Continued...