PepsiCo, PPG Industries And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

• Wall Street expects PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) to report quarterly earnings at $1.55 per share on revenue of $18.94 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. PepsiCo shares fell 0.6% to close at $154.85 on Wednesday.
• J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) reported upbeat earnings for the first quarter. The company posted quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.45 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.056 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.940 billion. J B Hunt Transport shares rose 2% to $228.60 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) to post quarterly earnings at 78 cents per share on revenue of $12.18 billion. The company will release earnings after the markets close. Netflix shares rose 0.3% to $108.00 in after-hours trading.

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• PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) announced global price increases and reported preliminary first-quarter results. PPG said it expects second-quarter organic sales and adjusted earnings growth to be in the flat to low single-digit percentage range. PPG shares gained 6.5% to $114.77 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) to post quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $11.00 billion before the opening bell. Abbott shares slipped 0.1% to $101.55 in after-hours trading.

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