Stocks To Watch For July 18, 2016

 

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

• Wall Street expects Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) to report its quarterly earnings at $0.33 per share on revenue of $20.52 billion before the opening bell. Bank of America shares slipped 0.51 percent to $13.59 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts are expecting Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) to have earned $0.10 per share on revenue of $1.08 billion after the closing bell. Yahoo shares declined 0.63 percent to close at $37.72 on Friday.
• Before the opening bell, Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.30 per share on revenue of $1.80 billion. Charles Schwab shares rose 0.41 percent to close at $27.03 on Friday.
• Analysts expect Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) to post its quarterly earnings at $0.02 per share on revenue of $2.11 billion after the market close. Netflix shares rose 0.11 percent to $98.50 in pre-market trading.
• The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) is rumored to be in takeover talks with Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), according to "sources." An offer of $98 per share is being mentioned for the Battle Creek, Michigan cereal maker. Coca-Cola shares declined 0.13 percent to close at $45.63 on Friday, while Kellogg shares gained 0.79 percent to close at $85.99 on Friday.

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• Before the market open, EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $6.00 billion. EMC shares gained 0.07 percent to close at $27.55 on Friday.
• Analysts expect Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) to report its quarterly earnings at $0.38 per share on revenue of $858.68 million before the market open. Hasbro shares gained 0.28 percent to close at $85.50 on Friday.
• SoftBank Group Corp agreed to acquire ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) in a $32.2 billion deal. ARM Holdings shares climbed 43.67 percent to $67.64 in pre-market trading.
• VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.95 per share on revenue of $1.68 billion after the closing bell. VMware shares gained 1.69 percent to close at $62.07 on Friday.
• Wall Street expects International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) to post its quarterly earnings at $2.88 per share on revenue of $20.03 billion after the closing bell. IBM shares fell 0.05 percent to $159.70 in pre-market trading.