Stocks To Watch For April 18 (C, TXN, JNJ, HAL, LLY)

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Citigroup Inc C to report its Q1 EPS at $0.09 on revenue of $20.55 billion. Citigroup shares gained 0.23% to $4.43 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Texas Instruments Inc TXN to have earned $0.58 per share on revenue of $3.40 billion in the first quarter. TXN shares rose 0.81% to close at $34.99 on Friday. According to The Wall Street Journal, Johnson & Johnson Inc JNJ is in talks to purchase Synthes Inc for $20 billion. JNJ shares gained 0.21% to $60.69 in the after-hours trading session. Halliburton Co HAL is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.58 per share on revenue of $4.89 billion. HAL shares rose 0.13% to $46.88 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Eli Lilly & Co LLY to report its Q1 EPS at $1.16 on revenue of $5.70 billion. LLY shares fell 0.03% to $36.00 in the after-hours trading session. Trading Ideas.