10 Stocks To Watch For February 19, 2019

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

• Wall Street expects Walmart Inc. WMT to report quarterly earnings at $1.33 per share on revenue of $138.66 billion before the opening bell. Walmart shares gained 0.1 percent to $100.10 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts expect Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. HLF to post quarterly earnings at $0.61 per share on revenue of $1.19 billion after the closing bell. Herbalife Nutrition shares dropped 1.98 percent to close at $56.79 on Friday.
• Before the opening bell, Genuine Parts Company GPC is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.32 per share on revenue of $4.55 billion. Genuine Parts shares gained 1.8 percent to close at $107.59 on Friday.
• Analysts are expecting Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. FDP to have earned $0.12 per share on revenue of $1.15 billion in the recent quarter. Fresh Del Monte Produce will release earnings before the markets open. Fresh Del Monte Produce shares rose 2.29 percent to close at $35.22 on Friday.
• HSBC Holdings plc HSBC reported a pre-tax profit of $19.89 billion for FY18, up from $17.2 billion in the year-ago period, but missing analysts’ estimates of $21.41 billion. HSBC shares dropped 4 percent to $41.09 in the pre-market trading session.

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• Wall Street expects Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. HST to post quarterly earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $1.37 billion after the closing bell. Host Hotels shares rose 1.64 percent to close at $18.64 on Friday.
• Before the markets open, Westlake Chemical Corporation WLK is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.65 per share on revenue of $2.09 billion. Westlake Chemical shares climbed 3.96 percent to close at $80.88 on Friday.
• Analysts expect Advance Auto Parts, Inc. AAP to report quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $2.11 billion before the opening bell. Advance Auto Parts shares gained 0.74 percent to close at $169.99 on Friday.
• After the markets close, La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.55 per share on revenue of $457.61 million. La-Z-Boy shares rose 2.85 percent to close at $31.41 on Friday.
• Analysts are expecting Medtronic plc MDT to have earned $1.24 per share on revenue of $7.54 billion in the latest quarter. Medtronic will release earnings before the markets open. Medtronic shares rose 1.14 percent to close at $92.27 on Friday.