Stocks To Watch For October 19 (AAPL, GS, IBM, YHOO, VMW)

Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: After yesterday's closing bell, Apple Inc AAPL reported its FQ4 net income at $4.64 per share, up from $2.77 per share, in the year-ago quarter. The company's revenue surged 67% y/y to $20.34 billion. AAPL shares lost 6.13% to $298.50 in after-hours trading. Wall Street expects Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS to report its Q3 earnings at $2.28 per share. GS shares fell 0.72% to $152.59 in the after-hours trading session. International Business Machines Corp IBM posted its Q3 net income at $2.82 per share, up from $2.40 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue increased 3% y/y to $24.3 billion. IBM shares moved down 3.31% to $138.10 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Yahoo Inc YHOO to have earned $0.15 per share in the third quarter. YHOO shares fell 1.29% to $15.72 in the after-hours trading session. VMware Inc VMW posted its Q3 profit at $0.20 per share, up from $0.09 per share, in the year-ago period. VMW would have posted its Q3 earnings at $0.39 per share, on an adjusted basis. The company's revenue came in at $714.2 million, up from $489.8 million, in the year-ago quarter. VMW shares dipped 5.68% to $73.90 in after-hours trading. Trading Ideas.