Stocks To Watch For January 19 (AAPL, GS, IBM, EBAY, LLTC)

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Apple Inc AAPL reported its FQ1 earnings at $6.43 per share, up from $3.67 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue surged more than 70% y/y to $26.74 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings at $5.38 per share on revenue of $24.38 billion. AAPL shares gained 1.25% to $344.90 in after-hours trading. Wall Street expects Goldman Sachs GS to report its Q4 EPS at $3.79. GS shares rose 0.18% to $175.00 in the after-hours trading session. International Business Machines Corp IBM reported its Q4 net income at $4.18 per share, up from $3.59 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's revenue increased 7% y/y to $29 billion. However, analysts had expected earnings at $4.08 per share on revenue of $28.26 billion. IBM shares advanced 2.88% to $154.99 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting EBay Inc EBAY to have earned $0.47 per share in fourth-quarter. EBAY shares moved up 0.93% to close at $29.45 yesterday. Linear Technology Corp LLTC reported its Q2 net income at $0.62 per share, compared with $0.33 per share, in the year-ago period. LLTC's revenue advanced 50% y/y to $383.6 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings at $0.58 per share on revenue of $378.85 million. LLTC projects its Q3 revenue to drop by 6% to 10% from the second quarter. LLTC shares dipped 3.82% to $34.75 in the after-hours trading session. Trading Ideas.