8 Stocks To Watch For April 24, 2017

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

Wall Street expects Halliburton Company HAL to report quarterly earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $4.26 billion before the opening bell. Halliburton shares declined 1.32 percent to close at $47.06 on Friday.
Analysts expect Express Scripts Holding Company ESRX to post quarterly earnings at $1.32 per share on revenue of $24.99 billion after the closing bell. Express Scripts shares dropped 0.88 percent to close at $66.46 on Friday.
Before the markets open, Kimberly Clark Corp KMB is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.54 per share on revenue of $4.49 billion. Kimberly Clark shares declined 0.97 percent to close at $129.96 on Friday.
Becton Dickinson and Co BDX announced plans to acquire C R Bard Inc BCR for $24 billion. Becton Dickinson shares slipped 0.41 percent to close at $185.29 on Friday, while C R Bard shares dropped 0.67 percent to close at $253.07 on Friday.

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Analysts expect Hasbro, Inc. HAS to report quarterly earnings at $0.38 per share on revenue of $840.33 million before the opening bell. Hasbro shares rose 0.02 percent to close at $96.03 on Friday.
After the markets close, Whirlpool Corporation WHR is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $2.72 per share on revenue of $4.78 billion. Whirlpool shares slipped 0.09 percent to close at $171.51 on Friday.
Analysts are expecting Alcoa Corp AA to have earned $0.65 per share on revenue of $2.95 billion in the latest quarter. Alcoa will release earnings after the markets close. Alcoa shares dropped 1.06 percent to close at $31.70 on Friday.