8 Stocks To Watch For August 18, 2017

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

• Wall Street expects Deere & Company DE to report quarterly earnings at $1.95 per share on revenue of $6.92 billion before the opening bell. Deere shares rose 1.95 percent to $126.40 in after-hours trading.
• Gap Inc GPS reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter and raised its FY17 guidance. Gap shares climbed 5.51 percent to $23.93 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Estee Lauder Companies Inc EL to have earned $0.43 per share on revenue of $2.85 billion in the latest quarter. Estee Lauder will release earnings before the markets open. Estee Lauder shares rose 1.30 percent to $99.60 in after-hours trading.
• Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT reported upbeat earnings for its third quarter and issued a strong outlook for the current quarter. Applied Materials shares surged 3.78 percent to $44.75 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Before the markets open, Hibbett Sports, Inc. HIBB is estimated to report a quarterly loss at $0.2 per share on revenue of $190.16 million. Hibbett shares declined 1.74 percent to $11.30 in after-hours trading.
• Zoe's Kitchen Inc ZOES reported weaker-than-expected results for its second quarter. Zoe's Kitchen shares dropped 4.37 percent to $12.70 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Foot Locker, Inc. FL to report quarterly earnings at $0.91 per share on revenue of $1.81 billion before the opening bell. Foot Locker shares dropped 3.56 percent to $46.00 in after-hours trading.
• Ross Stores, Inc. ROST posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter on Thursday. Ross Stores shares jumped 11.76 percent to $59.60 in the after-hours trading session.