7 Stocks To Watch For March 2, 2018

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

• Wall Street expects J C Penney Company Inc JCP to report quarterly earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $4.04 billion before the opening bell. J C Penney shares gained 1.02 percent to $3.96 in after-hours trading.
• Gap Inc GPS reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong FY18 forecast. Gap shares climbed 10.73 percent to $35.10 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Foot Locker, Inc. FL to have earned $1.24 per share on revenue of $2.22 billion in the latest quarter. Foot Locker will release earnings before the markets open. Foot Locker shares rose 1.87 percent to $46.74 in after-hours trading.
• VMware, Inc. VMW posted upbeat earnings for its fourth quarter and issued a strong outlook for the full year. VMware shares slipped 0.94 percent to $122.50 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Analysts expect JD.Com Inc(ADR) JD to report quarterly earnings at $0.07 per share on revenue of $17.11 billion. JD.Com shares fell 0.02 percent to $46.20 in after-hours trading.
• Splunk Inc SPLK reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong sales forecast. Splunk shares gained 6.15 percent to $99.40 in the after-hours trading session.
• Southwestern Energy Company SWN posted stronger-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter. Southwestern Energy shares gained 4.31 percent to $3.87 in the after-hours trading session.