8 Stocks To Watch For March 23, 2018

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

• Nike Inc NKE reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter and reported the purchase of Zodiac. Nike shares climbed 6.18 percent to $68.40 in the after-hours trading session.
• Micron Technology, Inc. MU reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter and issued strong forecast for the current quarter. Micron shares fell 4.01 percent to $56.56 in the after-hours trading session.
• Leap Therapeutics Inc LPTX disclosed a proposed common stock offering. Leap Therapeutics shares tumbled 6.76 percent to $7.65 in after-hours trading.
• Wall Street expects Destination XL Group, Inc. DXLG to post a quarterly loss at $0.06 per share on revenue of $132.34 million. Destination XL shares closed at $2.30 on Thursday.

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• KB Home KBH reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter, while sales misses estimates. KB Home shares gained 0.49 percent to $28.98 in the after-hours trading session.
• Cintas Corporation CTAS reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter on Thursday. Cintas shares gained 1.16 percent to $165.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Smart Global Holdings Inc SGH reported upbeat results for its second quarter and issued strong outlook for the third quarter. Smart Global shares jumped 9.83 percent to $48.40 in the after-hours trading session.
• Akebia Therapeutics Inc AKBA reported a $85 million common stock offering. Akebia Therapeutics shares dipped 7.53 percent to $10.80 in after-hours trading.