11 Stocks To Watch For October 16, 2019

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

• Wall Street expects Bank of America Corp BAC to report quarterly earnings at $0.51 per share on revenue of $22.79 billion before the opening bell. Bank of America shares rose 0.3% to $29.83 in after-hours trading.
• Analysts expect Netflix Inc NFLX to post quarterly earnings at $1.04 per share on revenue of $5.25 billion after the closing bell. Netflix shares rose 0.3% to $284.99 in after-hours trading.
• Before the markets open, Progressive Corp PGR is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.30 per share on revenue of $9.65 billion. Progressive shares rose 0.3% to $75.20 in after-hours trading.
• Sleep Number Corp SNBR reported better-than-expected Q3 results and also narrowed FY19 EPS guidance. The company also announced a $500 million buyback. Sleep Number shares climbed 5.9% to $49.61 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Bank of New York Mellon Corp BK to have earned $0.99 per share on revenue of $3.91 billion in the latest quarter. Bank of New York Mellon will release earnings before the markets open. Bank of New York Mellon shares rose 0.4% to $44.55 in after-hours trading.
• After the markets close, Alcoa Corporation AA is projected to post quarterly loss at $0.32 per share on revenue of $2.59 billion. Alcoa shares gained 0.1% to $19.48 in after-hours trading.

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• Principia Biopharma Inc PRNB reported an offering of $125 million shares of common stock. Principia Biopharma shares dropped 3% to $29.01 in the after-hours trading session.
• Wall Street expects IBM Common Stock IBM to post quarterly earnings at $2.67 per share on revenue of $18.22 billion after the closing bell. International Business Machines shares slipped 0.1% to $142.98 in after-hours trading.
• Before the opening bell, PNC Financial Services Group Inc PNC is projected to report quarterly earnings at $2.80 per share on revenue of $4.41 billion. PNC Financial shares gained 0.8% to $143.00 in after-hours trading.
• United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings and raised FY19 EPS guidance. United Airlines shares gained 1.4% to $89.10 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect U.S. Bancorp USB to report quarterly earnings at $1.11 per share on revenue of $5.82 billion before the opening bell. U.S. Bancorp shares rose 1.5% to $54.55 in after-hours trading.