8 Stocks To Watch For April 29, 2021

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

• Wall Street expects Caterpillar Inc. CAT to report quarterly earnings at $1.94 per share on revenue of $11.09 billion before the opening bell. Caterpillar shares fell 0.1% to $231.98 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts are expecting Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN to have earned $9.54 per share on revenue of $104.46 billion for the latest quarter. The company will release earnings after the markets close. Amazon shares rose 0.9% to $3,489.85 in pre-market trading.
• Apple Inc AAPL reported stronger-than-expected results for its fiscal-year 2021 second quarter. iPhone revenue rose 65% year-over-year last quarter. Apple's board announced a 7% increase in cash dividend to 22 cents per share and also authorized a $90 billion increase to its existing share repurchase program. Apple shares rose 2.4% to $136.73 in the pre-market trading session.
• Analysts expect Mcdonald's Corp MCD to report quarterly earnings at $1.81 per share on revenue of $5.03 billion before the opening bell. Mcdonald's shares slipped 0.1% to $232.39 in pre-market trading.

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• Before the markets open, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co BMY is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.81 per share on revenue of $11.11 billion. Bristol-Myers Squibb shares rose 0.2% to $66.15 in pre-market trading.
• Facebook, Inc. FB reported upbeat results for its first quarter on Wednesday. The company reported 1.88 billion daily active users, up 8% year-over-year, as well as 2.85 billion monthly active users, up 10% year-over-year. Facebook shares climbed 6.2% to $326.00 in the pre-market trading session.
• Analysts expect Mastercard Inc MA to report quarterly earnings at $1.57 per share on revenue of $3.99 billion before the opening bell. Mastercard shares rose 1.1% to $399.80 in pre-market trading.
• Ford Motor Company F reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter, but warned that the semiconductor chip shortage will reduce production by 50% in the second quarter. Ford shares fell 3.3% to $12.02 in the pre-market trading session.