Applied Materials, Ross Stores, And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday

With U.S. stock futures trading mixed this morning on Friday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

• Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT reported better-than-expected revenues and earnings for its fiscal third quarter after the closing bell on Thursday. The stock made big moves in the after-hours session, with the semiconductor equipment maker reporting adjusted earnings of $1.90 per share, surpassing Wall Street expectations of $1.74 per share. Revenues came in at $6.43 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $6.16 billion.
• Shares of Ross Stores Inc ROST jumped more than 5% in extended trading, after the company reported earnings of $1.32 per share on revenues of $4.93 billion, higher than market expectations of $1.16 per share and $4.75 billion, respectively.
• Farfetch Ltd’s FTCH stock tanked almost 37% in after-hours trading. Investors grew concerned after the company reported soft quarterly results, issued a weak guidance and announced its exit from the beauty category.

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• Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc KEYS tanked in extended trading on Thursday, even as the company reported an earning beat on revenues that matched market expectations. The stock lost more than 9% on concerns over management’s soft guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter.
• Deere & Company DE is preparing to report results on Friday morning. Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $8.22 per share on sales of $14.1 billion. The stock has lost almost 4% since the beginning of this week.

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