12 Stocks To Watch For October 27, 2017

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

• Wall Street expects Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM to report quarterly earnings at $0.84 per share on revenue of $65.01 billion before the opening bell. Exxon Mobil shares rose 0.40 percent to $83.80 in after-hours trading.
• Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter on Thursday. Amazon shares climbed 7.58 percent to $1,046.10 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Phillips 66 PSX to have earned $1.63 per share on revenue of $27.98 billion in the latest quarter. Phillips 66 will release earnings before the markets open. Phillips 66 shares gained 0.90 percent to $92.00 in after-hours trading.
• Alphabet Inc GOOG posted better-than-expected results for its third quarter. Third quarter EPS came ahead of estimates by $1.24. Sales came in at $27.77 billion, beating estimates by $572 million. Shares were up nearly 3 percent. Alphabet shares gained 2.92 percent to $1,001.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Merck & Co., Inc. MRK to report quarterly earnings at $1.03 per share on revenue of $10.52 billion before the opening bell. Merck shares gained 0.44 percent to $62.26 in after-hours trading.
• Microsoft Corporation MSFT reported upbeat results for its third quarter on Thursday. EPS came in at $0.84, ahead of estimates by $0.12. Sales were $900 million ahead of estimates at $24.5 billion. Microsoft shares surged 4.55 percent to $82.34 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Intel Corporation INTC posted record EPS of $1.01 in the third quarter, blowing estimates out by $0.21. Sales were at $16.1 billion, topping estimates by $370 million. Intel shares rose 2.18 percent to $42.25 in the after-hours trading session.
• Before the markets open, Chevron Corporation CVX is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.91 per share on revenue of $34.62 billion. Chevron shares slipped 0.11 percent to $118.31 in after-hours trading.
• Mattel, Inc. MAT reported downbeat earnings for its third quarter and announced it would be suspending its quarterly dividend. Mattel shares tumbled 19.45 percent to $12.38 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Colgate-Palmolive Company CL to report quarterly earnings at $0.73 per share on revenue of $3.93 billion before the opening bell. Colgate-Palmolive shares rose 0.20 percent to $71.35 in after-hours trading.
• Expedia Inc EXPE posted weaker-than-expected results for itd third quarter on Thursday. Third-quarter sales came in at $2.51, missing estimates by $0.11. Sales were $2.96 billion, $14 million shy of estimates. Expedia shares dipped 13.95 percent to $126.80 in the after-hours trading session.
• Western Digital Corp WDC reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter, but issued a weak revenue forecast for the current quarter. Western Digital shares dropped 2.29 percent to $87.33 in the after-hours trading session.