Stocks To Watch For May 6 (WPO, V, POM, AIG, CEG)

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Washington Post Company WPO to report its Q1 EPS at $4.35 on revenue of $1.06 billion. WPO shares declined 2.19% to close at $432.56 yesterday. Visa Inc V reported a 24% surge in its fiscal second-quarter profit. The company's quarterly earnings increased to $881 million, or $1.23 per share, from $713 million, or $0.96 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue jumped 15% y/y to $2.25 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $1.20 per share on revenue of $2.23 billion. Visa's board also authorized a new $1 billion share buyback program. Visa shares fell 1.21% to $77.75 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting Pepco Holdings Inc POM to have earned $0.20 per share in the first quarter. POM shares fell 0.57% to close at $19.32 yesterday. American International Group Inc AIG reported a Q1 loss at $543 million, or $0.35 per share, versus a net income of $359 million, or $2.66 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's revenue dropped to $17.44 billion from $18.56 billion. The company's operating income increased to $2.0 billion from $637 million in the year-ago period. AIG shares dropped 1.66% to $30.28 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts expect Constellation Energy Group Inc CEG to report its Q1 earnings at $0.96 per share on revenue of $4.12 billion. CEG shares declined 1.55% to close at $35.66 yesterday. Trading Ideas.
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