Stocks To Watch For October 21

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects General Electric Company GE to report its Q3 EPS at $0.31 on sales of $34.8 billion. GE shares gained 0.30% to $16.68 in after-hours trading. Microsoft Corp MSFT reported its FQ1 profit at $0.68 per share on revenue of $17.37 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.68 per share on revenue of $17.24 billion. MSFT shares dropped 0.67% to $26.86 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting McDonald's Corp MCD to have earned $1.43 per share on revenue of $7.02 billion in the third quarter. MCD shares rose 0.66% to $89.60 in after-hours trading. Seagate Technology Inc STX reported upbeat FQ1 profit. The company reported its quarterly revenue at $2.8 billion, versus analysts' estimates of $2.9 billion. STX shares jumped 11.19% to $13.41 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts expect Verizon Communications Inc VZ to report its Q3 EPS at $0.55 on revenue of $27.86 billion. VZ shares climbed 0.49% to $37.28 in after-hours trading. Trading Ideas.