5 Stocks To Watch For August 19, 2021

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

• Wall Street expects Macy's Inc M to report quarterly earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $4.98 billion before the opening bell. Macy's shares rose 0.4% to $18.14 in after-hours trading.
• NVIDIA Corporation NVDA reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter. NVIDIA shares gained 2.3% to $194.80 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Estee Lauder Companies Inc EL to have earned $0.50 per share on revenue of $3.75 billion for the latest quarter. The company will release earnings before the markets open. Estee Lauder shares rose 0.1% to $319.09 in after-hours trading.

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• Robinhood Markets Inc HOOD disclosed its earnings for the first time as a public company. The company’s total net revenues surged 131% to $565 million in the second quarter, while reporting a net loss of $502 million, versus net income of $58 million in the year-ago period. The company reported ARPU of $112, down from $115 year over year. Robinhood shares dipped 9.3% to $45.15 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT to report quarterly earnings at $1.77 per share on revenue of $5.94 billion after the closing bell. Applied Materials shares slipped 0.1% to $127.20 in after-hours trading.