12 Stocks You Should Be Watching Today

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

• Wall Street expects Morgan Stanley MS to post its quarterly earnings at $0.59 per share on revenue of $8.34 billion before the opening bell. Morgan Stanley shares rose 0.89 percent to $28.44 in after-hours trading.
• Analysts expect Abbott Laboratories ABT to report its quarterly earnings at $0.53 per share on revenue of $5.24 billion. Abbott will release earnings before the market open. Abbott shares gained 2.01 percent to $42.64 in after-hours trading.
• Before the bell, Halliburton Company HAL is estimated to report a quarterly loss at $0.18 per share on revenue of $3.77 billion. Halliburton shares declined 0.20 percent to $44.90 in after-hours trading.
• Microsoft Corporation MSFT reported better-than-expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday. The company reported Q4 adjusted earnings of $0.69 per share, vs. analysts’ estimates of $0.58 per share. Microsoft shares gained 4.24 percent to $55.34 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting American Express Company AXP to have earned $1.92 per share on revenue of $8.30 billion in the latest quarter. American Express is scheduled to post earnings after the market close. American Express shares rose 0.27 percent to close at $64.16 on Tuesday.
• Mattel, Inc. MAT is expected to post a quarterly loss at $0.05 per share on revenue of $937.60 million after the market close. Mattel shares declined 0.80 percent to close at $32.37 on Tuesday.

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• Wall Street expects Intel Corporation INTC to post its quarterly earnings at $0.53 per share on revenue of $13.53 billion after the closing bell. Intel shares gained 0.28 percent to $35.25 in after-hours trading.
• Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ISRG posted stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter on Tuesday. Second quarter EPS of $5.62 beat estimates by $0.65, while revenue of $670 million came in $29.31 million ahead of expectations. Intuitive Surgical shares climbed 6.86 percent to $717.99 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect eBay Inc EBAY to post its quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $2.17 billion after the bell. eBay shares rose 0.15 percent to $26.54 in after-hours trading.
• M&T Bank Corporation MTB is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $2.08 per share on revenue of $1.33 billion. M&T Bank is scheduled to release earnings before the bell. M&T Bank shares rose 0.17 percent to close at $118.73 on Tuesday.
• United Continental Holdings Inc UAL posted upbeat earnings for its second quarter and announced an added $2 billion buyback plan. United Continental shares slipped 0.52 percent to $47.60 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect QUALCOMM, Inc. QCOM to post its quarterly earnings at $0.97 per share on revenue of $5.58 billion. QUALCOMM will release earnings after the closing bell. QUALCOMM shares rose 0.22 percent to $55.26 in after-hours trading.