8 Stocks You Should Be Watching Today

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

• Wall Street expects Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN to post its quarterly earnings at $0.73 per share on revenue of $3.20 billion after the closing bell. Texas Instruments shares rose 0.89 percent to close at $65.49 on Friday.
• Analysts expect Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD to post quarterly earnings at $3.00 per share on revenue of $7.79 billion after the markets close. Gilead Sciences shares gained 0.24 percent to $86.76 in after-hours trading.
• Verizon Communications Inc. VZ will announce a deal to buy Yahoo! Inc. YHOO for around $5 billion on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Yahoo shares rose 0.66 percent to $39.64 in after-hours trading, while Verizon shares declined 0.09 percent to $56.05 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Analysts are expecting Rockwell Collins, Inc. COL to have earned $1.58 per share on revenue of $1.35 billion in the latest quarter. Rockwell Collins will release earnings before the opening bell. Rockwell Collins shares rose 0.02 percent to $85.21 in after-hours trading.

Before the markets open, Danaher Corporation DHR is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $5.75 billion. Danaher shares gained 0.94 percent to $82.00 in the after-hours trading session.

• Analysts expect Express Scripts Holding Company ESRX to post its quarterly earnings at $1.57 per share on revenue of $25.42 billion. Express Scripts will release earnings after the closing bell. Express Scripts shares rose 0.34 percent to close at $78.86 on Friday.
• Kimberly Clark Corp KMB is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $1.48 per share on revenue of $4.56 billion before the bell. Kimberly Clark shares declined 3.43 percent to $130.01 in after-hours trading.