12 Stocks You Should Be Watching Today

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

• Wall Street expects Staples, Inc. SPLS to report quarterly earnings at $0.12 per share on revenue of $4.78 billion before the opening bell. Staples shares gained 0.65 percent to close at $9.33 on Tuesday.
• Analysts expect Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO to post quarterly earnings at $0.60 per share on revenue of $12.57 billion after the closing bell. Cisco shares gained 0.16 percent to $31.17 in after-hours trading.
• Before the opening bell, American Eagle Outfitters AEO is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.21 per share on revenue of $817.64 million. American Eagle shares rose 2.85 percent to $19.50 in after-hours trading.
• Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter on Tuesday. Comparable Retail segment net sales increased by 1 percent overall. Urban Outfitters shares surged 11.88 percent to $34.95 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Target Corporation TGT to have earned $1.12 per share on revenue of $16.17 billion in the latest quarter. Target will release earnings before the markets open. Target shares slipped 0.11 percent to $75.40 in after-hours trading.
• L Brands Inc LB is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.59 per share on revenue of $2.88 billion after the closing bell. L Brands shares dropped 0.16 percent to close at $74.21 on Tuesday.

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• Wall Street expects NetApp Inc. NTAP to post quarterly earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $1.26 billion after the closing bell. NetApp shares rose 0.17 percent to $29.00 in after-hours trading.
• Cree, Inc. CREE reported downbeat earnings for its fourth quarter and issued a weak forecast for the current quarter. Cree shares tumbled 7.82 percent to $25.33 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW to report quarterly earnings at $1.41 per share on revenue of $18.30 billion before the bell. Lowe's shares rose 0.43 percent to $81.83 in after-hours trading.
• Before the markets open, Analog Devices, Inc. ADI is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.75 per share on revenue of $847.43 million. Analog Devices shares rose 0.49 percent to $65.20 in after-hours trading.
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc PLKI posted in-line earnings for its second quarter, but sales missed analysts’ estimates. Popeye's also lowered FY 2016 system-wide same-store sales growth from a range of 2-3 percent down to 1-2 percent. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen shares fell 2.50 percent to $57.02 in the after-hours trading session.
• Agilent Technologies Inc A is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.47 per share on revenue of $1.05 billion. Agilent will release earnings after the markets close. Agilent shares fell 0.29 percent to close at $48.28 on Tuesday.