5 Stocks You Should Be Watching Today

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

• Wall Street expects Shoe Carnival, Inc. SCVL to post quarterly earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $278.33 million after the closing bell. Shoe Carnival shares declined 0.16 percent to close at $31.45 on Friday.
• Analysts are expecting Leju Holdings Ltd (ADR) LEJU to have earned $0.17 per share on revenue of $174.10 million in the latest quarter. Leju Holdings will release earnings before the opening bell. Leju Holdings shares rose 0.46 percent to close at $4.40 on Friday.
• Shares of Ctrip.Com International Ltd (ADR) CTRP surged around 10 percent Friday after the company announced plans to buy Skyscanner Holdings Ltd in a deal valued at 1.4 billion pounds ($1.74 billion). The company also reported better-than-expected Q3 results. Ctrip.com shares jumped 9.81 percent to close at $45.01 on Friday.

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• Before the markets open, Fang Holdings Ltd SFUN is estimated to report a quarterly loss at $0.05 per share on revenue of $296.46 million. Fang Holdings shares gained 7.52 percent to close at $3.43 on Friday.
• Analysts expect 21Vianet Group Inc VNET to post a quarterly loss at $0.14 per share on revenue of $134.27 million after the closing bell. 21Vianet shares closed at $7.71 on Friday.