12 Stocks To Watch For December 19, 2017

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

• Wall Street expects Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI to report quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $1.85 billion before the opening bell. Darden shares slipped 0.27 percent to $90.30 in after-hours trading.
• Analysts expect Micron Technology, Inc. MU to post quarterly earnings at $2.19 per share on revenue of $6.41 billion after the closing bell. Micron shares gained 0.78 percent to $44.05 in after-hours trading.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc KTOS disclosed that it has received a $27 million award from a United States Government agency. Kratos Defense & Security shares rose 2.82 percent to $11.30 in the after-hours trading session.
• Before the markets open, Carnival Corp CCL is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.51 per share on revenue of $4.16 billion. Carnival shares gained 0.09 percent to $66.66 in after-hours trading.
• Analysts are expecting FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS to have earned $1.98 per share on revenue of $330.70 million in the latest quarter. FactSet will release earnings before the markets open. FactSet shares fell 0.08 percent to close at $204.73 on Monday.
• After the closing bell, Red Hat Inc RHT is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $734.81 million. Red Hat shares rose 0.42 percent to $129.99 in after-hours trading.

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• McDermott International Inc MDR and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. CBI announced plans to combine in a $6 billion deal. McDermott shares dropped 2.64 percent to $7.39 in after-hours trading, while CB&I shares rose 0.59 percent to close at $17.92 on Monday.
• Analysts expect Navistar International Corp NAV to report quarterly earnings at $0.62 per share on revenue of $2.30 billion before the opening bell. Navistar shares gained 1.92 percent to $43.00 in after-hours trading.
• After the markets close, Steelcase Inc. SCS is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.23 per share on revenue of $799.87 million. Steelcase shares climbed 2.66 percent to close at $14.45 on Monday.
• Extended Stay America Inc STAY named Jonathan Halkyard CEO effective on Jan. 1. The company also raised its FY17 sales and net income guidance. Extended Stay America shares jumped 5.35 percent to $19.09 in the after-hours trading session.
• Wall Street expects FedEx Corporation FDX to post quarterly earnings at $2.89 per share on revenue of $15.66 billion after the closing bell. FedEx shares rose 0.43 percent to $242.95 in after-hours trading.