8 Stocks To Watch For April 5, 2018

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

• Wall Street expects Monsanto Company MON to report quarterly earnings at $3.31 per share on revenue of $5.34 billion before the opening bell. Monsanto shares fell 1.24 percent to $115.30 in after-hours trading.
• Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc CNAT disclosed that top-line results from Phase 2b POLT-HCV-SVR trial did not meet its primary endpoint. Conatus Pharma shares dipped 33.44 percent to $4.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting RPM International Inc. RPM to have earned $0.18 per share on revenue of $1.10 billion in the latest quarter. RPM will release earnings before the markets open. RPM shares gained 0.71 percent to $48.00 in after-hours trading.
• Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc OLLI reported stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter, but issued weak sales forecast for the full year. Ollie's Bargain Outlet shares dropped 4.14 percent to $57.95 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Analysts expect PriceSmart, Inc. PSMT to post quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $836.02 million after the closing bell. PriceSmart shares climbed 2.57 percent to close at $83.85 on Wednesday.
• Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc ICPT disclosed a $120 million offering of common stock and $92 million private placement of common stock. Intercept Pharma shares fell 0.70 percent to $63.91 in the after-hours trading session.
• Before the opening bell, Conn's, Inc. CONN is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.54 per share on revenue of $428.69 million. Conn's shares rose 0.71 percent to $36.10 in after-hours trading.
• J M Smucker Co SJM announced plans to acquire Ainsworth Pet Nutrition for $1.9 billion. The company also disclosed that it is explore strategic options for its U.S. baking business. Smucker shares rose 1.63 percent to close at $123.70 on Wednesday.