7 Stocks To Watch For August 16, 2019

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

• Wall Street expects Deere & Company DE to report quarterly earnings at $2.85 per share on revenue of $9.39 billion before the opening bell. Deere shares gained 0.5% to $144.35 in after-hours trading.
• NVIDIA Corporation NVDA reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter on Thursday. NVIDIA shares climbed 5.6% to $157.09 in the after-hours trading session.
• Accuray Incorporated ARAY reported downbeat earnings for its fourth quarter. Accuray shares dropped 7.2% to $2.84 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Qudian Inc. QD to have earned $0.48 per share on revenue of $278.37 million in the latest quarter. Qudian will release earnings before the markets open. Qudian shares gained 1.3% to $8.80 in after-hours trading.

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• Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter. Applied Materials shares slipped 0.3% to $47.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Dillard's, Inc. DDS reported a Q2 net loss of $1.59 per share, versus a year-ago loss of $0.10 per share. The company’s sales also missed analysts’ estimates. Dillard's shares dipped 9.9% to $51.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• America's Car-Mart, Inc. CRMT reported upbeat results for its first quarter on Thursday. America's Car-Mart shares gained 3.3% to $94.00 in the after-hours trading session.