Stocks To Watch For November 19, 2012

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

Wall Street expects Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) to report its Q3 earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $11.91 billion. Lowe's shares gained 1% to $32.30 in after-hours trading.

Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) announced a special cash dividend of $3.00 per share. Franklin Resources shares gained 0.32% to close at $128.12 on Friday.

Analysts are expecting Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) to have earned $0.41 per share on revenue of $692.38 million in the third quarter. Urban Outfitters shares rose 0.12% to $35.09 in the after-hours trading session.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced its plans to buy Meraki for $1.2 billion. Cisco shares gained 0.22% to $18.03 in after-hours trading.

Analysts expect Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) to report its Q4 earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $8.49 billion. Tyson Foods shares gained 0.12% to $16.90 in after-hours trading.