Stocks To Watch For December 18, 2012

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Sanderson Farms SAFM to report its Q4 earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $635.75 million. Sanderson Farms shares rose 0.06% to close at $49.77 yesterday. Diamond Foods DMND reported better-than-expected Q1 adjusted profit. Diamond Foods shares dropped 2.58% to $13.60 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Jefferies Group JEF to report its Q4 earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $722.56 million. Jefferies shares rose 0.77% to close at $18.24 yesterday. Boeing Co BA lifted its dividend by 10% to 48.5 cents a share. The company also announced its plans to buy back $1.5 billion to $2 billion of its shares. Boeing shares dropped 0.20% to $74.50 in the after-hours trading session. SHFL Entertainment SHFL reported an 11% rise in its fourth-quarter net income. SHFL Entertainment shares fell 0.75% to $13.19 in the after-hours trading session.