12 Stocks You Should Be Watching Today

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Alphabet Inc GOOGL to post its quarterly earnings at $7.97 per share on revenue of $20.37 billion. Alphabet shares rose 0.14 percent to $776.00 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect General Motors Company GM to report its quarterly earnings at $1.01 per share on revenue of $35.41 billion. General Motors shares gained 0.47 percent to $32.35 in after-hours trading. Verizon Communications Inc. VZ is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $1.06 per share on revenue of $32.49 billion. Verizon shares declined 0.17 percent to $51.65 in the after-hours trading session. Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter, but the company's sales missed analysts' estimates. Yum! Brands shares gained 3.99 percent to $85.82 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting Southwest Airlines Co LUV to have earned $0.84 per share on revenue of $4.81 billion in the latest quarter. Southwest Airlines shares gained 0.38 percent to $47.20 in after-hours trading. Starbucks Corporation SBUX is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $5.03 billion. Starbucks shares rose 0.20 percent to $61.02 in after-hours trading. American Express Company AXP reported stronger-than-expected earnings for the first quarter on Wednesday. American Express shares gained 3.91 percent to $67.58 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts expect Microsoft Corporation MSFT to post its quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $22.09 billion. Microsoft shares gained 0.11 percent to $55.65 in after-hours trading session. Johnson Controls Inc JCI is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $0.82 per share on revenue of $9.02 billion. Johnson Controls shares gained 1.30 percent to close at $39.71 yesterday. QUALCOMM, Inc. QCOM reported upbeat earnings for its second quarter, but the company issued a weak earnings forecast for the current quarter. QUALCOMM shares fell 3.24 percent to $50.40 in the after-hours trading session. Wall Street expects Visa Inc V to post its quarterly earnings at $0.67 per share on revenue of $3.60 billion. Visa shares gained 0.15 percent to $81.35 in after-hours trading. Citrix Systems, Inc. CTXS reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter and issued a strong outlook for the full year. Citrix Systems shares surged 8.15 percent to $87.08 in the after-hours trading session.