Keep an Eye on These 7 Stocks for October 17, 2016

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

• Wall Street expects Bank of America Corp BAC to report quarterly earnings at $0.33 per share on revenue of $20.94 billion before the opening bell. Bank of America shares gained 1.07 percent to close at $16.00 on Friday.
• Analysts are expecting Netflix, Inc. NFLX to have earned $0.06 per share on revenue of $2.28 billion in the latest quarter. Netflix will release earnings after the closing bell. Netflix shares rose 1.24 percent to close at $101.47 on Friday.
• Before the markets open, J B Hunt Transport Services Inc JBHT is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $1.03 per share on revenue of $1.68 billion. J B Hunt shares gained 0.11 percent to close at $80.02 on Friday.
• Mentor Graphics Corp MENT is said to be working with Bank of America on exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, according to sources as reported by Reuters on Sunday. Mentor Graphics shares fell 1.43 percent to close at $27.52 on Friday.

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• Wall Street expects International Business Machines Corp. IBM to post quarterly earnings at $3.24 per share on revenue of $19.00 billion after the closing bell. IBM shares rose 0.47 percent to close at $154.45 on Friday.
• After the markets close, United Continental Holdings Inc UAL is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $2.88 per share on revenue of $9.85 billion. United Continental shares declined 0.91 percent to close at $53.20 on Friday.
• Analysts expect Hasbro, Inc. HAS to report quarterly earnings at $1.74 per share on revenue of $1.56 billion before the opening bell. Hasbro shares slipped 0.60 percent to close at $76.16 on Friday.