6 Stocks To Watch For October 4, 2017

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

• Wall Street expects PepsiCo, Inc. PEP to report quarterly earnings at $1.43 per share on revenue of $16.30 billion before the opening bell. PepsiCo shares slipped 0.12 percent to $109.00 in after-hours trading.
• Analysts expect Monsanto Company MON to report a quarterly loss at $0.41 per share on revenue of $2.53 billion before the opening bell. Monsanto shares dropped 0.58 percent to $119.00 in after-hours trading.
• NewLink Genetics Corp NLNK reported a $50 million common stock offering. NewLink Genetics shares dropped 5.87 percent to $10.27 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Before the markets open, RPM International Inc. RPM is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.84 per share on revenue of $1.32 billion. RPM shares rose 0.34 percent to $53.10 in after-hours trading.
• Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RIGL reported an offering of $40 million in common shares. Rigel Pharmaceuticals shares tumbled 8.05 percent to $2.97 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Acuity Brands, Inc. AYI to have earned $2.43 per share on revenue of $975.87 million in the latest quarter. Acuity Brands will release earnings before the markets open. Acuity Brands shares dropped 0.09 percent to $169.50 in after-hours trading.