7 Stocks To Watch For October 29, 2018

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

• Wall Street expects Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation BAH to report quarterly earnings at $0.6 per share on revenue of $1.64 billion before the opening bell. Booz Allen shares dropped 2.01 percent to close at $46.82 on Friday.
• Analysts are expecting Mondelez International, Inc. MDLZ to have earned $0.61 per share on revenue of $6.33 billion in the latest quarter. Mondelez will release earnings after the markets close. Mondelez shares dropped 2.17 percent to close at $40.11 on Friday.
• Before the markets open, First Data Corporation FDC is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.37 per share on revenue of $2.21 billion. First Data shares fell 2.35 percent to close at $21.60 on Friday.

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• IBM Common Stock IBM announced plans to acquire Red Hat Inc RHT in a $34 billion deal, including debt. Red Hat shares gained 1.29 percent to $118.19 in after-hours trading, while IBM shares rose 0.29 percent to $125.15 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Sanmina Corporation SANM to post quarterly earnings at $0.66 per share on revenue of $1.85 billion after the closing bell. Sanmina shares dropped 4.49 percent to close at $23.00 on Friday.
• After the closing bell, Dana Incorporated DAN is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.76 per share on revenue of $1.94 billion. Dana shares gained 2.91 percent to close at $16.63 on Friday.