12 Stocks To Watch For May 1, 2019

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

• Wall Street expects Humana Inc. HUM to report quarterly earnings at $4.29 per share on revenue of $15.80 billion before the opening bell. Humana shares gained 1.1 percent to $258.11 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts expect MetLife, Inc. MET to post quarterly earnings at $1.27 per share on revenue of $15.96 billion after the closing bell. MetLife shares gained 0.9 percent to close at $46.13 on Tuesday.
• Apple Inc. AAPL reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter on Tuesday. Apple shares gained 5.3 percent to $211.20 in the pre-market trading session.
• Before the markets open, YUM! Brands, Inc. YUM is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $1.26 billion. YUM shares rose 0.57 percent to close at $104.39 on Tuesday.
• Analysts are expecting CVS Health Corporation CVS to have earned $1.5 per share on revenue of $60.39 billion in the latest quarter. CVS will release earning before the markets open. CVS shares rose 1.1 percent to $55.00 in pre-market trading.
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. AMD shares rose 5.5 percent to $29.15 in the pre-market trading session.

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• Wall Street expects QUALCOMM Incorporated QCOM to post quarterly earnings at $0.70 per share on revenue of $4.80 billion after the closing bell. QUALCOMM shares rose 1.1 percent to $87.05 in pre-market trading.
• After the markets close, Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU is expected to post quarterly earnings at $3.14 per share on revenue of $13.66 billion. Prudential shares rose 0.39 percent to close at $105.71 on Tuesday.
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc CHRW reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter, while sales missed estimates. C.H. Robinson shares fell 3.7 percent to $78.00 in the pre-market trading session.
• Before the opening bell, Johnson Controls International plc JCI is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $5.81 billion. Johnson Controls shares rose 0.5 percent to $37.67 in pre-market trading.
• Analysts expect Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP to report quarterly earnings at $1.68 per share on revenue of $3.91 billion before the opening bell. ADP shares fell 0.1 percent to $164.25 in pre-market trading.
• Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales results. Akamai shares gained 5.7 percent to $84.60 in the pre-market trading session.