8 Stocks To Watch For January 15, 2020

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

• Wall Street expects Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) to report quarterly earnings at $0.68 per share on revenue of $22.35 billion before the opening bell. Bank of America shares rose 0.3% to $35.43 in after-hours trading.
• Analysts expect Alcoa Corp (NYSE: AA) to post a quarterly loss at $0.23 per share on revenue of $2.47 billion after the closing bell. Alcoa shares rose 0.4% to $20.45 in after-hours trading.
• First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) reported a 2.5 million share common stock offering after the closing bell. First Republic reported better-than-expected Q4 results before the markets open. First Republic Bank shares fell 1.8% to $118.55 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) to have earned $5.46 per share on revenue of $8.51 billion in the latest quarter. Goldman Sachs will release earnings before the markets open. Goldman Sachs shares gained 0.3% to $246.49 in after-hours trading.

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• Before the opening bell, PNC Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE: PNC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.93 per share on revenue of $4.48 billion. PNC Financial shares gained 0.1% to $160.03 in after-hours trading.
• Fluent Inc (NASDAQ: FLNT) issued Q4 and FY20 sales guidance above analyst estimates. Fluent shares jumped 54.8% to $3.39 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) to report quarterly earnings at $3.78 per share on revenue of $61.04 billion before the opening bell. UnitedHealth shares gained 0.3% to $289.01 in after-hours trading.
• Before the markets open, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.08 per share on revenue of $5.78 billion. U.S. Bancorp shares rose 0.3% to $56.78 in after-hours trading.