7 Stocks To Watch For December 21, 2020

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

• Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT announced plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc AJRD in a $5 billion deal. Aerojet shares rose 0.5% to close at $42.04 on Friday, while Lockheed Martin shares gained 1% to close at $356.03 on Friday.
• Wall Street expects FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS to report quarterly earnings at $2.75 per share on revenue of $387.36 million before the opening bell. FactSet shares gained 1.4% to $351.80 in after-hours trading.
• Moderna Inc MRNA disclosed that the FDA has authorized the emergency use of mRNA-1273 against Covid-19 in individuals 18 years and older. Moderna shares gained 2.2% to $143.37 in after-hours trading.

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• Analysts are expecting Heico Corp HEI to have earned $0.42 per share on revenue of $41.889 billion for the latest quarter. The company will release earnings after the markets close. Heico shares gained 1.2% to close at $133.09 o
• Nike Inc NKE reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter on Friday. Nike shares surged 5.6% to $144.95 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Calavo Growers, Inc. CVGW to post quarterly earnings at $0.67 per share on revenue of $262.75 million after the closing bell. Calavo Growers shares fell 3% to close at $72.08 on Friday.