5 Stocks To Watch For August 17, 2021

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

• Wall Street expects Walmart Inc WMT to report quarterly earnings at $1.56 per share on revenue of $136.74 billion before the opening bell. Walmart shares fell 0.2% to $150.50 in after-hours trading.
• Fabrinet FN reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued strong forecast for the current quarter. Fabrinet shares surged 6.2% to $95.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Agilent Technologies Inc A to report quarterly earnings at $0.99 per share on revenue of $1.54 billion after the closing bell. Agilent shares gained 1.8% to close at $162.07 on Monday.

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• Spirit Airlines Incorporated SAVE lowered its guidance for the third quarter. The company said it now expects sales of $885 million-$955 million, versus earlier forecast of $1 billion -$1.01 billion. Spirit Airlines shares dropped 2.6% to $23.64 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Home Depot Inc HD to have earned $4.43 per share on revenue of $40.73 billion for the latest quarter. The company will release earnings before the markets open. Home Depot shares fell 0.4% to $333.65 in after-hours trading.