Walmart, Alibaba And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday

With US stock futures trading lower this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

• Wall Street expects Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) to post quarterly earnings at $1.32 per share on revenue of $148.65 billion before the opening bell. Walmart shares rose 0.4% to $150.05 in after-hours trading.
• Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) reported better-than-expected earnings and sales results for its third quarter. Cisco said it sees fiscal fourth-quarter revenue to be between $1.05 and $1.07 per share and revenue growth of 14% to 16%. Cisco shares dropped 3.9% to $45.77 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) to have earned $1.35 per share on revenue of $30.24 billion for the latest quarter. The company will release earnings before the markets open. Alibaba shares rose 0.1% to $90.78 in after-hours trading.

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• Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) shares gained in after-hours trading on Wednesday following a report suggesting the company is in talks to acquire search startup Neeva. Snowflake shares gained 2.9% to $179.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) to post quarterly earnings at $1.84 per share on revenue of $6.38 billion after the closing bell. Applied Materials shares rose 4% to close at $125.70 on Wednesday.

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