Must Watch Stocks for September 26, 2016

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

Wall Street expects Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) to report quarterly earnings at $1.88 per share on revenue of $5.06 billion before the opening bell. Carnival shares rose 0.90 percent to close at $47.26 on Friday.
Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) surged more than 21 percent Friday following a report from CNBC's David Faber, that the social media company is preparing to sell itself and has hired Goldman Sachs to handle potential offers. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) are among the potential buyers, according to Faber. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is considering a bid for Twitter and talks between the companies are at an early stage. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is also seen as a potential buyer for Twitter, according to various media reports. Twitter shares surged 21.42 percent to close at $22.62 on Friday.
Analysts expect Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) to report a quarterly loss at $0.22 per share on revenue of $298.36 million before the opening bell. Cal-Maine shares declined 0.09 percent to close at $42.17 on Friday.

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Before the markets open, Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) is projected to report a quarterly loss at $1.67 per share on revenue of $171.36 million. Vail Resorts shares declined 0.86 percent to close at $160.56 on Friday.
LANXESS AG NPV (OTC: LNXSF) announced Sunday, it has signed a contract to acquire specialty chemicals company Chemtura Corp (NYSE: CHMT) for $33.50 per share in cash or $2.5 billion. Chemtura shares gained 2.29 percent to close at $28.18 on Friday.
Analysts are expecting Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) to have earned $1.34 per share on revenue of $1.25 billion in the latest quarter. Thor will release earnings after the closing bell. Thor Industries shares slipped 0.45 percent to close at $81.67 on Friday.
Apptio Inc (NASDAQ: APTI) shares jumped over 44 percent on its first day of trading. Apptio officially launched its IPO Friday. Initially priced at $16, Apptio went as high as $24.60 on the day. Apptio shares surged 40.94 percent to close at $22.55 on Friday.