Top 5 Stocks For February 1, 2010, (XOM, HUM, TXRH, GS, MSFT)

There are five stocks that you need to focus on today:

Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) is likely to announce its earnings for the latest quarter at $1.20. XOM is scheduled to announce the results prior to the bell. After falling 0.82% to close at $64.43 on Friday, the company’s shares gained 0.98% to $65.06 in pre-market trading.

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Wall Street analysts expect the insurance company Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) to earn $1.48 per share in the latest quarter. HUM will be reporting its results before the market opens today. HUM’s shares lost 0.35% to close at $48.62 on Friday, before gaining 1.19% to $49.20 in after hours trading.

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Analysts see Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASDAQ: TXRH), the perfect steak maker, posting an EPS of $0.10 for the latest quarter, when it declares its results today after the market closes. TXRH’s shares had gained 0.17% to close at $11.63 on Friday.

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According to Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has beaten its nearest rival JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) to win the award for the best priced firm for institutional clients. While GS lost 2.98% to $148.72, before gaining 0.19% to $149 in after hours trading, JPM gained 0.15% to $39 in the after hours market.

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The software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had disclosed that revenues at its business division fell in the second quarter. MSFT’s shares lost 3.36% on Friday and continued to fall by 0.21% in after hours trading.

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