Stocks in Focus (GOOG, MS, EBAY, STX, AMD, UNH, LUV, COL)
The companies which are expected to see active trade on Thursday are Google, Morgan Stanley, eBay, Seagate Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, UnitedHealth Group, Southwest Airlines and Rockwell Collins.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares advanced 0.63 percent to $635.71 in pre-market trading hours on Thursday. Analysts, on average, polled by Thomson Reuters expect the search engine giant to report fourth quarter earnings per share of $8.09 from $6.79 last year.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) shares declined 0.29 percent to $27.67 in post market trading session on Wednesday. The company is expected to report fourth quarter net income of $0.35 per share before markets open.
eBay Inc. ( NASDAQ:EBAY) shares advanced 2.58 percent to $29.85 in pre-market trading session as the company reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings on late Wednesday. Earnings rose 17 percent excluding last year’s sale of Skype. Adjusted earnings rose to $684 million or $0.52 per share, and revenue climbed 5 percent to $2.5 billion. Analysts had been expecting earnings of $0.47 per share on revenue of $2.48 billion.
Seagate Technology Plc (NASDAQ:STX) shares plunged 5.17 percent to $13.40 in aftermarket trading session, following its second quarter results. Its second quarter profit declined to $150 million or $0.31 per share, down from $533 million or $1.03 per share in the same quarter last year.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD) shares declined 0.25 percent to $7.91 in aftermarket trading session on Wednesday. The company is expected to report its fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.11 from $1.52 last year.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) is expected to report fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.84 from $0.81 in the same quarter last year.
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) is projected to report its fourth quarter net income of $0.16 per share compared to $0.10 per share in the same quarter last year.
Rockwell Collins Inc. (NYSE:COL) is expected to report first quarter net income of $0.87 per share before the markets open on Thursday.
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