The companies expected to see active trade Thursday are: AT&T, Caterpillar, Netflix, Starbucks Corp, Colgate-Palmolive, SanDisk Corp, 3M, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lockheed Martin, EQT Corp and Juniper Networks.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is scheduled to report fourth quarter earnings before markets open Thursday. Analysts, polled by Thomson Reuters, expect the company, on average, to report a fourth quarter net income of $0.43 per share compared to $0.55 per share in the same quarter last year.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is expected to report fourth quarter net profit of $1.73 per share on revenues of $15.95 billion.

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares climbed 15.87 percent to $110.12 in post market trading session after reporting fourth quarter earnings. The company reported fourth quarter net profit of $40.7 million or $0.73 per share compared to $47.1 million or $0.87 per share in the same quarter last year and against analysts' estimation of $0.55 per share.

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) is slated to report first quarter earnings after the closing bell. The company is expected to report quarterly earnings per share of $0.49 compared to $0.45 in the same period a year-ago.

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE:CL) is projected to report fourth quarter earnings per share of $1.30, up from $1.24 in the same period last year.

SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK) shares plunged 8.49 percent to $47.90 in post market trading session after reporting fourth quarter earnings. Its quarterly net income declined to $281 million or $1.14 per share from $485 million or $2.01 per share in the same period a year-earlier.

3M Co. (NYSE:MMM) is slated to report fourth quarter earnings on Thursday. Analysts expect the company to report fourth quarter net profit of $1.33 per share compared to $1.28 per share in the same period last year.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) is forecasted to report fourth quarter net profit of $0.55 per share before the opening bell.

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) is expected to report quarterly earnings of #$1.94 per share for the fourth quarter before the market open Thursday.

EQT Corp. (NYSE:EQT) is expected to report fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.51, up from $0.48 in the same period last year.

Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) is scheduled to report fourth quarter earnings after the closing bell on Thursday. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly net profit of $0.28 per share compared to $0.39 per share in the same period last year.

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