Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus Friday are:
Wall Street expects Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) to post its Q3 earnings at $0.33 per share on sales of $2.25 billion. EL shares gained 1.33% to $65.00 in after-hours trading.
LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) lifted its full-year forecast and reported upbeat first- quarter profit. It also announced its plans to buy presentation sharing website SlideShare for $118.8 million. LNKD shares jumped 8.49% to $118.70 in the after-hours trading session.
Analysts are expecting Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) to have earned $0.36 per share on revenue of $3.62 billion in the first quarter. DUK shares rose 0.47% to $21.50 in after-hours trading.
American International Group (NYSE: AIG) reported a strong rise in its first-quarter profit. AIG shares fell 1.29% to $33.70 in the after-hours trading session.
Analysts expect Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) to post its Q1 earnings at $0.61 per share on revenue of $675.7 million. CHD shares gained 0.61% to close at $51.41 yesterday.
By Monica Gerson