Stocks Forecasts

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) to report its Q1 EPS at $0.51 on revenue of $629.00 million. FAST shares dropped 0.04% to $67.47 in after-hours trading. Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) swung to a Q1 profit of $308 million, or $0.27 per share, from a loss of $201 million, or $0.20 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding special items, the company's earnings came in at $0.28 per share. The company's sales increased to $5.96 billion from $4.89 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.27 per share on sales of $6.2 billion. AA shares dipped 3.15% to $17.21 in the after-hours trading session. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) reported that its board lifted the quarterly dividend by 9% from 48.2 cents per share to 52.5 cents per share. PG shares fell 0.05% to $62.16 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Mistras Group Inc (NYSE: MG) to report its Q3 earnings at...

Below are the top small-cap meat products stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC) is 19.89%. BCPC's operating margin for the same period is 19.51%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Sanderson Farms Inc (NASDAQ: SAFM) is 16.19%. SAFM's revenue for the same period is $1.93 billion. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Cagle's Inc (AMEX: CGL-A) is 14.36%. Cagle's revenue for the same period is $304.82 million. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: IBA) is 12.94%.

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects KB Home (NYSE: KBH) to report a Q1 loss at $0.27 per share on revenue of $223.56 million. KBH shares dropped 1.64% to $12.00 in after-hours trading. Texas Instruments Inc (NYSE: TXN) announced its plans to acquire National Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: NSM) for $6.5 billion in cash. TXN will buy NSM for $25 per share, representing a 78% premium to NSM's closing price on Monday. TXN shares fell 1.55% to $33.58 in the after-hours trading session, while NSM shares jumped 72.71% to $24.30 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ: LAYN) to have earned $0.36 per share on revenue of $254.39 million in the fourth quarter. LAYN shares rose 0.69% to close at $35.14 yesterday. American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR), and Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) reached an agreement to resume doing business with each other, effective immediately. AMR shares gained 0.96%...