HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks to watch on April 21
NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Tuesday:
DUPONT (DD.N)
The agricultural and chemical company reported its first-quarter results and cut its full-year outlook. [ID:nN21442737]
Shares of DuPont, a Dow component, closed Monday at $26.74.
IBM (IBM.N)
The tech company late Monday reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations but its revenue fell more than expected. [ID:nLL515328]
Shares of IBM, a Dow component, slid 1.9 percent to $98.48 in premarket trade.
COCA-COLA CO (KO.N)
The soft drink company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings that met expectations and a drop of 10 percent in its quarterly revenue. [ID:nN21424155]
Shares of the company, a Dow component, fell 1.2 percent to $43.82 in premarket trade.
CATERPILLAR (CAT.N)
Shares of the company, a Dow component, fell 3.2 percent to $29.51 in premarket trade after it reported a first-quarter loss. [ID:nWNAB5440]
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (UNH.N)
The health insurance company reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations and affirmed its 2009 earnings outlook. [ID:nN21445044]
Shares closed Monday at $24.21.
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (BK.N)
The company reported a steep decline in its first-quarter earnings and cut its dividend by 63 percent. [ID:nN21414260]
The stock tumbled 9.1 percent to $25.48 in premarket trade.
UNITED TECH CORP (UTX.N)
The diversified manufacturer reported a steep drop in its quarterly profit and affirmed its full-year outlook. [ID:nN21261703]
Shares of the company, a Dow component, closed Monday at $45.81.
MERCK & CO (MRK.N)
The pharmaceutical company reported its first-quarter results and reduced its 2009 earnings outlook. [ID:nWNAB5420]
Shares of the company, a Dow component, fell 2.8 percent to $24.51 in premarket trade.
SCHERING-PLOUGH SGP.N
The pharmaceutical company reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations. [ID:nN21446210]
Shares closed Monday at $23.05.
LOCKHEED MARTIN (LMT.N)
The defense contractor raised its full-year earnings outlook and first-quarter earnings that topped expectations. [ID:nN21449860]
Shares closed Monday at $75.73.
GENERAL MOTORS (GM.N)
The Obama administration will make about $5 billion available to GM to help the company restructure outside of bankruptcy, an independent oversight report on the Treasury Department's corporate rescue fund said on Tuesday. [ID:nN20430590]
Shares of GM, a Dow component, rose 5.4 percent to $1.75 in premarket trade.
AMERICAN EXPRESS (AXP.N)
JPMorgan widened its first-quarter loss estimate on the credit card company to 15 cents a share from a prior view of a loss of 4 cents a share. [ID:nWNAB5330]
Shares of the company, a Dow component, closed Monday at $18.98.
STATE STREET (STT.N)
The institutional investor reported a drop in its quarterly profit and said it had $5.9 billion in unrealized losses in its investment portfolio. [ID:nN21449905]
Shares of State Street slid 1.3 percent to $30.25 in premarket.
TD AMERITRADE (AMTD.O)
The company reported second-quarter earnings that were in line with expectations, but revenue that fell 58 percent from the year-ago period. [ID:nN20404594]
Shares closed Monday at $15.15.
JOHNSON CONTROLS (JCI.N)
The auto parts supplier swung to a second-quarter loss and said it expects its third-quarter loss to be "significantly lower." [ID:nN21449060]
Shares closed Monday at $16.14.
DELTA AIR LINES (DAL.N)
The company reported its first-quarter results and said it would reduce international capacity by 10 percent from the prior year. [ID:nWNAB5410]
Shares slid 6 cents to $6.75 in premarket trade.
WESTERN UNION (WU.N)
The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings that beat expectations and gave a 2009 outlook. [ID:nWNAB5426]
Shares closed Monday at $14.27.
KINETIC CONCEPTS (KCI.N)
The company reported a drop in its first-quarter earnings and revenue that missed expectations. [ID:nBNG102230]
The stock closed Monday at $22.63.
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC (JDAS.O)
The software company posted quarterly results that missed market estimates. [ID:nBNG376210]
Shares dropped 7 percent in after-market trade.
HEALTHWAYS INC (HWAY.O)
The healthcare management provider reported adjusted earnings that beat expectations. [ID:nBNG455829]
Shares rose 11 percent in trading after the bell.
CDC CORP (CHINA.O)
The software company posted a wider fourth-quarter loss from continuing operations, hurt by impairment charges and a drop in software revenue.
Shares fell 11 percent after the bell.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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