HEADLINE STOCKS - U.S. stocks to watch on May 20

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on May 20:

HOME DEPOT INC (HD.N)

Shares of Home Depot (HD.N) fell 1.8 percent before the opening bell after the company reported lower quarterly earnings compared with a year earlier. For details, see [ID:nN20282373].

The No. 1 U.S. home improvement retailer was trading down at $28.35. It closed on Monday at $28.87.

NETFLIX INC NFLX.0

Shares of Netflix (NFLX.O) rose 5.3 percent on Tuesday before the opening bell after Lehman Brothers upgraded the company's rating to "overweight" from "equal weight." For details, see [ID:nWEN5846].

Shares of the online DVD rental company were trading up to $32.62 in pre-market trade after closing Monday at $30.98.

TARGET CORP (TGT.N)

Shares of the Target (TGT.N) rose 0.1 percent to $55 in trading before the market opened after it reported lower quarterly profit. Shoppers overlooked purchases of clothes or jewelry in favor of basics like food and that hurt the retailer's margins. For details see [ID:nWNAS4729]

MEDTRONIC INC. (MDT.N)

Shares of Medtronic Inc (MDT.N) rose more than 3 percent to $49.70 on Tuesday after the medical device maker posted a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's estimates. For details, see [ID:nN20286099]

The stock closed Monday at $47.88