Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Boeing (BA), Dupont (DD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Microsoft (MSFT), UnitedHealth (UNH) and Visa (V). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -48 points.

Thursday the Dow was down -28.97 (-0.13%) at 21,611.78.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +9.36%.

There were 15 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Nike (NKE) +2.30% and Verizon (VZ) +1.77%.

The Dow stock loser Thursday was Home Depot (HD) -4.09% and Travelers (TRV) -1.49%.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ +1.01%) was downgraded to ‘Sell’ from ‘Neutral’ at BTIG LLC with a 12-month target price of $110.

Microsoft (MSFT +0.49%) rose nearly 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 98 cents, well above consensus of 71 cents.

Visa (V -0.14%) gained over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 operating revenue of $4.6 billion, better than consensus of $4.36 billion.

General Electric (GE) said it’s trending toward the bottom end of its profit forecast this year as the manufacturer faces ongoing challenges in the oil and gas market.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended lower.

The national average price of gasoline is up six-tenths of a cent at $2.281 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/29/17 after the market close of $0.60, beating estimates calling for $0.512 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/14/17 before the market open of $1.82, beating estimates calling for $1.62 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/18/17 before the market open of $3.95, beating estimates calling for $3.71 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/18/17 before the market open of $1.83, meeting estimates calling for $1.827 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/18/17 before the market open of $2.46, beating estimates of $2.398 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/18/17 after the market close of $2.97, beating estimates calling for $2.758 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 7/19/17 after the market close of $1.47, meeting estimates of $1.47 per share..

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/20/2017 before the market open of $2.11, missing estimates calling for $2.212 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 7/20/2017 after the market close of $0.98, beating estimates calling for $0.736 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 7/20/2017 after the market close of $0.86, beating estimates of $0.843 per share.

General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 7/21/2017 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open.

Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open.

United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 7/26/2017 before the market open.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 7/26/2017 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble reports earnings on 7/27/2017 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 7/27/2017 before the market open.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 7/27/2017 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/28/2017 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 7/28/2017 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 7/28/2017 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 8/1/2017 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 8/1/2017 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Home Depot (HD)

Home Depot (HD) is up +9.66% year-to-date.

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