Earnings to keep an eye on this week

We are doing it well. It’s halfway of the earnings season and so far, markets are pleased with the current results. Despite strong geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula, and increasing risks that far-right movements would win the French presidential elections this year, first-quarter corporate results were generally better-than-expected.
Only last week, we have seen big names such as Exxonmobil, Chevron, Amazon, General Motors, Google’s parent Alphabet, Comcast, Paypal, Twitter, United Technologies and many other companies beat earnings and revenues expectations for the first three months of 2017.
In case you haven’t been looking into stocks lately, you are still on time to jump in and take some juicy profits as the week advances. Let’s see what are the top three stocks ahead:

Apple
There is a lot of speculation with Apple stocks, which are being released today after the closing bell. The tech giant is due to report strong first-quarter numbers in January. The company will present the first full quarter sales report on products such as the earpods, their wireless latest innovation. According to recent polls, the product holding more than a 90 percent acceptance rate by customers.
However, flagship iPhone sales will be at the core of this publication, with traders still optimistic that Apple will be able to keep showing positive results as gadget’s 10th anniversary gets closer.

Tesla
The premium electric car manufacturer will unveil its first quarter results on Wednesday after market close. Tesla stocks have recently touched a new peak of $320 per share and that’s not a limit. Investors are counting on even higher levels as Elon Musk was able to get as much as $1.2 billion in a capital raise campaign. The company is currently working on the Model 3 launch. At the time, consensus points to a revenue increase of 136 percent to $2.6 billion.

Facebook
Social networks are not expected to let you down this quarter. Last Friday, Zuckerberg's baby ended 1.5 percent higher at 152.46 per stock. To date, Facebook stocks have added nearly 30 percent in 2017. Instagram and Snapchat, the network’s latest acquisitions are showing promising results, improving advertising models and integration with their parent network. Analysts are predicting a 45 percent gain in earnings and revenue. The report is due on Wednesday after the closing bell.