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title: "3M, General Motors And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Tuesday"
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description: "US stock futures rose Tuesday as investors focused on earnings from General Motors, Cracker Barrel, and 3M. GM expects $3.20 EPS; Cracker Barrel raised its outlook after a sale-leaseback deal despite mixed sales; 3M anticipates $2.25 EPS. Steel Dynamics reported mixed Q2 results with missed earnings but beat revenue estimates, causing shares to fall. Northrop Grumman is expected to report $6.82 EPS."
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# 3M, General Motors And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Tuesday

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Tuesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

-   Wall Street expects **General Motors Co.** (NYSE:GM) to post quarterly earnings of $3.20 per share on revenue of $47.01 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. GM shares rose 0.1% to $75.85 in after-hours trading.
-   **Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.** (NASDAQ:CBRL) announced strategic actions and updated its fiscal 2026 outlook. The company announced it completed a sale-leaseback deal for 26 company-owned store locations with an institutional real estate investor, netting roughly $77 million in proceeds. Cracker Barrel said comparable store restaurant sales decreased approximately 2.5% and comparable store retail sales increased approximately 0.5% over the first 11 weeks of its fiscal fourth quarter. Cracker Barrel shares gained 3% to $55.00 in the after-hours trading session.
-   Analysts are expecting **3M Co.** (NYSE:MMM) to post quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share on revenue of $6.40 billion. The company will release earnings before the markets open. 3M shares rose 0.2% to $159.48 in after-hours trading.

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-   **Steel Dynamics Inc.** (NASDAQ:STLD) reported mixed results for the second quarter. The company posted quarterly earnings of $3.69 per share, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.77 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.092 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.570 billion. Steel Dynamics shares fell 1.9% to $226.12 in the after-hours trading session.
-   Analysts expect Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) to post quarterly earnings of $6.82 per share on revenue of $10.80 billion before the opening bell. Northrop Grumman shares rose 0.1% to $524.18 in after-hours trading.

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- [CBRL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CBRL.US.md)
- [MMM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MMM.US.md)
- [NOC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NOC.US.md)

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