U.S. Hot Stocks: Hot Stocks to Watch

   By Chris Wack and Maria Armental 
 

Among the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Friday's session are McKesson Corp. (MCK), SouFun Holdings (SFUN) and Rockwell Collins (COL).

Dublin-based UDG Healthcare PLC agreed to sell two of its units to U.S. drug wholesaler McKesson Corp. for $466 million. McKesson shares were flat at $204.70 in premarket trading.

SouFun Holdings, operator of China's biggest real estate portal and known as Fang.com in China, has secured $400 million to $700 million from private equity firms IDG Capital and Carlyle Group, together with the company's CEO Vincent Mo. Shares rose 2.21% to $6.00 premarket.

Rockwell Collins Inc. on Friday offered a soft revenue outlook for its upcoming fiscal year, as the aerospace company faces weak demand in its business aviation segment. Shares were untraded premarket.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) said Friday that it has brought in $1 billion through a sale of its shares and disclosed plans to raise another $1 billion, as the beleaguered miner looks to raise cash amid weak commodity prices. Shares fell 6.31% to $11.29 premarket.

Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) said Friday that it would cut some 3,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its total employees, as part of a cost-saving program.

Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (ZAYO) swung to a profit Friday for the final quarter of its fiscal year, boosted in part by a 22% jump in sales at the telecom company.

Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) on Thursday reported sharply higher third-quarter profit, driven by higher digital-media revenue, and disclosed a leadership shake-up, which included the head of the digital-media unit.

AK Steel Holding Corp. (AKS) said lower raw material costs, higher shipments and cost-saving efforts will help its third-quarter results. On Thursday, AK Steel projected a loss of two cents a share to seven cents a share for the period, while analysts polled by Thomson Reuters projected a loss of 23 cents a share. In the second quarter, AK Steel reported a loss of 36 cents a share.

Comcast Corp. (CMCSA, CMCSK) has agreed to pay $33 million and overhaul its operations to resolve allegations that over a two-year period it illegally posted online personal information of an estimated 75,000 customers who paid for unlisted so-called voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP telephone service.

La Quinta Holdings Inc. (LQ) on Thursday disclosed Chief Financial Officer Keith A. Cline was appointed interim president and chief executive on Sept. 15, succeeding Wayne Goldberg. The company said Mr. Goldberg stepped down by mutual agreement. The company also lowered its 2015 guidance for revenue per available room, or "revpar," citing weaker-than-expected demand in August and September, and industry trends that indicated weaker demand for the rest of the year. La Quinta projects growth of 3.5% to 4.5% for the metric, down from prior guidance of 4.5% to 5.5%.

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) pilots will vote on a tentative labor agreement in October, after union leaders voted to send it to membership but decided not to endorse or reject the offer. The airline said on Sept.3 that an agreement in principle had been reached.

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) said it plans to raise its dividend by 12% and said its board authorized the buyback of an additional $7.5 billion of its shares.

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September 18, 2015 09:29 ET (13:29 GMT)

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