Stocks to Watch: Tesla, Home Depot, Switch, Express Scripts, Advance Auto Parts, Ford, Tapestry, RH, Coca-Cola

By Francesca Fontana and Amrith Ramkumar 

Here are some of the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Tuesday's session. Stock movements reflect premarket trading.

Tesla Inc. -- Up 0.3% : Tesla announced the formation of a special committee to evaluate the company's potential move to go private, which Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted about last week.

Home Depot Inc. -- Up 2% : The home-improvement retailer reported that same-store sales increased 8% in the second quarter and raised its expected earnings per share for the fiscal year.

Switch Inc. -- Down 23%: The data-center company lowered its full-year sales guidance after posting weaker-than-expected results in the most recent quarter.

Express Scripts Holding Co. -- Up 1.2%: Carl Icahn no longer plans to solicit votes from Cigna shareholders against the health insurer's $54 billion deal to buy Express Scripts after two proxy-advisory firms recommended shareholders support the deal, the billionaire activist investor said in a statement.

Advance Auto Parts Inc. -- Up 6% : The auto parts retailer beat earnings and revenue expectations for the second quarter and announced a new stock repurchase program.

Ford Motor Co. -- Up 0.5% : Shares of the auto maker fell 2.9% Monday in a fourth straight session of losses as investors continue to weigh trade tensions, with the stock at its lowest level in nearly six years.

T apestry Inc. -- Up 5.8%: The parent company of luxury brands such as Coach reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and sales that beat analysts' expectations. Sales were aided by the contribution of Kate Spade, which the company acquired last year.

RH -- Down 1.9%: RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, said Chief Financial Officer Karen Boone will step down and be replaced by Ryno Blignaut. Mr. Blignaut previously served as finance chief for Xoom Corp.

Coca-Cola Co. -- Up 0.3%: Coca-Cola is buying a stake in BodyArmor, the sports drink startup backed by Kobe Bryant and other athletes, marking the latest attempt by the beverage giant to break Gatorade's lock on the sports market.

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August 14, 2018 09:46 ET (13:46 GMT)

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