Stocks That Could Go Up on Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Target: the expected rise from the open to the day’s high; confidence: the chance we gave it of getting there. “To the high” and “to the close” are counted from the 9:30 AM opening price.

1. 1

   RTX Corporation (RTX)

   Aerospace and defense · +1.5% to +2.2% pre-market after results

   ▲ +2% target

   62% confidence

   EarningsRTX beats third-quarter estimates and raises its 2026 sales, EPS and cash-flow outlook — Investing.com

   Adjusted EPS of $2.26 beat the roughly $1.78 consensus and sales rose 11% to $25.0 billion. RTX raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $7.65–$7.75 from $7.10–$7.25, adjusted sales to $97.0–$97.5 billion and free cash flow to $9.0–$9.2 billion, with a $340 billion backlog. A beat this large with a raise across the board is likely to draw buyers through the session.

   Risk: About $0.25 of the quarter's EPS came from tariff cost recovery, which investors may treat as one-time.

   From $193.28 at 9:30 AM:high +1.92% at 9:57 AMclose +0.03%day +0.64%✗ Missed +2%
2. 2

   Hasbro (HAS)

   Consumer discretionary · +3.1% pre-market in an early snapshot

   ▲ +2.5% target

   58% confidence

   EarningsHasbro third-quarter revenue rises 15% and the company raises its 2026 outlook — SEC EDGAR

   Revenue rose 15% to $1.595 billion and adjusted EPS was $2.90, well above the roughly $1.88 analysts expected, with Magic: The Gathering up 34%. Hasbro lifted 2026 revenue growth guidance to 7%–9% from 5%–7%, adjusted operating margin to 27%–28% from 25%–26% and adjusted EBITDA to $1.575–$1.625 billion from $1.45–$1.50 billion.

   Risk: About $55 million of the quarter came from tariff refunds, so the underlying beat is smaller than the headline.

   From $102.40 at 9:30 AM:high +7.24% at 3:53 PMclose +6.95%day +11.20%✓ Reached +2.5%
3. 3

   Halliburton (HAL)

   Energy · +3.4% to +4% pre-market after results

   ▲ +2% target

   57% confidence

   EarningsHalliburton beats third-quarter EPS and revenue estimates — Investing.com

   Adjusted EPS of $0.60 beat the roughly $0.58 consensus and revenue of $5.7 billion beat about $5.58 billion, and the company bought back about $250 million of stock. Brent crude near $109.68, a five-month high after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, adds a sector tailwind for oil-service stocks.

   Risk: Revenue was flat from the second quarter and free cash flow was only $156 million, which could cap the gain.

   From $33.30 at 9:30 AM:high +1.59% at 9:30 AMclose +0.87%day +1.85%✗ Missed +2%
4. 4

   3M (MMM)

   Industrials · +1.2% to +2.7% pre-market

   ▲ +1.5% target

   56% confidence

   Earnings3M beats third-quarter profit estimates and raises full-year EPS guidance — SEC EDGAR

   Adjusted EPS of $2.50 topped the roughly $2.39 estimate and 3M raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $9.10–$9.15. It also issued Amazon a warrant to buy about $521 million of 3M stock as part of an expanded data-center deal, a new growth story for a slow-growing industrial.

   Risk: 3M's daily ranges are narrow, so the move may stall below the target if industrials trade with the soft market.

   From $163.00 at 9:30 AM:high +6.10% at 12:50 PMclose +5.13%day +5.78%✓ Reached +1.5%
5. 5

   MSCI (MSCI)

   Financials · +2.8% at 7:13 AM, about +6% by 8:29 AM ET pre-market

   ▲ +2% target

   52% confidence

   EarningsMSCI beats third-quarter EPS and revenue estimates — Investing.com

   Adjusted EPS of $5.11 beat the $5.02 estimate and revenue rose 12.4% to $892.0 million, above about $887.8 million. The pre-market gain widened from about 2.8% to about 6% in the hour after 7 AM ET, a sign of steady demand.

   Risk: Operating margin slipped to 56.3% from 56.4%, and a 6% gap leaves room for profit-taking at the open.

   From $587.16 at 9:30 AM:high +3.14% at 9:45 AMclose +0.77%day +5.00%✓ Reached +2%
6. 6

   Equifax (EFX)

   Industrials · +4.8% pre-market after results

   ▲ +2% target

   51% confidence

   EarningsEquifax third-quarter revenue rises 10% with U.S. mortgage revenue up 15% — SEC EDGAR

   Revenue rose 10% to $1.693 billion, inside the $1.680–$1.710 billion guidance range, and U.S. mortgage revenue grew 15% despite a weaker mortgage market. Options had priced a move of about 12% on the report, so a 4.8% pre-market gain leaves room for more buying.

   Risk: Revenue was a little below the roughly $1.71 billion consensus, so the rally could fade if the outlook on the call is cautious.

   From $166.11 at 9:30 AM:high +7.04% at 11:39 AMclose +6.28%day +11.33%✓ Reached +2%
7. 7

   Akamai Technologies (AKAM)

   Technology · +2.2% pre-market

   ▲ +2% target

   47% confidence

   UpgradeRaymond James upgrades Akamai to Strong Buy from Outperform, target $170 — Investing.com

   Raymond James moved Akamai to its top rating with a $170 target, close to double the $87.25 prior close. Upgrades with a large implied upside tend to draw buyers early in the session.

   Risk: Tech and chip stocks were weak before the bell (tech ETF down 0.7%, chip ETF down 1.4%), which could drag on the shares.

   From $88.31 at 9:30 AM:high +2.55% at 10:30 AMclose +1.49%day +2.73%✓ Reached +2%

1. US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: MMM, RTX, STLD, SOLS, MSCI, GM, CCK, EFX, HAL, AAPL, CRM/BRZE — Newsquawk
2. Premarket movers: RTX rises, GE slips following quarterly results — Investing.com
3. Morning Brief Oct 20: 3M, GM, Micron Move Before the Open — Current Logic
4. RTX third-quarter 2026 earnings release (Form 8-K exhibit) — SEC EDGAR
5. Hasbro third-quarter 2026 earnings release (Form 8-K exhibit) — SEC EDGAR
6. Halliburton third-quarter 2026 earnings release (Form 8-K) — SEC EDGAR
7. 3M third-quarter 2026 earnings release (Form 8-K exhibit) — SEC EDGAR
8. Equifax third-quarter 2026 earnings release (Form 8-K exhibit) — SEC EDGAR
9. GE Aerospace third-quarter 2026 earnings release (Form 8-K exhibit) — SEC EDGAR
10. General Motors third-quarter 2026 earnings release (Form 8-K) — SEC EDGAR
11. Upcoming: 3M (MMM) set to release earnings on Tuesday — MarketBeat
12. Earnings implied moves: week of Oct 19–23, 2026 — Earnings Watcher

• Every trading day at 9:00 AM ET, before the 9:30 AM open, we read last night’s and the morning’s company news — earnings and guidance, analyst upgrades, deals and contracts, product and regulatory news, index changes — and pick the 6–10 liquid US stocks most likely to rise that day.
• Each pick gets a target (the expected rise from the open to the day’s high) and a confidence (the chance of getting there), and we weigh the size of the surprise, the pre-market move and the market’s mood. Stocks under $5, thinly traded ones, and targets of cash takeovers are left out.
• Each list is measured from the moment it could be acted on: the 9:30 AM opening price, or the minute it went public if that was later. “To the high” is the rise from there to the session’s highest price; “to the close”, to the closing price. A pick reaches its target when its rise to the high is at least the target.
• The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over the same minutes is shown as the bar to beat. Results are live while the market trades and final after the close; every past list stays online with its results.