On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Joshua Brown, co-founder and CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, named Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ahead of quarterly earnings.

Apple will release earnings results for the second quarter, after the closing bell on Thursday, April 30. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at $1.94 per share on revenue of $109.72 billion.

Brian Belski, founder, CEO & chief investment officer at Humilis Investment Strategies, picked Waste Connections Inc (NYSE:WCN).

Supporting his view, Waste Connections reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results on April 22. Waste Connections reported quarterly earnings of $1.23 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.18 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.371 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.352 billion.

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Stephanie Link, chief investment strategist, head of investment solutions and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, recommended Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS).

Synopsys announced it will report second-quarter results on Wednesday, May 27, after the closing bell.

Joseph M. Terranova, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, picked The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO).

Coca-Cola, on Tuesday, reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates. Coca-Cola reported quarterly earnings of 86 cents per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 81 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $12.500 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $12.241 billion.

Price Action:

  • Apple shares rose 1.2% to close at $270.71 on Tuesday.
  • Waste Connections shares gained 1.2% to settle at $163.54 during the session.
  • Synopsys slipped 2.9% to close at $483.89 during the session.
  • Coca-Cola shares gained 3.9% to close at $78.35 on Tuesday.

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