Benzinga | Nov 18, 2020 08:36AM EST

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020: BA, HON, BRX, MCFE, PLTR

Today's 5 Stock Ideas:

* Boeing (BA) - Shares were up 7% ahead of the open following news the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rescinded its order that halted commercial operations of Boeing's 737-8s and 737-9s (the MAX).

* Honeywell (HON) - A play on efforts to actively monitor and improve air quality and circulation inside commercial buildings. The company highlighted the expansion of its holistic Health Buildings Air Quality offering in a press release Wednesday morning.

* Brixmor Property Group (BRX) - A play on COVID-19 testing sites. The real estate company announced a deal with QuestCap's Collection Sites unit for lease of space in parking lots at 340 shopping centers for COVID-19 testing usage.

* McAfee (MCFE) - On Thursday, after the close, the cloud cybersecurity company will report its first quarterly results since its IPO on Oct. 22.

* Palantir Technologies (PLTR) - One of the most-discussed stocks in Benzinga Pro's chat Wednesday morning. Shares were up 1.7% ahead of the opening bell. The Benzinga Pro newsdesk did not see news to justify the move higher.