Benzinga | Aug 12, 2021 09:00AM EDT

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021: DIS, CLOV, NIO, SSYS, BODY

Today's 5 Stock Ideas:

* Disney (DIS) - Will report quarterly results after market close Thursday. Analysts expect earnings of $0.56 per share on sales of $16.8 billion.

* Clover Health Investments (CLOV) - The most-searched ticker on Benzinga Pro over the last 24 hours. Also the most-discussed stock in the Benzinga Pro Lounge chat. Shares were up 24% in pre-market action following Q2 results and strong FY21 sales guidance.

* NIO Inc. (NIO) - Reported better-than-expected Q2 results and strong Q3 guidance. The stock was up about 1% ahead of the open.

* Stratasys (SSYS) - Shares of 3D printing stocks were higher Thursday morning following a deal for peer in the space, The ExOne Company (XONE). Desktop Metals (DM) announced Wednesday evening it will buy ExOne in a $575 million deal. Shares of another peer in the space, 3D Systems (DDD), traded up about 0.3% on the sympathy move.

* Beachbody (BODY) - To publish Q2 earnings after market close on Thursday.