Benzinga | Nov 2, 2020 08:01AM EST

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Monday, Nov. 2, 2020: VIAC, BIIB, CI, BKNG, LRCX

Today's 5 Stock Ideas:

* ViacomCBS (VIAC) - A play on coverage of the US presidential election. This coverage will likely last throughout this week given the nature of a changed voting environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Biogen (BIIB) - An FDA panel will discuss on Friday the company's Biologics License Application for its Alzheimer's treatment candidate, aducanumab. The FDA will release briefing documents for this candidate on Nov. 4.

* Cigna (CI) - Companies in the healthcare industry will be providing the majority of earnings reports this week. Cigna will report Thursday and peer Humana (HUM) will report Tuesday.

* Booking Holdings (BKNG) - A sympathy play on Expedia (EXPE), which will report earnings after market close on Wednesday.

* Lam Research (LRCX) - Shares could see volatility Wednesday and Thursday amid earnings out of peer Qualcomm (QCOM), which will report earnings after the close.