Benzinga | Sep 17, 2021 08:57AM EDT

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Friday, Sept. 17, 2021: PENN, FDX, OPAD, COST, LIDR

Today's 5 Stock Ideas:

* Penn National Gaming (PENN) - Company CEO, Jay Snowden, interviewed on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep YouTube show at 8:35 a.m. EDT Friday. View highlights from the interview in your Benzinga Pro Newsfeed by searching ticker "PENN."

* FedEx (FDX) - Will report Q1 earnings on Tuesday before market open.

* Offerpad Solutions (OPAD) - The second most searched ticker on Benzinga Pro over the last 24 hours. The most searched ticker was IronNet (IRNT).

* Costco (COST) - Will report Q4 earnings on Thursday after market close.

* AEye (LIDR) - A play on lidar technology. Lidar stocks saw a spike higher on Thursday; the Benzinga newsdesk could not identify any fundamental news to justify the move higher. Other lidar-related stocks: Luminar Technologies (LAZR), Velodyne Lidar (VLDR), Aeva Technologies (AEVA), Ouster (OUST).