For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 22, 2016 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Schlumberger (SLB), Starbucks (SBUX) and Skechers (SKX). Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Get #1Stock of the Day pick for free. Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog: Q1 Earnings Season Kicking into High Gear After the bell Thursday, Q1 earnings season has accelerated to a pace we should all get used to for the next three weeks or so. Major companies like Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Schlumberger (SLB), Starbucks (SBUX) and Skechers ( SKX) are among those companies posting results after the bell. In some cases, even putting up better-than-expected sales numbers has still resulted in a late-trading sell-off. Let's start with both Alphabet and Microsoft -- both of which posted higher revenues than expected and brought admirable year-over-year growth. Yet earnings misses are likely generating plenty of questions in the companies' conference calls going on at this hour: GOOGL and MSFT Shares Fall After Earnings Misses Oil & gas major Schlumberger reported better-than-expected earnings even though revenue growth for the year fell 36.6 percent. Revenues missed expectations slightly for its Q1. Schlumberger had been carrying a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) with a VGM score of D:Schlumberger ( SLB) Beats Q1 Earnings Estimates, Revenues Fall 36.6% Year Over Year Everyone's local coffee shop Starbucks posted in-line earnings for its fiscal Q2 results, but missed its sales expectation for the quarter. Shares are down in late-day trading:Starbucks ( SBUX) Stock Slumps on Q2 Revenues Miss, Earnings Inline Finally, footwear retailer Skechers reverses today's late earnings report trend by posting big beats on both top and bottom lines. As a result, late traders rewarded SKX stock following a 2.6 percent gain in regular Thursday trading:Skechers ( SKX) Stock Gains on Record Q1 Earnings and Revenue Results Keep your browser dialed into Zacks.com for all your Q1 earnings-related needs going forward. Zacks Restaurant Recommendations: In addition to dining at these special places, you can feast on their stock shares. A Zacks Special Report spotlights 5 recent IPOs to watch plus 2 stocks that offer immediate promise in a booming sector. Download it free » Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report >> About Zacks Equity Research Zacks Equity Research provides the best of quantitative and qualitative analysis to help investors know what stocks to buy and which to sell for the long-term. Continuous coverage is provided for a universe of 1,150 publicly traded stocks. Our analysts are organized by industry which gives them keen insights to developments that affect company profits and stock performance. Recommendations and target prices are six-month time horizons. Zacks "Profit from the Pros" e-mail newsletter provides highlights of the latest analysis from Zacks Equity Research. Subscribe to this free newsletter today. Find out What is happening in the stock market today on zacks.com. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report ALPHABET INC-A (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis Report MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report SCHLUMBERGER LT (SLB): Free Stock Analysis Report STARBUCKS CORP (SBUX): Free Stock Analysis Report SKECHERS USA-A (SKX): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.