7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday:

Salesforce.com [NYSE:CRM]
beat earnings Wednesday after the bell, with $0.10 EPS over a consensus of $0.07 EPS.
CRM’s PowerRating is 7.

Abercrombie [NYSE:ANF] matched earnings
expectations Wednesday after the market closed, announcing $2.14 EPS.
ANF’s PowerRating is 6.

Whole Foods [Nasdaq:WFMI] missed earnings
on Wednesday afternoon barely missing with $0.38 EPS versus an expected $0.40
EPS. WFMI signed an agreement to acquire Wild Oats Markets [Nasdaq:OATS]
after hours on Wednesday. WFMI’s PowerRating is 5.

Ballard Power [Nasdaq:BLDP] is expected to
report -$0.15 EPS on Thursday before the market opens. BLDP’s PowerRating
is 3.

JC Penney [NYSE:JCP]
announces quarterly earnings on Thursday morning; watch for $1.97 EPS.
JCP’s PowerRating is 5.

Analysts are looking for Sempra Energy [NYSE:SRE]
to report $1.13 EPS on Thursday before the market opens. SRE’s PowerRating
is 6.

When Newmont Mining [NYSE:NEM] reports
quarterly earnings on Thursday morning, look for $0.38 EPS. NEM’s
PowerRating is 4.

PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net