TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know For Today

• October 5, 2006
• John Patrick Lee

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday:

Helen of Troy
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beat earnings, announcing $0.35 EPS vs an expected $0.28 EPS.

Marriot
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beat, announcing $0.34 EPS vs expected $0.30 EPS.

Acuity Brands
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beat earnings, with $0.93 EPS over a consensus of $0.85 EPS.

Global Payment
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was upgraded from Neutral to Overweight by JP Morgan.

First Data
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received a downgrade from Buy to Neutral by Goldman Sachs.

Kohl’s
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downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform by Bear Stearns.

Avon Products
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was downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform by Bear Stearns.

John Patrick Lee