Stocks To Watch For March 12, 2013 - InvestingChannel

Stocks To Watch For March 12, 2013

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Wall Street expects Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) to report its Q2 earnings at $1.06 per share on revenue of $25.13 billion. Costco shares rose 0.08% to $102.52 in after-hours trading.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) reported downbeat fourth-quarter earnings. Urban Outfitters shares declined 2.29% to $40.55 in the after-hours trading session.

Analysts expect Bon-Ton Stores (NASDAQ: BONT) to report its Q4 earnings at $3.57 per share on revenue of $1.04 billion. Bon-Ton shares gained 1.02% to close at $11.91 yesterday.

VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) reported that its CEO, Douglas Bergeron, is stepping down. VeriFone shares surged 7.58% to $22.01 in the after-hours trading session.

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) reported a 20% drop in its quarterly same-store sales in China. However, the company had projected sales to decline by 25%. Yum shares jumped 6.29% to $72.11 in after-hours trading.

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