7 Stocks you need to know for today

CYTYC Corp (CYTC | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings on Wednesday after the close; CYTC announced $0.29 EPS vs an expected $0.28 EPS.

Business Objects (BOBJ | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings late Wednesday, announcing $0.41 EPS vs an expected $0.34 EPS.

Affymetrix (AFFX | charts | news | PowerRating) matched earnings, hitting -$0.06 EPS.

Johnson Controls (JCI | charts | news | PowerRating) barely beat earnings, announcing $1.86 EPS vs a consensus of $1.85 EPS.

Komag (KOMG | charts | news | PowerRating) missed earnings late Wednesday; KOMG announced $1.04 EPS vs a consensus of $1.10 EPS.

Aetna (AET | charts | news | PowerRating) announces earnings early Thursday; expect $0.72 EPS.

Celgen (CELG | charts | news | PowerRating) also announces Thursday before the open; analysts are looking for $0.14 EPS.