7 Stocks you need to know for today

Dell (DELL | charts | news | PowerRating) beat preliminary quarterly earnings on Tuesday after the bell, announcing $0.30 EPS over a $0.24 EPS consensus.

Brocade (BRCD | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings after Tuesday's trading, with $0.14 EPS vs a consensus of $0.12 EPS.

J. Crew (JCG | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings on Tuesday afternoon, reporting $0.27 EPS vs a consensus of $0.21 EPS.

Payless Shoe (PSS | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings late Tuesday after the close, announcing $0.43 EPS vs an expected $0.42 EPS.

Coldwater Creek (CWTR | charts | news | PowerRating) matched earnings Tuesday afternoon with $0.17 EPS.

Hormel Foods (HRL | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Wednesday before the bell; look for $0.64 EPS.

Patterson Companies (PDCO | charts | news | PowerRating) announces earnings early Wednesday, with analysts looking for $0.34 EPS.