7 Stocks you need to know for today

Focus Media (FMCN | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings Monday afternoon, announcing $0.64 EPS over an expected $0.63 EPS.

Cogent (COGT | charts | news | PowerRating) missed earnings on Monday after the bell; analysts expected $0.15 EPS, but the company announced $0.14 EPS.

Target (TGT | charts | news | PowerRating) announces earnings on Tuesday before the bell, with analysts looking for $1.27 EPS.

El Paso (EP | charts | news | PowerRating) should report $0.19 EPS on Tuesday before the market opens.

When Federated Department Stores (FD | charts | news | PowerRating) reports quarterly earnings Tuesday morning, watch for $1.57 EPS.

Analysts are watching for Harrah's Entertainment (HET | charts | news | PowerRating) to report $0.65 EPS on Tuesday before the market opens.

Heinz (HNZ | charts | news | PowerRating) is looking to report $0.61 EPS tomorrow morning.