7 Stocks you need to know for Friday

Dell (DELL | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings expectations on Thursday afternoon, announcing $0.32 EPS over an expected $0.30 EPS.

Esterline Technologies (ESL | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings expectations on Thursday, with $0.61 EPS over a consensus of $0.54 EPS.

FuelCell Energy (FCEL | charts | news | PowerRating) rose over 10% on Thursday after the company announced that Q3 losses fell to $15.4 million from $18.7 million the year before.

Novell (NOVL | charts | news | PowerRating) rose nearly 9% after beating analysts earnings estimates.

Sigma Designs (SIGM | charts | news | PowerRating) rose 10% on Thursday after announcing that Q2 revenue doubled to $42.5 million from the same period last year.

SkillSoft (SKIL | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Friday morning, with analysts looking for $0.03 EPS.

United Natural Foods (UNFI | charts | news | PowerRating) should announce $0.34 EPS before the bell on Friday morning.