7 Stocks you need to know for Friday

Cintas (CTAS | charts | news | PowerRating) missed earnings on Thursday afternoon, with $0.51 EPS versus estimates of $0.53 EPS.

Jabil Circuit (JBL | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings on Thursday afternoon, reporting $0.29 EPS over an expected $0.28 EPS.

AZZ Incorporated (AZZ | charts | news | PowerRating) reports on Friday before the market opens, with analysts looking for $0.48 EPS.

Chattem (CHTT | charts | news | PowerRating) rose over 7% to 20 year highs today, after beating analyst earnings report estimates.

Moody's (MCO | charts | news | PowerRating) rose more than 5%, and McGraw-Hill (MHP | charts | news | PowerRating) also rose, on widespread speculation that the companies will avoid lawsuits stemming from the recent sub-prime mortgage meltdown.

Palm (PALM | charts | news | PowerRating) jumped more than 5% on Thursday after the company unveiled its new $99 "smart phone."