7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

Airgas (ARG | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, with $0.67 EPS over an expected $0.63 EPS.

Akamai Tech (AKAM | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings on Wednesday afternoon, announcing $0.34 EPS over an expected $0.33 EPS.

Advanced Medical Optics (EYE | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Thursday morning, with analysts looking for -$0.43 EPS.

Aetna (AET | charts | news | PowerRating) should announce $0.92 EPS before the bell on Thursday morning.

When Bunge (BG | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Thursday before the market opens, look for $1.78 EPS.

Analysts will be watching for Diamond Offshore (DO | charts | news | PowerRating) to report $1.49 EPS on Thursday morning.

Motorola (MOT | charts | news | PowerRating) announces quarterly results tomorrow morning; watch for $0.04 EPS.