7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

Cisco Systems (CSCO | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings estimates on Wednesday, announcing $0.40 EPS over an expected $0.36 EPS.

j2 Global (JCOM | charts | news | PowerRating) also beat earnings, reporting $0.38 EPS versus a consensus of $0.37 EPS.

Clear Channel (CCU | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Thursday morning, with analysts looking for $0.38 EPS.

Dean Foods (DF | charts | news | PowerRating) is looking to announce $0.15 EPS on Thursday morning before the market opens.

Analysts are watching for Ford Motors (F | charts | news | PowerRating) to report -$0.48 EPS on Thursday morning.

Rockwell Automation (ROK | charts | news | PowerRating) should announce $1.06 EPS on Thursday before the market opens.

Vonage (VG | charts | news | PowerRating) is expected to report -$0.12 EPS tomorrow morning.