7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

Applied Materials (AMAT | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings on Wednesday, announcing $0.32 EPS versus expectations of $0.29 EPS.

Longs Drug (LDG | charts | news | PowerRating) also beat expectations, with $0.51 EPS over a consensus of $0.44 EPS.

Tetra Tech (TTEK | charts | news | PowerRating) beat earnings on Wednesday afternoon with $0.241 EPS over $0.22 EPS.

JC Penney (JCP | charts | news | PowerRating) reports earnings on Thursday, with analysts looking for $1.01 EPS.

Suntech Power (STP | charts | news | PowerRating) is looking to announce $0.28 EPS on Thursday morning before the market opens.

Analysts are watching for Tyco (TYC | charts | news | PowerRating) to report $0.55 EPS tomorrow morning.

When Williams-Sonoma (WSM | charts | news | PowerRating) reports results on Thursday morning, with traders expecting $0.24 EPS.