7 Stocks you need to know for Thursday

Alcoa [AA | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ]AA] beat earnings expectations on Wednesday afternoon, announcing $0.36 EPS over a consensus of $0.33 EPS.

WD-40 Company (WDFC | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) missed analyst expectations, announcing $0.36 EPS versus a consensus of $0.41 EPS.

CRA International (CRAI | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) reports earnings on Thursday before the market opens, with traders looking for $0.75 EPS.

MSC Industrial (MSM | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) is expected to report $0.70 EPS before the bell on Thursday morning.

IHS (IHS | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) announces quarterly results on Thursday after the bell; watch for $0.43 EPS.

Analysts and traders are looking for Shuffle Master (SHFL | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) to report $0.10 EPS after the close on Thursday.

Synnex (SNX | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) should report $0.53 EPS on Thursday afternoon.