10 Stocks You Should Be Watching Today

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

• Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. ULTA reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter and lifted its outlook for the year. Ulta Salon shares climbed 5.87 percent to $272.51 in the after-hours trading session.
• Smith & Wesson Holding Corp SWHC reported upbeat results for its second quarter and issued a weak outlook for its third quarter. Smith & Wesson shares dropped 5.34 percent to $22.70 in the after-hours trading session.
• Five Below Inc FIVE reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its fiscal third quarter. Five Below shares surged 11.13 percent to $44.32 in the after-hours trading session.
• Wall Street expects Big Lots, Inc. BIG to report a quarterly loss at $0.01 per share on revenue of $1.12 billion. Big Lots shares rose 1.44 percent to $51.50 in after-hours trading.
• G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. GIII posted weaker-than-expected Q3 results and lowered its FY17 outlook. G-III Apparel shares tumbled 9.78 percent to $24.25 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Howard Schultz will be stepping down as chief executive officer of Starbucks Corporation SBUX. Kevin Johnson will takeover CEO duties on April 3, 2017. Starbucks shares fell 3.26 percent to $56.60 in the after-hours trading session.
• Workday Inc WDAY posted better-than-expected results for its third quarter on Thursday. Workday shares dropped 11.76 percent to $72.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Ambarella Inc AMBA posted stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter, but issued a weak revenue forecast for the current quarter. The current share repurchase plan was extended to permit the buyback of up to an aggregate of $75 million in stock through June 30, 2017. Ambarella shares dropped 6.30 percent to $57.52 in the after-hours trading session.
• Ascena Retail Group Inc ASNA reported downbeat earnings for its first quarter on Thursday. Ascena Retail shares rose 3.77 percent to $6.05 in the after-hours trading session,
• Gap Inc. GPS reported a 1 percent drop in its comparable sales for November, compared to an 8 percent decline last year. Its net sales for the four-week period slipped to $1.53 billion from $1.57 billion. Gap shares fell 1.20 percent to $24.75 in the after-hours trading session.