Stocks To Watch For August 26 (GES, JCG, JAS, NOVL, JDSU)

Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: After yesterday's closing bell, Guess GES posted its quarterly profit attributable to common stock holders at $0.72 per share, up from $0.64 per share, in the year-ago period. The company’s total net revenue increased 10.5% y/y to $577.1 million. GES’ shares fell 6.88% to $35.60 in after-hours trading. Wall Street expects J Crew JCG to post its Q2 EPS of $0.46. JCG’s shares gained 1.04% to $34.00 in the after-hours trading session. Jo-Ann Stores Inc JAS swung to a Q2 profit of $0.20 per share, from a loss of $0.13 per share, in the year-ago period. The company’s sales rose 4.7% y/y to $439.3 million. JAS’ shares rose 5.51% to $38.85 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Novell NOVL to have earned $0.07 per share in the third-quarter. NOVL’s shares lost 0.03% to $5.71 in the after-hours trading session. JDS Uniphase Corp JDSU swung to a Q4 profit of $0.01 per share, from a net loss of $0.29 per share, in the year-ago period. The company’s revenue increased 43% y/y to $390.9 million. JDSU’s shares moved down 2.96% to $9.92 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.