Stocks To Watch For March 4 (MSG, MRVL, NOVL, CIS, WMT)

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

Wall Street expects Madison Square Garden Inc MSG to report its Q4 EPS at $0.43 on revenue of $435.06 million. MSG shares gained 2.63% to close at $29.71 yesterday.

Marvell Technology Group Ltd MRVL reported its FQ4 profit at $222.9 million, or $0.33 per share, versus $204.8 million, or $0.31 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Excluding one-time items, Marvell's earnings came in at $0.40 per share. The company's revenue increased 7% to $900.5 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.42 per share on revenue of $925.3 million. MRVL shares dipped 6.26% to $17.08 in after-hours trading.

Novell Inc NOVL reported a FQ1 loss at $17.9 million, or $0.05 per share, versus a profit of $20.2 million, or $0.06 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's adjusted income came in at $0.07 per share. The company's revenue dropped to $190.7 million from $202.4 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.07 per share on revenue of $198.6 million. NOVL shares fell 0.34% to $5.80 in the after-hours trading session.

Analysts expect Camelot Information Systems CIS to report its Q4 EPS at $0.22 on revenue of $53.91 million. CIS shares rose 1.32% to $20.00 in after-hours trading.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT lifted its annual dividend by 21% to $1.46, from $1.21. It will pay the next quarterly dividend of 36.5 cents on April 4 to shareholders of record on March 11. WMT shares climbed 0.75% to $52.40 in the after-hours trading session.

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