5 Stocks To Watch For March 14, 2017

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

• Wall Street expects Bon-Ton Stores Inc BONT to report quarterly earnings at $3.24 per share on revenue of $915.40 million before the opening bell. Bon-Ton shares gained 3.85 percent to close at $1.08 on Monday.
• Ruby Tuesday, Inc. RT disclosed that it is exploring strategic alternatives. The company reported preliminary Q3 sales of $225.7 million. Ruby Tuesday shares climbed 17.82 percent to $2.05 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting HD Supply Holdings Inc HDS to have earned $0.43 per share on revenue of $1.63 billion in the latest quarter. HD Supply will release earnings before the markets open. HD Supply shares rose 0.70 percent to $42.98 in after-hours trading.

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• Bill Ackman sold his entire position of Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc VRX. Pershing Square, the activist investor's firm, has exited its 27.2 million share position at $11. Ackman will also step off the company's board. Valeant shares tumbled 9.74 percent to $10.93 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect DSW Inc. DSW to report quarterly earnings at $0.16 per share on revenue of $692.41 million before the opening bell. DSW shares dropped 1.51 percent to $19.53 in after-hours trading.