Must Watch Stocks for December 12, 2016

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

• Wall Street expects VeriFone Systems Inc PAY to post quarterly earnings at $0.29 per share on revenue of $461.19 million after the closing bell. VeriFone shares fell 0.78 percent to close at $16.46 on Friday.
• NewStar Financial Inc NEWS disclosed a $30 million repurchase plan. NewStar Financial shares gained 1.14 percent to close at $8.90 on Friday.
• Analysts are expecting KMG Chemicals, Inc. KMG to have earned $0.45 per share on revenue of $76.80 million in the latest quarter. KMG Chemicals will releae earnings after the markets close. KMG Chemicals shares rose 4.03 percent to close at $36.36 on Friday.

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• Ascena Retail Group ASNA named David Jaffe as Chairman of the Board. Ascena Retail shares fell 0.86 percent to close at $8.04 on Friday.
• Analysts expect Lightinthebox Holding Co Ltd-ADR LITB to report a quarterly loss at $0.02 per share on revenue of $62.97 million before the opening bell. Lightinthebox shares gained 2.73 percent to close at $2.63 on Friday.