7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday

Qualcomm (NasdaqGS:QCOM - News) missed earnings expectations on Wednesday, with $0.52 EPS versus expectations of $0.53 EPS. QCOM's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5

AT&T (NYSE:T - News) reports earnings on Thursday morning before the market opens, with traders looking for $0.71 EPS. T's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.

Analysts are watching for Ford (NYSE:F - News) to announce -$0.20 EPS on Thursday before the bell. F's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.

Lennar (NYSE:LEN - News) is expected to report -$1.65 EPS on Thursday morning. LEN's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - News) is looking to announce $1.70 EPS when the homebuilder reports tomorrow morning. LMT's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.

Watch for Northrop Grunman (NYSE:NOC - News) to report $1.31 EPS tomorrow morning before the bell. NOC's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.

Sunpower (NasdaqGS:SPWR - News) is expected to report $0.37 EPS on Thursday morning. SPWR's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.

7 Trading Ideas for Today Friday January 18, 7:38 am ET By TradingMarkets Research

Bullish

*Pepsico (NYSE:PEP - News) & China Fund (NYSE:CHN - News). PEP's PowerRating(for Traders) is 6, and CHN's PowerRating (for Traders) is 7.
*Dril-Quip (NYSE:DRQ - News). DRQ's PowerRating (for Traders) is 7
*Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - News). LMT's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6
*Baidu.com (NasdaqGS:BIDU - News). BIDU's PowerRating (for Traders) is 9

Bearish

*Intermune (NasdaqGS:ITMN - News). ITMN's PowerRatings (for Traders) is 1.
*Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG - News). WMG's PowerRating (for Traders) is 1.