Stocks To Watch For August 20, 2012

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Corinthian Colleges

to post its Q4 earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $403.2 million. Corinthian shares declined 2.41% to $2.39 in after-hours trading. Shares of Ann

jumped 20.43% on Friday after the company reported a 27% rise in second-quarter operating income. Its comparable-store sales also climbed 4.7%. Ann shares gained 0.91% to $34.20 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting Urban Outfitters

to have earned $0.33 per share on revenue of $671.58 million in the second quarter. Urban Outfitters shares rose 0.64% to $31.60 in after-hours trading. Shares of Kirkland's

dropped 8.57% on Friday after the company posted a wider second-quarter loss and lowered its forecast for the year. Kirkland's shares rose 0.10% to $9.93 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts expect Lowe's Companies

to report its Q2 earnings at $0.70 per share on sales of $14.44 billion. Lowe's shares gained 1.53% to close at $27.87 on Friday.