Stocks To Watch For January 3, 2013

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

Wall Street expects Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.75 per share on revenue of $2.38 billion. Family Dollar shares rose 0.99% to close at $64.04 yesterday.

Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ: MLNX) lowered its fourth-quarter revenue forecast. Mellanox shares tumbled 13.87% to $52.70 in the after-hours trading session.

Analysts expect Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR) to report its Q2 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $636.41 million. Worthington shares gained 3.31% to close at $26.85 yesterday.

Landec (NASDAQ: LNDC) reported a surge in its fiscal second-quarter earnings and lifted its full-year outlook. Landec shares surged 6.92% to $10.50 in the after-hours trading session.

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) named Devinder Kumar as its chief financial officer. AMD shares gained 5.42% to close at $2.53 yesterday.

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