Stocks To Watch For October 9, 2014

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

to report its Q3 earnings at $1.29 per share on revenue of $17.09 billion. Pepsico shares rose 0.49% to $94.40 in after-hours trading. Alcoa

reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings. Alcoa shares gained 2.43% to $16.46 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting Family Dollar Stores

to have earned $0.77 per share on revenue of $2.58 billion in the fourth quarter. Family Dollar shares gained 0.08% to close at $77.71 yesterday. Gap

announced the retirement of its Chairman and Chief Executive Glenn Murphy. The company named Art Peck as its new CEO and Bob Fisher as its new chairman. Gap also said same-store sales came in flat in September. Gap shares dipped 8.11% to $38.50 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts expect Helen of Troy

to post its Q2 earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $312.97 million. Helen of Troy shares rose 1.39% to close at $54.01 yesterday. Ruby Tuesday

posted a narrower-than-expected adjusted loss for its fiscal first-quarter and raised its 2015 profit margin outlook. Ruby Tuesday shares jumped 18.41% to $7.01 in after-hours trading.