8 Stocks To Watch For March 9, 2018

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

• Wall Street expects Big Lots, Inc. BIG to report quarterly earnings at $2.43 per share on revenue of $1.65 billion before the opening bell. Big Lots shares rose 0.96 percent to $54.41 in after-hours trading.
• Finisar Corporation FNSR reported downbeat results for its third quarter. The company also issued weak guidance. Finisar shares declined 9.74 percent to $18.25 in the after-hours trading session.
• United Natural Foods, Inc. UNFI reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its second quarter and also raised its FY18 guidance. United Natural Foods shares surged 9.63 percent to $47.95 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Party City Holdco Inc PRTY to have earned $0.8 per share on revenue of $781.09 million in the latest quarter. Party City will release earnings before the markets open. Party City shares slipped 1.07 percent to $14.40 in after-hours trading.

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• El Pollo LoCo Holdings Inc LOCO posted better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter. El Pollo LoCo shares climbed 7.29 percent to $10.30 in the after-hours trading session.
• VolitionRX Ltd VNRX disclosed a proposed offering of common stock. The size was not disclosed. VolitionRX shares tumbled 14.97 percent to $2.50 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect American Woodmark Corporation AMWD to report quarterly earnings at $0.95 per share on revenue of $280.40 million before the opening bell. American Woodmark shares declined 5.24 percent to close at $120.35 on Thursday.
• PDL BioPharma Inc PDLI reported upbeat earnings for its fourth quarter on Thursday. PDL BioPharma shares jumped 18.87 percent to $3.15 in the after-hours trading session.