How To Trade On Aeropostale, Body Central, Quiksilver Earnings (ARO, BODY, ZQK, XRT)

Three stocks in the retailing and apparel sectors to watch today are Aeropostale Inc. ARO, Quiksilver, Inc. ZQK and Body Central Corp. BODY. All three companies are scheduled to report earnings today after the market closes.

Aeropostale Inc (ARO) is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aeropostale stores and 7 to 12 year-old kids through its P.S. from Aeropostale stores. The company is expected to report quarterly earnings of 97 cents per share, on revenue of $834.6 million.

Body Central Corp. (BODY) is a multi-channel, specialty retailer offering on-trend, quality apparel and accessories at value prices, whose target market is women in their late teens and twenties from diverse cultural backgrounds who seek the latest fashions and a flattering fit. The consensus estimates from Wall Street call for Body Central to report earnings of 26 cents per share, on revenues of $62.1 million.

Quiksilver, Inc. (ZQK) is the world's leading outdoor sports lifestyle company that designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, snowboards and related products. Wall Street anticipates a reported loss of 5 cents per share, on revenue of $414 million from Quiksilver.

Investors who see a trend in the results of these three stocks's earnings reports and guidance and want exposure to the broader retail and apparel sectors should take a look at the SPDR S&P Retail ETF XRT, which seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index.