Thursday’s Stocks to Watch: Electronic Arts, BMC Software

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Here are a few stocks to keep on your radar: Shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS ) gained more than 5% in early Thursday trading after the company beat analysts’ fiscal fourth-quarter earnings expectations late Wednesday. The video-game maker also said profit for its current fiscal year would meet current estimates. BMC Software (NYSE: BMC ) rose 6.3% after the company beat Wall Street’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenue expectations late Wednesday. Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI ) gained 3% after the company beat analysts’ fiscal second-quarter earnings estimates. News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA ) slipped 0.8% after the company missed Wall Street’s fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations. Revenue fell 6% from a year earlier. Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL ) rose 1.3% after the company beat analysts’ fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue estimates.