• Metlife Inc. (NYSE:MET) plunged 2.3% after the insurance company lowered its earnings forecasts for fiscal 2013 despite raising the current year’s outlook
• Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) reported third quarter earnings per share of $0.25, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.24 by a penny
• Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN) posted a fourth quarter loss per share of $0.16, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.14
• Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) posted fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.02, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.06