4 stocks to watch on Friday: Broadcom, Lululemon and more
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Jobs data will provide Wall Street's central talking point during Friday's trading. Stocks rallied Thursday headed into the release of the government's monthly employment report, led by a 1.3% rise in the Nasdaq. Here are some stocks to watch on Friday:

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) reported Q2 earnings that topped expectations, with revenue that climbed about 8% from last year. The top-line figure reached $8.7B, with $6.8B coming from its semiconductor solutions offering. For Q3, AVGO predicted revenue of about $8.85B.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) soared in premarket trading, rising 15% after the athletic and casual apparel company exceeded projections with its Q1 results. The better-than-expected figures included revenue of $2B, a 24% surge from last year. Comparable sales advanced 14%, or 17% on a constant dollar basis. Looking ahead, LULU targeted Q2 revenue between $2.14B and $2.17B.
Takeover news sparked an 8% premarket advance in shares of Stratasys (SSYS) before the opening bell. 3D Systems (DDD) confirmed that it has made an offer to acquire the rival 3D printer company. Under the bid, DDD would exchange $7.50 in cash and 1.2507 newly issued DDD shares for each share of SSYS.
MongoDB (MDB) jumped 27% in premarket action after the cloud software provider topped projections with its Q1 results and issued an upbeat forecast. Revenue climbed 29% from last year to reach $368M, bolstered by 40% growth in its managed database service Atlas.


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