Anthony Chukumba

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) reported a second-quarter earnings beat Thursday, but the market was skeptical, sending the stock down more than 10 percent in early Friday trading. According to BMO Capital Management analyst Shannon Coyne, investors have six reasons to be concerned about Ulta: The...

While some issues still persist, Loop Capital reiterated a Buy rating on the company after conducting an in-store channel checks at Family Dollar to gauge the progress of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) turnaround efforts. “While we were generally impressed by the in-stock levels and...

Since acquiring Family Dollar midway through fiscal 2015, Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) has struggled to make it generate value for shareholders. Family Dollar net sales were falling for the majority of fiscal 2016, down from $2.7 billion in the first quarter to slightly above $2.53 billion in...

Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) peaked at $314.86 but have since pulled back to below the $300 level. Analysts at Deutsche Bank noted that retail stocks have been hard hit after Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it plans to acquire Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) and...

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) ought to consider unloading its underperforming Family Dollar Stores on a big, hungry retailer like, oh, say, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), says Loop Capital Markets analyst Anthony Chukumba. “Dollar Tree has significantly underperformed the broader market...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) is a mere few days old and far away from receiving the necessary regulatory approval. But this hasn't stopped Wall Street analysts from guessing who Amazon will target next. Maxim Group's Tom Forte...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is no longer killing Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) with lower prices, and investors are taking note of it. Loop Capital Markets analyst Anthony Chukumba believes this should allow Best Buy to gain a larger market share, and he has reiterated his Buy rating along with a...

Analysts at Loop Capital Markets turned incrementally bearish on Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ: RCII) as the company faces a clear secular shift that will impact its core business. Loop Capital's Anthony Chukumba downgraded Rent-A-Center's stock from Hold to Sell with an unchanged $8 price...

Investors looking for exposure to the retail sector may have been scared to invest in Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) amid the growing competition from both online and brick-and-mortar peers. But this shouldn't be the case, at least according to analysts at Loop Capital Markets. Loop Capital's Anthony...

Video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) hosted a series of meetings with institutional investors on Wednesday. Loop Capital Markets' Anthony Chukumba tagged along and offered his observations in a research report. Chukumba maintains a Buy rating and $28 price target on GameStop's...

The retail sector faced a difficult environment in the first quarter, but many challenges have been around for some time, including: Customer service offered by online shopping performing faster and better than brick-and-mortar stores. The rise of e-commerce giants like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:...

Shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) opened for trading in positive territory at $53.80 Thursday morning in reaction to its first-quarter results. But by the afternoon trading session, the stock had given up all its earlier gains. Loop Capital Markets' Anthony Chukumba maintains a Hold...

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) has been a beneficiary of the "selfie generation" where teens and millennials need to look their best for the constant stream of selfies posted to social media platforms. Ulta's nearly 800 percent gain over the past 10 years has rewarded long-term...