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The holiday shopping season seems to be going better than early forecasts suggested. So here are seven retail stocks that might be worth a look. All have double-digit returns on equity and double-digit long-range EPS growth forecasts. Each is up more than 10% over the past year as well. DSW (NYSE...

Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...

Earnings season is not over yet. Among the companies on deck to report quarterly results this coming week are Deere (NYSE: DE), Smucker (NYSE: SJM) and Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL). Analysts expect Deere's per-share earnings to be more than 13% higher than a year ago. Smucker's earnings are forecast to...

The earnings spotlight turns to retail this coming week with quarterly reports due from the likes of Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Analysts are looking for earnings growth from these three. And investors may take some comfort from the fact that, last week, many...

Overall, retail sales have sputtered in recent reports. But not all is doom and gloom in the sector; here are seven retail stocks that are on a tear. All of them hit 52-week highs yesterday, and all are up more than 20% since the beginning of the year (or in one case, since its IPO earlier this...

Jefferies initiated coverage of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) with a Hold rating. At the same time, Jefferies put its price target on the company's stock to $15.75. In a research report published today, Jefferies states, "We believe it's too early for investors to commit to the stock as we're still...

Jefferies, which initiated coverage of Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), is providing some color on the stock. “FL is riding a powerful running and basketball sneaker trend with margins in an upward trajectory against a tight expense and inventory backdrop,” Jefferies writes. “Cost inflation seems...

Jefferies & Company has initiated coverage on Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) with a Hold rating and $25 price target.

Bank of America has raised the price objective on Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) from $25 to $29 and maintains its Buy rating.

In a report released yesterday, Wedbush commented on Foot Locker (NYSE: FL). In the report, Wedbush was positive in its assessment of the company. Wedbush writes, “We are raising our Q1 EPS assumption to $0.47 from $0.43 based on our belief that the strength in athletic footwear, driven by solid...

Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) from $23 to $26 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) reported Q4 EPS of $0.39 “vs. our $0.37 estimate and consensus at $0.36,” Wedbush reports. “A solid comp (+7.3% vs. our 6.5% estimate and cons. of 5%), strong gross margin expansion (+214bps vs. our +204bps estimate), and tight expense controls (50bps of leverage vs....

Sterne Agee has published a research report on Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) after the company reported 3Q results that showed the company is continuing its positive turnaround. In the report, Sterne Agee writes "n our opinion, the quarter was high quality, principally driven by accelerating sales...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) experienced its first two weeks of August with a strong start, which has encouraged Citigroup to estimate 3Q gross margins between +100-150bps, while acknowledging the likelihood of SG&A de-leveraging with guidance +$5-10M higher. Citigroup decreases 3Q EPS slightly...