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Barron's Recap (3/23/13): World's Best CEOs
Sunday, March 24, 2013 - 1:12pm | 1115Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the annual list of the best chief executives in the world, and the prospects for Darden Restaurants, Sarepta Therapeutics and Seacor Holdings. Cover Story "World's Best CEOs" by Andrew Bary. Barron's ninth annual list of the 30 best chief executives in the...
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Why Coach, Limited Brands and TJX Caught Sterne Agee's Eye (COH, LTD, TJX)
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 1:36pm | 872Read More...Earlier Monday, brokerage firm Sterne Agee initiated coverage on a number of specialty retailers, citing strong growth prospects and longer-term fundamentals that are underappreciated or misunderstood. Among those retailers that Sterne Agee initiated with Buy ratings were Coach (NYSE: COH),...
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Earnings Previews: Dollar Tree and TJX Companies
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 4:51pm | 786Read More...Discount retailers Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) and TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) are scheduled to share their fourth-quarter and full fiscal year results Wednesday morning before the opening bell. Retailers that cater to lower and middle income customers benefitted from belt tightening during the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 25
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 7:09pm | 1012Read More...After Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) all posted better-than-expected per-share earnings last week, the quarterly results from big retailers continue to roll out this week. Analysts on average expect that earnings from Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy'...
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Short Interest Swings in Retail Stocks (COST, DG, WAG)
Saturday, December 29, 2012 - 3:30pm | 822Read More...The short interest in big retail companies was mixed during the first two weeks of December, the heart of the holiday shopping season. The number of shares sold short in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), CVS Caremark (NASDAQ: CVS), Gap (NYSE: GPS), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) increased...
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Short Interest Swings in Retail Stocks (BBY, DG, TJX)
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 3:27pm | 792Read More...The short interest in big retail companies was mixed as the holiday shopping season got underway. Shares sold short in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), CVS Caremark (NASDAQ: CVS), Lowe's (NASDAQ: LOW) and Target (NYSE: TGT) increased somewhat between the November 15 and November 31 settlement dates....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 12
Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 7:08pm | 869Read More...While the consensus forecasts call for year-over-year earnings growth from the likes of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) -- as well as lower per-share earnings from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) -- when they share their most recent quarterly results this week,...
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Short Sellers Shying Away from Walmart, Gap, Other Retailers
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 3:23pm | 634Read More...Short sellers generally have found less to like in the retail sector, judging by changes in the short interest of some of the nation's biggest retailers between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. Notable exceptions include Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Target (NYSE: TGT), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 13
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:33am | 938Read More...Retail earnings season got off to a start last week when drug store chain CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) and department store operators Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) bested second-quarter earnings estimates, while JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) reported a net loss. Many more...
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These Retailers Are on a Roll
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 6:16pm | 644Read More...The retail earnings season has arrived once again. Second-quarter reports this week from department store chains Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) will soon be followed by results from big-box retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target and others....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 14 (WMT, HD, ANF)
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:49am | 1179Read More...Last week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked off the parade of earnings reports from big retailers. Macy's and Nordstrom reported EPS growth; Macy's and Kohl's topped EPS estimates. This week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 20
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 10:46am | 1082Read More...The focus turns to earnings from retailers this week. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked things off last week. The former posted lower earnings per share in line with estimates, while the latter narrowly beat EPS expectations but revenues fell short. Here is a look...
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Cost Plus and Pier 1 to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 7:34am | 680Read More...The Nasdaq closed up more than 1%, the Dow and S&P 500 less than 1%, yesterday. Plenty of stocks rose to new 52-week highs during the trading session. Among them were Cost Plus World Market (NASDAQ: CPWM) and Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR), which reached multiyear highs of $13.54 and $15.80 per...
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Visa, Ross Stores and Five Other Stocks Worth a Look Now
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 2:15pm | 902Read More...The stocks of the following dividend-paying companies are trading more than 20% higher than six months ago and all are within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS): The New Jersey-based maker of shelf-stable foods, such as Cream of Wheat and Joan of Arc brands,...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 14
Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 5:54pm | 1128Read More...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...
