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Retail Earnings Expectations: Costco And Lowe's
Monday, May 22, 2017 - 8:58am | 616Reports from two big-box retailers will be among earnings highlights this week. Both of them are considered to be less affected by big e-commerce. Wall Street analysts expect good showings from each of them. The parade of big retailers sharing their latest quarterly results continues. While so...
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High Hopes For Lululemon Earnings, Not So Much For Abercrombie
Sunday, August 28, 2016 - 11:40am | 652Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two apparel retailers. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from only one of them. Both have mixed track records recently with beating earnings estimates. The parade of quarterly results from big retailers is winding...
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Barron's Recap: The World's Most Respected Companies
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 6:09am | 945This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the world's most respected companies, as well as the prospects for International Paper, NetApp, Adobe Systems, ResMed, Bank of America, Chico's FAS and more. Cover Story "The World's Most Respected Companies" by...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of May 26: Abercrombie, Costco And More
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 12:39pm | 776Among the earnings reports due this holiday-shortened week are those from retailers Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). Strong results are also expected from semiconductor maker Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) and from homebuilder...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 25: Hewlett-Packard, Tiffany And More
Sunday, November 24, 2013 - 12:34pm | 974Quarterly reports from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this holiday-shortened week. A handful of other retailers and a couple of Chinese solar companies are scheduled to report as well. Below is a quick look at what analysts...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 27
Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 8:57am | 958The retail earnings crunch is winding down, with reports from Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and a sprinkling of others this holiday-shortened week. In fact, the first-quarter earnings season is winding down, so overall things will be pretty quiet on that front...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 25
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 7:09pm | 1012After 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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Cabela's, Home Depot and Other Retail Stocks Worth a Look Now
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 3:39pm | 870The holiday shopping season seems to have gotten off to a strong start, particularly for Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT), but also for Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and the Gap (NYSE: GPS). So here are seven retail stocks that might be worth a look. All have double-digit...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 20
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 12:33pm | 943Last week, big-box retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) said their earnings and sales rose in the most recent quarter, and they both boosted their full-year earnings per share (EPS) guidance. More earnings reports are due from retailers this week, highlighted by second-quarter...
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Barron's Recap (8/4/12): How to Play Energy Now
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 9:33am | 727This weekend, Barron's online discussed the prospects for the oil and gas sector, the case for Activision, a look at Baltimore, profiles, interviews, book reviews and more. Cover Story "How to Play Energy Now" by Andrew Bary. The oil sector bull case has long been that demand from emerging...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 14 (WMT, HD, ANF)
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:49am | 1179Last 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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Morgan Stanley Reports Strong May For Chico's FAS
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 9:59am | 73According to Morgan Stanley, Chico's FAS (NYSE: NMM) had a strong May. Morgan Stanley said that Ex in-transit inventory, inv. psf rose +9.5%, moderately above our 2Qe 7% comp. “A strong May and markdown improvement in 2H11 could limit GM risk. Valuation looked rich at $15, given CHS' limited...
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Goldman Sachs Moves CHS To Neutral
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 9:13am | 45Goldman Sachs is moving Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS) to Neutral “Neutral as the combination of less bad results and perceived future growth likely prevents major downside and creates further upside risk.” Chico's FAS closed Monday at $14.70.
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Piper Jaffray Upgrades Chico's To Neutral, PT To $12
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 8:23am | 28Piper Jaffray has upgraded Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS) from Underweight to Neutral and has raised the price target from $10 to $12.
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Oppenheimer Initiates Coverage On Chico's FAS With A Perform Rating
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 12:18pm | 124Oppenheimer is initiating coverage on Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) with a Perform rating. “We are encouraged by progress in its key initiatives, which include: rebuilding the Chico's brand, expanding the WHBM and Soma divisions, growing DTC, cost structure/systems enhancements, and customer...