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Barron's Picks And Pans: Roundtable Picks, Energy Stocks, Bank Stocks And More
Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 9:30am | 659This weekend's Barron's cover story offers comments and picks from the Barron's Mid-Year Roundtable. Other featured articles feature energy stocks and ETFs poised to run and regional banks that should prosper regardless of interest rate changes. The prospects for a memory-chip...
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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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These 3 Companies Captured 84% Of American Business Last Year
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 1:58pm | 429A recent report from the NPD Group shows three businesses captured at least 84 percent of American’s business in 2016. The 3 Leaders Of all the companies including in the report, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) captured the highest percentage of American business, with 95 percent of Americans...
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Dollar Tree Bumps Guidance After Judge Blocks New Overtime Rule
Friday, December 9, 2016 - 1:22pm | 281Wayne Hood of BMO Capital Markets commented in a research report on an "unexpected" update provided by Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) in its regulatory 10-Q filing. Dollar Tree said in the filing that management believes the Department of Labor's (DoL) overtime regulations will not have a...
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Dollar General And Dollar Tree Insiders Take Advantage Of Gloomy Sentiment
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 6:41am | 378Dollar Store insiders have bought shares while analysts downgrade the stocks. These two discount retailers posted disappointing quarterly results back in August. Their share prices have dropped sharply since then but are still up year to date. Both Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) and...
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Mild Expectations For Best Buy And GameStop Earnings
Sunday, August 21, 2016 - 8:33pm | 733Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two specialty retailers. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings and revenue declines from both of them. Both have tended to beat earnings expectations in recent quarters. Many retailers have had their moment in the earnings...
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Dollar Tree Posts Q4 Miss, Guidance Disappoints
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 9:45am | 398Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) were trading lower by more than 4 percent after the company posted its fourth-quarter results. Dollar Tree said that it earned $1.01 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $5.37 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to earn $1.07...
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Can JD.Com And Staples Overcome Low Earnings Expectations?
Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 7:49pm | 602Two very different specialty retailers are expected to report their fourth-quarter results this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for declining earnings for each of them. Several other retailers are expected to report earnings growth this week. The parade of quarterly results from the big...
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Wall Street Is Hungry For Costco, Kroger Earnings
Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 7:40pm | 577Two specialty retailers are expected to report their latest quarterly results this week. Consensus forecasts call for modest earnings growth from both companies. But only one of them has exceeded expectations in the past few quarters. The parade of quarterly results from the big retailers begins...
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Dollar Tree Cut To Underperform At Credit Suisse, Family Dollar Acquisition Has Concerns
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 8:37am | 424Dollar Tree shares have sold off from the $80 level in July on disappointing quarterly results and concerns over slowing momentum. Edward Kelly of Credit Suisse on Thursday downgraded Dollar Tree to Underperform with a $60 price target. Kelly noted it is "clear" the Family...
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What The Street Thinks Of Dollar Tree Now
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 9:11am | 1015Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) plunged more than 8 percent during Tuesday's trading session after the company reported its Q2 results and guidance. Here is a roundup of what Wall Street's top analysts are saying after digesting the print and conference call. Cantor...
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High Expectations For Ambarella In An Otherwise Quiet Earnings Week
Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 8:38pm | 842The week's economic calendar is highlighted by the Federal Reserve's next Beige Book report and a look at the employment numbers for August. Also throughout the week will be a scattering of off-season earnings reports. There are only a handful of companies on deck to share their latest quarterly...
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Family Dollar, Dollar Tree 'Clearly' Have 'A Lot Of Work Ahead'
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 12:24pm | 238Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported earnings Wednesday morning. Additionally, Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) also provided an update on the merger. Analysts at FBR & Co. said in reaction that Dollar Tree "clearly has a lot of work in front of it," noting that the...
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Brian Sozzi Wonders: Should CVS Health Scoop Up Divested Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Stores?
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 9:18am | 179The proposed merger between Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) is one step closer to being finalized, but still requires regulatory approval. Dollar Tree is confident it will receive the green light from regulators if it were to proceed with...
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Deutsche Bank: Five Below's 'Unique Growth Story' Intact, Confident Heading Into Q3 Print
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 12:14pm | 216Paul Trussell of Deutsche Bank commented in a note on Monday that Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) remains a "unique" retail concept with strong traffic and plenty of room for future growth. The analyst reiterated a Buy rating and $49 price target ahead of Thursday's third quarter results. "Five Below...