J.C. Penney

As the earnings season begins to wind down, it is time for the big retailers to start sharing their most recent quarterly results. Consensus estimates from Wall Street analysts call for year-on-year earnings growth from Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M), but for earnings declines from Kohl's...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) kicked off retail earnings season last week, though its strong quarterly earnings were overshadowed by news of its wage hike. More big retailers take turns in the earnings spotlight this week, including Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) will report its fourth quarter results on Thursday after market close. Analysts are expecting the company to book $0.88 per share on $12.37 billion in revenue. Disney reported its third quarter results on August 5. At that time, the company earned a record high $1.28...

Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors on October 6 said J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) should have announced further store closures during its analyst day. "With the top and bottom lines moving in the right direction (store closures won't be viewed as a sign of weakness), analyst...

U.S. markets began the week on a negative note after markets sold off in the final two hours of trading on no major news catalyst. The S&P 500 fell through its 200-day moving average of 1,905, a key technical level for fundamental investors and traders. The last time the index broke its 200...

Following J.C. Penney's (NYSE: JCP) nearly 10-percent plunge in its shares on Wednesday, Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors wrote that Wall Street “completely missed on J.C. Penney's future” following the company's investor day meeting. In an article on The Street.com,...

U.S. stocks rallied after the 2:00 PM release of the Fed's September minutes, which revealed that committee members continue to debate over the timing and language of a rate hike. Several officials questioned their guidance if short-term rates were likely to stay low for a “...

U.S. markets rose sharply after the U.S. government reported that 248,000 jobs were created in September, bringing the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest it has been since July 2008. In addition to the jobs report, data from the U.S. government showed the trade deficit narrowing in...

Back-to-school season, which begins in July and hits a peak in mid-September, is an important time for retailers. It gives them a chance to throw off the doldrums of spring and summer, and it can offer a preview of the prevailing mood among consumers before the all-important holiday shopping...

Traders looking for a sure bet on the bullish or bearish side for an individual stock might want to stay far away from J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP). Only one short year ago, J.C. Penney was often put in the same destined-for-death basket as Sears. Analysts argued J.C. Penney was overvalued because...

U.S. stocks declined as geopolitical concerns outweighed an improved economic read on second-quarter growth. Ukraine's President stated that Russian troops had crossed in to Ukraine territory and were fighting alongside Russian supported separatists. Markets initially traded lower on the...