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United Natural Foods Sells 13 Stores, Will Close Another 4
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 1:07pm | 310Food wholesaler and grocery store operator United Natural Foods Inc (NYSE: UNFI) said Friday that it will sell 13 of its Shoppers Food & Pharmacy stores and close another four stores. United Natural Sells Stores United Natural said it will sell 12 stores in Maryland and another in...
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Benzinga's Picks And Pans: IBM, Nike, Sears And More
Sunday, March 26, 2017 - 11:16am | 675Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. That includes one old-school tech giant changing with the times and a pending merger that may be a victim of politics. The outlooks for rail stocks, a struggling retailer and a popular shoemaker are also...
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Are Low Earnings Expectations For Delta Air, Supervalu An Early Warning About Q4 Reports?
Sunday, January 8, 2017 - 3:07pm | 573Quarterly reports are few this week ahead of fourth-quarter reporting's kickoff. Results due from a leading food retailer and a national airline will be highlights. Do low analysts' expectations for these reports presage the earnings season to come? In what may be the calm before the storm on the...
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Facebook And Amazon: More Earnings From The FANG Stocks
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pm | 741Two of the so-called FANG stocks offered up disappointing quarterly results last week. The other two FANG stocks are on deck to share their latest results this week. Wall Street analysts continue to look for strong earnings growth from both of them. The so-called FANG stocks were the momentum...
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Chrysler And Ford Earnings: Following In GM's Footsteps?
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pm | 725Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two automaker giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from both of them. However, estimates have been slipping for one and rising for the other. Expectations were already high for the latest earnings from...
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Barron's Recap: Why Alibaba Could Plunge Another 50%
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 7:37am | 865This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook for Alibaba, new iPhone leasing plans, the end of quantitative easing, as well as the prospects for Infineon, Supervalu, Diamond Resorts and more. Cover Story "Alibaba: Why It Could Fall 50% Further" by Jonathan R. Laing. Jack Ma...
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Supervalu: Business + Save-A-Lot Spin-Off = Buy?
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 11:36am | 317In a report published Wednesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Short discussed SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU)'s announcement in its first quarter print that it is exploring a spin-off of Save-A-Lot. SuperValu reported its first quarter results and earned $0.23, exceeding Short's $0.21...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 5
Sunday, January 4, 2015 - 2:08pm | 745As traders and investors return from the holiday break, earnings reports will resume. Taking their turns in the spotlight in the coming days will be Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY), Infosys Ltd ADR (NYSE: INFY), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) and SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU)....
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3 Retailers The Shorts Are Selling
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 10:46am | 903Among the struggling U.S.-based retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw significant upswings in short interest between the May 15 and May 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Best Buy and J.C. Penney swelled more...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of April 21: Apple, Facebook, GM And More
Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 11:14am | 975The earnings crunch is underway. Highlights this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Starbucks, which are all expected to post earnings growth, as well as from Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft, for which earnings declines are forecast. Here is a...
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Short Sellers Pick Up Some Avon And Rite Aid (AVP, RAD, SVU)
Saturday, March 1, 2014 - 2:19pm | 803Among the struggling U.S.-based retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant swings in short interest between the January 31 and February 14 settlement dates. Tuesday Morning and HHGregg also saw a double-digit increase in the number of...
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Short Sellers Pick Up Some Avon And GameStop (AVP, GME, ODP)
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 1:49pm | 846In the final two weeks of January, when it had become clear how the holiday shopping season had shaken out and the markets seemed to be undergoing a correction, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP),GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) saw significant upswings in short interest. Other struggling...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 13: Big Banks, GE, Intel And More
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 7:31am | 645Alcoa may have reported disappointing results last week, but the fourth-quarter earnings season really kicks off this week with reports from J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) on Tuesday. Big name financials will be well represented this week, with results due from the likes of...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 6: Alcoa And More
Sunday, January 5, 2014 - 5:23pm | 864Quarterly reports from Alcoa (NYSE: AA) have long been considered the kickoff to a new earnings season, though its role may become less relevant now that it has been dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Along with Alcoa, Micron Technologies (NYSE: MU), Monsanto (NYSE: MON), SUPERVALU (...
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Short Sellers Place Their Holiday Retail Bets (AVP, BBY, GME)
Saturday, December 28, 2013 - 3:45pm | 833In the first two weeks of December, the heart of the holiday shopping season, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) saw the largest swings in short interest among struggling U.S. retailers. Others that saw the number of their shares sold short swell somewhat...