Wall Street Strategies

Wall Street Strategies reiterated its PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM) Hold rating and raised its PulteGroup price target from $6 to $9 in a research report published today. Shares of PulteGroup were trading at $8.40 at the time of posting, up 1.76% from Monday's market close.

Wall Street Strategies has upgraded Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) from Hold to Buy and has established a $25 price target.

Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE: SPF) and it has a Buy rating and a $4 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Wall Street Strategies writes, "On October 27, Standard Pacific reported its fiscal third quarter 2011 earnings results. The...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on on September retail sales. In his note, Sozzi writes, "Of all the aspects to the September retail sales report today, the upward revision to August was what captured my interest the most. Remember, we originally printed a zero...

This morning, September retail sales came out, sharply better than expected, thanks in large part to extremely strong auto sales. This begs the question, is the economy really that bad? It does not look like it. September retail sales blew away estimates, coming in at 1.1%, versus estimates of 0...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on the deal to take 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) private this morning, at a price of $22 per share. In the note, Sozzi writes, "From the start, we have stated that the original $19.09 per share purchase price put forth by...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report and is discussing a variety of topics, including earnings, Europe, and jobs. In his note, Sozzi writes, "U.S. investors, if they didn't get the alert on their Blackberries yesterday, awake to news that the EU is open to bank...

This morning, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) announced earning, and while it was a mixed results, shares are not being hit as hard as one would believe, given the earnings miss. Despite the mixed results, investors have to ask if the shopping cart empty at Costco or are they going back to the store for...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Costco (NASDAQ: COST), which is set to report earnings tomorrow. In the note, Sozzi attempts to predict the report ahead of the actual release. In his report, Sozzi writes, "In case the tone was too subtle, we have been on the...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on luxury names, including Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF). In a note to clients, Sozzi writes, "The tape has been ugly all week long for luxury retail names, including Saks (SKS), Tiffany & Co. (TIF), Coach (COH), and Nordstrom...

Brian Sozzi is out with a research report on Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU), and how its sister brand Ivivva, has created clothes that grow with the consumer. In the note to clients, Sozzi writes, "Now paying for my own suave attire and building stock portfolios for a crowd that shop where I strive to...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) and the term "food desert." In the note, Sozzi writes, "A food desert is a spot located in an economically sensitive urban setting where access to fresh, affordable food is hard to find. Wal-Mart (WMT)...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies was just on CNBC discussing the shoe sector along with America's Research Group CEO Britt Beemer. Sozzi was bullish on the sector, while Beemer was notably bearish. Sozzi said that in order to make investment decisions int in the shoe sector, you have "think...

Some have said that Operation Twist is already a failure, based on the initial reaction since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and the rest of the FOMC announced the program. Now even those on Wall Street is questioning it. Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies was out with a note discussing...