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Earnings Preview: Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 2:03pm | 276Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) is currently higher on the session by 0.02%, trading at $32.90. The company is scheduled to report earnings today, after the closing bell. • Estimates The Street is looking for Q3 earnings per share of $0.42 on revenue of $582.90 million. These estimates have...
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Retail on the Rise? - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 11:30am | 1460Retail Sales were better than expected in October, and the numbers for September were revised higher. Total retail sales rose 1.2%, much better than the 0.7% consensus expectation, and are up 7.3% from a year ago. September was revised up from 0.6% growth to 0.7% growth, which makes the overall...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 4, Week 15
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:34am | 1959Year 4, Week 15 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 60.8% (v 60.9% last week) 22 long bias: 38.4% (v 38.3% last week) 3 short bias: 0.8% (v 0.7% last week) 25 positions (vs 25 last week)...
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Stock Market News for November 15, 2010 - Market News
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:33am | 686Concerns that China would soon initiate steps to cool economic growth sent stocks sharply lower on Friday. Prices for raw materials and commodities dropped on concerns a slowdown in Chinese growth would impact demand. Eurozone growth concerns also weighed on sentiments. The Dow average fell more...
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Finish Line Partners With Google
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:30am | 71Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL) announced today that it is participating in Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new local availability feature. This new feature gives mobile and desktop users the unprecedented opportunity to search for items they want and see immediately whether a participating retailer has the...
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Near-Term Weakness A Buying Opportunity For Retail Group, Jefferies & Company Reports
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:04am | 121Jefferies & Company said that it believes investors should stay long in the specialty retail group and use any near-term weakness as a buying opportunity. “We seem accelerating comps, reasonable valuations, muted 2H'10 expectations, and negative sentiment as reasons to own the group in size,”...
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J.P. Morgan's Update on Kids' Space
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 9:43am | 144J.P. Morgan published its research report today on Carter's Inc. (NYSE: CRI) and The Children's Place Retail Stores (NasdaqGS: PLCE). J.P. Morgan notes that, "CRI's competitive position is as strong as ever, with spring bookings up midteens at Carter's wholesale, up low double digits at OshKosh...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (MON, ERF, STRI, BWS)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 9:18am | 150Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank from "buy" to "hold." MON's shares closed at $62.15 on Friday. Monsanto's 52-week trading range is $44.24-$85.73. Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE: ERF) was downgraded by Citigroup from "buy" to "hold." ERF's stock closed at $28.16 on Friday...
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Gymboree Earns $1.26 Per Share (GYMB)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 9:17am | 206Gymboree Corporation (Nasdaq: GYMB) released financial results on Monday morning. Gymboree Corporation reported 3rd quarter earnings of $34.4 million, or $1.26 per share, down from $34.8 million, or $1.15 per share, a year earlier. Excluding special items, the company's earnings came in at $1.33...
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The Gymboree Corporation Reports Third Quarter EPS of $1.26
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 9:12am | 62The Gymboree Corporation (Nasdaq: GYMB) today reported earnings of $34.4 million or $1.26 per diluted share for the third fiscal quarter ended October 30, 2010. This compares to earnings of $34.8 million or $1.15 per diluted share for the same period of the prior year. Excluding $3.5 million of...
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Piper Jaffray Gives Color On Retailers Ahead Of The Holiday Season
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 8:50am | 233Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN); Neutral-rated stock, but believe the long-only funds are lining up to own this 2011 growth story should same-store sales track around the +MSD level while hedge funds are largely short this stock. Piper is on the sidelines for now and willing to buy this higher; we...
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US Stock Futures Up As Investors Await Retail Sales Data
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 7:41am | 174US stock futures are slightly higher, this morning as investors are awaiting the data on retail sales. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points to 11,162.00, while S&P 500 futures gained up 2 points to 1,197.00. Nasdaq 100 futures moved up 7.75 points to 2,141.50. US stocks...
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Earnings Scheduled For November 15 (URBN, LOW, GYMB, JWN, MCP, DSX, AHII, SSRX, API, CPE)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 4:24am | 264Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) may post its Q3 earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $583 million. Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) is projected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.30 on revenue of $11.75 billion. Gymboree Corp (NASDAQ: GYMB) is expected to report its Q3 EPS at $1.28 on $285...
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Stocks To Watch For November 15 (JWN, LOW, URBN, MRK, GYMB)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 4:16am | 194Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN) to report its Q3 EPS at $0.50. JWN shares gained 0.85% to $41.75 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) to have earned $0.30 per share in the third...
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Dress Barn, Inc. Announces Q1FY2011 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday November 18
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 3:33pm | 51Dress Barn, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBRN) today announces the release of its fiscal 2011 first quarter financial results on Thursday, November 18, 2010. Results will be released over Business Wire at approximately 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time. The Company will also host a conference call at 4:30 P.M.