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Urban Outfitters (URBN) Undervalued
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 1:10pm | 135Lifestyle specialty retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) has the best long-term outlook in its peer group. It also helps that the stock, currently trading in the region of $31, is significantly undervalued as per Sadif’s study. Urban Outfitters’ stock has an above-average likelihood of...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Textile - Apparel, Footwear and Accessories Industry With The Highest Percentage Gain In Shares (ICON, BWS, PXG, SHOO, COH)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 7:40am | 240Below are the top 5 textile - apparel, footwear and accessories stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of percentage gain vs previous close. Iconix Brand Group Inc (NASDAQ: ICON) jumped 4.22% vs its previous close. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins for ICON are 66.95%. Read more on...
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FPL Group Ahead of Expectations - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 5:11pm | 411Power producer FPL Group Inc. (FPL) reported better-than-expected fourth quarter results, helped by a robust performance from its utility subsidiary on the back of favorable weather conditions. Adjusted net earnings came in at 79 cents per share, 6 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However...
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Patty Edwards Of Storehouse Likes TJX, BKE, ARO, JWN, WMT
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 4:10pm | 184Consumer confidence is up for the third month in a row, and it reached its highest levels since September 2008. Patty Edwards of Storehouse said on CNBC's Fast Money Half Time Report that, besides Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), she likes The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE),...
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Dress Barn Inc. (DBRN) Price Target Raised
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 12:43pm | 215Analysts at Raymond James (NYSE: RJF) have raised the FY10 and FY11 EPS estimates and price target for Dress Bern Inc. (NASDAQ: DBRN). Dress Barn announced that 100% of its debt holders tendered their convertible notes to the offer made on December 23, 2009. The purchase of outstanding...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (LTD, ETN, NVLS, DIOD, STT)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 10:23am | 282Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) was upgraded today by BMO Capital Markets from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $25. Limited Brands closed at $18.60 in the previous trading session. In the last year, LTD has gained over 117%. The 52 week trading range for LTD is $5.98 - $20.90...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (ACXM, BBEP, CLMT, CTRN, CNXT)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 4:23pm | 207Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM) shares jumped 7.34% to create a new 52-week high of $14.92. ACXM has been upgraded by Robert W Baird from “neutral” to “outperform.” BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: BBEP) shares climbed to $13.99 to create a new 52-week high, before slipping slightly to $13....
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Foreign Stores To Spearhead ANF Growth
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:03am | 111Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiate coverage of Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE: ANF) with a “hold” rating. The target price for ANF is set to $30. The analysts say that, “Despite a host of issues in its U.S. segment, ANF’s foreign stores run 5x to 7x avg. domestic productivity, and should account...
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Buy Rating For TJX, URBN
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 9:54am | 211Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiate coverage of The TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) and Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) with “buy” ratings. The target price for TJX is set to $34, while that for URBN is set at $36.50. For TJX Companies, the analysts say, “With no off-price competitors that match...
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Long-Term Opportunities Exist For ROST
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 9:39am | 185Analysts at Deutsche Bank initiate coverage of Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) with a “hold” rating. The target price for ROST is set to $47. The research note mentions that, “Store growth muted for now, but long-term opportunities exist. Our population-based analysis suggests that mgmt.’s plan for...
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Underweight For Best Buy (BBY), Foot Locker (FL) EPS At Risk
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 1:59pm | 109Analysts at Morgan Stanley provided an update on retail companies including Best Buy Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL). The firm maintained an Underweight rating for Best Buy and opined that the fall in the share price of Best Buy reflects the difficulties in cycling Circuit City’s...
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Garmin Looks A Potential Value Buy (GRMN)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 11:08am | 108Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch have upgraded the rating of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) to Buy. They have also raised the price objective of Garmin from $37.00 to $43.00. Cayman Island based Garmin Ltd. is a worldwide provider of navigation, communications, and information devices, most...
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Guess?, Inc - Growth And Income - Zacks Rank Buy
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 1:00am | 358Guess?, Inc. (GES) continues to see bullish earnings forecasts. The current full-year Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.50 per share is up from $2.18 over the past 3 months. For the following year, analysts polled by Zacks are calling for earnings of $2.85 per share, versus the 3 months-ago level of $...
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Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ) Rated Outperform
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 1:44pm | 119Analysts from William Blair & Company have rated Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) as outperform. The factors which could benefit Zumiez Inc’s sales include the potential for Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc (NASDAQ: PSUN) to close underperforming locations (nearly all of Zumiez’s stores are in...
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Urban Outfitters Research (URBN)
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 1:12pm | 128William Blair & Co. analysts met with Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) management at the ICR XChange and "came away with increased conviction in likely continued same-store sales momentum and upward earnings revisions over coming quarters." Urban Outfitters (URBN) reported that the holiday...