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Deutsche Bank Comments on Apparel Sector Key Themes
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 7:43am | 113In a report focusing on the apparel sector, including The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), Deutsche Bank writes, “As the second half of the retail fiscal year approaches, we've analyzed key apparel themes to better understand if investor catalysts might improve or worsen, from here. “While some...
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Wedbush Maintains Outperform on ANN
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 7:43am | 128Wedbush is out with its report today on ANN (NYSE: ANN), maintaining Outperform. In a note to clients, Wedbush writes, "With promotions pre-planned at ATS and expectations for sequential comp acceleration at Loft (particularly in the retail channel), our 'back-of-the-envelope' analysis of gross...
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ESI Unveils New LED Wafer Scribing System for High Volume, Ultra High Brightness LED Manufacturing
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 11:33am | 179ESI, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) today unveiled its most advanced LED wafer scribing system, the AccuScribe 2600. ESI's AccuScribe 2600 is built on patented, industry-leading technology enabling customers to extract the maximum light output from LED's. ESI developed the AccuScribe 2600 based on customer...
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Goldman Sachs Reiterates Buy and Pt of $60 on the Children's Place Retail Stores
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 9:20am | 44Goldman Sachs reiterated its Buy rating on the Children's Place Retail Stores (NASDAQ: PLCE). At the same time, Goldman left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $60. On Tuesday, PLCE closed the day at $46.54
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Piper Jaffray Comments on Guess? and Warnaco's Exposure to Italy
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 8:10am | 150“We expect the declining value of the U.S. Dollar will remain a meaningful driver of int'l revenue growth in Q2 and through the second half of 2011,” Piper Jaffray wrote in a report this morning. “While concerns over European sovereign debt remain, we believe domestic brands can continue to gain...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating On Guess?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 8:09am | 75According to Piper Jaffray, Guess? (NYSE: GES) Overweight rating is reiterated. Piper Jaffray said that it is reiterating its Overweight rating and the $52 price target following recent share price weakness. “We remain buyers of GES as shares continue to trade at a discount to the peer group and...
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Brian Sozzi Discusses The "13 Week All Stars"
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 10:42am | 267Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on the "13 Week All Stars," a list which has significantly outperformed the indexes. The list includes Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK), Bebe (NASDAQ: BEBE), Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT), Steve Madden (NASDAQ: SHOO), Lululemon (...
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy on Guess, Raises PT to $62
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 9:10am | 52Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating on Guess (NYSE: GES). At the same time, Jefferies raised its price target on the company's stock from $60 to $62. On Monday, Guess finished the day at $41.21. Its shares added 0.58% to their value in today's pre-market trading to stand around $41.45.
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 8:14am | 124Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) from “overweight” to “neutral.” Alcatel-Lucent's stock closed at $5.58 yesterday. Alcatel-Lucent's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 1.04%. Analysts at FBR Capital downgraded ProLogis Inc (NYSE: PLD) from “outperform” to “market...
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades ANN, Lowers PT To $23
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:31am | 141Piper Jaffray has downgraded its rating from Neutral to Underweight and has lowered its price target from $26 to $23 on AnnTaylor Stores (NYSE: ANN) as the company prepares to release its quarterly results. According to Piper Jaffray, “We are lowering our rating from Neutral to Underweight on ANN...
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Jefferies Raises PT On Guess To $62
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:30am | 26Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Guess (NYSE: GES) from $60 to $62 and maintains its Buy rating.
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades ANN To Underweight, Lowers PT To $23
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 6:41am | 28Piper Jaffray has downgraded AnnTaylor Stores (NYSE: ANN) from Neutral to Underweight and has lowered the price target from $26 to $23.
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Wall Street Strategies Reiterates Sell On Gap
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 12:55pm | 141Wall Street Strategies is reiterating its Sell rating on shares of The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) with a $17 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Wall Street Strategies writes, "We are reiterating our Sell recommendation and $17.00 price target on Gap (GPS). Gap's management pointed to the 5%...
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Who's a Share Gainer in the Teen Apparel Market?
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 12:25pm | 181The answer might surprise you. During a recent interview, Wall Street Strategies' Brian Sozzi told Benzinga who he likes in the teen apparel market going into Back to School season. “I happen to like Wet Seal (NASDAQ: WTSLA),” Sozzi said. “I think they're a share gainer in the teen apparel...
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Top Performing Small Cap Stocks: July 7th (APAC, OCZ, BEBE, ACHN, HOTT)
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 11:00am | 349Small cap stock indices climbed higher on Thursday, thanks to news including an acquisition and better-than-expected results from retailers and a rising star tech company. But the holiday-shortened week is headed towards a rocky finish, as Friday morning's report on the June employment data was...