Apparel Retail

The 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...

Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST), raising its PT from $74 to $75. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Management did raise FQ2 EPS guidance from $1.15-1.20 to $1.20-1.22 to reflect stronger sales and gross margin performance through the first two...

Miller Tabak & Company has raised the price target on The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) from $55 to $60 and maintains its Buy rating.

Piper Jaffray reiterated its Overweight rating on Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $85. On Thursday, ANF ended the day at $74.36. Its shares lost 1.64% of their value in today's pre-market trading to...

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) from $74 to $75 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded MedAssets Inc (NASDAQ: MDAS) from “neutral” to “outperform.” MedAssets' shares closed at $13.36 yesterday. MedAssets' PEG ratio is 0.55. Analysts at Ticonderoga upgraded TJX Companies Inc (The) (NYSE: TJX) from “neutral” to “buy.” TJX's shares closed at $54.99...

Citi is out with its report today on The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), upgrading TJX from Sell to Hold. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We are taking our Sell rating off of TJX and moving to a Hold. We remain cautious on the off-price sector given above-average returns on capital and operating...

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) from $15 to $14 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Citigroup has upgraded The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) from Sell to Hold and has raised the price target from $46 to $56.

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Shares of Level 3 Communications hit...

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) lost 6.06% on Thursday, and it closed at $59.34. In the semiconductor space, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) spiked 7.02%, and closed at $42.53. VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) fell 5.77% today, and broke its...

The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 14 points, or 1%, in today's session to close at 1353.22. The index is nearing its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Thursday's session is as follows: The S&P 500 was led by the Basic Materials Sector in Thursday's session...

Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 174,111 contracts, 68.0% calls, 32.0% puts 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 104,386 contracts, 68.7% calls, 31.3% puts 3. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) 84,516 contracts, 96.0% calls, 4.0% puts 4. Intel Corp. (...

Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) reported a 6.7% rise in its June same-store sales and lifted its estimate of sales for the fiscal second quarter. Macy's total sales in June surged 7.5% to $2.39 billion from $2.23 billion. Analysts were expecting same-store sales to rise 5.1%. Macy's now projects Q2 same-store...

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co Inc (NASDAQ: HITK) shares surged 5.30% to $30.42 at 10:24 am. The volume of HITK shares traded was 811% higher than normal. HITK reported upbeat Q4 earnings. Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd (NASDAQ: NVMI) shares moved up 5.32% to $11.09. The volume of NVMI shares traded was 332...