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Wedbush Maintains Rating, PT On GPS
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 8:12am | 113Wedbush is maintaining its Neutral rating and its $20 price target on The Gap (NYSE: GPS) in anticipation of a difficult month of April. Says Wedbush, in its report, “Following struggling March sales, we expect April to represent another difficult month for GPS. While the shift of Easter into...
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Wedbush Raises And Price Target On Zumiez
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 8:09am | 164According to Wedbush, Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) estimates and price target are raised. Wedbush said that, as ZUMZ continues to drive strong conversion across its product mix, combined with a later Easter TY (April week 3 vs. March week 5 LY), it looks for April same-store sales of +14-16% vs. +2.1% LY...
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Piper Jaffray Previews Same-Store-Sales (GPS)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 7:33am | 132Piper Jaffray is out with a research report previewing April same-store-sales, and it mentions Gap (NYSE: GPS) in the report. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Our April same-store sales index is forecast to increase +9.7%, following a 3.1% decline in March and a 3.5% increase in...
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CEOWORLD Top Stocks Picks expected to beat S&P 500- ALTR, NOV, HUM, MRO, UNH, DE, EP, DFS, CMI, MGA, LTD, AGU, DD, FCX, TWC, CI, ETN…
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 7:12am | 2125Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR)- Up 1.81% to $49.38. Altera Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets programmable logic devices and associated development tools. The Company's products, include a variety of programmable logic devices and hardcopy application-specific integrated circuits....
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5 Stocks Likely To Rise Now That The Royal Wedding Is Over (MCD, WEN, HSY, AEO, PG, GOOG, RGLD)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 1:35pm | 284American Apparel (NYSE: APP) The obsession with British culture over, Americans can now get back to dressing like, well, Americans. This can only bode well for American Apparel, as well as American Eagle (NYSE: AEO). Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) House-husbands and wives can now switch off the...
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Diamonds in the Rough? Ten Companies With No Debt Near 52-Week Lows (CREE, DWA, XRA, LFC, LOGI, SMSI, TKLC, URBN, AB, AMSC)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 12:26pm | 360Usually, companies that carry no debt are rewarded with high stock prices. That is not the case with the companies listed below, as they seem to be flying under the radar – at least for the time being. The following companies have no debt on their balance sheets whose shares are trading near 52-...
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Ben Graham Wants to Make You Some Serious Cash
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 2:13pm | 569Ben Graham has a stock valuation formula as unique as Pythagoras' and as tasty for investors as the Colonel's secret recipe. Using this formula, he fleshes out ten stocks to consider for your portfolio. Benchmark Electronics (NYSE: BHE) Benchmark Electronics provides integrated electronics...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (EBAY, SCG, GES, LYV)
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 8:28am | 130Stifel Nicolaus upgraded eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) from “hold” to “buy.” EBAY's shares closed at $34.03 yesterday. EBAY's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 22.66%. Benchmark Company upgraded SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) from “hold” to “buy.” SCG's shares closed at $40.59 yesterday. SCANA's...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 7:38am | 409Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, as investors are awaiting key gross domestic product data and earnings reports from several companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 6 points to 12,635.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 1.20 points to 1,349....
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Urban Outfitters Renews Loan Pact (URBN)
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 7:10am | 15Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) renews loan pact.
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Hearing Takeover Chatter in Urban Outfitters; Seeing a Quick Jump (URBN)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 10:46am | 20Hearing Takeover Chatter in Urban Outfitters; Seeing a Quick Jump (NASDAQ: URBN)
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Brown Shoe Announces Tender Offer: 8.75% and Consent Solicitation (BWS)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 9:10am | 118Brown Shoe Company (NYSE: BWS) announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its $150 million aggregate principal amount of 8 3/4% Senior Notes due 2012. In connection with the Tender Offer, Brown Shoe is soliciting consents to proposed amendments that would, among...
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Brown Shoe Expects Q1 Consolidated Net Sales of $619M to $634M
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 8:59am | 186Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE: BWS) today announced preliminary net sales results for the nine-week period ended April 2, 2011. Consolidated net sales increased by 2.1 percent versus the year-ago period to $426 million. Famous Footwear net sales decreased 8.1 percent in the period, driven by...
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Wedbush Raises PT On PLCE To $57
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 7:20am | 30Wedbush Securities has raised the price target on The Children's Place Retail Stores (NASDAQ: PLCE) from $53 to $57 and maintains its Outperform rating.
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The Euro, Aussie, and Canadian Dollars Magical Story in FXCMs Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI) Diary
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 9:45am | 2005The FXCM's Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI) was following the currency pairs, and constantly signaling their next movements—much of the time different from what the fundamental news suggested. Eventually, the SSI's forecasts turned out to be correct. The euro, Australian dollar, and Canadian...