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Gap Inc (The) (NYSE: GPS) was downgraded by Nomura from "buy" to "neutral." GPS' shares closed at $20.70 yesterday. Gap's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 8.19%. JC Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) was downgraded by Morgan Stanley from "equal weight" to "underweight." JCP' stock closed at $32....

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF) Allianz SE (AZSEY) Alps Electric Co (APELY) Anglo Amer plc (AAUKY) BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ANGLO AMER -PLC (AAUKY): Free Stock Analysis Report ABERCROMBIE (...

Same-store sales for the five-week period ending January 1, 2011, of  Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) grew 8.4%. Total retail sales in December 2010 improved 11.9% from $1.25 billion in December 2009 to gross $1.39 billion. The company reported an increase in same-store sales of 8.3% year to date. Total...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF) Allianz SE (AZSEY) Alps Electric Co (APELY) Anglo Amer plc (AAUKY) BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ANGLO AMER -PLC (AAUKY): Free Stock Analysis Report ABERCROMBIE (...

Piper Jaffray is lowering its target on American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) to $14, down from $17.

Piper Jaffray is raising its target on Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) to $64 from $63.

Citi Investment Research is out with a research report on the December same-store-sales. It said it sees upside to Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Limited (NYSE: LTD). In a note to clients, Citi writes, "Guess those traffic numbers deserved a bit more credence this year. Our Softline comp...

Below are the top small-cap service stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Echo Global Logistics Inc (NASDAQ: ECHO) has a PEG ratio of 0.87. ECHO's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 14.90%. Shoe Carnival Inc (NASDAQ: SCVL) has a PEG ratio of 0.88. SCVL had no debt in the recent...

CNBC Fast Money's Joe Terranova said in the segment of the show called "Stock Pops & Drops" that he doesn't like Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). He believes that Dell Inc. (DELL) gained 2.81%, because investors were impressed by the new 7-inch touchscreen tablet. Stephen Weiss explained that Massey...

Specialty retailer Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ) reported a same-store sales growth of 9.2% for the five-week period ending January 1, 2011. This is a substantial jump from an increase of 0.3% in the year-ago period. Total net sales for December were $88.5 million, up by a sharp 14.1% from $77.6 million...

Specialty retailer Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ) reported a same-store sales growth of 9.2% for the five-week period ending January 1, 2011. This is a substantial jump from an increase of 0.3% in the year-ago period. Total net sales for December were $88.5 million, up by a sharp 14.1% from $77.6 million...

A number of stocks were lighting up screens across Wall Street on Thursday. Names that were bleeding red included Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Target (NYSE: TGT), both of which reported weaker than expected same store sales numbers. GPS shares fell 6.88% to $20.70. TGT lost 6.80% to $54.93. Both stocks...

Syms Corp (Nasdaq: SYMS) announced results today for its third quarter ended November 27, 2010. For the third quarter ended November 27, 2010, the Company had a net loss of $3.3 million ($0.23 per share) as compared to a net profit of $25.6 million ($1.76 per share) for the quarter ended November...