Computer & Electronics Retail

hhgregg (NYSE: HGG) is down nearly 17% on the disappointing earnings and same store sales that were reported this morning. The company announced Q1 EPS $(0.02) vs $0.01 Est (may not be comparable); Revenues $431.5M vs $478.72M Est and Q1 Same-Store Sales Fell 13.2%. hhgregg is currently trading at...

Alpha Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: ANR) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.12 on revenue of $1.47 billion. Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.58 on revenue of $13.15 billion. CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $1.29 on revenue of...

The Nexus S has shot to the top of Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) hot searches list, most likely on the news that the phone is being given away for free at Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). There is a catch, however. You can't simply head to your nearest Best Buy, pick up the phone and go home. To get in on this...

Specialty retailer Conn's, Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN) and Assurant Solutions today announced an extension of their long-term partnership to offer product protection and repair service plans to Conn's customers. The program, which protects customers if their covered products malfunction, is an important...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Nearly five months after the launch of the iPad 2, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally caught up to demand. The report first came from 9 to 5 Mac. That may not matter though, as rumors continue to abound that the iPad 3 is just around the corner, in the next few months. Apple is now able to receive...

The bottom could be in for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). This stock has been slammed over the last year, losing more than 24% in an epic bull market. In just the last month, BBY has lost more than 15%. The shares are trading at a very cheap valuation. The stock trades at just 8.69 times trailing earnings,...

Back the truck up Mavis. Electronics retailers are cheap. Dirt cheap. Historically cheap. Do my eyes deceive me cheap. Wal-Mart rollback cheap. Groupon cheap (the deals, not the IPO). You get the picture. I've written about how Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is a shareholder-friendly value stock, and about...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Shares of hhgregg (NYSE: HGG) are lower on the session by 0.49%, currently trading at $12.27. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago the...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research report on RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) and is upgrading shares and putting them on the Conviction Buy List, and it has a $18 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "We upgrade RSH to CL-Buy from Neutral. We see an attractive entry...

Goldman Sachs is out with its report today on RadioShack (NYSE: RSH), upgrading RSH from Neutral to Buy. In its report, Goldman Sachs writes, "We upgrade RSH to CL-Buy from Neutral. We see an attractive entry point into shares and expect earnings trends to accelerate off recent trough levels. RSH'...

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Monday, August 1, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Monday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading higher and the U.S. Dollar lower after Republican and Democratic leaders in...

Conn's, Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN) today announced that it repaid the entire balance of its $100 million second lien term loan on July 28, 2011. The Company successfully completed the repayment of the term loan with proceeds from a new real estate loan and borrowings under its expanded revolving credit...

Conn's, Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN) today announced that on July 28, 2011, it completed an $8 million real estate loan to finance three owned store locations. The proceeds from the loan, which is provided by CommunityBank of Texas, N.A., were used to repay a portion of the Company's term loan. The real...