Footwear

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: 1) Walter Investment Company (NYSE: WAC): Shares of Walter Investment hit a 52-week...

Boo! Was that a ghost, or was that just some soft patch talk scaring you during a nightmare? The economic data hasn't been exactly rosy over the last month, and as a result, investors have gotten spooked and have chosen to chainsaw their equity positions. Since late April, nervous investors had...

Below are the top mid-cap textile-apparel footwear & accessories stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) for the next year ending December, 2012 is $5.42 per share. DECK's PEG ratio...

This morning, leading Canadian yoga apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc.(Nasdaq: LULU) started the morning lower trading below $110.00 a share. The early decline seemed to be caused by a downgrade. The stock has surged higher by 35.0 percent since making a low pivot on June 6, 2011 at $82.36 a...

ISI reiterated its Buy rating on Nike (NYSE: NKE). At the same time, ISI raised its price target on the company's stock from $100 to $110. In today's trading, Nike added 0.2% to its value to trade around $89.96.

Cusick's Corner Today's snapshot: Greeks respond to austerity measures, BAC settles and bonds tumble. The Finance sector had the largest lift into the midday, thanks to more clarity from Bank of America concerning fallout from the mortgage and CDS markets which additionally helps estimate the...

Cusick's Corner Today's snapshot: Greeks respond to austerity measures, BAC settles and bonds tumble. The Finance sector had the largest lift into the midday, thanks to more clarity from Bank of America concerning fallout from the mortgage and CDS markets which additionally helps estimate the...

Shares of Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE: SKX) are higher on the session by 0.55%, trading at $14.51. Overall call volume is now running at 2.22x the daily average, with 66% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,811 contracts have traded on the session so far. Skechers U.S.A., Inc. design...

According to Bank of America, Nike (NYSE: NKE) expects to increase F2015 revenue to $28bn-$30bn revenue (from prior goal of $27bn and current ~$20.9bn). Bank of America said that it believes the strong athletic cycle will continue to support strong global futures orders into F12 (F4Q11 +12%). “...

Citi is out with its report today on Nike (NYSE: NKE), raising its PT from $95 to $98. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "NKE guided basically the same FY12 guidance when we last heard from mgt in March. Rev +HSD-LDD w/ 1Q revenue growth below futures growth +12%; gross margins -300bps 1Q...

Capstone has upgraded Nike (NYSE: NKE) from Hold to Buy and has established a $105 price target.

Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating on Nike (NYSE: NKE). At the same time, Jefferies left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $100. On Tuesday, Nike surged 10.14% to close the day at $89.90. Its shares continued to climb higher in today's pre-market trade, rising 0.39% to $90.25.

Citigroup has raised the price target on Nike (NYSE: NKE) from $95 to $98 and maintains its Buy rating.

Nike (NKE), the athletic gear giant, plans to raise prices in 2012, though gross margins are expected to shrink. Shares dipped.

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) reported strong earnings last night, as higher revenues offset higher costs, and the company showed surprising strength for the future. I guess "Just Do It" is doing just fine. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) released its Office 365 software, bringing Microsoft Office to the...