Homefurnishing Retail

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM) is estimated to post its Q3 earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $353.96 million. Pall Corp (NYSE: PLL) is expected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $606.56 million. Kirkland's Inc (NASDAQ: KIRK) is expected to post its...

Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) today announced details for the release of its results for the fourth quarter and year ended January 29, 2011. Kirkland's will issue its earnings release for the fourth quarter before the market opens on Thursday, March 10, 2011, and will host a conference call on...

AeroVironment Inc (NASDAQ: AVAV) shares moved up 12.06% to $32.06 at 10:50 am. The volume of AVAV shares traded was 1582% higher than normal. AVAV reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings. Ceradyne Inc (NASDAQ: CRDN) shares rose 16.89% to $45.41. The volume of CRDN shares traded was 673% higher...

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) was downgraded by BMO Capital from "outperform" to "market perform." QCOM's shares closed at $57.58 yesterday. QUALCOMM's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 7.43%. Roth Capital downgraded Zhongpin Inc (NASDAQ: HOGS) from “buy” to “neutral.” HOGS' stock closed at $18....

Pre-open moversUS stock futures are higher this morning, as crude-oil prices declined marginally from 29-month highs. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 30 points to 12,108.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 4.60 points to 1,313.70. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 4.25...

Oppenheimer has downgraded Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) from Outperform to Perform and has lowered the price target from $54 to $51.

Analysts at Oppenheimer downgrade Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) from “outperform” to “perform.” The target price for BBBY has been lowered from $54 to $51. BBBY shares lost 1.70% to close at $47.52 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Below are the top small-cap home furnishings & fixture stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for Deer Consumer Products Inc (NASDAQ: DEER) for the next year ending December, 2011 is $1.15 per share. DEER's PEG ratio is 0.42....

Shares of Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) are lower on the session by 1.10%, trading at $37.77. Overall put volume is now running at 2.73x the daily average, with 37% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,042 contracts have traded on the session so far. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a...

By 10:55 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 33.45 points, or 0.27%, to 12,239.81, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 1.50 points, or 0.11%. The NASDAQ composite index gained 1.87 points, or 0.07%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the...

Shares of Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) are higher on the session by 0.87%, trading at $10.42. Overall call volume is now running at 2.54x the daily average, with 2% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,018 contracts have traded on the session so far. Pier 1 Imports, Inc. conducts...

Shares of Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Select Comfort Corporation (Nasdaq: SCSS) are trading up 11.3% at $11.68 per share during the Thursday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Select Comfort Corporation has been between $11.25 and $11.99 per share, near its 52-week...

At 10:10 am, the Dow fell 0.58% to 12,168.52, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.56% to 1,313.43 and the NASDAQ composite index dropped 0.80% to 2,766.85. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Department Stores: This industry jumped 0.20% by 10:10 am....

Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS), raising its price target from $9 to $13. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Select Comfort reported its 8th consecutive quarter of earnings improvement. Sales totaled $149M (+9% Y/Y) for the December quarter and...

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS) from $9 to $13 and maintains its Overweight rating.