Homefurnishing Retail

Shares of Cost Plus (NASDAQ: CPWM) are lower on the session by 0.61%, trading at $8.12. Overall call volume is now running at 12.88x the daily average, with 87% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,442 contracts have traded on the session so far. Cost Plus, Inc. is a specialty...

According to Oppenheimer, Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) shares now trade at about 14x NTM estimates consistent with trough levels of Aug. 2010. Oppenheimer said that this is well below a recent average of 17x. “We are optimistic that the company's Q2 (Jul) report later this month could spark a...

Finally. Mercifully. The gang on Capitol Hill narrowly beat the deadline to extend the $14.3 trillion U.S. debt ceiling. The House passed the measure on Monday and the Senate is scheduled to vote on it today. The news is a welcome relief, but there are no guarantees stocks and other riskier...

Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) is a retailer of home decor, with 293 stores throughout the southeastern United States. I came across KIRK via Saj Karsan's blog back in November, and I agreed with his analysis and confirmed via my own valuation and research the opportunity that was presented at...

Merriman Capital initiated its coverage of Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) with a Neutral rating, Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) with a Buy rating, and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) with a Buy rating. On Wednesday, LULU lost 2.96% of its value to finish the day at $61. Its shares continued to slide in today's pre-...

Merriman Capital has initiated coverage on the following companies: Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) with a Neutral rating Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) with a Buy rating Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) with a Buy rating

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Stifel Nicolaus is out with a research report on Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) and is downgrading shares to Hold from Buy after it reported earnings. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "We are lowering our rating from Buy to Hold following this release. Traffic was an issue early...

Stifel Nicolaus has downgraded the following companies: Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) from Buy to Hold, $40 PT removed SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) from Hold to Sell, PT removed.

KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) coverage with a Hold rating in a research report published today. In the report, KeyBanc Capital Markets states, "While we are encouraged by management's efforts to invest in growth areas, we believe RCII stock is best positioned as a...

Wedbush Securities has upgraded Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) from Neutral to Outperform and has raised the price target from $44 to $46.

Stifel Nicolaus has raised the price target on the following companies: Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Buy, PT raised from $31 to $32 Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS) Buy, PT raised from $19 to $23 Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE: VSI) Buy, PT raised from $39 to $52

Sterne Agee provided color on Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII). In a research report published today, Sterne Agee commented on the company's Q2 results. In the report, Sterne Agee states, “We expect 2Q results in line but see slight risk to the upper end of management's full-year guidance range of...

Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) today announced the completion of the previously announced refinancing of its senior credit facility. The new $750 million senior credit facility consists of $250 million in term loans and a $500 million revolving credit facility. The Company drew down the $250...

Goldman Sachs has upgraded Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) from Neutral to buy and has added the company to its Conviction Buy List. Goldman has also raised the price target from $43 to $44.