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Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) reports Q3 earnings of $0.62 versus consensus of $0.55. Rent-A-Center Inc. reports revenues of $664.6 million versus consensus of $661.09 million. Revenues decreased 1% year over year. Same store sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 increased 0.3%. RCII...

Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2010 financial results after the market close on Monday, October 25, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 55 cents a share. For the quarter, revenues are $665 million, according to the Zacks Consensus...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) Acme Packet Inc (APKT) Australia and New Zealand Banking ADR (ANZBY) BancFirst Corp (BANF) Cost Plus Inc (CPWM) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.    ACI WORLDWIDE (ACIW): Free Stock Analysis...

Despite the sharp drop in the broader markets this morning, there are a few stocks that have held onto their gains. This is a list of the 4 top percentage gainers on the NYSE today (companies with over 80,000 shares traded). China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE: CYD) is up $2.47 to $23.49, a...

LSI Industries Inc (NASDAQ: LYTS) jumped 33.23% to $8.94 at 10:12 am. LYTS reported strong year-over-year rise in its Q1 results and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS) shares advanced 17.37% to $7.84. SCSS posted upbeat Q3...

Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS) today reported third-quarter results for the period ended Oct. 2, 2010. Net sales for the quarter totaled $160 million, an increase of 9 percent on same-store growth of 16 percent, compared to $147 million in net sales in the third quarter of 2009. The...

Goldman Sachs is inching its Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) estimates higher to reflect modest adjustments to footage growth assumptions. Same-store sales, gross margin, and expense rate forecasts are unchanged. “Our 2010 estimate remains unchanged, but our 2011E and 2012E EPS go to $3....

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.'s (PIR) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 8.74. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for year ending February 2011 increased by 3 cents over the past month to 68 cents per share. Pier 1 Imports is a Zacks #2 Rank (“Buy...

Kirkland's, Inc.'s (KIRK) MACD indicator has entered into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0038. The Zacks #5 Rank (“Strong Sell”) stock fell slightly to $13.20 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the year ending January 2011 has decreased by 3 cents over the past month to $1....

Oppenheimer has raised the price target on Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) from $40 to $42 and reiterates its Outperform rating.

Oppenheimer has issued a research report on Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) as Oppenheimer finds WSM to be one of the most attractive names in hardlines retail. In the report, Oppenheimer writes "Recent data suggest that sales trends at WSM have continued to accelerate over the past several weeks...

Oppenheimer looked upon Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) as one of the most attractive names in hardlines retail. Recent data suggest that sales trends at WSM have continued to accelerate over the past several weeks following a prolonged period of sales upside that began in early-2009. Oppenheimer view...