Homefurnishing Retail

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) posted its Q3 EPS of $0.16, comfortably beating the consensus by $0.11. The beat in the results came from WSM’s cost cutting initiatives. Although Williams-Sonoma’s revenues for the quarter fell by 3.1%, they exceeded consensus expectations.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) climbed 14.48% to $106.98 after it reports Q3 EPS of $0.45, 12 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.33. Revenue for the quarter was $5.45 billion, which compares to the estimate of $5.03 billion. Sees Q4 sales of $8.125 - $9.125 billion, versus the consensus...

Thomas Weisel initiates Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) at Market Weight. Thomas Weisel's price target for Williams-Sonoma is $18. WSM is currently tradding at $20.86.

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) is today’s top percentage gainer in morning trade and surged 19.50% today to $5.27 on an unusual huge volume of 10.69 million shares as fter the retailer of imported home furnishings said September sales at stores open at least one year increased 9.9 percent from a...

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) The largest U.S. lender by assets failed to persuade a Delaware judge to dismiss a shareholder suit challenging the fairness of its $33 billion stock-swap buyout in January of Merrill Lynch & Co. Yesterday, the stock closed at $18.03. Interactive...

Vimpel-Communications (ADR) (NYSE: VIP) touched a new 52-week high at $19.90 in today’s morning trade. Currently the stock is trading at $19.74, up 10.09% on 4.97 million shares. Today, Telenor ASA announced that Telenor Group and Altimo (the telecom arm of the Alfa Group) have reached an agreement...

KeyBanc said Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS) shareholders voted down a proposed $35M invest from Sterling Partners at 70c/share. The firm said the offering would have been a 100% dilutive. The firm remains encouraged by fundamental trends and reiterates its Buy rating

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) upgraded Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) to Buy from Neutral. The firm raised estimates following the Q2 report and sees further upside from the housing recovery and competitive fallout. The target was raised to $21 from $13.

Wedbush raised its target on Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM). Wedbush thinks the company's sales and gross margin trends are positive. The firm maintains an Outperform rating on the stock.

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