Specialty Stores

According to Bank Of America, Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) could exceed 2012 store growth target. Bank Of America said that it continues to believe the strong trends in the Athletic cycle support top-line growth and margin expansion. “We continue to view DKS as the best-positioned Sporting...

Oppenheimer is out with its report today on Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA), reiterating Outperform. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "We are reiterating our Outperform rating and raising our target price on ULTA after meeting recently with the company's senior management. We believe ULTA remains a...

Oppenheimer has raised the price target on Ulta Salon (NASDAQ: ULTA) from $62 to $70 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Goldman Sachs has lowered the price target on Barnes and Noble (NYSE: BKS) from $19 to $18 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) shares are down, but well off the lows of the session after the book seller reported earnings this morning that missed Wall Street consensus. The company reported a quarterly loss of $1.04 per share on $943 million in revenues. Wall Street had been expecting a...

Shares of Jefferies Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) fell about 1.3% after the company reported a 3.8% drop in its fiscal second-quarter profit on Tuesday. Jefferies reported its quarterly profit at $80.6 million, or $0.36 per share, down from $83.8 million, or $0.41 per share, in the year-earlier period....

At 10:03 am, the Dow rose 0.59% to 12,151.49, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.83% to 1,289.00 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 1.15% to 2,659.82. The industries that are driving the market today are: Internet Service Providers: This industry jumped 3.99% by 10:03 am....

Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) released its results for the fourth quarter on Tuesday. Barnes & Noble reported a quarterly loss at $59 million, or $1.04 per share, versus a loss of $32 million, or $0.58 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its quarterly revenue rose 4% to $1.4 billion....

US stock futures are higher this morning, ahead of a confidence vote in the Greek parliament later in the day. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 41 points to 12,054.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 4.90 points to 1,278.70. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 7.50 points to...

Jabil Circuit Inc (NYSE: JBL) is projected to report its FQ3 earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $4.14 billion. Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) is estimated to post a FQ4 loss at $0.91 per share on revenue of $1.39 billion. Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) is expected to report its...

Guy Adami said on CNBC's Fast Money that Agrium (NYSE: AGU) jumped 4.05%, after it raised its guidance. He thinks that Agrium Inc. (USA) (AGU) looks attractive at $83 or $84. Dan Nathan said that The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) might make an acquisition in Europe next week. The Blackstone...

Shares of Carpenter Technology Corp (NYSE: CRS) surged about 10% after the company announced its plans to buy Latrobe Specialty Metals Inc for $558 million. Latrobe's shareholders will own around 15.5% of Carpenter's outstanding common stock. The deal is expected to close by September 30. Shares...

This week sees the start of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London, England. As English events this year go, Wimbledon is far more interesting than the Royal Wedding. Will it rain heavily, as tradition dictates? How many strawberries with cream will be consumed? Which female player will have the...

Oppenheimer is out with its report today on Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), maintaining Perform. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "A still very challenging economic environment and particularly weak white collar jobs growth continue to weigh significantly upon sales growth in the office...

Goldman Sachs has raised the price target on Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) from $14 to $19 and maintains its Neutral rating.