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Tiffany's New Share Buyback Program - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 5:50pm | 479Tiffany & Company (TIF), known for its high-end jewelry, recently announced a new share repurchase program, overriding the previous program, which was scheduled to expire at the end of this month. The newly announced program, which is set to expire on January 31, 2013, authorizes the...
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Tiffany Announces New $400M Stock Repurchase Program
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 2:23pm | 68The Board of Directors of Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) has approved a new stock repurchase program. This supersedes a previous program that was scheduled to expire at the end of January. This new program, effective immediately, authorizes the repurchase of up to $400 million of Tiffany's Common...
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Calls Purchased on Staples, Inc. (SPLS)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 2:10pm | 120Shares of Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) are higher on the session by 1.49%, currently trading at $23.23. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past five months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...
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Barnes & Noble Selling Off (BKS)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 1:00pm | 25Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) shares are getting hit today, as the stock has dropped 4.52% or $.76 trading at $16.05.
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Kimco Realty Goes Shopping - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:38pm | 627Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced its major property transactions in fourth quarter 2010. The company acquired 4 shopping centers during the quarter spanning 982,000 square feet of retail space for approximately $151.1 million, including...
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Kimco Realty Goes Shopping - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:00pm | 627Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced its major property transactions in fourth quarter 2010. The company acquired 4 shopping centers during the quarter spanning 982,000 square feet of retail space for approximately $151.1 million, including...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (PETM, NTWK, BLTI, PZZA)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:54am | 139PetSmart Inc (NASDAQ: PETM) shares gained 2.33% to create a new 52-week high of $40.80. PETM declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.125 per share. NetSol Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: NTWK) shares surged 7.25% to create a new 52-week high of $2.22. NTWK's trailing-twelve-month operating...
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The Borders Story: Is This the Final Chapter?
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:47am | 107(TheStreet) -- Borders' (NYSE: BGP) story reads like an epic saga -- one in which our tragically flawed hero seems destined for certain failure. As the book-selling giant seeks a new credit facility to stave off a bankruptcy filing, the question of whether or not this is the final chapter for...
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Top Performing Industries For January 20 (PRGO, LOW, RJF, HIBB)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:26am | 194At 10:22 am, the Dow fell 0.36% to 11,782.91, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.42% to 1,276.58 and the NASDAQ composite index dropped 0.79% to 2,703.70. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Drug Related Products: This industry jumped 2.81% by 10:22...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Specialty Retail, Other Industry With The Highest ROE (NRGY, MED, EZPW, JAS)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 4:48am | 128Below are the top small-cap specialty retail, other stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Inergy LP (NYSE: NRGY) is 131.77%. NRGY's operating margin for the same period is 8.47%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...
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Will Bill Ackman's Borders Trade Work Out? (BGP, BKS)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 3:54pm | 242Bill Ackman, the portfolio manager of Pershing Square Capital, has been lauded for some of his investments, most notably in General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) and Target (NYSE: TGT). One trade that isn't working out so well for the silver-haired investors is Borders Group (NYSE: BGP), the book...
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Classic Retailer Top Around Christmas, Duh!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 1:01pm | 284As the optimism over retail sales soaring hit its high in late 2010, so did almost all of the retail stocks. Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF), Coach, Inc. (NYSE: COH), AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (NYSE: ANN) and Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) all put in their tops December, 2010. This was classic as the economy...
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Differing Views of eBay (EBAY) Ahead of Earnings
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:51pm | 1547If the recent influx of put activity is any indication, bearish traders are flashing their teeth in eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) ahead of the online auctioneer's earnings report after today's close. BusinessWeek reported that the ratio of outstanding puts versus calls rose to 1.23 from 1 last week, hitting...
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Cabela's to Open Store in Wichita - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:31pm | 489Cabela's Inc. (CAB) recently announced plans to open an 80,000-square-foot store at Regency Lakes Shopping Center in Wichita, Kansas, the home of big retailers such as Super Target and World Market stores as well as Hampton Inn & Suites. The construction work is scheduled to commence in...
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Cabela's to Open Store in Wichita - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:00pm | 489Cabela's Inc. (CAB) recently announced plans to open an 80,000-square-foot store at Regency Lakes Shopping Center in Wichita, Kansas, the home of big retailers such as Super Target and World Market stores as well as Hampton Inn & Suites. The construction work is scheduled to commence in...