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Unconfirmed Rumors circulate that Dick's Sporting Goods Inc Common (DKS) will be acquired by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) at $50.00 a share
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 12:53pm | 58Unconfirmed Rumors circulate that Dick's Sporting Goods Inc Common (DKS) will be acquired by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) at $50.00 a share . Neither company could be reached for comment..(DKS),(WMT).
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Tiffany to Outshine - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 10:03am | 620We recently upgraded our recommendation on Tiffany & Company (TIF), a high-end jewelry designer, manufacturer and retailer, to Outperform with a price target of $70.00. Previously, we had a Neutral rating on the stock. Tiffany is well positioned to support robust sales and earnings growth...
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Gladstone Commercial Corporation Acquires Orange City, Iowa Property for $12.3M
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 9:46am | 66Gladstone Commercial Corporation (Nasdaq: GOOD) reported today that on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, it closed on a 487,121 square foot office/industrial building in Orange City, Iowa for $12.3 million. The property is leased to Staples Contract & Commercial, Inc., the commercial delivery and...
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Office Depot to Sell Japan Business - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 9:33am | 689Office Depot Inc. (ODP), a leading supplier of office products and services across the globe, recently struck a deal with Kakuyasu, a Tokyo-based retailer, to sell its Japanese business established in 1996. The financial terms of the transaction were not revealed. However, Office Depot did...
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Tiffany to Outshine - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 9:30am | 620We recently upgraded our recommendation on Tiffany & Company (TIF), a high-end jewelry designer, manufacturer and retailer, to Outperform with a price target of $70.00. Previously, we had a Neutral rating on the stock. Tiffany is well positioned to support robust sales and earnings growth...
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Office Depot to Sell Japan Business - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 9:15am | 689Office Depot Inc. (ODP), a leading supplier of office products and services across the globe, recently struck a deal with Kakuyasu, a Tokyo-based retailer, to sell its Japanese business established in 1996. The financial terms of the transaction were not revealed. However, Office Depot did...
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Tiffany & Co. - Growth & Income
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 3:06am | 461Tiffany & Co. (TIF) is seeing strong momentum heading into the all-important holiday shopping season. The company recently reported excellent third quarter results as same-store sales jumped 7%. This marked the company's third consecutive positive earnings surprise, prompting management to...
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Tiffany & Co. - Growth & Income
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 1:00am | 461Tiffany & Co. (TIF) is seeing strong momentum heading into the all-important holiday shopping season. The company recently reported excellent third quarter results as same-store sales jumped 7%. This marked the company's third consecutive positive earnings surprise, prompting management to...
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Office Depot to Sell Office Depot Japan to Kakuyasu
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 11:52am | 85Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office supplies and services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Office Depot Japan business to Kakuyasu. The transaction also includes an agreement for Kakuyasu to license Office Depot's trade names,...
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Zings Of The Day (ZLC, LGF)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 5:02pm | 97Zales (NYSE: ZLC) is said to be exploring its a sale of its Piercing Pagoda unit. If I buy it, can I get free jewelery for my wife that she'll actually like? Lions Gate (NYSE: LGF) shareholders defeated Carl Icahn from taking over the company. I guess they really didn't want Carl to be the next...
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Credit Suisse's U.S. Alert
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 10:19am | 236Credit Suisse is out with its U.S. Alert on the following companies: Coverage Initiations: TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) with a Neutral rating and $50 price target. Coach, Inc. (NYSE: COH) with an Outperform rating and $70 price target. Gap (NYSE: GPS) with an Outperform rating and $26 price target....
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 9:33am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Administaff Inc (ASF) Bio-Rad Labs Inc (BIO) Brady Corp (BRC) Cabela's Inc (CAB) Cabot Microelectro Corp (CCMP) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADMINISTAFF INC (ASF): Free Stock Analysis Report BIO-RAD LABS -A (BIO):...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 9:14am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Administaff Inc (ASF) Bio-Rad Labs Inc (BIO) Brady Corp (BRC) Cabela's Inc (CAB) Cabot Microelectro Corp (CCMP) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADMINISTAFF INC (ASF): Free Stock Analysis Report BIO-RAD LABS -A (BIO):...
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Tuesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (PETM, GAPTQ, TSN, MXIM, SGMS)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 1:15pm | 87Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) 5,011 puts, 20 calls 2. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. (OTCBB: GAPTQ) 3,029 puts, 34 calls 3. Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) 21,472 puts, 326 calls 4. Maxim...
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Options Brief: PetSmart, Inc. (PETM)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 11:07am | 95Shares of PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) are higher on the session by 0.01%, trading at $39.33. Overall put volume is now running at 11.17x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,005 contracts have traded on the session so far. PetSmart, Inc. is a specialty...