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Short Interest Swings in Retail Stocks (BBY, DG, TJX)
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 3:27pm | 792Read More...The short interest in big retail companies was mixed as the holiday shopping season got underway. Shares sold short in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), CVS Caremark (NASDAQ: CVS), Lowe's (NASDAQ: LOW) and Target (NYSE: TGT) increased somewhat between the November 15 and November 31 settlement dates....
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OfficeMax, Abercrombie and Other Top Performing Dividend Payers in November
Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 2:41pm | 626Read More...Here is a quick look at some of the top-performing dividend-paying stocks in the past month. These companies all have a market cap of more than $500 million, and their share prices are more than 20 percent higher than 30 days ago. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) shares jumped more than 30...
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Cabela's, Home Depot and Other Retail Stocks Worth a Look Now
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 3:39pm | 870Read More...The holiday shopping season seems to have gotten off to a strong start, particularly for Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT), but also for Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and the Gap (NYSE: GPS). So here are seven retail stocks that might be worth a look. All have double-digit...
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Abercrombie, OfficeMax and Other Top Performers in the Past 30 Days
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 2:02pm | 615Read More...Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) soared more than 34 percent Wednesday after the apparel retailer's third-quarter results topped analyst consensus estimates, due in part to strong international performance, and it raised its full-year outlook. Here is a quick look at Abercrombie and...
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Short Sellers Shying Away from Walmart, Gap, Other Retailers
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 3:23pm | 634Read More...Short sellers generally have found less to like in the retail sector, judging by changes in the short interest of some of the nation's biggest retailers between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. Notable exceptions include Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Target (NYSE: TGT), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG...
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Barron's Recap (8/25/12): Best and Worst Run States
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 6:20am | 901Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the state of the states, the 100 best independent advisors, and the prospects for Hormel (NYSE: HRL), Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) and a new muscular dystrophy drug. Cover Story "State of the States" by Andrew Bary. Long considered the best issuers in the municipal...
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The Gap Earnings Preview: EPS and Sales Growth Expected
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 5:15pm | 607Read More...The Gap (NYSE: GPS), which is trading near a 52-week high, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2012 results Thursday, August 16, after the markets close. Investors will be hoping that the company continues to offer revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 13
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:33am | 938Read More...Retail earnings season got off to a start last week when drug store chain CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) and department store operators Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) bested second-quarter earnings estimates, while JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) reported a net loss. Many more...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 14 (WMT, HD, ANF)
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:49am | 1179Read More...Last week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked off the parade of earnings reports from big retailers. Macy's and Nordstrom reported EPS growth; Macy's and Kohl's topped EPS estimates. This week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are...
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Atlas Energy, Dillards and Other Dividend Payers on a Roll
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 6:53am | 1056Read More...Here is a quick look some dividend payers with momentum. They all have market caps greater than $1 billion, and their share prices are up more than 30% in the past 90 days. While shares of Advantest (NYSE: ATE) pulled back a bit in the past week, they are trading more than 77% higher year to date...
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Gap, Sears and Other Retail Stocks Up More Than 35% Year to Date
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 7:13am | 1070Read More...This week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kick off this quarter's parade of earnings reports from retailers. Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and many others are scheduled to post results next week. Here is a quick look at some retailers with share prices...
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Guess? Earnings Preview: Lower EPS, Higher Sales Expected
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 6:43am | 917Read More...Guess? (NYSE: GES) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter results tomorrow, March 14, after the closing bell. Investors have seen the company's net income fall year over year by an average of 2.3% over the past five quarters. But revenue has now risen for three straight quarters. Investors...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 12 (URBN, ROST)
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 11:04am | 1206Read More...Things will quiet on the earnings front this week. Perhaps the two most prominent quarterly reports will come from retailers and S&P 500 components Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST). Analysts on average expect both companies to post year-over-year revenue growth of...
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Seven Hot Retail Stocks
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 11:07am | 1048Read More...Fourth-quarter retail earnings season kicked off last week with mixed results from Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Many more retailers will post their results this week and next, including Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy's (NYSE: M), Barnes &...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 20
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 10:46am | 1082Read More...The focus turns to earnings from retailers this week. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked things off last week. The former posted lower earnings per share in line with estimates, while the latter narrowly beat EPS expectations but revenues fell short. Here is a look...
