(LTD) Limited Brands – Reports Fourth Quarter Ahead of Expectations
Limited Brands (LTD) has a Zacks Rank of #1, and analysts estimate that the company will grow its EPS 20.3% in fiscal year 2010. What’s more, Limited Brands has a current dividend yield of 2.8%....
View Article(M) Retail Industry Stock Review – March 2010 – Industry Outlook
Better-than-expected holiday-period sales and improving confidence among U.S. consumers appear to be indicative that the worst part of the recession may be over. This observation is borne out by the...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands on the Rise
Limited Brands Inc.’s (LTD) sustained focus on cost containment, inventory control, merchandise initiatives and effective capital management has kept it afloat in a difficult consumer environment. The...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Manages Free Cash Flow Well
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, is actively managing its capital and returning much of its free cash to...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Announces Expansion Plans, Creating Limited Brands Canada
As a part of its expansion strategy Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, recently announced the creation of Limited...
View Article(AIG) Insurance Industry Stock Update – May 2010 – Industry Outlook
The turmoil in the financial markets created a highly challenging environment for the U.S. insurance industry, forcing many companies to take immense write-downs. In 2010, the overall situation has...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Reports Earnings Ahead of Estimates
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, recently posted stronger-than-expected first quarter results thanks to an...
View Article(JCP) Retail Industry Review and Outlook – June 2010 – Industry Outlook
The improving U.S. economic scene, some early tentative signs of a turnaround in the labor market, and pent-up demand held down by the recession have come together to perk up the retailers. Evidence of...
View Article(ANF) July 2010 Retail Sales Come in Sluggish
Retailers are off to a slow start in the second half of the year as July same-store sales came in below expectations. July is usually a mild sales month as retailers rely heavily on promotions to clear...
View Article(BAC) Stock Market News for September 2, 2010 – Market News
U.S. stocks started September on a high note as better-than-expected manufacturing data bolstered hopes that the economy is gaining strength, albeit slowly. All major stock indexes notched up gains of...
View Article(COST) Retail Industry Outlook – September 2010 – Industry Outlook
The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income...
View Article(COST) Retail Industry Outlook – September 2010 – Industry Outlook
The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income...
View Article(BAC) Company News for October 1, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) downgraded Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) to “neutral” from “buy” • Susquehanna downgraded Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) from “neutral” to “sell,” taking the price target to $120 • Wells...
View Article(ANF) Company News for December 2, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) announced plans to acquire a 66% stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann (NYSE:WBD) for $3.8 billion • Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $0.30 a share that...
View Article(ANF) Stock Market News for December 3, 2010 – Market News
Stocks advanced for a second straight day as better-than-anticipated retail sales and housing data continued to point toward economic strength. European Central Bank’s assertion that it would not...
View Article(ANF) Retail Industry Outlook – December 2010 – Industry Outlook
With the economic backdrop steadily improving, albeit at a very slow pace, the outlook for the holiday shopping season has brightened. According to NRF’s 2010 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions...
View Article(BJ) Stock Market News for February 04, 2011 – Market News
Markets closed in the green on Thursday after reports of strong sales posted by retailers for January and other positive economic data sparked a rally. However, the gains were limited by mixed earnings...
View Article(CHS) Company News for February 24, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) reported Q4 EPS of $0.83, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 21% year-over-year to $838.0 million, missing the Zacks...
View Article(JWN) Nordstrom Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard
Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) recently posted earnings growth of 35.0% to reach $1.04 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 from 77 cents per share earned in the year-ago period. Earnings per share...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Quarterly Earnings Scorecard
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, recently posted fourth-quarter 2010 results. Street analysts had nearly a week...
View Article(NRF) Retail Industry Outlook – April 2011 – Industry Outlook
Insight from Fiscal 2010 Fiscal 2010 was a year of hard work, involving the continuous streamlining of internal processes. To that end, retailers concentrated on aligning inventories with sales,...
View Article(BBBY) Stock Market News for April 8, 2011 – Market News
On Thursday markets fell slightly after Japan was hit by another quake, reigniting fears about its nuclear power crisis. Additionally, oil prices rose above $110 per barrel but better than expected...
View Article(COST) U.S. Jobless Claims Report Much Higher Than Anticipated
The market is getting nervous about the economic recovery. Concerns that the first quarter softness may carry into the second quarter and beyond have been weighing on stocks lately. Economists have...
View Article(APC) Stock Market News for May 6, 2011 – Market News
Benchmarks continued to linger in the red on Thursday, weighed down by disappointing jobs data, as investors chose to exit the gold, silver and oil markets. Commodities fell significantly and crude...
View Article(ADP) Stock Market News for June 3, 2011 – Market News
A volatile day of trading came to a close with benchmarks ending in the red and as it stands there are now clear signs of markets heading into a fifth consecutive week of losses. Investors refrained...
View Article(JWN) Nordstrom Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares
We maintain our long-term ‘Neutral’ recommendation on Nordstrom Inc. (JWN). Nordstrom is a leading fashion specialty retailer in the U.S., offering high quality apparel, shoes, cosmetics and...
View Article(WRC) Warnaco Group Completes Debt Offering
Warnaco Group Inc. (WRC) recently announced the completion of a senior secured term loan offering of $200.0 million. The debt has been scheduled to mature in 2018. Warnaco will pay interest at a...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Posts Impressive Sales Results
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products recently posted impressive sales results for the five-week period ended July 02,...
View Article(NRF) U.S. Retail Sales Industry Stock Outlook – August 2011 – Industry Outlook
A Glimpse at Fiscal 2010 Fiscal 2010 for retailers was a year of continuous process of streamlining and assimilating internal processes. With this priority in mind, retailers concentrated more on...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Incorporated – Bull of the Day
Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD) second-quarter 2011 earnings of $0.48 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.46, and rose 33% from the prior-year quarter on the back of cost containment,...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Reports October Sales Increase
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, recently posted healthy sales results for the four-week period ended October...
View Article(JCP) U.S. Holiday Preview – National Retail Federation
The National Retail Federation (“NRF”), an industry trade group, projects a 2.8% growth in sales, amounting to $465.6 billion, during the current November to December holiday season, lower than the...
View Article(NRF) Party Time for Retailers
The Thanksgiving weekend brought record sales for retailers who went on to post better-than-expected November comparable-store sales and are now padding up for the holiday season. Does this indicate...
View Article(M) Holiday Retail Outlook & Review – Industry Outlook
Does the start of holiday sales suggest a break from the phase when US consumers were reeling under a series of macro-economic shocks? For now, the initial data released by National Retail Federation...
View Article(JCP) Not a Great Year for J.C. Penney
An economy plagued by financial crisis and high unemployment remains a bitter truth, but relentless efforts to emerge from these doldrums cannot be ignored. The ongoing turmoil has also touched J. C....
View Article(LTD) Dividend Hike: The In Thing
Increasing dividends is becoming a common trend these days, mostly followed by companies that boast a stable cash position and healthy cash flows. These strategies not only enhance shareholders’ return...
View Article(COST) Retail Industry Stock Outlook – April 2012 – Industry Outlook
Right-sizing inventories and enhancing efficiencies through greater use of technology were the key agenda items on retailers’ to-do lists most of last year. Progress on those fronts has paved the way...
View Article(COST) Retail Industry Stock Outlook – April 2012 – Industry Outlook
Right-sizing inventories and enhancing efficiencies through greater use of technology were the key agenda items on retailers’ to-do lists most of last year. Progress on those fronts has paved the way...
View Article(BBY) U.S. Retail Industry Stock Outlook – August 2012 – Industry Outlook
Retailers procure goods in large quantities directly from manufacturers or wholesalers and sell them in small quantities to customers through a retail outlet or online. As consumer spending is the key...
View Article(SFG) StanCorp Financial Group Sees Rating Action
A.M. Best Co. lowered the issuer credit rating (“ICR”) to “bbb” from “bbb+” of StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (SFG), besides downgrading the debt ratings. The outlook, however, was upgraded to stable...
View Article(LTD) Retail Industry Stock Outlook – November 2012 – Industry Outlook
As consumer spending is the key to the viability of any economy, the health of the retail industry is an important economic indicator. According to the National Retail Federation, retail accounts for...
View Article(NRF) Will December Mirror November Sales?
November retail sales data are out amid an economy which has been exposed to a number of mixed events. On one hand, the Labor Department indicated that initial jobless claims have fallen 29,000 to...
View Article(XLY) Stock Market News for December 27, 2012 – Market News
A slump in U.S retail stocks and investor apprehensions about the Fiscal Cliff dragged the benchmarks lower on Wednesday. This was the third consecutive day of losses for the benchmarks and a report...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands Hikes Dividend
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD) is an interesting option for investors seeking both growth and income. This specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparels yesterday announced its decision of a...
View Article(GME) Target Dividend Stocks for Portfolio
It’s a flagging economy and thus investors will obviously prefer to bet their bucks in the safer counters. Investors, in order to shield themselves from the upheavals in the financial world, are now...
View Article(LTD) Retail Industry Stock Outlook – March 2013 – Zacks Analyst Interviews
Retailers procure goods in large quantities directly from manufacturers or wholesalers and sell these in smaller quantities to customers through retail shops or online. As consumer spending is the key...
View Article(TJX) TJX Companies Comparable Store Sales Down but Expect to Improve
Consolidated same-store sales at The TJX Companies Inc. (TJX), an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions, descended 2% year over year in the five-week period ended Apr 6, 2013. Comparable...
View Article(LTD) Limited Brands’ Comparable Store Sales Up 3%
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), a specialty retailer of women’s intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, posted comparable-store sales growth of 3% for the five-week period ended Apr...
View Article(CATO) Does April Look Promising for Retailers?
After a disappointing sales performance in March, it remains to be seen how things are shaping up for retailers in April. Higher Social Security Payroll taxes, unexpected cold weather and political...
View Article(TGT) Sweeping Up the Last of First Quarter Earnings – Earnings Preview
The Q1 earnings season is effectively over for most of the major sectors, with Retail as the only one that still has a number of major reports still awaited. As such, Retail has a heavy presence in...
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