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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 13
Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:39pm | 1114Analysts expect to see double-digit per-share earnings growth from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Apache (NYSE: APA), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Marriot International (NYSE: MAR) when they report quarterly results this week. Other prominent reports on the...
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Seven Apparel Retail Stocks Worth a Look Now
Monday, December 19, 2011 - 7:39am | 901The holiday shopping season seems to be going better than early forecasts suggested. So here are seven retail stocks that might be worth a look. All have double-digit returns on equity and double-digit long-range EPS growth forecasts. Each is up more than 10% over the past year as well. DSW (NYSE...
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Shame on Abercrombie & Fitch
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 8:37am | 263The market was braced for a less than sexy third quarter from Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF). The short-of-consensus comparable store sales and cautious commentary pertaining to Europe was pre-announced and the stock plunged on November 3. However, as suggested to those who asked, the stock...
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Earnings Preview: A Wary Eye on Abercrombie & Fitch
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 7:47am | 640Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, November 16, before the opening bell. Shares recently sank on news that sales were sluggish overseas. And analysts are wary, as indicated by the falling EPS estimate for the most recent period....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 14
Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 5:54pm | 1128Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...
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Options & Volatility Edge Gives a 93.1% Gain on Abercrombie & Fitch
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 12:42pm | 117If you want to get trading ideas like this, subscribe to the Options and Volatility Edge today! Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) has popped today and Benzinga's Options and Volatility Edge subscribers who followed the Options and Volatility Edge advice had the potential to make a +93.1% profit...
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McDonald's, MasterCard and Five Other Stocks Worth a Look Now
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 2:33pm | 850The following dividend-paying companies offer attractive returns on equity and are expected to have strong earnings per share growth over the next five years. Their stocks are also trading within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD): This Columbus, Ohio-based...
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Seven Retailers Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 8:06am | 797Shoppertrak may suggest that retailers have little to look forward to this coming holiday season, but here are seven retailers that are riding high now. The share prices of most of them have jumped more than 10% in the past month and they are all trading near their 52-week highs. AutoZone (NYSE:...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Offers To Pay "The Situation" Not To Wear Its Clothes!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 2:42pm | 356On Tuesday, Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) said that it would pay Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino along with his Jersey Shore castmates if he would stop wearing their brand. ABC News snarkily points out that this is the same company who markets thong underwear to pre-teen girls and padded...
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UPDATE: ANF Dissociates Brand From Antics of Jersey Shore
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 9:58am | 156International Strategy & Investment Group has published a research report on Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) after the clothing retailer attempted to dissociate its brand from a delusional cast member of "Jersey Shore." In the report, International Strategy & Investment Group wrote, "...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 15
Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 11:42am | 1098Earnings season is not over yet. Among the companies on deck to report quarterly results this coming week are Deere (NYSE: DE), Smucker (NYSE: SJM) and Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL). Analysts expect Deere's per-share earnings to be more than 13% higher than a year ago. Smucker's earnings are forecast to...
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Ten Apparel Retail Stocks Worth a Look Now
Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 12:45pm | 1063The earnings spotlight turns to retail this coming week with quarterly reports due from the likes of Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Analysts are looking for earnings growth from these three. And investors may take some comfort from the fact that, last week, many...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating on Abercrombie & Fitch
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 6:59am | 134Piper Jaffray has published a report on Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) reiterating the Overweight rating on the clothing retailer. In the report, Piper Jaffray wrote, "We are reiterating our Overweight rating on shares of ANF as our checks and our recent pricing analysis support our view...
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Seven Retail Stocks on a Roll
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 10:46am | 914Overall, retail sales have sputtered in recent reports. But not all is doom and gloom in the sector; here are seven retail stocks that are on a tear. All of them hit 52-week highs yesterday, and all are up more than 20% since the beginning of the year (or in one case, since its IPO earlier this...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating on Abercrombie & Fitch
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 7:36am | 115Piper Jaffray has published a research report on Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) after BTS launch. In the report, Piper Jaffray wrote, "We are reiterating our Overweight rating on shares of ANF following our initial checks on the company's chain-wide BTS launch which kicked-off on July 16. We...