ascena retail group

Ascena Retail Group Inc (NASDAQ: ASNA), the operator of Dressbarn and Lane Bryant, agreed to buy Ann Inc (NYSE: ANN) for $38.71 in cash and 0.68 per share in stock. The deal works out to a $2.15 billion price tag. Ascena wants to acquire Ann's LOFT and Ann Taylor stores to expand its women...

Ascena Retail Group (NASDAQ: ASNA) is up more than five percent in after hours trading after beating Wall Street's estimates for Q1. Ascena reported a first quarter EPS of $0.36 versus the Street estimate of $0.32. Despite the beat, earnings per share were down eight percent from the year-ago...

Mining equipment maker Joy Global (NYSE: JOY) and defense contractor SAIC (NYSE: SAI) are scheduled to step into the earnings spotlight this week, in what will be otherwise a pretty quiet week as far as quarterly reports go. Others on tap to share their results for the most recent quarter include...

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...

Retailer DSW (NYSE: DSW) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, March 20, before the opening bell. The company has seen net income and revenue both increase in three consecutive quarters, and the stock is about 25% higher than three months ago. Investors no doubt will be...

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...

Buckle (NYSE: BKE) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, March 8, before the markets open. The teen apparel purveyor saw strong same-store sales in December and January on strong demand for jeans and footwear. Investors will be looking for that to begin a new streak of...

On the heels of last week's quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy's (NYSE: M) and many other retailers, this week will bring more earnings reports from shopping mall and strip mall standbys. Auto parts and accessories purveyor AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is expected to...

Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Ascena Retail Group (NASDAQ: ASNA), raising its PT from $39 to $40.   In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "It appears that same-store sales in February were up in the high-single-digits for all three divisions, likely...

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Ascena Retail Group (NASDAQ: ASNA) from $39 to $40 and maintains its Overweight rating. 

Piper Jaffray is raising its EPS estimates on shares of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNA) from $2.24 to $2.25 for FY11 and from $2.50 to $2.59 for FY12. “Our FY12 EPS estimate represents 15% growth, which consists of 13% net income growth and 2% accretion stemming from share repurchases,”...

Piper Jaffray has upgraded Ascena Retail Group (NASDAQ: ASNA) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $25 to $39.