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'Chef Curry' Can't Seem To Cook Up A Strong Shoe Rollout For Under Armour
Monday, April 17, 2017 - 9:44am | 515Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UAA) just can’t seem to get it right in the cutthroat shoe industry. Things started to go downhill when the company released its infamous, "Chef Curry 2" model, which got blasted on social media. The latest Curry 3 colorway release, called the Oxblood leather, is...
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EBay The Latest Big Name To Plan Snapchat Content Campaign
Friday, April 7, 2017 - 8:51am | 505EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced it is turning the dial up to 11 on advertising after announcing a “massive” nationwide ad campaign this spring aimed at bringing in new buyers to the once dominant e-commerce platform. EBay's Spring Fling With Social: What To Look For In May, the...
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Chances Of Advisory Board Getting Taken Out Just Got Considerably Higher
Monday, March 27, 2017 - 5:15pm | 217Healthcare and Educational Consulting firm The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) shares were moving higher Monday on potential takeout talks. Baird believes the probability of ABCO being acquired has “increased considerably in recent days, given reported interest from multi strategic...
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As IT-Infrastructure Turns Software-Centric, Nutanix Is Most Obvious Beneficiary
Monday, February 27, 2017 - 5:28pm | 498Inspired by Nutanix Inc (NASDAQ: NTNX)’s leadership in the market of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), Baird maintained an Outperform rating on the stock with a price target of $37. In a note, the firm suggested Nutanix was the “most obvious beneficiary in the industry-wide shift to...
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Buffalo Wild Wings On Thin Ice With Some Investors After An Ugly Finish To 2016
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 11:48am | 347After Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) issued “disappointing” fourth-quarter results and below-estimate guidance for 2017, Baird Equity Research said its “patience on BWLD is running thin.” Significant deceleration of comps in December yielded a quarterly EPS 28 percent...
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Here's How Wall Street Investors, Analysts Felt About Facebook's Q4 Earnings
Friday, February 3, 2017 - 3:28pm | 384Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) shares reversed after hitting an all-time high on Thursday. Sell-side analysts have weighed in on the future of the social media giant following its monster fourth-quarter earnings beat on Wednesday. Analysts Remain Bullish “We remain buyers of FB and see revenue...
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Don't Get Too Excited About Biogen's Q4 Earnings
Friday, January 20, 2017 - 2:20pm | 267Baird Equity Research expects to see a “less-than-optimal Tecfidera performance” when Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) issues its fourth-quarter earnings January 26. The psoriasis treatment is predicted to fall short of sales revenue consensus by $45 million after scripts fell more than 6...
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Survey Says Santa May Have Delivered A Solid Q4 To Netflix
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 1:12pm | 315After posting solid gains in 2016, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) appears well positioned to continue its streaming momentum into the company’s fourth-quarter release on January 18. Survey Results: Original Content And Growth A quarterly subscriber survey conducted by Baird Equity Research...
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Wal-Mart Remains Barclays' Top Pick Despite Mixed Results
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 4:31pm | 284Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) shares have fallen after posting mixed third-quarter results this week. The Retail Powerhouse beat on earnings but missed on sales estimates, leaving shares down nearly four percent. Despite the mixed earnings results, sell-side analysts are staying the course on...
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Wal-Mart's Soft Q4 Guidance Doesn't Rock Baird Analyst's Positive View
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 12:18pm | 246Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported Q3 results before market open on Thursday, and the shares ticked lower over the trading day. Rating And Price Target Looking past the retail giant’s mixed results and soft guidance, Baird Equity Research analyst Peter S. Benedict maintained both his...
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Revving Up With Camping World, The Foremost Consolidator In A Fragmented Market
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 11:20am | 349Camping World Holdings Inc (NYSE: CWH) is the largest RV retailer in America with a 12 percent market share of the new RV market. In a research report on Tuesday, Craig Kennison of Baird Equity Research initiated coverage of the stock with an Outperform rating and $27 price target. According to...
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Nutanix Analysts See Tremendous Long-Term Potential
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 3:49pm | 293Nutanix Inc (NASDAQ: NTNX), a $4 billion valued provider of enterprise cloud platforms, has seen its stock dip more than 17 percent since its recent initial public offering. Now that the quiet period has ended, research firms are beginning to release their analysis of the stock. Jayson Noland...
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Panera Investors Seem To Be Expecting A Comps Miss In Q3
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 11:23am | 404A week ahead of the third quarter results announcement, Baird Equity Research is not worried about possible comparable store sales miss from Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) in the third quarter. The company is scheduled to announce its results on October 25. Analysts David Tarantino and Samuel Beres...
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As Domestic Government Budgets Inflect Higher, Raytheon Shares Poised To Ramp Up
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 2:24pm | 376Baird Equity Research believes Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) stock has the potential to continue upside movement, citing the positive outlook from the domestic defense programs. Analysts Peter Arment and Asher Carey cited the importance of the domestic defense since 69 percent of the company's...
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Google's Pixel Phone: Everything You Wanted The iPhone To Be
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 2:20pm | 454Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google Pixel phone has everything users could have wanted from the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Therefore, tough competition between the two big firms is in the cards. Baird Equity Research pointed out that the new Pixel phone would have a...