Bed Bath & Beyond

The Nasdaq closed up more than 1%, the Dow and S&P 500 less than 1%, yesterday. Plenty of stocks rose to new 52-week highs during the trading session. Among them were Cost Plus World Market (NASDAQ: CPWM) and Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR), which reached multiyear highs of $13.54 and $15.80 per...

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, December 21, after the markets close. Though the stock is trading near a multiyear high, analysts' sentiment has been waning over the past three months. Investors will be looking for another in...

As Christmas and the end of the year rush toward us, here is a quick look at expectations for some of the most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. These include Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walgreen (...

Home furnishing retailers Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) and Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) reached new multiyear highs of $63.83 and $13.09 per share, respectively, in yesterday's trading session. Bed Bath & Beyond posted solid results in the most recent quarter, suggesting that consumers...

After last week's lull, things pick up again on the earnings front. Here is a peek at what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most anticipated quarterly reports: AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), FedEx (NYSE: FDX),...

Coach (NYSE: COH) and Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) reached new 52-week highs of $66.14 and $59.52 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. Coach has been buying back shares and it posted strong quarterly results in April, due in part to strong direct-to-consumer sales, as well...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) from $62 to $63 and maintains its Buy rating.

ISI reiterated its Buy rating on Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY). At the same time, ISI raised its price target on the company's stock from $60 to $61. In the report, ISI states, "Bed Bath & Beyond remains one of the few large cap growth names in hardlines, but at 13.2x our 2012e,...

Wedbush reiterated its Outperform rating on Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY). At the same time, Wedbush raised its price target on the company's stock from $63 to $67. In a research report published today, Wedbush states, "We reiterate our OUTPERFORM rating, as we believe the company should...

According to Citi, Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) reported 1Q EPS of $0.72 vs. Street of $0.62 (we were in line), a +38.6% increase y/y. Citi said that guidance was for EPS of $0.58 to $0.61 (management tends to be conservative). “We are raising our FY12 estimates to $3.68 from $3.60....

According to Sterne Agee, Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) estimates are raised. Sterne Agee said that BBBY reported another impressive beat, with Q1 EPS excluding a one-time tax benefit of $0.71 (vs. $0.52 LY), well above our estimate and FC of $0.63, both of which were above the high end of...

Goldman Sachs is out with its report today on Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), raising its PT from $60 to $63. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "We are raising our estimates as follows: 2011 to $3.72 from $3.50; 2012 to $4.27 from $4.05; and 2013 to $4.83 from $4.55. While our 2Q...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), raising its PT from $59 to $62. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We are raising our December 2011 price target to $62 from $59 based on ~15x and 13x our 2011 and 2012 EPS forecasts, respectively. This...