Christopher Svezia

DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) is gaining a good amount of positive attention from Wall Street analysts. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to Buy on Tuesday and one day later analysts at Wedbush turned bullish. Wedbush's Christopher Svezia upgraded DSW's stock from Neutral to Outperform...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) shares fell significantly, over 17 percent from last Thursday into Friday, after the first-quarter earnings report miss last week. Citi's 4 Reasons To Buy Despite retails notable struggles recently, Citibank analyst Kate McShane does not view Foot Locker as a typical...

Wedbush Securities said unless Skechers USA Inc (NYSE: SKX) shows accelerated revenue growth in the United States, earnings improvement and operating leverage would be tough to achieve. Despite generating sales growth internationally, the brokerage said Skechers top-line expansion in the United...

Wedbush’s Christopher Svezia believes a 13 percent premium multiple is justified for Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), given the company’s “global dominance in athletic footwear and the ability to navigate and adapt to consumer preferences.” Svezia initiated coverage of the...

Wedbush Securities has started coverage of Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) with an Outperform rating and $65 target price on competitive strength and solid leadership position. Dick’s Sporting Goods is the largest beneficiary of the bankruptcy of The Sports Authority (TSA), and the...

Christopher Svezia of Wedbush initiated coverage of Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) on Wednesday with an Outperform rating and $25 price target. According to Svezia, Finish Line has suffered over the years as it wasn't the best positioned to address changed trends and showcasing the right products...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) will likely continue to face challenges in the medium term, with intensifying competition in the United States and as “the product pendulum swings away from some of the company’s key categories,” Wedbush’s Christopher Svezia said in a report. He...

Susquehanna’s Christopher Svezia believes the full-year guidance for Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) is mostly achievable, given that the worst of the margin and sales decline seems to be behind the company. Svezia upgraded the rating on the company from Neutral to Positive, while...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) is expected to report its first-quarter numbers on May 20, and Susquehanna expects EPS of $1.38, a penny below the Street's view. The brokerage also noted that the retailer is the least affected by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) within the retail sector....

Analysts, in general, are optimistic on Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS), despite the warm weather that led the company's quarterly results to miss the Street's view. However, the shares closed 2.46 percent higher, implying investors were expecting such a result and are looking into the future...

Despite a strong fourth quarter report released on Thursday, shares of Deckers Outdoor (NASDAQ: DECK) tumbled lower as investors clearly signaled the company's guidance for 2014 was unacceptable. Deckers easily beat its fourth quarter consensus estimate of $3.80 by $0.24. Revenue of $736...