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Notable Insider Buys of the Past Week: Mylan, Sonabank, Steak 'n Shake, U-Haul And More
Sunday, December 20, 2020 - 8:19am | 979Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors when markets face uncertainty. Some chief executive officers were among the insiders making notable purchases this past week. Insiders made return trips to the buy window to increase their stakes, and one took advantage of a...
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Retail Earnings Expectations: Home Depot And Target
Sunday, May 14, 2017 - 12:45pm | 661Reports from two big-box retailers will be among earnings highlights this week. Wall Street analysts expect very different results each of them. Just one of them exceeded earnings expectations in the previous two periods. The parade of big retailers sharing their latest quarterly results has...
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Retail Earnings Expectations: Ascena Vs. Urban Outfitters
Sunday, March 5, 2017 - 9:28pm | 584Earnings reports from two apparel retailers will be among highlights this week. Wall Street analysts expect earnings declines from both of them. However, top-line growth is anticipated from one of them. The big retailers have reported their latest quarterly results, showing varying degrees of...
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Retail Earnings Parade Continues: Home Depot, Lowe's In The Spotlight
Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 1:37pm | 606The big retailers continue taking their turns on the earnings stage this week. Highlights include the most recent quarterly results from two leading home improvement superstore operators. Wall Street analysts are looking for solid earnings growth from each of them. So far, the most recent...
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Retail Earnings Parade Begins: Target, Wal-Mart In The Spotlight
Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 1:37pm | 586The big retailers continue taking their turns on the earnings stage this week. Highlights include the most recent quarterly results from two leading big-box retailers. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from one but revenue declines from both. So far, the most recent quarterly...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of May 19: More Big-Box Retailers
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 5:29pm | 985Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off earnings season for the big retailers last week with disappointing first-quarter results. Taking their turns on the earnings stage this week are Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and several more retailers. Below is a brief look at...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 25: Hewlett-Packard, Tiffany And More
Sunday, November 24, 2013 - 12:34pm | 974Quarterly reports from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this holiday-shortened week. A handful of other retailers and a couple of Chinese solar companies are scheduled to report as well. Below is a quick look at what analysts...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of August 19
Sunday, August 18, 2013 - 11:52am | 1241The earnings season for the big retailers is underway. Last week's second-quarter reports from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) may have been solid, but weak outlooks for the rest of the year disappointed investors. Many more retailers are on...
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Citi Trends Reports Disappointing Q1 Earnings
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 3:07pm | 113Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) reported Q1 FY2013 earnings Wednesday, quarter ended May 4, 2013. The company reported that Q1 sales decreased 8.0% to $181.8 million compared with year-earlier sales of $197.7 million. Sales fell short of analyst estimates of $186.63 million, missing by $4.83...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 20
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 11:22am | 1197The start of the retail earnings season last week was a mixed bag. Quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) ranged from so-so to disappointing, while J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) posted a larger-than-expected net loss. Macy's (NYSE: M) was the standout,...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 11
Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 2:37pm | 821The earnings stage remains fairly quiet this week, though a scattering of retailers are scheduled to share their most recent results. The most prominent of those are S&P 500 components Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN). Analysts on average expect year-over-year...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 14 (WMT, HD, ANF)
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:49am | 1179Last week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked off the parade of earnings reports from big retailers. Macy's and Nordstrom reported EPS growth; Macy's and Kohl's topped EPS estimates. This week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 5
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 11:21am | 1105Most of the S&P 500 have already posted their fourth-quarter results. But a few of them are scheduled to report fiscal quarterly results this week. These include Altera, Brown-Forman, H&R Block and Pall Corp. Also, earnings reports from retailers continue to roll out this week, as they have...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On Tax Refund Trends (CTRN)
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 8:50am | 125In a report released this morning, Piper Jaffray said that it believes that tax refund growth rate may slow after 12 consecutive years of increases, “which will place disproportionate pressure on low income families.” “After reviewing initial tax refund statistics released by the IRS through...
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades Citi Trends To Underweight, PT To $19
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 8:31am | 29Piper Jaffray has downgraded Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) from Neutral to Underweight and has lowered the price target from $24 to $19.