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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 4
Sunday, March 3, 2013 - 6:34pm | 857Read More...Now that Congress and the White House have failed to reach a deal to avoid the federal budget sequester, and with the jobs report coming out on Friday, the attention this week is likely to be elsewhere, rather than on earnings, which have slowed to dribble. A few lingering retail earnings reports...
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Earnings Preview: Strong Revenue Growth Expected
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 4:59pm | 747Read More...Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), still the king of K-Cup coffee, is scheduled to report its first-quarter fiscal 2013 results Wednesday, February 6, after the markets close. The company turned things around in the fourth quarter after previous weak ones, and investors will be...
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Short Interest Swings in Retail Stocks (BBY, DG, TJX)
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 3:27pm | 792Read More...The short interest in big retail companies was mixed as the holiday shopping season got underway. Shares sold short in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), CVS Caremark (NASDAQ: CVS), Lowe's (NASDAQ: LOW) and Target (NYSE: TGT) increased somewhat between the November 15 and November 31 settlement dates....
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Costco Wholesale Earnings Preview: Strong EPS, Sales Growth Expected
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 10:44am | 532Read More...Costco (NYSE: COST), which Barron's picked this week as a defensive play in a period of overestimated corporate earnings, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2012 results Wednesday, October 10 before the market open. Investors will be looking to see whether the retailer...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 21 (BBY, LOW, DELL, HPQ)
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 9:34am | 990Read More...This earnings season may be starting to wind down, but there are still plenty of quarterly reports on the schedule. This week we will hear from more retailers, including Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF). Tech companies Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 27
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 11:58am | 1080Read More...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...
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Kroger Earnings Preview: Further Expansion Coming?
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 12:22pm | 593Read More...Kroger (NYSE: KR) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, September 9, before the opening bell. The supermarket operator has managed to increase revenue despite the sputtering economy by offering loyalty card discounts, personalized coupons, and gas discounts to customers....
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Morgan Stanley Reiterates Overweight on Costco Wholesale
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 7:19am | 141Read More...Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), reiterating Overweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "Costco reported an unusually large LIFO charge that muddied the quarter and caused some to believe earnings had missed expectations. Ex-the LIFO...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight on Costco Wholesale, Increases PT to $85
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 9:26am | 145Read More...Piper Jaffray reiterated its Overweight rating on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). At the same time, Piper raised its price target from $84 to $85 ahead of Costco's quarterly earnings report. In a research report published today, Piper states, "We are reiterating our OW rating and raising our...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Costco To $85
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 5:52am | 27Read More...Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) from $84 to $85 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Deutsche Bank Raises PT On Costco To $74
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 8:14am | 31Read More...Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) from $69 to $74 and maintains its Hold rating.
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Deutsche Bank Raises PT On Costco
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:50am | 133Read More...Deutsche Bank has published a research report on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) after the company reported another solid quarter, but the repurchasing of shares may slow after these results. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Following a better-than-expected FQ1, strong momentum entering the...
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Goldman Raises PT On Costco
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:47am | 185Read More...Goldman Sachs has published a research report on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) as the company is showing sales growth and profitability potential in its 1Q. In the report, Goldman writes "Key highlights from the call that re-affirm our BUY thesis: Sales – traffic growth continues to drive comps,...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight on Costco Wholesale
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:01am | 107Read More...Piper Jaffray reiterates its Overweight rating on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) following COST's 1Q earnings results. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "COST's Q1 EPS of $0.71 was better than consensus and PJC of $0.69. Q1 comps were strong at +7%, with September, October and November...
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JP Morgan Very Confident In Costco
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 8:33am | 165Read More...JP Morgan has issued a research report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST), stating that the company finds itself very comfortable for the long run. In the report, JP Morgan writes "The Costco story is not a one trick pony - that is, it has multiple levers up and down the P&L to...
