Daniel Binder

Jefferies raised its price target on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) Thursday from $118 to $130 and maintained a Hold rating. Analysts led by Daniel Binder noted that “Total reported SSS increased 5 percent, driven by a better-than-expected 9 percent US core performance. There...

In a report published Thursday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder reiterated a Hold rating on PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM), and raised the price target from $70.00 to $78.00. In the report, Jefferies noted, “PETM beat EPS expectations on expenses as it took 1x charges. PETM has hired lots of...

In a report published Wednesday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder reiterated a Hold rating on Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ: ODP), and raised the price target from $5.25 to $6.50. In the report, Jefferies noted, “Merger synergies are being realized quickly and expectation are in an upward revision cycle...

Dollar Tree's (NASDAQ: DLTR) relatively robust same-store sales growth of late resulted from a tactic that could get a big boost from its controversial plan to acquire Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO). Same-store sales grew 4.5 percent in the recent quarter, the fastest rate since 2011 and...

By most measures, Target (NYSE: TGT) reported disappointing second quarter results Wednesday. Target pre-announced its second quarter results on August 5. At that time the retailer cut its second quarter earnings to $0.78 from a prior guidance of $0.85 to $1.00. On Wednesday, Target reported...

In a note published Monday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder downgraded shares of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $89 to $76. "We think sales expectations are reasonably low for Q2 following management commentary intra quarter about business being no...

After the market closed Wednesday evening, Lumber liquidators (NYSE: LL) announced a significant miss in the second quarter, and the Street has not taken it well. Shares of the company traded down eight percent Wednesday in the run up to the release and have dropped 22 percent Thursday morning...

Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) are moving higher Monday morning following Carl Icahn’s 9.39 percent stake in Family Dollar. In his filing, Icahn said he plans to consider strategic alternatives for Family Dollar. Although management teams have pushed against a...

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) released first quarter results Tuesday to cautious, but overall positive, responses from analysts. Analysts made note that a resurgence in the housing market and strong May sales has Home Depot well positioned after a worse-than-expected first quarter. Home Depot missed...

In a report published Thursday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder reiterated a Hold rating on Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW), and raised the price target from $45.00 to $47.00. In the report, Jefferies noted, “Despite improvement in May trends, LOW shares saw a muted stock reaction as investors...

In a report published Thursday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder reiterated a Hold rating on PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM), but lowered the price target from $68.00 to $55.00. In the report, Jefferies noted, “Q2 results and guidance were unsettling to say the least as fears of increased competition...

In a report published Thursday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder reiterated a Hold rating on Target (NYSE: TGT), but lowered the price target from $57.00 to $52.00. In the report, Jefferies noted, “Management's sense of urgency is elevated and change is coming in the US, Canada and online. The...

In a report published Tuesday, Jefferies analyst Daniel Binder initiated coverage on The Container Store Group (NYSE: TCS) with a Hold rating and $37.00 price target. In the report, Jefferies noted, “We are upbeat on this company and believe it has a long runway for unit growth ahead. Mgmt. has...