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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 25
Sunday, March 24, 2013 - 3:51pm | 852Read More...Here is a quick look at what analysts expect to see from SAIC (NYSE: SAI), Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), GameStop (NYSE: GME) and some of the other most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. Accenture Second-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings from Dublin-based Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are expected to...
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Costco Earnings Preview: EPS and Revenue Growth Expected
Monday, March 11, 2013 - 12:27pm | 861Read More...Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), which saw strong same-store sales in February where other big retailers did not, is scheduled to report its second-quarter fiscal 2013 results Tuesday, March 12, before the markets open. Investors will be looking to see how the company has held up, with consumers...
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Retail Earnings Previews: Staples, American Eagle Outfitters and Others
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 2:09pm | 726Read More...While most of the big retailers already have posted their most recent quarterly results, Wednesday will bring fourth-quarter and full fiscal-year reports from specialty retailers American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), PetSmart (NYSE: PETM) and Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS). Analysts...
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Earnings Previews: Dollar Tree and TJX Companies
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 4:51pm | 786Read More...Discount retailers Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) and TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) are scheduled to share their fourth-quarter and full fiscal year results Wednesday morning before the opening bell. Retailers that cater to lower and middle income customers benefitted from belt tightening during the...
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Short Interest Swings in Retail Stocks (COST, DG, WAG)
Saturday, December 29, 2012 - 3:30pm | 822Read More...The short interest in big retail companies was mixed during the first two weeks of December, the heart of the holiday shopping season. The number of shares sold short in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), CVS Caremark (NASDAQ: CVS), Gap (NYSE: GPS), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) increased...
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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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Dollar General Earnings Preview: Strong Third-Quarter Results Expected
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 7:59am | 550Read More...Dollar General (NYSE: DG), which just recently became an S&P 500 component, is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2012 results early Tuesday, December 11. Investors will be hoping for a fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.50 or...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of December 10
Sunday, December 9, 2012 - 3:24pm | 734Read More...There will not be much on the earnings front this week to distract from the wrangling over the so-called fiscal cliff and debt ceiling, as well as the Federal Reserve's latest rate decision and any changes to quantitative easing. The only S&P 500 components on deck to share their most recent...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 3
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 6:36am | 674Read More...UPDATE: Campbell Soup reported Tuesday morning and exceeded expectations. Shares traded up almost 10%. Things will be quiet on the earnings front again this holiday-shortened week. The most prominent quarterly reports on the schedule are those from Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), which is expected to...
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Short Sellers Shying Away from Walmart, Gap, Other Retailers
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 3:23pm | 634Read More...Short sellers generally have found less to like in the retail sector, judging by changes in the short interest of some of the nation's biggest retailers between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. Notable exceptions include Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Target (NYSE: TGT), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG...
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Coca-Cola FEMSA, Family Dollar, Other Dividend Payers on a Roll
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 11:02am | 996Read More...Below are some dividend paying companies with upward price momentum. They all have market capitalizations greater than $1 billion, and share prices that have increased more than 20% within the last 90 days. Agnico-Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM) is a Canadian miner and producer of gold and other metals....
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Splitsville: 8 Stocks That Will Split This Summer
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 11:35am | 927Read More...By Bristol Voss, Minyanville Stock splits have been few and far between in recent years. In 1997, 102 companies on the S&P split their stock. Last year just 16 did. This year 11 have been announced. There are different perspectives on stock splits but most view them as an investor “reward.”...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of June 4 (BF-B, PLL, SJM)
Sunday, June 3, 2012 - 10:37am | 846Read More...This week's most prominent quarterly reports include those from S&P 500 components JM Smucker (NYSE: SJM), Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL) and Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF-B). Analysts expect the Ohio-based maker of jelly, coffee, flour and other food products to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $0....
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Gap, Sears and Other Retail Stocks Up More Than 35% Year to Date
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 7:13am | 1070Read More...This week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kick off this quarter's parade of earnings reports from retailers. Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and many others are scheduled to post results next week. Here is a quick look at some retailers with share prices...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 19 (FDX, ORCL, NKE, TIF)
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 10:31am | 1076Read More...This week's prominent quarterly reports include those from FedEx, Oracle and Nike, which analysts expect to post year-over-year earnings growth. Discover Financial and Gamestop are expected to report earnings growth as well, but Tiffany's per-share earnings for the most recent quarter are forecast...
