hibbett sports

Despite a disastrous year for the sporting goods industry, Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIBB) shares have managed to run up nearly 50 percent in November. It may be time to sprint off with the recent gains, according to one research firm.  The Analyst Eric Tracy of Buckingham Research...

Insiders at this athletic specialty store operator scooped up some shares this past week. Those purchases followed the release of second-quarter results. The share price dropped to a multiyear low following the earnings report. Conventional wisdom says insiders and 10-percent owners really only...

Reports 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...

Earnings 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...

The 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...

The 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...

Three more prominent retailers are on deck to share their latest earnings results this week. Analysts expect year-over-year revenue growth from all three but earnings growth from just one. Consensus forecasts see earnings growth from only a few other retailers this week. Although most of the big...

Wal-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...

The focus is on retail as the as the crucial holiday shopping season is set to get underway. Last week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) offered weak third-quarter results, while Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) turned in earnings beats. Plenty more retailers are on deck this...

The 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...

Reporting Q1 earnings of 48 cents a share, up seven percent from last year and in line with analysts’ estimates has, so far, helped Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) overcome the 4 percent, $1.3 billion gain in revenue that fell slightly below Wall Street expectations. The seven percent...

The 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,...

The 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...

Retail earnings season got off to a start last week when drug store chain CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) and department store operators Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) bested second-quarter earnings estimates, while JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) reported a net loss. Many more...