Karen Short

In a report issued Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analysts Karen Short, Ryan Gilligan and Shane Higgins shared three steps to boost shareholder value at The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ: TFM). The company’s shares are down more than 22 percent year-to-date, widely underperforming the S&P 500, and...

Deutsche Bank issued a company update on Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) after the supermarket chain reported that SKUs per store increased while inventory per store declined. Deutsche Bank rates Whole foods as a Hold with a $54 price target. Analysts Karen Short and Ryan Gilligan wrote, "It...

In a report published Thursday, Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Short conducted price checks in Denver, which showed that Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) remains "very competitively" priced versus both Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) and Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) "These...

Deutsche Bank upgraded SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) Tuesday from Hold to Buy and raised its price target from $8.50 to $13.00. Analysts led by Karen Short made the upgrade based on the belief that fiscal 2015 and 2016 consensus was too low, the valuation was attractive and the view that positive...

On Thursday, Karen Short of Deutsche Bank commented in a note that investors can find five positives and four negatives from Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM)'s first quarter. The Positives 1. Earnings per share of $0.01 was "clean." 2. Comps were about in-line and...

In a report published Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Short upgraded the rating on SYSCO Corporation (NYSE: SYY) from Hold to Buy, and raised the price target from $40.00 to $50.00. In the report, Deutsche Bank noted, “We are upgrading Sysco (‘SYY') to Buy from Hold based on the favorable risk...

Deutsche Bank adjusted its forecast on The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Thursday and maintained a Buy rating and a $65 price target. Analysts led by Karen Short noted that “KR reported adj. EPS of $0.69, which came in $0.07 above our $0.62 est. Higher fuel margins were a significant tailwind (we...

In a report published Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Short downgraded the rating on Vitamin Shoppe Inc (NYSE: VSI) from Buy to Hold, and lowered the price target from $50.00 to $43.00. In the report, Deutsche Bank noted, “Following a weak 3Q14, we are downgrading VSI to Hold from Buy and...

In a report published Monday, Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Short initiated coverage on Smart & Final Stores Inc (NYSE: SFS) with a Buy rating and $17.00 price target. In the report, Deutsche Bank noted, “SFS is well-positioned to be a disruptor in food retail and foodservice distribution. At the...

If food inflation begins to slow down or even become deflationary, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is still in position to achieve its long-term growth target of 8 percent to 11 percent per year, according to Karen Short of Deutsche Bank. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Short focused on three...

Kroger (NYSE: KR) hit a 52-week high last Friday in intra-day trading, but analysts were divided at the current valuation. Kroger on Thursday posted adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.09 per share, up more than 18 percent from a year earlier and $0.04 ahead of estimates. Sales grew 10 percent to...

On Monday, Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of Safeway (NYSE: SWY) from Buy to Hold and maintained a $40 price target. Analyst Karen Short noted that Safeway is now subject to a “No Shop” provision, which “limits their ability to solicit alternative acquisition proposals.” The analyst is not...

In a report published Monday, Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Short analyzed the Bull versus Bear thesis on Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM). The analyst maintained her Bullish view on the company, noting that Whole Foods is a "true innovator." Short noted key issues by bears including the company's...