Kelly Bania

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) reported Thursday its fiscal first-quarter earnings, highlighted by a sales miss amid a more competitive environment, especially in the fresh-grocery category. Here is a summary of what two analysts on opposite sides of the trade are saying after the...

Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) reported Thursday its third-quarter results highlighted by a top-and-bottom line beat, but a miss on the same-store sales line. Street analysts were mixed in their reaction with some recommending investors buy the stock and others suggesting to sit on the sidelines. The...

Retailer Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) reported third-quarter results Thursday highlighted by an earnings beat and the 16th consecutive quarter of rising comparable store sales. Here's what Street analysts are saying after the print. The Analysts Barclays' Karen Short...

Grocery giant Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) reported fourth-quarter results that were mostly in-line with expectations, but its outlook for the full fiscal year sent the stock lower last week.  The Analysts BMO Capital Markets' Kelly Bania maintains a Market Perform rating on Kroger'...

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) reported impressive fiscal first quarter earnings last week that solidified the bullish case for owning the stock, according to one Wall Street analyst.  The Analyst BMO Capital Markets' Kelly Bania upgraded Costco's stock rating from...

Shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) were trading lower by more than 5 percent on Friday after the company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report had many investors concerned with a dip in margins. Here is a roundup of what some of Wall Street's most notable analysts are saying...

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNFI)'s earnings report Wednesday prompted a more than 10-percent rally in the stock by Thursday morning, but were the results good enough to impress Wall Street analysts? Bank Of America: Risks Ahead Bank of America's Marisa Sullivan maintains an Underperform...

Analysts at BMO Capital Markets' bullish stance on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) no longer applies due to Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s grocery ambitions. BMO's Kelly Bania downgrades Costco's stock rating from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target lowered from $185 to...

Following a strong sales update from Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST), BMO Capital Markets analyst Kelly Bania reiterated an Outperform rating and $185 price target. The company’s same-store sales were up 6.3 percent in June, and supported by U.S. customer traffic of 4.5 percent....

Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) soared earlier this week after notable activist investor Jana Partners and a small group of partners disclosed an 8.3 percent stake in the organic grocer. Many investors assumed Jana's stake would pressure Whole Foods' management team to...

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) saw its stock gain more than 3 percent on Thursday as investors reacted favorably to the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings report. Although some Wall Street analysts weren't particularly impressed with the earnings report, Kelly Bania of BMO Capital...

In anticipation of Kroger Co (NYSE: KR)'s Q3 report on Thursday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Kelly Bania maintains a Market Perform rating and a $35 price target for the food retailer, while slightly adjusting her thesis. Analyst's Take The analyst downgraded the stock in August to address the...

Investors initially reacted positively to Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM)'s fourth-quarter results and the stock traded as high as $30.06 on Thursday. However, selling pressure resulted in the stock giving up all of its daily gains and closing lower by 0.18 percent on the day at $28.46. Here...

Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) were trading higher by more than 3 percent after the company reported its fourth-quarter results. According to Kelly Bania of BMO Capital Markets, Whole Foods' earnings report contained both encouraging and discouraging signs, which resulted in the...