Laurent Vasilescu

On Thursday, Macquarie Research analyst Laurent Vasilescu adjusted the investment rating and price targets on multiple retail stocks: Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral; maintained $115 price target. Analysts believe the company will face tailwinds heading into...

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) could face higher-than expected costs to integrate its recent $350 million acquisition of the menswear retailer Trunk Club even as its expansion of discount Rack outlets cuts into profit margins, an analyst said Thursday. Macquarie's Laurent Vasilescu downgraded the...

Macquarie downgraded Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) in a report issued Wednesday from Neutral to Underperform and reduced the price target from $40 to $34. Analysts led by Laurent Vasilescu and Stephanie Wakeham noted "that the company needs to meaningfully ramp up international,...

Macquarie upgraded Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) in a report issued Wednesday from Neutral to Outperform and maintained the price target of $115. Analysts led by Laurent Vasilescu and Stephanie Wakeham noted that they "leverage insights from our global commodities team and believe the...

Macquarie downgraded Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) in a report issued Wednesday from Outperform to Neutral and lowered the price target from $43 to $39. Analysts Laurent Vasilescu and Stephanie Wakeham noted that the company "has traded range bound for the last 2 years. Although we...

Macquarie downgraded Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: FRAN) in a report issued Wednesday from Outperform to Underperform and lowered the price target from $16 to $11. Analysts led by Laurent Vasilescu and Stephanie Wakeham were "particularly concerned with the last five...

In a report published Thursday, Macquarie Equities Research analyst Laurent Vasilescu upgraded Nike (NYSE: NKE) from Neutral to Outperform and raised the price target from $80.00 to $84.00 due to international expansion and recent stock action. Vasilescu noted his optimism on Nike's acceleration...