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Five Below Up 11% After Solid Q4 Beat; Loop Capital Reiterates A Buy
Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 1:31pm | 460Discount retailer Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) was performing strongly Thursday, up over 12 percent at one point during the day following a Q4 earnings beat on both the top and bottom lines. Loop Capital reiterated its Buy rating and $54 price target on Five Below, saying the company’s...
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Netflix Is One Of The Only True Large-Cap Growth Stories In Media
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 10:19am | 350Analysts at Loop Capital Markets maintain a Buy rating on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) with a price target boosted to $167 from a previous $159 as the streaming video provider represents the lone true large-cap growth story in media. According to Loop Capital's David Miller, Netflix's dominance...
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Sell-Side Anticipation Builds For Five Below's Q4 Release
Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 2:36pm | 450Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) is set to report its fourth quarter results on March 22, and investors focus would be on the post-holiday comps, California expansion and commentary on new store performance. Michael Lasser of UBS expects EPS of $0.89, in line with consensus, and said trends improved...
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Green Dot Has 24% Upside As It Pivots From Prepaid Market To Full-Fledged Fintech
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 4:01pm | 319Joseph Vafi of Loop Capital raised his price target on Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) from $33 to $41, citing its solid position in attractive prepaid market and evolution as a real fintech play. “We see the Company as well positioned to grow its many emerging fin tech business in mobile...
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Mobileye Purchase Is A Critical Step In Intel's Transformation Beyond Just A PC Company
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 10:23am | 408Betsy Van Hees of Loop Capital says Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC)’s deal to buy Mobileye NV (NYSE: MBLY) is a critical step in the transformation of the chip maker beyond being just a PC company. Intel agreed to buy Israel-based Mobileye for about $15.3 billion, as part of its move to...
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The Battle Plan For Dollar General Ahead Of Q4 Earnings And Beyond
Monday, March 13, 2017 - 3:01pm | 540Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) will report its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday. Investors will focus on comps, commentary about initiatives in pricing, investments and 2017 store opening plans. Q4 Expectations Michael Lasser of UBS believes Dollar General’s top-line remained stable,...
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Analyst: Ulta's Q4 Report An Example Of 'Underpromise And Overdeliver'
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 3:44pm | 659After market close Thursday, Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) reported its fourth-quarter results and issued Q1 and fiscal 2017 guidance. Although earnings beat consensus estimates by more than 5 percent and a $425 million share buyback was announced, guidance was seen as soft, with the top end of Q1...
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Compare And Contrast: Staples Vs. Office Depot
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 3:00pm | 546Anthony Chukumba of Loop Capital expects Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS)’s earnings in line — with an EPS outlook for fiscal 2017 above consensus — when it reports fourth-quarter results March 9. What To Expect From Staples Earnings Chukumba expects fourth-quarter 2016 and fiscal...
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3 Reasons Loop Capital Is Defending AMC
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 12:40pm | 473AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) is suffering significant selling pressure after its shares shed nearly 10 percent of their value over the past month — despite the market reaching new all-time highs. Analysts at Loop Capital issued a note to combat the selling pressure and defend...
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That Time No One Was Surprised: Amazon At Risk Of Antitrust Probe
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 4:03pm | 312Research firm Capitol Hill says Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is at risk of antitrust probe for working with manufacturers to control prices, foreclose competing sellers, and ultimately monopolize direct sales of their products on its platform. The latest comments come as Amazon said in its...
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Expect A Good-Looking Q4 From Ulta Beauty
Monday, March 6, 2017 - 3:24pm | 471Wall Street expects an in-line result from Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) when it reports its fourth quarter numbers on Thursday. Oppenheimer, which reiterated its Outperform rating on Ulta Beauty, expects comps and EPS to at least meet Street forecasts, and sees conservative comp and core EPS...
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Will A New Video Product Lift MeetMe's FY 2017 Outlook?
Friday, March 3, 2017 - 4:42pm | 319Blake Harper of Loop Capital expects better fourth-quarter results from MeetMe Inc (NASDAQ: MEET) on March 6, driven by progressively higher mobile ad rates through the quarter. However, the analyst sees a conservative guidance for 2017. Analyst's Expectations For Q4 Harper sees fourth-quarter...
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Etsy Investments Could Hinder 2017 Performance
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 1:14pm | 307Blake Harper of Loop Capital maintained his Buy rating and $16 price target on Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ETSY) despite the share plunge following below consensus revenue outlook. Etsy reported fourth quarter revenues and adjusted EBITDA 2 percent and 8 percent above the consensus, respectively. However,...
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A Catastrophe For hhgregg's Could Be Catalyst For Best Buy
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 3:56pm | 317Anthony Chukumba of Loop Capital says Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) could be a primary beneficiary of potential bankruptcy filing of peer hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG). There were several media reports saying hhgregg is preparing to file for bankruptcy as the company continues to struggle with declining...
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Why Trump May Have Given CBS A Reason To Look At Buying New TV Stations
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 3:11pm | 468President Donald Trump's appointment of Ajit Pai as head of the Federal Communications Commission is prompting many experts to believe that the agency will change the television station cap rule in the United States. Backdrop The FCC has a cap on TV and radio stations a single entity can own....