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JC Penney's Q1 Beat On EPS, Missed On Other Metrics
Friday, May 12, 2017 - 8:18am | 488Shares of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) were seen trading higher by 3 percent early Friday morning after the company reported mixed first-quarter results. JC Penney said it earned $0.06 per share in the first quarter on revenue of $2.7 billion (versus $2.8 billion a year ago). Wall Street...
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JC Penney's Response To The 'Great Apparel Slump'
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 11:46am | 383Retailers and department stores are struggling in the "great apparel slump," but that doesn't mean companies are going down without a fight, according to a CNBC report. For example, struggling department store J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) has opened up its showrooms to...
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JCPenney's CEO Talks Meeting With Trump, Store Closures
Friday, February 24, 2017 - 3:44pm | 368President Donald Trump and members of Congress met with a group of retail CEOs earlier this week and details of what was discussed behind closed doors have been scarce. On Friday, CNBC spoke with J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP)'s CEO Marvin Ellison who was present at the meeting. Ellison told...
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J.C. Penney Doubling Down On Its Core
Monday, December 5, 2016 - 11:58am | 408While Argus’ Christopher Graja believes there has been potential for upside in J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) shares, the analyst noted the company has significant work ahead of it, especially associated with driving sales growth during a time when there would be flat to negative mall...
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How Marvin Ellison Used The Home Depot Model To Transform JC Penney
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 11:02am | 427The once struggling department store J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) is now expected to post a $1 billion profit this year — the first time doing so since 2012. So, What Happened? According to Bloomberg Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, the first step of JC Penney's turnaround was...
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Retail Sector Is On Fire Today
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 1:18pm | 422Shares of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) gained more than 5 percent Wednesday morning as the company's management spoke at the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the company's CEO Marvin Ellison's presentation. 1. Memorial Day weekend sales were...
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JC Penney Met With The Sell-Side: Here's What Happened
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 5:59pm | 360J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP)’s CEO Marvin Ellison and CFO Edward Record met with the sell side on Monday. After the meeting, Credit Suisse analysts Michael Exstein and Anjani Vedula reiterated a Neutral rating and $7.00 price target on the stock, and shared some takeaways from the...
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JC Penney Spikes 12% Following Q4 Beat, Same-Store Sales Growth
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 9:02am | 339Shares of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) spiked higher by more than 12 percent after the company reported its fourth quarter results. J C Penney said that it earned $0.39 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $3.996 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to earn $0...
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JC Penney Is Jumping Back Into Appliances
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 2:56pm | 338J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) announced on Tuesday that it will be selling appliances once again after a 30-year hiatus in an effort to attract more consumers. Shares of JC Penney were trading down by 5.71 percent at $6.61 on Tuesday at the time of this publication. Millennials, Real Estate...
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Nomura Upgrades JC Penney, Sees Profitability In '17
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 10:55am | 340The share price of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) has appreciated 15.28 percent year-to-date, although the stock has seen its fair share of ups and downs through the year. Nomura’s Robert Drbul has upgraded the rating on the company from Reduce to Neutral, while raising the price target...
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Buckingham Research Upgrades JC Penney, Sees Path To $12 On 'Accelerating' Comps
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 11:13am | 288In a report published Wednesday, The Buckingham Research Group analyst David Glick upgraded shares of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) to Buy from Neutral with a price target raised to $12 from a previous $9. According to Glick, the upgrade centers around the belief that JC Penney will see...
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Wells Fargo: J.C. Penney Successor 'Not A Proven Apparel CEO'
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 1:40pm | 289J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) announced on Monday that Marvin Ellison, a top-ranked executive with Home Depot will replace Mike Ullman as J.C. Penney's new CEO. Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors noted that the appointment was a positive for J.C. Penney. In an e-mail to clients...
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Markets Debut Week On Negative Note; S&P 500 Falls Through Key Level
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 4:57pm | 1971U.S. markets began the week on a negative note after markets sold off in the final two hours of trading on no major news catalyst. The S&P 500 fell through its 200-day moving average of 1,905, a key technical level for fundamental investors and traders. The last time the index broke its 200...
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Sozzi: 'Say Hello To The New CEO Of Your Mom's J.C. Penney'
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 11:43am | 258Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors commented on J C Penney Company Inc's (NYSE: JCP) appointment of Marvin Ellison as the company's next CEO. Ellison, who currently serves as Home Depot's Executive Vice President of stores, will replace outgoing CEO Mike Ullman. Sozzi attended...
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Home Depot Appoints New President, Possible CEO Successor
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 5:09pm | 480Home Depot (NYSE: HD) announced last week that Craig Menear has been name the president of U.S. retail. Menear joined the company in 1997 as a merchandising manager in the Southwest Division. He was most recently the executive vice president of merchandising, where he handled a throng of...