Nordstrom

The focus turns to earnings from retailers this week. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked things off last week. The former posted lower earnings per share in line with estimates, while the latter narrowly beat EPS expectations but revenues fell short. Here is a look...

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Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...

Many of the S&P 500 have already reported results for the most recent quarter. But lots of earnings reports are scheduled for this week. Among those reporting are General Motors (NYSE: GM), as well as the first of a wave of results from retailers: Macy's (NYSE: M), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and...

Lots of stocks hit 52-week highs yesterday as the markets rose. Among them were department store operator Macy's (NYSE: M) and fashion retailer Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), which reached $31.37 and $53.35 per share, respectively, in Monday's trading session. Cincinnati-based Macy's reported strong...

The focus this week, at least initially, will no doubt be on the effect of the downgrade of U.S. debt. But there will be plenty more earnings as well, including reports from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Aol (NYSE: AOL). The parade of retail...

The earnings spotlight turns to retail this coming week with quarterly reports due from the likes of Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Analysts are looking for earnings growth from these three. And investors may take some comfort from the fact that, last week, many...

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Goldman Sachs increased its earnings per share estimates on Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). At the same time, Goldman left its rating unchanged at Buy. In a research report published today, Goldman states, "we are raising EPS based on: 1) greater comp run way - productivity analysis shows that today's $397...

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) from $53 to $60 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) is expected to announce its Q1 earnings results on Thursday, May 12, after the markets close. Analysts are expecting earnings per share to reach $0.66, or an increase of 26.9% on $0.52 recorded in Q1 2010. The Street's estimate was increased by $0.02 in the last 30 days....

Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2011 results after the market closes on Thursday, May 12. Analysts expect the specialty retailer to announce that earnings came to $0.66 per share. That is up from the consensus estimate of $0.63 some 60 days ago, as well as up from per-...

Goldman Sachs is out with its report today on Nordstron (NYSE: JWN), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "While the stock has had a strong run over the past 6 weeks, it has recently given back some of that performance despite stronger 'Mapril' comps. Given that we expect...

The earnings season is beginning to wind down for another quarter. That can only mean that it is time for some of our favorite shopping mall and strip mall retailers to step into the earnings spotlight. Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) start things off later this week when they report...