Talbots

The holiday shopping season is officially off and running. Though things will be pretty quiet on the earnings front this week, a handful of retailers are scheduled to share the results of their most recent quarters. These include Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), Big...

Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR) and Kroger (NYSE: KR) are the only S&P 500 components currently on the schedule to report earnings this holiday-shortened week. Analysts on average expect the semiconductor maker to post earnings that are a nickel per share lower than a year ago. But earnings of the...

Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR) and Kroger (NYSE: KR) are the only S&P 500 components currently on the schedule to report earnings this holiday-shortened week. Analysts on average expect the semiconductor maker to post earnings that are a nickel per share lower than a year ago. But earnings of the...

Ann (NYSE: ANN) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2011 results Friday, August 19, before the markets open. The company, formerly known as AnnTaylor Stores, has been investing in e-commerce and outlet stores as it grows its presence beyond its traditional, highly competitive retail space....

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...

Beleaguered retailer Talbots (NYSE: TLB) has adopted a so-called poison pill stockholder rights plan, following media reports that a private equity firm is considering buying the company. Under the new plan, if a single investor buys a stake of more than 10%, Talbots may issue shares at a discount...

According Sterne Agee, Talbots (NYSE: TLB) was at an investor meeting. Sterne Agee said that it hosted a lunch yesterday afternoon with TLB management including CEO Trudy Sullivan and CFO/COO Michael Scarpa. “They provided color on the merchandise misses in Q1 – namely that the knits and sweaters...

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Talbots (NYSE: TLB), lowering its PT to $3.50. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "With TLB's EV at ~$270M (6/9 close), the company is trading at the value of its receivables ($164M) and a portion of its inventory ($177M), implying low...

Wedbush Securities has lowered the price target on Talbots (NYSE: TLB) from $7 to $4 and maintains its Outperform rating.

S&P 500 components scheduled to report quarterly results this week include J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM), National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) and Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL). While analysts on average are expecting strong earnings growth from Pall, the consensus forecast for Smucker is earnings about the...

Ann Inc. (NYSE: ANN) will be reporting its first-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, May 20, before the opening bell. Analysts are looking for the retailer to post earnings of $0.48 per share on revenue of $512.1 million. That is up from $0.38 per share on $476.2 million in the same period of last year...

Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Underweight rating on Talbots Inc. (NYSE: TLB) shares following its FQ4 report in which management guided to a 600 bp decline in gross margin for FQ1. “Continued top-line weakness is largely attributable to traffic--this is a systemic problem for Talbots given its...

Morgan Stanley is lowering its PT on shares of Talbots (NYSE: TLB) from $10 to $7. Talbots closed Thursday at $5.89.