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Market Wrap For June 6: Markets Higher After In-Line Jobs Report
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 4:47pm | 1530U.S. stocks were higher on Friday, marking the third consecutive week of gains. Investors cheered May's job report which showed a slow and steady improvement in the labor market. Continuing the trend set in recent trading sessions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index...
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Market Wrap For June 5: Markets Positive Before Friday's Employment Report
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 4:35pm | 2244U.S. stocks were positive after the European Central Bank implemented steps to fight disinflation, including negative interest rates. On the home-front, initial jobless claims rose last week but that didn't stand in the way of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices trading at historical all-...
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Vera Bradley Beats Q3 Estimates, Posts Weak Guidance
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 5:34pm | 441Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) posted positive third quarter results, but its fourth quarter expectations may leave a lot to be desired. The company reported a Q3 EPS of $0.37 versus the Street estimate of $0.33. While this proved to be better than what Wall Street had feared, the company's earnings...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of September 9
Sunday, September 8, 2013 - 7:16pm | 944This looks to be another quiet week on the earnings front, while attention is on questions such as whether the United States will take action in Syria and when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its quantitative easing efforts. But Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Lululemon Athletica (NYSE: LULU) will...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of September 2
Sunday, September 1, 2013 - 11:40am | 958This holiday shortened week will see a sprinkling of off-season quarterly reports from the likes of H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) and retailer Dollar General (NASDAQ: DG) to truck maker Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) and Smith & Wesson (NYSE: SWHC). Here is a quick look at analysts'...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 12 (URBN, ROST)
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 11:04am | 1206Things will quiet on the earnings front this week. Perhaps the two most prominent quarterly reports will come from retailers and S&P 500 components Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST). Analysts on average expect both companies to post year-over-year revenue growth of...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating on Vera Bradley
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 7:24am | 148According to a recent report, Piper Jaffray is reiterating an Overweight rating and $53.00 price target on Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) following a series of meetings with VRA management in Boston. The meeting covered VRA's entry into the Japanese market and the company's collaboration with Dillard's...
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UPDATE: Wells Fargo Downgrades Vera Bradley to Market Perform (VRA)
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 9:04am | 131Wells Fargo is out with its report today on Vera Bradley (NYSE: VRA), downgrading shares of VRA from Outperform to Market Perform. In a note to clients, Wells Fargo writes, "We are downgrading VRA to Market Perform from Outperform; we believe the stock is appropriately pricing in the company's...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating And Increases PT On Vera Bradley (VRA)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 7:14am | 104In a recent report, Piper Jaffray reiterated an overweight rating on Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) and increased the price target from $45.00 to $53.00 as PiperJaffray's believes VRA will continue to have a solid in-season execution and strong opportunities for future growth. In the report, Piper...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Vera Bradley To $53
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 6:35am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) from $45 to $53 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Vera Bradley To $45
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 7:00am | 29Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) from $39 to $45 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates OW Rating On VRA
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 8:57am | 116Piper Jaffray is reiterating its OW rating on shares of Vera Bradley, Inc. (NYSE: VRA) ahead of the company's FQ4 earnings release on Tuesday, March 15. “We believe full-price selling was strong during the holiday season and that this strength has continued into the early spring selling season, as...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating On VRA
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 8:37am | 121Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Overweight rating on Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRA) shares heading into the annual ICR XChance conference and following a holiday season “that we believe was at least in line with plan.” “Recent concerns about promotional activity and a discount on the Java Blue...
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Wells Fargo's EPS Revisions
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 9:53am | 106Wells Fargo makes the following EPS revisions: FY10 FY11 Old New Old New Phillips-Van Heusen(NYSE: PVH) $3.80 $3.95 $4.68 $4.90 Vera Bradley Inc.(NASDAQ: VRA) $1.03 $1.07 $1.07 $1.15 Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX...
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PIper Jaffray Raises PT On Vera Bradley After Strong 3Q
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 9:45am | 132Piper Jaffray has published a research report on Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRA) after 3Q revenues and EPS beat estimates. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes "We are maintaining our Overweight rating and increasing our price target to $39 following Vera Bradley's third-quarter report in which...