Southern Co (NYSE: SO), Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA), Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT), Hot Topic Inc (NASDAQ: HOTT), Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) and Green Dot Co. (NASDAQ: GDOT) upgraded by analysts.
Under Armour, Inc. (UA) was upgraded by FBR Capital from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $80.00 on the company.
Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) was upgraded by Pacific Crest to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $26.00 on the company.
Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT) was upgraded by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) from an “Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating.
Greenbrier Companies (GBX) was upgraded by Longbow Research from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $24.00 on the company.
Southern Co. (SO) was upgraded by ISI Group from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.
Green Dot Co. (GDOT) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
March Retail (TGT) (COST) (BJ) (JCP) Sales Mixed
As expected, March retail sales were mixed today as a number of retailers reported for the month earlier in the session.
Discounters like Costco (NASDAQ:COST) and BJ's Wholesale (NYSE:BJ) soared as expected, along with high end stores like Saks (NYSE:SKS).
Limited (NYSE:LTD) was the top performer of the companies reporting today, with sales jumping 14 percent in March.
Worst in the group was Kohl's (NYSE:KSS), whose sales fell 6.5 percent last month.
Here are those retailers with sales gains in March:
Costco (COST) - up 8%; Macy's (NYSE: M) - up 0.9%; Limited (LTD) - up 14%; The Buckle (NYSE:BKE) - up 8.4%; Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) - up 8.9%; BJ's Wholesale (BJ) - up 5.3%; Saks (SKS) - up 11.1%; and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) - up 5.1%.
Retailers which lost sales in March:
Target (NYSE:TGT) - down 5.5%; JCPenney (NYSE:JCP) - down 0.3%; Gap (NYSE:GPS) - down 10%; Kohl's (KSS) - down 6.5%; TJX (NYSE:TJX) - down 1%; and Hot Topic (Nasdaq:HOTT) - down 5%.
Discounters like Costco (NASDAQ:COST) and BJ's Wholesale (NYSE:BJ) soared as expected, along with high end stores like Saks (NYSE:SKS).
Limited (NYSE:LTD) was the top performer of the companies reporting today, with sales jumping 14 percent in March.
Worst in the group was Kohl's (NYSE:KSS), whose sales fell 6.5 percent last month.
Here are those retailers with sales gains in March:
Costco (COST) - up 8%; Macy's (NYSE: M) - up 0.9%; Limited (LTD) - up 14%; The Buckle (NYSE:BKE) - up 8.4%; Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) - up 8.9%; BJ's Wholesale (BJ) - up 5.3%; Saks (SKS) - up 11.1%; and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) - up 5.1%.
Retailers which lost sales in March:
Target (NYSE:TGT) - down 5.5%; JCPenney (NYSE:JCP) - down 0.3%; Gap (NYSE:GPS) - down 10%; Kohl's (KSS) - down 6.5%; TJX (NYSE:TJX) - down 1%; and Hot Topic (Nasdaq:HOTT) - down 5%.
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