Showing posts with label Pier 1 Imports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pier 1 Imports. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Kirby (KEX) (PEP) (PIR) (PRGS) (IPI) (LNN) Get New Coverage

Kirby Co. (NYSE: KEX), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR), Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS), Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI) and Lindsay Corp. (NYSE: LNN) getting new coverage from analysts.

Dahlman Rose initiated coverage on Kirby Co. (KEX). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $76.00 on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) initiated coverage on PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $70.00 on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) initiated coverage on Pier 1 Imports (PIR). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.

JMP Securities initiated coverage on Progress Software (PRGS). They placed a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) initiated coverage on Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $28.00 on the company.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Lindsay Corp. (LNN). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Verifone (PAY) (PIR) (SYMC) (VOLVY) (WXS) Get New Coverage

Verifone (NYSE: PAY), Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR), Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), Volvo (OTC: VOLVY) and Wright Express Co. (NYSE: WXS) had new coverage initiated on them by analysts.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) initiated coverage on Verifone (PAY). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $51.00 on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) initiated coverage on Pier 1 Imports (PIR). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.

ThinkEquity initiated coverage on Symantec (SYMC). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Volvo (VOLVY). They placed an “Underperform” rating on the company.

Citigroup initiated coverage on Wright Express Co. (WXS). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $53.00 on the company.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Medifast (NYSE:MED), JAKKS Pacific (Nasdaq:JAKK), Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR), Dollar Tree (Nasdaq:DLTR), Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) Among Top Picks of Wedbus

In the Consumer/Retail space, Wedbush released its top picks and those that may be a disaster in 2011. Among the top picks are Medifast (NYSE:MED), JAKKS Pacific (Nasdaq:JAKK), Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR), Dollar Tree (Nasdaq:DLTR) and Sotheby's (NYSE:BID)

Particularly noted in the luxury space was Sotheby's, which, along with other luxury retailers, is being watched closely to see if the more affluent are starting to spend again.

Also listed among their favorites were Children's Place (Nasdaq:PLCE), Talbots (NYSE:TLB) and Foot Locker (NYSE:FL).

Those with a good chance of underperforming in 2011 include American Eagle (NYSE:AEO), Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO) and Helen of Troy (Nasdaq:HELE).