Posts for Ticker ‘KSWS’

Goldman Sachs Drops Specialty Apparel Names (COLM, NKE, UA, LULU, FL, GCO, FINL, KSWS)

Goldman Sachs has noted that an analyst named Brad Cragin has left the firm, and his former targets and ratings in specialty apparel names are no longer in effect.  These are some of the specialty apparel names that have been dropped from coverage:

  • Columbia Sportswear Co. (NASDAQ: COLM),
  • Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE),
  • Under Armour (NYSE: UA),
  • lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU),

There were also many names in footwear and shoe retailing that were dropped:

  • Foot Locker (NYSE: FL)
  • Genesco (NYSE: GCO)
  • Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL)
  • K-Swiss Inc. (NASDAQ: KSWS).

As a reminder, these are not true downgrades.  This coverage was dropped as the analyst has left the firm and it appears to be in a rapid enough manner that Goldman Sachs was not able to transition coverage away to another analyst.

Jon C. Ogg
May 20, 2008

Jon Ogg produces and edits the "10 Stocks Under $10" weekly newsletter and he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Posted on: May 20, 2008 – 6:49 am in Analyst Calls, Apparel, , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Stock News (November 6, 2007)

  • Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM) $0.71 vs. $0.59 est.
  • Asset Acceptance Corp. (AACC) -$0.05 EPS vs -$0.05 est.
  • Beazer (BZH) cutting 1/4 workers and suspends dividend; sees new order down 50%.
  • Church & Dwight (CHD) $0.69 EPS vs. $0.589 est.; sees 2007 EPS $2.42-2.44 vs. $2.36 consensus.
  • Cooper Tire (CTB) $0.28 EPS vs $0.30 est.
  • El Paso (EP) $0.22 EPS vs $0.23 est.
  • Emerson (EMR) $0.78 EPS vs $0.75 est.
  • Environmental Tectonics’ (ETC) Aeromedical division won two new contract awards in Middle-East worth a total of $20 million.
  • Fuel-Tech (FTEK) $0.04 EPS vs. $0.06 est.; sees 2007 revenues $76-79 million vs. $79.7 million est.
  • Gerdau AmeriSteel (GNA) $0.40 EPS vs $0.42 est.
  • Google (GOOG) up $25 on analyst Sanford Bernstein raised target to $850.
  • International Securities Exchange (ISE) $0.62 EPS vs $0.53 est.
  • Kellwood (KWD) sets 2008 targets of $1.55 billion revenue from operations and sees $1.50 EPS.
  • K-Swiss (KSWS) $0.36 EPS vs $0.34 est.
  • Momenta Pharma (MNTA) announced FDA letter received says its M-Enoxaparin ANDA is NOT Approvable in current form.
  • Nortel Networks (NT) $0.05 EPS after charges vs. $0.11 est.; Revenues $2.71 Billion vs. $2.77 Billion est.
  • PetroQuest (PQ) $0.16 EPS vs. $0.14 est.
  • PowerSecure $0.15 EPS vs. $0.17 est.
  • QLogic (QLGC) announced a $200 million share buyback plan.
  • Sun Micro (JAVA) up 1.5% after earnings, despite lackluster report.
  • TheStreet.com (TSCM) $0.13 EPS vs $0.12 est.; Revenues $16.1 million vs. $16.3M est.
  • Urban Outfitters (URBN) sees revenues for Q3 at $379.3 million versus $374.5 million est.; s-s-s +8% for the quarter.
  • Valero (VLO) $1.40 EPS vs $1.35 est., but had lowered preliminary numbers.
  • Watson Pharma (WPI) $0.33 EPs vs $0.30 est.

Jon C. Ogg
November 6, 2007

Posted on: November 6, 2007 – 8:25 am in Pre-Market Activity, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,