When teen retailer Aeropostale reported first-quarter results after markets closed Thursday night, the sky fell in. Shares traded down 17% after hours, and the carnage continued Friday morning.
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, May 23, 2014. They include Aflac, FireEye, Rite Aid, Northern Trust, PetSmart and State Street.
thinkstockMarch 14, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Friday after markets in both Asia and Europe traded lower. The Japanese yen strengthened overnight knocking 3.3% off the Nikkei. In Europe the weekend…
thinkstockAeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 results after markets closed Thursday afternoon. The teen clothing retailer posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.35 on…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockBrick-and-mortar retailers have been suffering from slow economic activity for years, as well as from increased competition from online retailers. The rise in store closings is a prominent sign of their struggles.…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, February 14, 2014. They include Apple, Aeropostale, Agnico-Eagle, GNC and Stratasys.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. They include American Airlines, Electronic Arts, VMware, Walmart and more.
ThinkstockAeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) surged on Wednesday after reports that the apparel maker has approached at least two private equity firms to see if there is interest in acquiring the company. Bloomberg…
Jon C. Ogg These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, January 2.
ThinkstockPerhaps it was the bad weather in the Northeast the kept many shoppers home this weekend or perhaps shoppers are waiting for retailers to drop prices further, but the result seems to…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.You know it has been a tough year for a stock when the market is up more than 25% but the stock is down. Underperformance in an up…
ThinkstockJoining what should be a large chorus calling for replacing Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) CEO Michael Jeffries, activist investor Engaged Capital, headed by Glenn Welling, has sent a letter to…
thinkstockLeveraged buyout (LBO) activity within the specialty retail space has heated up over the past year and a half, with the completion of the Rue 21 takeout in October the most recent…
ThinkstockThe outlook for retailers reporting September same-store sales on Thursday offers substantial improvement over September 2012, but there are significant downside risks to the early estimates. Research firm Retail Metrics estimates that…
ThinkstockOver the past year and a half, Wall Street has seen increased leveraged buyout (LBO) activity within the specialty retail space. The most recent takeout announcement back in May was for Rue…
