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  • Aeropostale's Epic Nosedive to Unprofitability

    By Leo Sun - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, GPS, HOTT

    Apparel retailer Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) might be in serious trouble. The company recently reported fourth quarter earnings that slightly topped analyst estimates, but followed it up with sour prospects for the current quarter. As expected, shares slid, and investors started to question the sustainability of Aeropostale’s business of selling clothes to teens and tweens - possibly the planet's most fickle demographic.

    Operations Overview

    Aeropostale operates two primary brick and more »

  • American Eagle – Outperforming the Industry

    By Shas Dey - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO

    American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), the specialty retailer, is about to release its fourth quarter earnings on Mar. 6. Here we take a look at the performance of the company and its stock before the release of its financial performance.

    Operating segments

    The company has divided its operational segments based on its various brands. Its original American Eagle brand sells products for 15 to 25-year-old men and women. The more »

  • One Retailer for the Long Haul

    By Joshua Bondy - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: ARO, AEO, BKE, URBN

    The fashion industry is known for fads and trends. The Buckle (NYSE: BKE) sells a variety of clothing to young adults and it works hard to maintain its corporate strategy. The firm's focus on the Midwest may appear like a low growth idea, but it has helped Buckle to post strong margins and a high return on investment.

    AEO Return on Invested Capital data by YCharts

    The Competition 

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  • This Retailer May Be Doomed in 2013

    By Leo Sun - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, GPS | Editor's Choice

    Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) has had a rough five years. The stock has plunged 40% as the company’s same-store sales, operating margins and earnings growth have all steadily declined. The retailer’s iconic branded clothing is quickly losing its appeal to its younger, more agile rivals, and its bleak outlook for 2013 suggests even darker times ahead. Is it time for investors to dump this burned retailer?

    A Mixed more »

  • Which Clothing Retailer Is The Best Investment, If Any?

    By Matthew Frankel - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, GES

    With the general direction of the market being to the upside over the past year or so, there is one area that has been plagued by disappointing earnings numbers and declining share prices.  I’m talking about the clothing industry, with household names such as Abercrombie and Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Limited Brands down from where they were a year ago.  Abercrombie seems to have been on a roller-coaster ride more »

  • Ann Taylor has a Promising Outlook

    By Shas Dey - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: ARO, ANN, JNY

    Key revenue drivers

    Ann Inc (NYSE: ANN) owns a chain of retail stores, eCommerce platform and discount or economy stores in the U.S. (Ann Taylor factory outlets and LOFT stores.) Revenue generated through LOFT stores have been a major contributor to the total revenue of Ann Taylor over the past few years, and going forward we expect the upward trend to continue.  In the current state of the US more »

  • Billionaire Ken Griffin Is Dressing To Impress

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: ARO, EXPR, FNP, GES, JWN

    Billionaire investor and founder of Citadel Investment Group increased his stake by 240% in the clothing retailer Express (NYSE: EXPR), per a 13G filing earlier this month. At the end of the third quarter, Citadel owned 1.41 million shares, and now owns 4.8 million shares or 5.6% of Express' outstanding shares. The stock is up 20% already this year after upping its full year 2012 (ending Feb more »

  • Great Brands And A Great Plan

    By Matthew Frankel - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO

    Abercrombie and Fitch (NYSE: ANF) shareholders have had a bit of a roller-coaster ride over the past several years.  This company has several brands that are and have been popular among the “cool kids” even since I was in high school.  However, as their products are relatively expensive, the recession of a few years ago hit Abercrombie particularly hard, as it did most retailers of “luxury” items.

    With the massively more »

  • Urban Outfitters: No Longer the Sector Bargain

    By Mark Holder - January 29, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, URBN

    After nearly doubling over the last 15 months, Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) appears no bargain anymore. The stock continues to trade at all time highs after reporting strong sales numbers yet the rebound appears overdone.

    The specialty retail company operates under the Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, Terrain, and Urban Outfitters brands with nearly 500 stores mostly in the United States and Canada. It reported record holiday sales for the two more »

  • Aeropostale One Year Later and No Delivery

    By jean graham - January 25, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, BEBE

    Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) can still be filed in the dead letter office two years after the turnaround was supposed to take place. Back in the first quarter of 2011, CEO Tom Johnson was doing a post-mortem after a disappointing back half of 2010 and an ugly Q1 2011, and concluded that the fashion was wrong. At the time he remarked it was “crystal clear” what the fashion missteps were and more »

  • Buy These Apparel Stocks Despite Overvaluation, Competitive Issues

    By David Gould - January 20, 2013 | Tickers: ARO, AEO, NKE

    As a result of operating in markets with fickle consumers, apparel producers like Aeropostale, American Eagle, and Nike can be very difficult to predict. With that said, investors should look at corporate momentum and see whether the market has reasonably factored in the upside. If not, consider investing to profit off of the value gap being closed. If so, consider whether the company is on a consistent course to maintain more »

  • Will This Teen Retailer Bounce Back?

    By Sidhi Kharkia - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, URBN

    Retailers were quite disappointed with the holiday shopping season and so were investors. This year has been the weakest holiday season since 2008, affected by bad weather and uncertainty about the economy in the face of possible tax hikes and spending cuts early next year. Both the customers and the environment were challenging. Holiday shopping season is critical for retailers because it can make up nearly 40% of their annual more »

  • This Fashion Retailer Will Outperform

    By Andrés Cardenal - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, GPS, BKE

    The Buckle (NYSE: BKE) is a much underappreciated company; the retailer of fashion apparel has a resilient business model, a strong management team and a healthy dividend policy, yet the stock is trading at a discount versus its less profitable peers. This high performing company looks well positioned for outperforming the markets in the middle term.

    A High Quality Business

    With 440 retail stores in 43 states, The Buckle focuses more »

  • A Retailer Moving Up

    By Reuben Brewer - January 8, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, GPS, LULU

    The Gap (NYSE: GPS) is buying Intermix, a privately held upscale retailer. The move probably makes sense, but comes with the risk of diverting management's attention from its existing brands. That's a big risk for a company that has a history of losing its way.

  • Three Simple Reasons to Buy This Retailer

    By Leo Sun - January 7, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, GPS, JWN

    Back in 2011, no one would have pegged clothing retailer The Gap (NYSE: GPS) as a growth stock. The company’s product lines were becoming stale, sales growth was sluggish and the stock had gone nowhere for a decade. Gap was fading into the past as an icon of the 1990s and its omnipresent stores, peppered all over malls and outlets in America, deflated its brand appeal.

    Then out of more »

  • These Two Retailers Are Cheap Now

    By Anh HOANG - January 3, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, GPS

    The sales data just released by ShopperTrak indicates that the recent holiday sales, ended Dec. 23, were quite gloomy. ShopperTrak mentioned that traffic fell by 3.3% compared to the same week last year. The significant gain to the previous week of 39.1% was quite reasonable, as the week ended Dec. 23 was the hottest retail season of the year, right before Christmas. However, compared to the same week more »

  • Karen Finerman's Insider Stock Purchases During Fall 2012

    By John Macris - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: ARO, FL, LVS, LF, FINL

    Readers may recognize Karen Finerman’s name from her frequent appearances on financial television. Ms. Finerman is a permanent member of CNBC’s Fast Money financial talk show, held Monday through Thursday at 5 p.m. ET.

    Finerman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and co-founded Metropolitan Capital Advisors in summer 1992. She currently serves as CEO and co-manages nearly $100 million in assets within her hedge more »

  • Be Greedy, Buy This Teen Retailer

    By Ted Cooper - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, PSUN

    Prolonged high unemployment among teenagers in the United States has crushed teenage clothing retailers. However, where there is fear there is often opportunity. Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) looks particularly compelling despite a bleak backdrop.

    Market Full of Fear

    Investors are finding it difficult to have conviction in Aeropostale due to the unpredictable nature of the industry. Fast-growing retailers like H&M and Forever 21, which sell similar products, are stealing market more »

  • Is This Company Worth a Look Despite a Dull Outlook?

    By Himanshu Poddar - December 6, 2012 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO

    Apparel retailers are having a good time since shoppers are opening up their wallets for the holiday season. Cotton prices have also given relief to the industry players who had been struggling hard to cope with problems of decreasing demand and higher input prices.

    There has been a shift from the buying of basic apparels to the more fashionable ones, which come for a premium price. With these things falling more »

  • The Fastest-Growing Retail Startup in History is Priced like It's Going Out of Business

    By Ted Cooper - December 4, 2012 | Tickers: ARO, GPS, JCP

    It's time to jump on the Ron Johnson bandwagon. After revolutionizing electronics retailing at Apple, Johnson is revolutionizing a different kind of retailer and leading the industry into the 21st century. But the market hardly gives him credit for the historic turnaround currently underway.

    After an initial surge in share price when Johnson joined the company, investors in J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) have become jittery as a result more »