Chico's FAS, Inc.

• The Anti-Abercrombies: Attractive & Fat

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ASNA, CHS, JWN

  Can't say I didn't warn you about Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) with its PR nuclear meltdown thanks to CEO Michael Jeffries. The company reported on May 24 with disappointing numbers, and the stock tanked over 10% intraday.

  The company claimed inventory shortages, and analysts dismissed the anti-Abercrombie blowback from CEO Jeffries' 2006 remarks claiming the brand was only for the cool, attractive kids. Revelations (not new) had hit more »

• A Seductive Company Trouncing The Overall Market

  By Ryan Guenette - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: ANN, ASNA, CHS, LTD, WTSL

  One of the leading specialty retailers of the world, L Brands (NYSE: LTD) has under-performed the overall market so far in 2013, rising only 8.73%. The company’s brand portfolio includes Victoria’s Secret, Victoria’s Secret PINK, Bath & Body Works, La Senza, and Henri Bendel. Currently, the company possesses 971 Victoria’s Secret locations and 1,560 Bath & Body Works locations in the United States.

  Valued at $14 more »

• Hedge Fund Blue Harbour’s Top Stock Picks

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: CACI, CHS, IGTE, JACK, BIN

  Blue Harbour has primarily invested in activist situations since its founding in 2004, and recently launched a long-only fund in order to expand its investor base in that strategy. Its flagship fund--which often takes short positions, running afoul of some institutional investors’ requirements--has over $1 billion under management and outperformed the S&P 500 in 2012. The fund was founded by a former partner at private equity giant KKR, Clifton more »

• Chico's: A SWOT Analysis

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: ANN, CHS, LTD

  Women's retail is a fickle business and several names have been struggling the last few years like Talbot's and Coldwater Creek. One name bucking the trend is their rival Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS) a specialty retailer with four main brands under its fashion umbrella: White House/Black Market, Soma intimates, Boston Proper, and Chico's. Chico's operates 1355 stores in the US, Virgin Islands, and Puerto more »

• Does Chico's Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio?

  By Brian Shaw - October 14, 2012 | Tickers: ANN, CHS, GPS, LTD, LULU

  In a recent post, I began the search for a solid retail company to add to my portfolio by focusing on stocks with "cheap" valuations.  There was clearly downside to each company identified, and none of them fit the Motley Fool mantra advising investors to "buy great businesses."  Today, this search continues with a look at a number of specialty retailers that focus primarily on women's apparel, including Chico more »

• This Apparel Store Got an Insider Purchase

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 13, 2012 | Tickers: ANN, CHS, GPS, LTD, M

  According to a filing with the SEC, Ann (NYSE: ANN) board member Daniel Yih bought 5,400 shares of the stock on Oct. 5 at an average price of $37.02. This investment of about $200,000 gives Yih a total of about 23,600 shares of Ann, the women’s apparel retailer that owns the Ann Taylor and LOFT brands. Yih’s last purchase had been in April 2011 more »

• Two Fashion Giants: Which Is More Profitable?

  By Abir Karmakar - October 9, 2012 | Tickers: ANN, CHS, LULU, PVH, RL

  Whenever we look at a person, we always notice how fashionably that person is dressed. The dress, the shoes, and the perfume that a person uses depict his/her character. Thus, the fashion designing companies play a pivotal role in human society. 

  Ann (NYSE: ANN) and Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) are two high-end fashion brands that have outperformed the S&P 500 in the past five years, and also have more »

• Earnings Up, Shares Down

  By riddhi kharkia - September 11, 2012 | Tickers: ANN, CHS, FRAN, URBN

  Retail continues to be a bright spot for the U.S. economy as consumers are cautiously opening their purses and wallets when they find good deals, as the recent retail earning reports suggest.

  Retail Boutique Company, Francesca (NASDAQ: FRAN) reported earnings above analysts’ expectations for the second quarter 2012 earnings, which sent shares of the boutique clothing company rallying by nearly 30% since it made its market debut last year more »

• High Sales and Raised Stakes Signal Caution for Retailers

  By dpricevan - March 21, 2012 | Tickers: CHS, GPS, RL, PMR

  Present-day retailers are contesting with a slow U.S. economic recovery, high unemployment, low discretionary spending, and an even lower credit-rich clientele, but that has not stopped the retail service industry from gaining momentum. 

  Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported month-over-month retail spending, excluding cars, gasoline and building supplies, in February was $407.8 billion, up 1.1% - the highest in five months - from January and 6.5 more »

• Chico's FAS: An Attractive Long-Term Candidate

  By Helen Hagan - March 19, 2012 | Tickers: CHS, LTD, JWN, TLB

  Over the past three years Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS) went from a loss of $0.03 per share in 2008 to income of $0.84 per share in fiscal 2011. According to the company’s chief financial officer, Pam Knous, Chico’s growth “…has generated positive cash flow, which we then used to self-fund investments in our business.” While progress has been anything but smooth, this specialty women’s more »

• Limited Brands: A Surprising Dividend Investment

  By Maxwell Fisher - February 29, 2012 | Tickers: ANN, CHS, LTD

  Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) is a specialty retailer that has provided top of the sector returns to investors over a range of time periods. Included in those returns to investors is what many would find to be an interesting dividend policy. More on the dividends later, but be assured investors have earned significantly more than the published dividend yields.

  Limited Brands owns and operates over 3,200 retail stores to more »