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  • 3 Retail Champions to Watch

    By Damian Illia - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    The consumer retail sector is lead by companies that operate on a gigantic scale in a highly competitive market. Aggressive pricing to gain traffic, defeating competition, and gaining market share could put a cap on margins and reduce sales.

    In addition, tax increases and spending cuts could further damage the sector in the short-term and lead to a recession.

    Let’s see how the three big players in the industry more »

  • Wal-Mart is Capitalizing on Sunny Days

    By Wes Patoka - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, COST, WMT

    The average electric bill for a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE: WMT) super store runs around $28,000 per month. Walmart currently has 4% of its worldwide stores equipped with solar panels on its roofs generating more solar power than the state of Florida. As the price per watt of solar panels comes down, we will see Walmart and other companies have lower electricity costs leading to better earnings and potentially more »

  • Socially Responsible Investing: Ethical and Very Profitable

    By Andrés Cardenal - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: CMG, COST, MCD, WM

    Socially responsible investing has gained a lot of attention over the last couple of years, and for good reason. Some companies allow shareholders to sleep better at night by knowing they are investing in businesses with a positive impact to society as a whole, and they can also be outstandingly profitable from a purely economic perspective. When your conscience and your wallet are pointing in the same direction, investing decisions more »

  • Where to shop, Nationally or Internationally?

    By Rupert Hargreaves - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: CRRFY.PK, COST, WMT

    Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is without a doubt the biggest retailer in the world and a stable long-term investment. Having said that, it always helps to have some international exposure beyond the international markets that Wal-Mart serves. With that in mind it got me wondering, would investors benefit from investing in the world's second biggest retailer, Carrefour (NASDAQOTH: CRRFY.PK), or would Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) provide a better return?

    What more »

  • Target Hits and Misses the Bullseye

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 11, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    Let me get this straight, to get the Target (NYSE: TGT) digital deals through Cartwheel by Target, its new initiative with Facebook in beta, these are the hoops I have to jump through:

    1. Sign in to the Target Cartwheel site

    2. Log on to Facebook

    3. Scroll through hundreds of deals (700 now-may expand to 1,000)

    4. Print out or scan the coupon codes on a smart phone more »

  • 3 Stocks in the Specialty Retail Business

    By Victor Selva - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: BIG, COST, LQDT

    Slightly different to ordinary retailers, specialty retailers like Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG), Liquidity Services Inc. (NASDAQ: LQDT) and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) offer specific products to customers, usually at discount prices, and a differentiated business model with plenty of upside, to stockholders. We will take a look into these three companies with the objective of elucidating if they are a good place to put our money down.

    A more »

  • Does Costco Deserve Its High Stock Price?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: BIG, COST, PSMT, TGT, WMT

    The second quarter of Costco (NASDAQ: COST)’s fiscal year ended in mid February, with strong results for the membership discount retailer. Revenue, over 95% of which comes from sales as opposed to membership fees, was up 8% compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year. This was essentially in line with Costco’s performance in fiscal Q1. While costs were up as well, the company expanded its more »

  • 3 Great Retail Stocks To Keep An Eye On

    By Victor Selva - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: COST, SWY, WMT

    While most people look at Dollar Stores when observing the retail sector, other store formats, like discounters and supermarkets, offer interesting investment prospects. In a previous article, we looked into the main Dollar Store chains, considering whether to invest or not and where to do it. On this occasion, we will do the same, with three U.S. retail giants: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Safeway (NYSE: SWY) and Costco (NASDAQ: COSTmore »)

  • Growth Opportunities in a Flat Economy

    By David Mercer - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: COST, NE, PM

    In today's market, it's difficult to find good growth-stock opportunities. Today we'll examine a few stocks which may be suitable additions to your portfolio. In addition, each of these stocks offers significant (potential) upside because of their aggressive growth qualities. This aspect of each of them is critical in a market of surging prices and declining buy-side opportunities for the long-term value investor. So, let's look more »

  • A Value Play, A Growth Play, And A Dud!

    By Piyush Arora - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    Grocery stores and retail chains usually generate consistent cash flows due to their convenience and utility factor. But this stability makes it difficult for retail chains to report double-digit growth without inorganic expansions. However, there are a few retail chains that have growth catalysts lined up to power pack a rally for 2013.

    A value play

    Shares of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) have been under pressure lately because of its earnings more »

  • Hold Your Target

    By Shas Dey - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    Target (NYSE: TGT), founded in 1902, is the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S. Last year, the stock appreciated more than 20%. Since January, it has been following an upward trend. This trend is expected to continue because of the company's future growth prospects, an expansion in Canada, strong fundamentals and the success of credit cards.

    Expansion in Canada

    The Canadian retail market is very promising. According to more »

  • Have Everyday Low Prices Trickled Down To Wal-Mart's Shares?

    By Nauman Aly - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    While everyone wants to get a good deal, selling based on low price alone is not always the best strategy for overall profits or shareholder value. Although this technique has worked for Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) for many years, with the economic changes of late, this big box retailer may have some quality competition on its hands.

    Does price really matter?

    With its market cap of more than $250 billion, Wal-Mart more »

  • Physical and Digital Retailers Deserve Consideration

    By Nihar Patel - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, BKS, COST

    Almost everybody I know loves Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). I just cannot handle the lines there sometimes. The fact that after work or on a weekend Costco becomes impenetrable for someone with my patience is what turned me against the company. It is just a shame that by the time I got my lazy self to look closely at it, the stock was already up a lot.

    Growing horde of more »

  • Which Retail Dividend Is the Best Deal?

    By Joshua Bondy - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    The retail sector is known for its cut throat competition and slim margins. As Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) rose to power, companies like Kmart were left in the dust. For all investors, capital preservation is an important consideration. It is critical to look at more than just a company's yield rate. Trying to predict stock prices with a high degree of accuracy is very difficult, but it is possible to more »

  • The Best Big Box Grocer for Buy-and-Hold Investors

    By Ted Cooper - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: COST, KR, WMT

    True buy-and-hold investors -- those who really do buy and hold stocks virtually forever -- need not focus too much on valuation, so long as a company is not priced through the roof. On a long enough time horizon, overpaying by 20% will not have a significant effect on compounded returns. Therefore, buy-and-hold investors should focus their efforts on buying great companies that will continue to grow shareholder value for decades into more »

  • 5 Reasons This Retailer Looks Poised to Outperform

    By Chad Henage - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: COST, FDO, TGT, WMT

    Sometimes as an investor you have to know when to ignore bad information. It's difficult to do because there is so much of it floating around. What I try to do whenever I read something about a stock I follow is, see if you can punch holes in the theories being presented. If you can't find anything wrong with the person's theory, then you add it to more »

  • 3 Reasons to Consider This Big Box Retailer

    By Austin Higgins - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    Not all big box retailers are the same. They all employ slightly different tactics with regards to product selection, price, and membership fees. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has a great blend of positive traits for investors. Here are three to pay attention to.

    1. Earnings history

    Wal-Mart has had steady growth even through the recession. When many consumers were struggling to afford groceries and other necessary products, they turned to discount more »

  • How To Prepare For The Inevitable Market Mania

    By Nikhil Shamapant - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BP, COST, OSTK

    The next four years in market history won’t be anything like the last four. In the last four years, the market has run up 81%, hitting all time highs just days ago. However, the uncomfortable truth is that the market is expensive now, and investors better square with that knowledge quickly, or we all may pay the price.

    Why do I think the market is so overpriced? First, Warren more »

  • How To Prepare For The Inevitable Market Mania

    By Nikhil Shamapant - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BP, COST, OSTK

    The next four years in market history won’t be anything like the last four. In the last four years, the market is up 81%, hitting all time highs just days ago. Things really couldn’t have gone too much better for the everyday investor since 2009, the bottom of the financial crises. However, the uncomfortable truth is that the market is expensive now, and investors better square with that more »

  • Three Reasons to Consider this Big Box Retailer

    By Austin Higgins - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: COST, TGT, WMT

    Not all big box retailers are the same. They all employ slightly different tactics with regards to product selection, price, and membership fees. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has a great blend of positive traits for investors. Here are three to pay attention to.

    1. Earnings history

    Wal-Mart has had steady growth even through the recession. When many consumers were struggling to afford groceries and other necessary products, they turned to discount more »

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