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  • Buy The Specialty Retailers And Not The Department Stores

    By Mark Yagalla - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: ANN, FL, ROST, TJX

    With the all the troubles that the big box department stores like J.C. Penney and Sears have had over the years, investors are better off focusing on the smaller specialty retailers. These retailers are focused and don't need new management to implement possible turnarounds. I'm a fan of companies that identify a niche and look to exploit that niche. To me this is a better strategy than more »

  • Should You Take a Step Forward With This Footwear Retailer?

    By Mark Lin - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: DSW, FL, SHOO

    If you've ever had your shopping experience ruined by over-enthusiastic sales people, you will definitely enjoy shopping at DSW (NYSE: DSW), where you can shop for footwear and accessories at your own pace. DSW further differentiates itself from other retailers by maintaining consistent prices and extending its sales reach by running shoe departments for other retailers. Unfortunately, the market recognizes DSW’s competitive advantages and has already rewarded it more »

  • Ken Heebner’s Capital Growth Management’s Small-Cap Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: EXR, FL, HLF, RLJ, SSS

    The most popular small cap stocks, which we define as having market capitalizations of between $1 billion and $5 billion, among hedge funds generate an average excess return of 18 percentage points per year, according to our research on 13F filings. Learn more about our research on small cap picks. We think that this is because these stocks are less widely owned by mutual funds and less frequently covered by more »

  • 3 Under the Radar, Cheap Dividend Stocks

    By Robert Ciura - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: CALM, FL, GRMN

    Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit an all-time high, investors may be naturally wondering what’s next. What goes up must come down, as the saying goes, and consequently you may be anticipating a correction in the offing. Before you resign yourself to worrying about the next direction the market will take, you can protect yourself by considering stocks that aren’t trading at exorbitant valuations.

    Buying more »

  • Three Under the Radar, Cheap Dividend Stocks

    By Robert Ciura - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: CALM, FL, GRMN

    Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has officially broken through its all-time high, investors may be naturally wondering what’s next. What goes up must come down, as the saying goes, and consequently you may be anticipating a correction in the offing. Before you resign yourself to worrying about the next direction the market will take, you can protect yourself by considering stocks that aren’t trading at exorbitant more »

  • Three Under the Radar, Cheap Dividend Stocks

    By Robert Ciura - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: CALM, FL, GRMN

    Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has officially broken through its all-time high, investors may be naturally wondering what’s next. What goes up must come down, as the saying goes, and consequently you may be anticipating a correction in the offing. Before you resign yourself to worrying about the next direction the market will take, you can protect yourself by considering stocks that aren’t trading at exorbitant more »

  • Three Under The Radar, Cheap Dividend Stocks

    By Robert Ciura - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: CALM, FL, GRMN

    Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has officially broken through its all-time high, investors may be naturally wondering what’s next. What goes up must come down, as the saying goes, and consequently you may be anticipating a correction in the offing. Before you resign yourself to worrying about the next direction the market will take, you can protect yourself by considering stocks that aren’t trading at exorbitant more »

  • Which Shoe Fits Your Portfolio the Best?

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: DSW, FL, FINL

    The business models pursued by shoe retailers Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL), Foot Locker (NYSE: FL), and DSW (NYSE: DSW) provide good samplings of how marketing and sales have radically evolved in the footwear market. An understanding of how these listed companies are addressing the shoe retail market’s evolution should immensely help on whether to invest or not in their equities.

    Segmenting the footwear market

    Essentially, the respective business plans more »

  • This Sporting Retailer Is for the Long Run

    By Anh HOANG - March 30, 2013 | Tickers: DKS, FL, HIBB

    Recently, Forbes released a list of 100 America’s Best Small Companies. In the industry of specialty stores in the list, I noticed one company, which has consistently delivered a double-digit return on invested capital for the past ten years. It is Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ: HIBB). Interestingly, Hibbett has appreciated only 3.15% in the past twelve months. Let’s take a closer look to determine whether or not Hibbett more »

  • The Sporting Goods Store You May Like To Check Out

    By Satarupa Bose - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: DKS, FL, HIBB

    The increase in payroll taxes have no doubt decreased US citizens' take home pay, but I don’t see its impact in the apparel, footwear and accessories market. Almost all the companies in this industry are performing pretty well, which clearly shows that the slow economic recovery and the hike in payroll tax haven’t yet disrupted consumer spending trends. Recently, the sporting goods chain Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ: HIBB) lit more »

  • The Market Overreacted

    By Chad Henage - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: DKS, FL, NKE, UA

    This market seems to have adopted a shoot first, ask questions later attitude. When Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) reported earnings recently, the stock dropped 10% on the perception of disappointing results. However, if you look at the company's actual numbers, there wasn't anything that long-term investors should worry about. With the stock still down over 7% from its price prior to earnings, this might be a more »

  • Finish Line Looks to Rebound With Full-Year Results

    By julianwillis - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: FL, HIBB, NKE, FINL

    With The Finish Line's (NASDAQ: FINL) fourth quarter and full-year earnings release approaching on Mar. 28, shareholders will soon know if the mall-based specialty retailer will recover from a difficult third quarter. The company last reported earnings on Jan. 4 and missed guidance, admitting that a new e-commerce site, rolled out in November 2012, added to the company's autumn and early winter woes.  Of course, Wall Street punished more »

  • Warming Up To Foot Locker

    By Erik Dellith - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: FL, FINL

    Investors recently fled Foot Locker (NYSE: FL). But investing is a distance race, not a sprint, and current valuations are an attractive entry point for longer-term investors.

    Foot Locker recently caught my attention when I went looking for consumer-oriented stocks that should fare relatively well from an improving labor market. The company recently released earnings that met expectations, but only because of an additional week in the period. Absent that more »

  • The Sporting Goods Store You May Like To Check Out

    By Satarupa Bose - March 16, 2013 | Tickers: DKS, FL, HIBB

    The increase in the payroll taxes have no doubts decreased the take home pay, but I don’t see its impact in the apparel, footwear and accessories market. Almost all the companies in this industry are performing pretty well which clearly shows the slow economic recovery and the hike in the payroll taxes haven’t yet disrupted the consumer spending trend. Recently, the sporting goods chain Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ: HIBBmore »)

  • Is This Sporting Goods Retailer a Buy After an 11% Daily Drop?

    By Anh HOANG - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: DKS, FL, FINL

    Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) has recently experienced a significant drop of nearly 11% in one trading day, because the company’s earnings results missed analysts’ expectations. The fourth quarter earnings came in at $1.03 per share, lower than Wall Street’s estimate of $1.06 per share. At the current price of more than $45 per share, it is trading around its 52-week low. Is a recent more »

  • As Foot Locker Falls, Are Shares Still Too Expensive?

    By RJ Towner - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: FL, NKE, FINL

    Athletic footwear retailer Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) announced fantastic fourth quarter results last Friday morning, finishing off a tepid 2012. Revenue jumped 14% year-over-year to $1.7 billion thanks to an extra selling week, which was slightly better than consensus estimates. Earnings per share, adjusted for one-time impairment charges, jumped 33% year-over-year to $0.73 per share, slightly above consensus estimates. This did, however, include a $0.09 benefit from more »

  • Take Advantage of the Retail Industry Shake-Up

    By John Macris - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: FL, KSS, ROST

    Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) are two Wall Street darlings within the retail sector that reported key data last week.

    While operating in different lines of retail, both stocks are similar in regard to the high expectations for same-store sales, market share gains, and earnings growth.

    To set the bar for optimism at the highest level, the Wall Street community advised clients that Foot Locker and more »

  • Can Foot Locker Regain its Footing?

    By Leo Sun - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: FL, LULU, NKE, FINL, UA

    Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) and its associated stores are a common sight at American malls. The company, which is often the first stop for U.S. shoppers looking for athletic footwear and apparel, survived the recession and emerged far stronger than before - posting three straight years of consecutive earnings growth.

    Yet the stock recently plunged over 7% after it reported fourth quarter earnings that didn’t quite satisfy Wall Street more »

  • Four Attractive Stocks After Earnings on Friday

    By Brian Nichols - March 9, 2013 | Tickers: FL, MED, P

    After a Long Look It Might Be Time to Buy this Stock

    Almost immediately after Pandora Media (NYSE: P) announced earnings its stock popped over 10%, and then closed on Friday with gains of 17.56%. At first I was ready to say “sell Pandora,” but as I dug deeper I noticed that not only were its earnings very strong but that the stock is not expensive compared to others more »

  • Work Your Portfolio into Shape With a 25% Gain

    By John Macris - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: DKS, FL, LTM

    Investors receive feedback from the market on a frequent basis based on the stocks we select for our portfolios. While the price of a security can change on daily news flow, my experience indicates the most money can be made by picking companies for the long-term on strong fundamentals.

    One of my mentors during college, David Gompert of tradeMONSTER, always stated “The market isn’t kind, but it’s a more »

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