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  • 3 Apparel Retailers to Watch

    By Damian Illia - June 10, 2013 | Tickers: ARO, GES, URBN

    Although apparel sales have outperformed many other retailing segments over the past year, the sluggish economic recovery and the rise on the payroll tax in the U.S. have hurt consumers’ discretionary spending power and, therefore, the industry’s profits. Below, you will find three companies, Guess? (NYSE: GES), Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN), that a worth a look even in such an economic environment.

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  • Which of These 3 Retailers Should You Buy?

    By Leo Sun - June 7, 2013 | Tickers: EXPR, GES, RL

    I’ve spent a lot of time recently discussing teen and young adult apparel retailers. In a previous article, I highlighted the weakness of teen apparel retailers Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale, and the comparative strength of more diversified retailers such as Gap and Urban Outfitters.

    Today, I would like to focus on three other stocks in the apparel and accessories industry -- Guess? (NYSE: GES), Express (NYSE: EXPR), and Ralph Lauren more »

  • This Apparel Retailer Could Have a 50% Upside Potential

    By Anh HOANG - June 5, 2013 | Tickers: EXPR, GES, URBN

    Express (NYSE: EXPR) has popped significantly at the end of May, from $18.80 per share to nearly $22 per share. Since the beginning of the year, it has delivered a sweet gain of nearly 44.5% for its shareholders. The positive momentum for Express on the market was due to the fact that the retailer had recently raised its full year 2013 guidance. Should investors invest in Express after more »

  • Which Double-Digit Friday Mover Is a Buy?

    By Brian Nichols - June 3, 2013 | Tickers: GES, KKD, OVTI

    Gaining Despite Fundamental Loss

    Guess? (NYSE: GES) is trading higher by 10.5% after the company reported a mixed earnings report. In the quarter, Guess? missed revenue expectations as total sales declined 5.2% year-over-year, yet its EPS was far better than the consensus.

    Guess? has seen its stock increase 32% in 2013, therefore it’s hard to argue that expectations were low. When you look at the fundamental performance more »

  • Can This Apparel Retailer Fatten Your Portfolio?

    By Marshall Hargrave - June 3, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, GES, BKE

    Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) is an apparel retailer, specializing in lifestyle branding and operating some 1,000 retail apparel stores across four brands. However, the stock tumbled 8% over the past week; part of this was Abercrombie's EPS that showed 15% lower same-store sales and 9% lower total sales year-over-year. This led to a $0.09 EPS loss, compared to the consensus forecast of a $0.05 loss.
     
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  • A Look into the Apparel Market

    By Damian Illia - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: GPS, GES, ICON

    As we know, the apparel industry is highly competitive and promotional, and is sensitive to emerging fashion trends. The companies in the industry have a perishable inventory and have to find buyers for their expiring seasonal merchandise each season. In addition, the sluggish US economy combined with declining consumer spending and currency headwinds represents a threat to the firms operating in the industry.

    I will analyze three well-known apparel companies more »

  • Specialty Retailer Selling For A Bargain

    By Mark Lin - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: EXPR, GES, URBN

    I focus on merchandising strategy and inventory control when I evaluate a specialty apparel retailer for investment, and Express (NYSE: EXPR) scores well on both points. Express adopts a cautious customer-focused approach to reduce fashion risk , and is able to optimize its supply chain to enhance margins. In addition, Peter Lynch would call this stock cheap at a PEG of 0.63, and I agree with him.

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  • Buy This Stock Before It Rockets Upward

    By Ted Cooper - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, AEO, GES

    Teen fashion retailing is a tough business with cutthroat competition and uncertainty at every corner. Ubiquitous brands are necessary in order to compete, but provide no competitive advantage -- one season of poor merchandising can set a company back over a year as it sheds inventory.

    Retailers in general tend to have volatile stock prices; investors overreact to one quarter's same-store-sales figure and push the stock higher or lower than more »

  • Some Stocks Bloodied, Others Bolstered: a Look Back at a Key Day in Recent History

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: FDX, GIS, GES, LEN, ORCL

    A look back at an important day in recent financial history…

    There were some bloody noses on Wall Street last week as stocks ended the third Wednesday of March lower following a spate of disappointing earnings from some of Mr. Market’s biggest names. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), FedEx (NYSE: FDX), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Guess (NYSE: GES) and Lennar Corp (NYSE: LEN) were among the companies reporting earnings on this more »

  • Guess Who Is Going International?

    By Shas Dey - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, GPS, GES

    Iconic denim manufacturer Guess? (NYSE: GES) announced its 4Q12 results on March 21 with EPS of $0.95, down 10% y-o-y but in-line with expectations. 4Q12 revenues increased 5.1% and on a constant currency basis increased 4.2%. It was able to report results at the higher end of its expectations despite facing a challenging North American market and a weak European market. On the margin front, gross margin more »

  • Is Guess a Big Mess?

    By Leo Sun - March 22, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, GPS, GES, RL

    Shares of apparel retailer Guess? Inc. (NYSE: GES) plunged 7% after hours on March 21, although the Los Angeles, Calif.-based company reported solid fourth quarter earnings that topped estimates on both its top and bottom lines.

    However, negative same-store sales growth, rising expenses, contracting margins and a bleak outlook for the year ahead spooked investors. Is Guess as big a mess as its stock price would suggest, or does more »

  • Earnings Watch: Valuable Insights on General Mills, Guess, and Oracle

    By John Macris - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: GIS, GES, ORCL

    After nine consecutive all-time highs were reached on the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the weeks of March 4 and March 11, it’s more likely than not that market participants will see downside or sideways action during the week of March 18.

    The stock market simply doesn’t go up every single day, and pullbacks are healthy because they let the market digest gains before resuming the trend upwards more »

  • Gap's Future Is With the BRICs

    By Nadine Gibson - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, GPS, GES

    After suffering international setbacks from European market declines and Japan’s natural disaster in the past year, Gap (NYSE: GPS) has plans to bounce back internationally. This year, Gap plans to open new locations in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) as well as a new global brand restructuring plan to facilitate these new developments. Brazil, Russia, India, and China have 40% of the world’s population and more »

  • The Best Dividend Paying Companies With Zero Debt

    By Nauman Aly - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: AEO, GES, MW, TRLG

    Most investors prefer companies that pay dividends. But buying a stock just for its high-yielding dividend without studying the underlying fundamentals could be a risky bet. Solid cash reserve, high and sustainable growth forecast, and little or no debt all add credibility to a company's dividend. For this article, I've researched companies that have all of these qualities. Also, to make sure I find the best gems, all more »

  • Is Coach a Good Investment?

    By Joshua Bondy - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: COH, GES, LTD

    As Warren Buffett will tell you, hunting for elephants is not easy. Coach (NYSE: COH) has had grown over the past decade with their trademark handbags. Their $13 billion market cap means it needs to make major strategic investments to maintain its growth. Coach is not perfect by any means, but investors should not ignore its high margins and high return on investment. 

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  • 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 »

  • Viking Global Bets On Apparel

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: COH, EXPR, GES, KORS, RL

    Viking Global, with $22.5 billion of assets under management, now owns over 10.6 million shares of Michael Kors (NYSE: KORS), or 5.3% of the apparel and accessory company’s outstanding shares. This is a jump of over 4.5 times the 2.27 million shares Viking owned at the end of the fourth quarter. Despite the stock being up 140% since its late-2011 IPO, I agree with 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 »

  • Express to Impress!

    By Sidhi Kharkia - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: EXPR, GPS, GES, LTD

    Shares of clothing and accessories retailer, Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR), skyrocketed after the company raised its projections for the fourth-quarter and the entire year. Shares bumped more than 21% to $17.03 during the first half of the session, the biggest intraday gain since the company’s market debut in May 2010. The volume of shares traded was 638% higher than the normal. The stock has set nearly a 4-month more »

  • Buy This Growth Company at a Value Price

    By Ted Cooper - January 8, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, AEO, GES

    Teen fashion retailers are inherently risky. Despite having strong brand recognition and a degree of brand loyalty, these retailers have no durable competitive advantages due to the volatile nature of their customers' habits. However, the uncertainty regarding the future business results of these retailers does not make them uninvestable; every now and then, a company will trade at such a low price that the business risk is more than discounted more »

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