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MATTRESS FIRM HOLDING CORP

  • Should You Buy This Mattress Retailer?

    By Anh HOANG - April 1, 2013 | Tickers: BBBY, HVT, MFRM

    Since the beginning of December 2012, Mattress Firm Holding (NASDAQ: MFRM) has advanced significantly, from around $22.80 per share to more than $33.50 per share, a gain of more than 50%. Recently, Jack Hough of Barron’s commented that the company’s share price could move higher after it raised its guidance. Should investors buy Mattress Firm at its current trading price? Let’s find out.

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  • Do Mattress Companies Look Comfortable to Investors?

    By Austin Higgins - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: MFRM, SCSS, TPX

    Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: MFRM) is on a three month run from $23.97 per share to $29.86 as of March 14, 2013. It announces fourth quarter and annual earnings on March 26 after hours. Does this short term bull run foretell strong earnings?

    Mattress Firm is a specialty store that sells mattresses and mattress accessories in the United States. It operates 1,011 stores nationwide. Mattress Firm more »

  • Do Mattress Companies Look Comfortable to Investors?

    By Austin Higgins - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: MFRM, SCSS, TPX

    Note: A previous version of this article misstated Mattress Firm's relationship to Select Comfort. The error has been corrected.  

    Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: MFRM) is on a three month run from $23.97 per share to $29.86 as of March 14, 2013. It announces fourth quarter and annual earnings on March 26 after hours. Does this short term bull run foretell strong earnings?

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  • Senator Investment Group Now Owns 8% of This Mattress Company

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: LZB, MFRM, ZZ, SCSS, TPX

    A 13G filed with the SEC has reported that Senator Investment Group, an event driven hedge fund managed by Doug Silverman, owns over 5 million shares of Tempur-Pedic (NYSE: TPX). The most recent 13F filing shows that the fund had not owned any shares of Tempur-Pedic at the beginning of 2013. We at Insider Monkey use 13F filings in order to develop investment strategies (for example, we have found that more »

  • Will You Sleep Well With This Mattress Retailer?

    By Mark Lin - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: ETH, M, MFRM

    Founded in 1986 in Houston, Texas, Mattress Firm (NASDAQ: MFRM) is one of the nation’s leading specialty bedding retailers, offering a broad selection of both traditional and specialty mattresses from leading manufacturers, including Sealy, Serta, Simmons, Stearns & Foster and Tempur-Pedic.

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    Mattress Firm is the market leader in specialty bedding retailing, operating 1,159 stores (including franchise locations) primarily under the Mattress Firm name, in 78 markets across more »

  • Looking Back at a Few of 2012's Hits and Misses

    By John Casteele - December 31, 2012 | Tickers: CPB, K, LF, MFRM

    Well, folks, we've just about done it. Very soon 2012 will officially be part of history and then we'll have all of 2013 to celebrate or worry about. But before we get into the scary (or glorious) future, I wanted to take just a moment to look back on the hits and misses of the year that was. I've picked a few of the companies I've more »

  • Tempur-Pedic Wakes Up Hung Over

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 25, 2012 | Tickers: LZB, MFRM, ZZ, SCSS, TPX

    Editor's Note: Tempur-Pedic released its Q3 results on Oct. 23. It reported EPS of $0.70, GAAP EPS of $(0.03), and further lowered 2012 EPS guidance to $2.55.

    Tempur-Pedic (NYSE: TPX) is down about 20% today after the company reduced its guidance for 2012 earnings per share from $2.80- which had been essentially in line with analyst consensus- to $2.55. Given that the company reported more »

  • Chieftain Capital Buys More Mattresses

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - August 9, 2012 | Tickers: LEG, MFRM, SCSS, TPX

    In the first quarter of 2012, Chieftain Capital reduced its stake in Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX) from 5.2 million shares to 3.9 million. But now the fund, managed by John Shapiro, is back in. A 13G filed with the SEC reported ownership of over 6 million shares, or over 10% of the company. Tempur-Pedic International Inc. has seen its share price fall 45% so far this year more »

  • Can Investors Trust Tempur-Pedic Again?

    By Soroush Pour - July 12, 2012 | Tickers: LEG, MFRM, ZZ, SCSS, TPX

    There are very few products that have completely revolutionized their respective markets.  Tempur-Pedic International’s (NYSE: TPX) TEMPUR memory foam is one such product.  Originally developed by NASA as an astronaut seat-cushion (as seen here) in the 1970s, the TEMPUR memory foam we’ve all come to love was introduced to commercial markets in 1991.  Touted as one of the most comfortable ways to catch some shuteye, the company's more »

  • Don't Go Soft on Mattress Firm

    By John Casteele - April 19, 2012 | Tickers: MFRM, ZZ, SCSS, TPX

    Looking back on my life, I can't remember a time when I thought that I'd be excited about a mattress store. Not that I had anything against mattress stores, of course; they just seemed a bit... boring. I was recently reading about the Mattress Firm Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: MFRM), however, and I started to realize exactly how exciting mattress stores could be.

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