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AnnTaylor Stores Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of women's apparel, shoes, and accessories in the United States. Its stores offer a range of career and casual separates, dresses, tops, weekend wear, shoes, and accessories. The company serves customers through in-store and direct marketing, as well as through its online sites or by phone. As of February 2, 2008, it operated 929 retail stores in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico under the Ann Taylor, Loft and Ann Taylor Loft, and Ann Taylor Factory brands. The company was founded in ...
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WHY YOU SHOULD SHORT THE RETAILERS
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<> I am recommending the sell of the retailing sector. Why? The reason is simple, no one is buying anything right now. When was the last time you heard of a friend, neighbor, or colleague bought a new car? I tell you that it is obvious all over America (if not the world) put discretionary spending on perma hold a couple of weeks ago. You can rest assured that there isn't a retailer in America (even Walmart) that will have a great quarter. <> Ever since Bush went on prime time consequences..... the retail market has come to a screeching halt that is only slightly less frozen than the cr...
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From the Blogosphere
Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ANN, BBY, CBS, CL, MRVL, NOK, Q ...
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Nokia Corp. (NOK), Best Buy (BBY), CBS Corp 'B' (CBS), Clorox Co (CLX), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), News Corp'B' (NWS), Analyst initiations  Analyst upgrades:
<> FBR Capital upgraded Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) to Outperform from Market Perform to reflect a recovery in the missy sector and the company's product improvement. The firm raised its target on shares to $19 from $13. <>Roth Capital upgraded Marvell Tech (NASDAQ: MRVL) to Buy from Hold based on product cycle strength in wireless and Ethernet, HDD share gains, and a return of PC ...
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Earnings highlights: Burger King, Dell, Dollar Tree, J. Crew, Staples, Toll Bros. ...
Ann Taylor beats in second quarter -- is it a trade or an investment?
Filed under: Earnings reports, Wal-Mart (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT)  Ann Taylor Stores (NYSE: ANN) reported earnings for the second quarter this past Friday. I didn't think the results were good at all, but the stock did close higher by the end of the trading session. On an adjusted basis, net income dropped like a rock to 6 cents per share from 53 cents per share in the year-ago period. According to Bloomberg, Ann Taylor beat estimates by 3 cents.
<>Interestingly enough, the market did agree with me early on. That Bloomberg piece mentioned how the shares experienced a decline upon the release. La...
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Trading Radar for 8/21: AnnTaylor (ANN), J.M. Smucker (SJM) Report; Exisitng Home Sales Due
The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:
<u>Before Market Opens:</u>
Earnings:
AnnTaylor (NYSE: ANN) - consensus EPS $0.02
J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) - consensus EPS $0.80
<u>Intraday or Not Specified:</u>
Economics:
10am ET
- Existing Home Sales for July - Street expects 5M
Earnings:
Met-Pro (NYSE: MPR) - consensus EPS $0.13
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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/19: PRX, ANN, BPOP, AXL, JOYG Upgraded; AA, ANF, TOL, DHI, LUV Downgraded
UPGRADES:Goldman Sachs, Buckingham and Caris upgrade Par Pharma (NYSE: PRX) to Neutral, Accumulate and Buy, respectively. UBS upgrades Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) to Buy. Piper Jaffray is also out reiterating its Overweight rating. Click here for the full report. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgrades Popular, Inc. (Nasdaq: BPOP) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target $3.50. Here is more color on the upgrade.Credit Suisse upgrades American Axle (NYSE: AXL) from Neutral to Outperform. Macquarie upgrades Joy Global (Nasdaq: JOYG) from Neutral to Outperform. Price target increased from $36 to $4...
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