Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) fell as much as 10% last week after a downtrodden earnings update for the second quarter. This puts it down nearly 13% through 2024 thus far. However, the stock is now only down 3% in the past week after recovering since Thursday. Shares are up more than 2% [...]
Lululemon Athletica, inc. (LULU) may not have had the second-quarter performance it was hoping for, but the market hasn’t responded with panic yet, and LULU investors shouldn’t either. The company acknowledged where it’s falling short and has a plan to turn things around. Revenue climbed to $2.37 billion, a 7% improvement from this time [...]
The first half of 2024 has been rough for Lululemon Athletica (LULU), as the stock has fallen 40% in the past 6 months or so. However, the company delivered first-quarter earnings results that helped buoy the stock a bit - it regained 12% in the past week and is up 9% so far in [...]
Wayfair (W) investors got a nice surprise Friday morning as Bernstein changed its viewpoint on the company from Underperform to Market Perform. This adjustment came from analyst Nikhil Devnani who raised the price target for W from $60/share to $65/share. Wayfair has been on a run over the long term, up nearly 48% in [...]
Lululemon (LULU) seems to be unphased by the broader economic climate, as the athleisure company delivered impressive earnings for the second quarter. While most brands struggle with sales as consumers are becoming more stringent with discretionary spending, the company reported an 11% sales growth. This led to revenue of $2.21 billion for the quarter, [...]
Best Buy (BBY) reported second-quarter earnings early this Tuesday morning that topped the analysis consensus. And yet, the key takeaway from the earnings call is that the electronics retailer is struggling beneath the surface. After the company strategically set low expectations for this quarter way back in May, the consensus remained low - setting [...]
While much of the sporting retail industry takes steps backward amidst this challenging economic climate, Hibbett Sporting (HIBB) reported second-quarter earnings that outperformed not just the analyst expectations, but industry rivals too. The company reported sales of $374.9 million, which was just shy of the consensus of $376 million. This was a 4.6% decline [...]
When we last talked about Nike back in September, the company was experiencing problems with inventory bloat. With $9.6 billion worth of inventory crowding shelves, analysts and investors alike had concerns - and this sentiment manifested itself in a lower price per share of $84. Today, however, Nike appears to have turned a corner. [...]
