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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:22am
How Far Can A Dollar (General) Go These Days?
Warren Buffett certainly knows a good thing when he sees it. When Buffett, 81, announced earlier in the month he had a position in Dollar General (NYSE: DG), many thought it was a shrew move. After today's earnings beat, it looks like an even shrewder move. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:39amLimelight Networks Inc (NASDAQ: LLNW) surged 18.15% to $2.93 in the pre-market session. DG FastChannel Inc (NASDAQ: DGIT) announced its plans to to acquire LLNW's EyeWonder video and rich media advertising unit for around $66 million in cash. Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) soared 14.90% to $...
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Benchmark Reiterates View on Big Lots
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 8:23amBenchmark has published a research report on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) reiterating their view on the company. In the report, Benchmark wrote, "While Big Lots reported a solid Q2, and maintained the operational outlook for the core US business in the back half, with benefits to EPS through aggressive...
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UPDATE: Wedbush Raises Price Target On Big Lots To $34
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:51amAccording to Wedbush, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) price target is raised to $34. Wedbush said that aggressive share repurchases during the quarter benefited EPS by $0.03. “Raising our price target to $34, which assumes the stock should trade at roughly 10x our revised 2012 EPS forecast of $3.48 — at a...
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UPDATE: Wedbush Raises Prices Target On Dollar Tree To $76
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:42amAccording to Wedbush, Dollar Tree Stores (NASDAQ: DLTR) price target is raised to $76. Wedbush said that Dollar Tree announced a $200-million accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program. “Raising our price target to $76 (from $75), which assumes that DLTR should trade at approximately 16x our...
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Piper Jaffray Maintains Neutral on Big Lots
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 7:28amPiper Jaffray is out with its report today on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), maintaining Neutral. In its report, Piper Jaffray writes, "We are maintaining our Neutral rating and holding our $35 PT following BIG's Q2 earnings call. While we believe the US business appears to be slowly improving and BIG has...
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Wedbush Raises PT On Dollar Tree Stores To $76
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 6:21amWedbush Securities has raised the price target on Dollar Tree Stores (NASDAQ: DLTR) from $75 to $76 and maintains its Outperform rating.
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Wedbush Raises PT On Big Lots To $34
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 6:18amWedbush Securities has raised the price target on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) from $32 to $34 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Discount, Variety Stores Industry With The Highest ROA
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 4:13amBelow are the top discount, variety stores stocks on the NYSE in terms of return on assets. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) is 13.37%. FDO's PEG ratio is 1.10. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at Big Lots Inc (NYSE: BIG) is 12.94%. BIG'...
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Goldman Sachs Raises Dollar Tree Stores PT
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 10:36amGoldman Sachs raised its Dollar Tree Stores (NASDAQ: DLTR) price target from $72 to $73 in a research report published today. Goldman Sachs previously gave Dollar Tree Stores a Neutral rating. In the report, Goldman Sach states, "Today's announcement is a reversal of the tone management struck on...
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