American Eagle

The National Employment Law Office has uncovered a disturbing statistic. Since the job market hit a bottom in February 2010, lower-wage jobs have grown nearly three times faster than jobs that pay more. While the recession has seen companies like McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) thrive -- a 130 percent...

I vividly remember what my Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) shopping experience used to be like. I'd walk in, head straight for the pop culture tees, then move onto the band tees, and typically find at least one item worth buying. During a visit when I was not compelled to buy anything, I often found that...

Overall, retail sales have sputtered in recent reports. But not all is doom and gloom in the sector; here are seven retail stocks that are on a tear. All of them hit 52-week highs yesterday, and all are up more than 20% since the beginning of the year (or in one case, since its IPO earlier this...

The answer might surprise you. During a recent interview, Wall Street Strategies' Brian Sozzi told Benzinga who he likes in the teen apparel market going into Back to School season. “I happen to like Wet Seal (NASDAQ: WTSLA),” Sozzi said. “I think they're a share gainer in the teen apparel...

They're coming. Big, bold, colorful signs filled with numbers and words like “50% Off!” and “Buy One, Get One!” And they are followed by the scariest words of all: “Back to School Sale!” These messages are supposed to entice consumer spending. But all they really do is serve as a reminder that...

Jefferies & Company has changed the price targets on the following companies: Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) Underperform, From $15.00 to $14.00 American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) Hold, From $14.00 to $12.00 Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) Hold, From $27.00 to $26.00 Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS) Hold, From...

Oppenheimer has reiterated its ratings on the following companies: Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) Perform, price target lowered from $12 to $10 Solarfun Power (NASDAQ: SOLF) Outperform, price target raised from $17 to $18 Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) Perform, price target raised from $12 to $16 BE...

RBC Capital Markets has reiterated its ratings on the following companies: Limited (NYSE: LTD) Outperform, price target raised from $31 to $32 Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) Outperform, price target raised from $30 to $35 Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO) Sector Perform, price target raised from $62 to $...

FBR Capital Markets has initiated coverage on the following companies: JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) Underperform Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) Underperform Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) Market Perform Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) Market Perform Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) Market Perform Kohl's (NYSE: KSS)...

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) reported good news on Thursday. Same store sales were up 15 percent for the month of March. This was well better than analyst expectations of a 10.8% rise in comps. Total sales surged 11 percent and net sales rose 15 percent. So, how did shares of American Eagle...