Staples

Last week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked off the parade of earnings reports from big retailers. Macy's and Nordstrom reported EPS growth; Macy's and Kohl's topped EPS estimates. This week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are...

By Ronald Thomas, Minyanville [Minyanville Editor's note: Consumer staples are tobacco, food, beverages, household products and cosmetics -- basically consumer packaged goods. Consumer cyclicals (also called discretionaries) are retailing, clothing manufacturers, restaurants, cruise lines, lodging...

On the heels of last week's quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy's (NYSE: M) and many other retailers, this week will bring more earnings reports from shopping mall and strip mall standbys. Auto parts and accessories purveyor AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is expected to...

Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...

Earnings season is not over yet. Among the companies on deck to report quarterly results this coming week are Deere (NYSE: DE), Smucker (NYSE: SJM) and Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL). Analysts expect Deere's per-share earnings to be more than 13% higher than a year ago. Smucker's earnings are forecast to...

According to a recent report from Deutsche Bank, the President and COO of Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) is expected to present at the 8th annual Global Consumers Conference in Paris on Thursday. Leading up to the conference, Deutsche Bank maintains Buy rating and $21.00 price target on Staples....

Citi remains on the sidelines for Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) due to: “1) 1Q comments surrounding more competitive trends in contract. “2) Guidance reduction for FY12 (lowered 10% at the midpoint) leading to a reset of consensus estimates and multiple given diminished prospects for earnings...

According to a recent report, J.P. Morgan has lowered the price target on Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) from $25.00 to $22.00 due to a lack of near-term urgency. In the report, J.P. Morgan said, "We believe the stock is oversold and has a solid longer term story, but urgency is lacking in the near term...

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) from $25 to $22 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Oppenheimer has downgraded the following companies: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) from Outperform to Perform, PT from $26 to $19 OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) from Outperform to Perform, PT from $14 to $9.50