Brian Nagel

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) was described by Oppenheimer in May 2017 as being one of the most compelling turnaround stories in the small-cap hardliners retail space, and the firm's view hasn't changed much since.  The Analyst Oppenheimer's Brian Nagel maintains an...

Analysts at Oppenheimer assumed a "cautious" stance on CarMax, Inc (NYSE: KMX) in October, but three months later the firm is upgrading the stock.  The Analyst Oppenheimer's Brian Nagel upgraded CarMax's stock rating from Perform to Outperform with a price target boosted...

Shares of Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) have gained more than 20 percent over the past six months, which led to a downgrade from Oppenheimer on Wednesday.  The Analyst Oppenheimer's Brian Nagel downgraded Big Lots from Outperform to Perform with a no assigned price target.  The...

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported third quarter results Tuesday that consisted of a top- and bottom-line beat and a reiteration of its full year fiscal 2017 guidance. The Analyst Oppenheimer's Brian Nagel. The Thesis Overall, Lowe's reported a "good quarter," but...

Analysts at Oppenheimer no longer hold a bullish rating on CarMax, Inc (NYSE: KMX)'s stock after a nearly 45 percent return over the past year. The firm's Brian Nagel downgrades CarMax's stock rating from Outperform to Perform with an unchanged $80 price target (see Nagel's track record here)....

Oppenheimer hosted its 17th Annual Oppenheimer Consumer Conference in Boston this week and welcomed AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO)'s management team, including its executive vice president and chief financial officer, Bill Giles. Following a chat with management, Oppenheimer's Brian Nagel maintains an...

Sometimes, a fresh perspective can make a huge difference. For Oppenheimer analyst Brian Nagel, a fresh look at Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) after the dust settled on its legal woes revealed a stock that could deliver some major long-term upside for investors. Lumber Liquidators...

Investors weren't wrong in their thinking that the closure of The Sports Authority and Golfsmith would benefit some of the sporting goods retailers remaining in the game, such as Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS). In fact, as noted by Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, Oppenheimer's retail analyst Brian...

Oppenheimer downgraded Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) to Perform from Outperform on wave of negative data points. The downgrade comes ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter results in mid-March. Recently, a large number of leading sporting goods manufacturers and retailers reported...

Following the better-than-expected Q3 results reported by Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE: PIR), Oppenheimer’s Brian Nagel stated that it was “a potential step in the right direction for the beleaguered chain.” Nagel maintains a Perform rating on the company. The analyst noted, however,...