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Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) posted stronger than expected third quarter earnings as impressive same stores sales exceeded analysts' forecasts. Analysts feared potentially bad news as the New York-based specialty athletic retailer announced surprisingly weak demand three months ago, along with the...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) has notched yet another upgrade in what has been a dramatic sentiment shift from analysts over the past two months. The Analyst  Oppenheimer analyst Anna Andreeva upgrades Foot Locker to an Outperform rating with a $70 price target. The Thesis With Nike...

With Finish Line Inc (NYSE: FINL) acquisition rumors swirling, the footwear retail industry is in dire need of a change. Retailers Finish Line and Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL)'s heavy reliance on Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) has spelled doom for the companies' stock for several reasons: Nike just...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE)'s brand sentiment in North America has been a contentious topic over the past few years, but a new Bernstein report affirms that the company is still ‘Best In Class.’ Despite increasing competition in the space, Bernstein analyst Jamie Merriman believes athletic...

Were Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) and Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL)'s devastating second quarters largely due to Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE)'s fall from grace? Nike's struggles are well noted, and retailers heavily dependent on the brand have been getting crushed lately. Nike accounted for a...

Things are rough right now for athletic retailers, and a rush from back-to-school shopping is unlikely to save them. Sports industry analyst Matt Powell of NPD Group previously told Benzinga that this back-to-school season was the most promotional he has seen in 20 years. Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) dramatic post-second quarter marks a turning point in the athletic footwear market. The stock’s crash dominated headlines as an industry that gained lots of media attention over the past few years finally came to a head. Foot Locker’s woes certainly created...

Prior to Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL)'s devastating second-quarter report, no analysts held a particularly bearish stance toward the company. That has quickly reversed course, with Canaccord Genuity joining in on the downgrades, lowering its rating from a Buy to a Hold. “At issue is a soft...

Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL) is in disaster recovery mode after missing on earnings and sales in the second quarter, causing the stock to lose nearly a quarter of its value Friday. Looking to our recent footwear industry sector recap, outside of adidas AG (ADR) (OTC: ADDYY) and Puma AG Rudolf...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) valuation may be attractive looking out 6–12 months, but near-term fundamentals and low visibility have Baird Equity Research analysts suggesting caution heading into Friday’s earnings report. Shares of the premium retailer have fallen 32 percent year to...

Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls in retail included a look at a top department store operator and at an e-commerce company. Bearish calls in retail featured two struggling department store operators and a top sporting goods purveyor...

More of the big retailers are on deck to report their most recent quarterly results this week. Wall Street is braced for mixed results from the troubled sector again this week. Yet two leading specialty retailers could buck the trend of low expectations. The big-box stores and the major...

Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL)'s recent woes may provide a good buying opportunity at current depressed levels. Last week, Barclays noted that if the company were to never grow again, it still would be worth more than its trading at. Morgan Stanley analyst Jay Sole, sees an excellent opportunity to...

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) shares fell significantly, over 17 percent from last Thursday into Friday, after the first-quarter earnings report miss last week. Citi's 4 Reasons To Buy Despite retails notable struggles recently, Citibank analyst Kate McShane does not view Foot Locker as a typical...