The Best-Performing Stock Since 1980
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Before reading this, I challenge you to figure out what American company has had the best performing stock since 1980. My guess...
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The Gap Inc. (GPS), The Buckle, Inc. (BKE): Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) Is Better Than the Market Thinks
Earlier this week, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) turned in its second-quarter SEC filing. The revenue and earnings results were actually announced...
The Gap Inc. (GPS) – Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU): An Earnings Preview
Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), the yoga and athletic lifestyle apparel retailer, reports second quarter results on Sept. 12. Analysts will ...
The Gap Inc. (GPS), The Buckle, Inc. (BKE): Back-to-School Falls Flat for Retailers
Apparel retailers took it on the chin in August, as consumers continued to shell out less for clothing and more for cars and home improvements. The typically...
Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI), Maidenform Brands, Inc. (MFB): Investing in Underwear Could Help Your Portfolio
Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) owns a number of famous brands and sells its products directly to customers through a chain of more than 200 stores, as...
Luxottica Group SpA (ADR) (LUX), L Brands Inc (LTD), The Gap Inc. (GPS): Three Apparel Companies You Should Buy
The apparel and accessories industry is heavily dependent upon consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity....
Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD), The Gap Inc. (GPS), Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI): Catering to Women and Consistency Go Together With This Retailer
One of the main things that I look for in assessing an investment opportunity is consistency. Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LTD) meets the definition of...
Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI), Maidenform Brands, Inc. (MFB): An Unmentionables Merger That’s a Natural Fit
Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) is acquiring Maidenform Brands, Inc. (NYSE:MFB), another women’s underwear maker, and the former’s “lift...
The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSL): Can This Retailer Continue Its Upward Momentum?
The Wet Seal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTSL) has gone back to its old core customer group this year, and its stock price has shown upside trends as a result. Share...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF), Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (IPG), L Brands Inc (LTD): Today’s Three Best Stocks
The S&P 500 took a break from its formerly breakneck pace today. A Federal Reserve meeting on the imminent horizon has spooked investors enough over...
The Gap Inc. (GPS), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Retailers Find Solace in Solid Brands
Retail sales were up in June, according to the Commerce Department, but not as much as everyone had expected. The increase is good news, but the change...
The Gap Inc. (GPS), Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD): Your Cheatin’ Heart and Your Portfolio
Does your bride sport RayBan aviators and a Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) watch? Has she been buying more Victoria’s Secret underwear of...
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), L Brands Inc (LTD), Mattel, Inc. (MAT): How Playing it Cute Makes You Money Now
One company adds an extra $1.5 billion annually to its coffers from its cute couture. Another’s entire raison d’etre is a celebration of cute...
Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU) Recovery in the Next 5 Years?
Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has had a bit of a rough quarter. The company had a luon shortage, which caused its flagship black spandex pants...
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), L Brands Inc (LTD): 3 Stocks You Would Want to Take on a Date
So, here are the three stocks you would take on a date. The practicality of these three companies will come through in my perfect date guide. Now, a man...
The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX), Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) and L Brands Inc (LTD): 3 Apparel Retail Stocks that May Catch Your Attention
Although the apparel retail segment is not expected to outperform the market, some companies have survived and even benefited from the last economic...
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD): Good Retail News Comes in Threes
When last we saw our heroes, the cold, long winter had stretched into early spring, and everyone was suffering. Comparable sales got hammered by the weather...
New York & Company, Inc. (NWY): 3 Things to Like About This Fashion Retailer
Shareholders of New York & Company, Inc. (NYSE:NWY) are having a great time this year as the company’s share price has experienced a sweet gain...
Express, Inc. (EXPR) Has Turned the Corner, Aims Higher
Specialty retailer and shopping mall staple Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR) delivered a stellar earnings report last week that delighted investors and analysts...
L Brands Inc (LTD), QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM), Ford Motor Company (F): Three Stable Growth Companies Investors Can Bank On
Investing doesn’t always have to be about high growth or low risk. Sometimes a reasonable risk to reward is what you are after. When I think of investing...
Ford Motor Company (F): The Real First Ford, the Actual First Hacker, and Other Little-Known Milestones
On this day in economic and business history… Before Henry Ford was a legendary industrialist, he was a tinkerer in his backyard workshop, trying...
Philip Morris International Inc. (PM), Diageo plc (ADR) (DEO), L Brands Inc (LTD): Sinful Stocks for a Secure Portfolio
With so much economic and market uncertainty in the years ahead, adding some portfolio security may be just the move your portfolio needs. I have long...
Is Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) a Screaming Buy?
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is one of those companies value investors scream “buy,” while the rest of us sit back and say, &#...
L Brands Inc (LTD): A Seductive Company Trouncing The Overall Market
One of the leading specialty retailers of the world, L Brands Inc (NYSE:LTD) has under-performed the overall market so far in 2013, rising only 8.73...
L Brands Inc (LTD): What Is Victoria’s Secret When It Comes to Investing?
To be honest, it’s slightly embarrassing to be talking about the world biggest lingerie company. Still, I can’t help but like the company. You see...
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF), L Brands Inc (LTD): Economics Of Retail
When you think of teen apparel you probably think of names like The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), perhaps Victoria’s Secret, or maybe even Ralph Lauren Corp (...
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc (FNP): Two Challengers to Victoria’s Secret
The first quarter has been mixed for L Brands Inc (NYSE:LTD)‘s Victoria’s Secret. Through the first quarter, the brand posted a 3% increase...
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) – “Sex Can Sell” Is a Fine Line to Walk: Victoria’s Secret Just Stumbled
You’ve probably heard the slogan “Sex sells.” While it’s undoubtedly true in some circumstances, there are many situations where...
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF): So Not Cool
What Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) has been doing to promote their brand as exclusive is, to put it mildly, not cool. In their pursuit to attract...
Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD), Total System Services, Inc. (TSS): Mega-Investor Is Bullish, Should You Be?
James Barrow has been quite a successful investor, delivering an annualized return of 4.1%, beating the S&P 500’s annualized gain of only 1.5% in...
L Brands Inc (LTD), The Gap Inc. (GPS), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF): Three Attractive Stocks in the Apparel Business
The apparel retail arena is highly contested. Three major worldwide players, L Brands Inc (NYSE:LTD), The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) and Abercrombie & Fitch...
The Gap Inc. (GPS), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): How To Revive?
While it has long been said that “clothes make the man,” today’s retail apparel industry players that do not have solid long-term sales...
L Brands Inc (LTD), Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc (FNP): One Handbag Brand That’s Driving Sales
First, L Brands Inc (NYSE:LTD) let it be known that I heard “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor while on hold for Fifth & Pacific Companies...
