Brian Sozzi

Despite the guilty verdict, Raj Rajaratnam is somewhat of a free man, at least for the time being. He will be under house arrest with electronic surveillance until sentencing on July 29. Was this the appropriate punishment for the former hedge fund manager? “Well, it should have been more severe...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Coach, Inc. (NYSE: COH), as the company reported earnings. Coach (NYSE:COH) today announced sales of $951 million for its third fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2011, compared with $831 million reported in the same period of the...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Snap-On's (NYSE: SNA) earnings. Sozzi discusses the different headwinds to Snap-On's business in the quarter, such as Europe, slowing auto sales in the U.S., and the earthquake in Japan, as well as commodity costs. Sozzi...

Wall Street Strategies' Brian Sozzi has searched for investments in Vibram's uniquely designed five-finger shoe. But is he having any luck? “The opportunities to invest in this budding footwear shift, lo and behold are limited, since Vibram is privately owned and retailers distributing the...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies just tweeted that Target (NYSE: TGT) has essentially confirmed it will no longer own its credit card business by 2016 or 2017. Sozzi writes that the company will use its proceeds for share buybacks and debt reduction. Shares of Target closed at $49.26...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies tweeted that he thinks Wal_Mart's (NYSE: WMT) credit rating is at risk. Sozzi said this view is strengthened by the newest debt offering. Shares of Wal-Mart are up 9 cents to $52.63 in early Monday trading.

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a note this morning on the Masters, and how golf is going to continue to explode in the coming years, especially as we get closer to the 2016 Olympics. In the note, Sozzi discusses the newest Masters champion, South African Charl Schwartzel who...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies was interviewed by Yahoo Finance's breakout, and he is saying to buy the low and higher end retail names, as he believes they will fare the best. In the interview, Sozzi mentioned names like True Religion (NASDAQ: TRLG), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Abercrombie &...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies was on Yahoo Finance's "Breakout" program, and he said to sell Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). Sozzi put a sell rating on the world's largest retailer in December, and continues to be so. Earlier today, Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon came out and said that he sees "serious...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies just tweeted that he thinks Whirpool (NYSE: WHR) is cheap at these levels. If you agree with Sozzi, and believe that Whirpool shares are cheap, then perhaps now is a good time to purchase shares. At last check, shares were trading at $86.77, a gain of $2.58,...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Target (NYSE: TGT) and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN), as both names are at or near 52 week lows. Sozzi says that Target will be the one to rebound, as the company is transitioning itself to have food be a larger percentage of...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies tweeted that Macy's (NYSE: M) is trading below the valuation of recent deals we've seen in the retail space, and it could potentially be worth a look here, if you believe that shares of Macy's are undervalued. Sozzi notes that Macy's is trading at 4.8 times...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research note on the mall owners, and their response to online retailers. Is now a good time to buy shares? Sozzi writes that mall owners like Simon Property (NYSE: SPG) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) are ramping up investment in the malls...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research note on the consumer discretionary sector, and he notes some interesting divergences beginning to take place over the past month, which may not be indicative of a strong economy going forward. Sozzi notes the recent outperformance of...

While off the highs of the session at $19.92, shares of 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) shares continue to trade higher than the $19.09 per share CASH offer that it received to go private this morning. Private equity firm Leonard Green and the Schiffer/Gold family made the offer this morning,...