Paul Trussell

Deutsche Bank has released several new analyst notes offering its take on gauging the retail sector’s performance in July. L Brands: Buy Rating, $60 Price Target Despite L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB)'s recent slowdown, and struggling Victoria's Secret brand, Deutsche Bank analyst Paul...

Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) Tuesday, as it sees upside to its earnings per share estimate. Analysts Paul Trussell and Tiffany Kanaga expect the upside to come from a host of factors, including a return to mid- and high-single-digit comps in furniture and soft...

“If the Shoe Fits, Upgrade to Buy,” Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Trussell said as he set a $21 price target on DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW). “We believe the YTD decline is overdone, creating an intriguing non-apparel value play. We see modest upside to estimates as initiatives gain traction...

A difficult and promotional environment within the apparel, footwear and textiles space prompted analysts at Deutsche Bank to downgrade Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UAA). The firm's Paul Trussell downgrades Under Armour's stock rating from Hold to Sell with an unchanged $17 price target....

Following Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s annual Prime Day, Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Trussell took a look at how traditional retailers responded in the face of sales as big or bigger than Black Friday. Amazon reported that it sold three times as many Echo devices as on last year’s...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) may be surging after a fourth-quarter earnings beat, but its performance in North America is a cause for concern. “The continued decline of Nike’s U.S. business is disturbing. Outside the U.S. there is much greater parity between Adidas and Nike,” Matt Powell...

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST), fresh off a 7 percent decline on Friday, was slapped with a downgrade Monday by analysts at Deutsche Bank who believe the wholesaler is past its prime. Deutsche Bank's Paul Trussell downgraded Costco's stock rating from Buy to Hold with a price...

Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ: LULU) bolstered the confidence of some analysts after a first-quarter beat and a fiscal 2017 guidance boost. Oppenheimer analyst Anna Andreeva was never bearish, however, and reiterated an Outperform rating with a price target of $65. “Even when [lululemon]...

The retail sector faced a difficult environment in the first quarter, but many challenges have been around for some time, including: Customer service offered by online shopping performing faster and better than brick-and-mortar stores. The rise of e-commerce giants like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:...

Apparently you can have too much of a good thing. At least, that’s how Deutsche Bank justified its Monday downgrade of Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS). Citing market oversaturation, the research firm offered a Hold rating with a lowered price target of $40. Analysts Paul Trussell and...

Citing near-term valuation support, Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Buckle Inc (NYSE: BKE) to Neutral. Since the firm's Sell rating in April 2016, the shares of the company have depreciated 52 percent versus a 14 percent gain by the S&P 500 Index. The firm said it sees an opportunity for...

Following a bull/bear debate on Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) and Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) Deutsche Bank hosted, it said it was surprised to see investors gravitate toward bear points for both companies, with bulls remaining very quiet. Bears On Questioning Mode Analyst Paul Trussell and...

Shares of Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) were trading lower by more than 20 percent early Thursday morning in reaction to the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, which came in better than expected. However, the company's first-quarter revenue guidance of $510 million to $515 million...

Nike Inc's (NYSE: NKE) revenue miss in its third quarter earnings report resulted in a more than 5 percent decline in the stock. As investors sent a clear signal they aren't impressed with the report and the company's outlook, were Wall Street analysts equally as disappointed? Don...