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Stephens Sees Airlines As 'Investable'; Starts Delta, Southwest At Overweight, American, United Continental At Equal-Weight
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 9:48am | 603Read More...Stephens’ Jack Atkins initiated coverage of the US passenger airline industry with a positive bias, stating that structural changes over the last ten years had created an operating environment in which legacy airlines could remain profitable through an economic cycle. “We look for...
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Why Is Stephens Still Overweight McDonald's?
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 1:22pm | 539Read More...McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) has had a positive year thus far, up more than 4 percent. While the valuation for the stock remains strong, and recent historical data imply the issue is performing well, analysts at Stephens recently reiterated an Overweight rating on McDonald's....
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Conn's 'Asset Light' Strategy Is Working
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 9:32am | 294Read More...Stephens’ Rick Nelson upgraded the rating for CONN'S, Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN) from Equal-Weight to Overweight, while raising the price target from $27 to $29. Accessing The Securitization Market At Attractive Rates Conn's has returned to the securitization market, with a new...
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Stephens Banking Pair Trade: Fifth Third Upgraded, US Bancorp Downgraded
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 10:26am | 501Read More...Stephens’ Terry McEvoy upgraded the rating for Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) from Equal-Weight to Overweight, with a price target of $20. The rating for U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) was reduced from Overweight to Equal-weight. Analyst Terry McEvoy recommended investing in banks that are...
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Southwestern Energy Downgraded To Sell-Equivalent By Stephens: Here's Why
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 11:42am | 238Read More...Stephens' Will Green downgraded the rating on Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) from Equal-Weight to Underweight. Against the backdrop of commodity weakness, the company announced several strategic initiatives during its 4Q15 update. Management said that activity would be halted in...
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Buffalo Wild Wings Soars On Analyst Confidence
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 5:27pm | 383Read More...Analysts were generally optimistic about Buffalo Wild Wings' (NASDAQ: BWLD) chances heading into 2016 after the company reported slacking fourth quarter sales. Bearish analysts saw weakness in the restaurant industry as reason to be hesitant, while others see the wing slinger in a good...
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Stephens Is Buying Integrated Device Tech On Weakness; Stock Plummets Over 22%
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 10:55am | 295Read More...On Tuesday, Stephens issued a company report on Integrated Device Technology Inc (NASDAQ: IDTI) after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue of $0.35 and $177.6 million, meeting consensus estimates. Currently, analysts at Stephens rate Integrated Device Technology as Overweight...
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Stephens Calls Bottom In Semis, Likes These Four Stocks
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 2:26pm | 545Read More...Semiconductors stocks have been under significant pressure over the past one month. Stephens’ Harsh Kumar highlighted 4 stocks that he believes are best positioned following the recent pullback. Although the macro environment is challenging, sentiment seems to be worse than the...
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What Does Wall Street Think Of Starbucks' Earnings?
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 2:11pm | 289Read More...Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is down 1.0 percent this week after the company reported mostly in-line earnings but gave relatively weak 2016 guidance. Here’s a look at what several top firms have to say about the stock now. Stephens Analyst Will Slabaugh likes the company’s top-...
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Stephens: We're Buyers Of Cree, See Stock Nearly Doubling
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 10:55am | 303Read More...Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) shares are down 10 percent since December 21. Stephens’ Harsh Kumar maintained an Overweight rating for the company, with a price target of $40. The company appears poised for growth in commercial lighting, while trends in the LED chip business seem stable...
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Stephens Selectively Optimistic On Restaurants
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 4:39pm | 172Read More...The outlook following the second day of the ICRX Change conference public company presentations remains "selectively optimistic" within the restaurant sector by Stephens. Stephens' report on Thursday noted that several overarching themes were the same (low-end consumer, prominence...
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Stephens: Time To Buy Dean Foods
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 2:26pm | 315Read More...With Dean Foods Co (NYSE: DF) having an improving go-to-market platform, analysts at Stephens upgraded the stock from Equal Weight to Overweight on Tuesday. "We are raising our rating on Dean Foods to Overweight from Equal-Weight given our view that the Company is well positioned to...
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Why US Concrete Is A Stephens 'Top Idea'
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 12:45pm | 292Read More...Stephens recently issued a Research Brief on US Concrete Inc (NASDAQ: USCR) after a visit with company management highlighted several key catalysts that could drive US Concrete's stock price higher. Stephens reiterated US Concrete as Overweight with a $70 price target. Analysts Trey...
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Chipotle Shares Pick Up Another Bear
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 12:27pm | 249Read More...Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) shares were the target of yet another negative sell-side rating Tuesday morning, this time from Stephens' Will Slabaugh. The analyst initiated coverage on the maker of so-called Mexican food with an Underweight rating and a $425 price target....
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Stephens Likes Sonic Ahead Of Earnings Despite Stock Price Decline
Monday, December 28, 2015 - 1:56pm | 262Read More...Stephens has maintained its Overweight rating on Monday for Sonic Corporation (NASDAQ: SONC) ahead of Q1 results. We are maintaining our 1Q SSS growth estimate of +3.2 percent and FY16 SSS growth assumption of +2.8 percent, Stephens noted. "We believe Sonic could ultimately see upside to the higher...
