Needham & Company Maintains a 'Buy' on Big 5 Sporting (BGFV); 3Q Sales and EPS Beat Expectations; 4Q Results Look Strong So Far
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Needham & Company maintains a 'Buy' on Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) price target of $14.00.
Needham analyst says, "BGFV’s 3Q sales were $234.7 mm, which was slightly below our estimate of $238.7 mm, but above consensus of $232.4 mm. Sales were up 1.3% from $231.8 mm in 2010. Same store sales decreased 0.1% YoY versus a difficult 2010 comp of 2.0%, but were also impacted by a negative consumer environment. The 3Q EPS of $0.27 was significantly above the top end of the guided range for the quarter ($0.12 - $0.20) as well as consensus ($0.17). BGFV benefited from lower than expected SG&A expenses, and paid out a $0.075 dividend for the quarter. Management was also cautiously optimistic about 4Q store traffic and performance."
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Shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods closed at $7.35 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $5.34-$15.96.
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Needham analyst says, "BGFV’s 3Q sales were $234.7 mm, which was slightly below our estimate of $238.7 mm, but above consensus of $232.4 mm. Sales were up 1.3% from $231.8 mm in 2010. Same store sales decreased 0.1% YoY versus a difficult 2010 comp of 2.0%, but were also impacted by a negative consumer environment. The 3Q EPS of $0.27 was significantly above the top end of the guided range for the quarter ($0.12 - $0.20) as well as consensus ($0.17). BGFV benefited from lower than expected SG&A expenses, and paid out a $0.075 dividend for the quarter. Management was also cautiously optimistic about 4Q store traffic and performance."
For more ratings news on Big 5 Sporting Goods click here and for the rating history of Big 5 Sporting Goods click here.
Shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods closed at $7.35 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $5.34-$15.96.
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