Rare J. C. Penney (JCP) Bull Raises Price Target Post Q4
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Whilte J. C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) is getting trashed across Wall Street (-8.5%), following fourth quarter results, one bull, Neely J.N. Tamminga at Piper Jaffray, is sticking with her bullish tone. In fact, the analyst boosted her price target to $14 from $12 following the news.
Tamminga commented, "In what is amounting to continued progress in turning around the business as they recapture a third of the $6B in lost sales over the past few years, JCP shares continue to present a unique opportunity for upside. Sentiment is negative yet "comps" are besting their peers as JCP takes back once-lost share--even with significant headwinds in clearance activity (a drag on pricing). Margins are respectable and guidance is conservative, in our view: for every 100bps of GM% expansion, JCP could generate $125M in EBITDA on top of our $575M estimate."
The firm reiterated an Overweight rating. FY 2016 EPS was lowered from ($1.02) to ($1.49) and FY 2017 EPS from ($0.15) to )$0.71).
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Shares of J. C. Penney closed at $9.12 yesterday.
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