Sterne Agee Upgrades Brown Shoe Co. (BWS) to Buy
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Sterne Agee upgraded Brown Shoe Co. (NYSE: BWS) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $37.00.
Analyst Sam Poser commented, "Upgrading to Buy from Neutral as hard work is paying off. To our surprise, total wholesale revenue has finally inflected, up 18% in 3Q14, with an operating margin increase of 330bps. Despite the fact that Famous Footwear's 3Q14 SSS were down 0.2%, SSS early in the quarter, during BTS, increased 1.6%. Famous's 4Q14 SSS to date are up MSD. Inventory levels are in line with sales. Guidance is likely a bit conservative, despite the fact that it was increased above the 3Q beat."
The firm is FY14/15/16 EPS estimates from $1.59/$1.87/$2.04 to $1.70/$1.90/$2.17.
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Shares of Brown Shoe Co. closed at $31.28 yesterday.
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