Wedbush Morgan Maintains a 'Hold' on Family Dollar Stores (FDO), Raises Price Target and Estimates

January 8, 2009 2:06 PM EST

Wedbush Morgan maintains a 'Hold' on Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO), raises price target from $25 to $26.

Wedbush analyst says, "Holiday season was a success, as December sales were up 8% and comps were up 6%. Raising our Q2 EPS estimate to $0.50 (from $0.47) and our FY:09 EPS estimate to $1.81 (from $1.75). With the stock trading above our $26 price target, we see limited potential for further upside; Maintain HOLD. Raising our price target to $26 (from $25), which assumes that FDO should trade at approximately 14.0x our revised calendar 2009 EPS estimate of $1.84 (previously $1.78), or at a slight premium to our projected 13.0% longer-term earnings growth rate."

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates a chain of more than 6,500 general merchandise retail discount stores in 44 states, providing consumers with a selection of merchandise in neighborhood stores.


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