Sterne Agee CRT Starts Big Lots (BIG) at Neutral
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Rating Summary:
9 Buy, 14 Hold, 7 Sell
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Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 10 | Down: 11 | New: 7
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Sterne Agee CRT initiates coverage on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) with a Neutral rating and a price target of $50.00.
Analyst Tom Nikic commented, "We like the improvements to the business since CEO David Campisi joined 2 years ago, though we believe they are now adequately reflected in the shares (+80% since early 2014 vs. SPX +20%). BIG is once again comping positively (though benefits from adding freezers/coolers and furniture financing begin tapering in 2H15), and margins appear to have troughed (though improvement may be gradual due to investments and potential wage inflation). Notably, the early-2016 e-commerce launch provides a new avenue for growth, but could generate losses until 2018. All in, BIG's Strategic Planning Process appears solid, but upside to numbers may be limited and valuation evenly balances risk/reward."
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Shares of Big Lots closed at $47.57 yesterday.
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