Cowen Cuts Price Target on Fossil Group (FOSL) to $57 Following 2Q EPS Beat
Cowen reiterated a Market Perform rating on Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL), and cut the price target to $57.00 (from $65.00), following the company's 2Q15 earnings release. FOSL's overall GAAP EPS was $1.12 vs. guidance of $0.80-$0.91 and Street’s $0.82 estimate. Management has lowered FY15 guidance to $4.80 to $5.60 (from $5.25 to $6.05) and guided 3Q below expectations at $1.03 to $1.28 vs. Street's $1.49 estimates.
Analyst Oliver Chen commented, "Most concerning: lower sell-ins at KORS, implied 4Q reacceleration, category disruption from smartwatch, & licensed multi-brand watch portfolio may need stronger catalyst to reignite growth. Reit Market Perform & lower PT to $57 (old $65). 2Q EPS did beat on non-op gains, lower taxes & financing costs; but, FOSL missed on rev. driven by int'l weakness, while N. America was OK."
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Shares of Fossil closed at $62.11 yesterday.