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Morgan Stanley Remains Sidelined on Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Following 1Q Beat

May 26, 2016 1:58 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley maintained an Equalweight rating and $55.00 price target on Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) following the company's 1Q earnings report. WSM reported EPS of $0.53, $0.03 ahead of the consensus estimate and a penny above the high-end of guidance ($0.48-$0.52). Full year guidance of $3.50-$3.65 was also maintained.... More

Pre-Open Stock Movers 05/26: (NERV) (FLXN) (DLTR) Higher; (PRGN) (OVAS) (IONS) Lower (more...)

May 26, 2016 9:32 AM EDT

Today's Pre-Open Stock Movers:

Minerva Neurosciences (NASDAQ: NERV) 232.2% HIGHER;... More

Piper Jaffray Cuts Price Target on Williams-Sonoma (WSM) to $62 Following 1Q Report

May 26, 2016 6:49 AM EDT

Piper Jaffray maintained a Neutral rating on Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM), and cut the price target to $62.00 (from $63.00), following the company's 1Q earnings report. WSM reported anEPS of $0.53, ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.50 and guidance of $0.48 to $0.52. FQ2 outlook calls for 1% to 4% comparable brand revenue... More

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) volatility elevated Q1 comparable brand revenue growth increased 4.5%

May 26, 2016 6:23 AM EDT

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) is recently up $1.91 to $54 in the premarket after reporting Q1 EPS 53c, compared to consensus 50c. Q1 comparable brand revenue growth increased 4.5%. June call option implied volatility is at 52, July is at 42; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 54.

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After-Hours Stock Movers 05/25: (LGF) (PVH) (WSM) Higher; (PRGN) (PSTG) (ALDX) Lower (more...)

May 25, 2016 6:04 PM EDT

Today's After-Hours Movers:

Paragon Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PRGN) 47.2% LOWER; announced that it has received written notification from The NASDAQ Stock Market dated May 19, 2016, indicating that because the Company's stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2015 was below $2,500,000, the Company no longer meets the minimum stockholders' equity requirement for The NASDAQ Capital Market, set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). Pursuant to the NASDAQ Listing Rules, the Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. If the plan is accepted, NASDAQ can grant an extension of up... More

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Tops Q1 EPS by 3c

May 25, 2016 4:20 PM EDT

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) reported Q1 EPS of $0.53, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.50. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.1 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion.

Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, In the first quarter we saw accelerated... More

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) calls seven times as active as puts on elevated volatility into Q1

May 25, 2016 10:36 AM EDT

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) June call option implied volatility is at 52, July is at 42; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 54 into the expected release of Q1 results today

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Trading Radar for 5/25: HP, Inc. (HPQ), Tiffany & Co. (TIF), Costco (COST), PVH Corp. (PVH), NetApp (NTAP) Report

May 24, 2016 2:42 PM EDT

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

Before Markets Open:
Economics:
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International Trade in Goods: Adv. - no Street consensus

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FHFA Housing Price Index - no Street consensus

Earnings:

BMO Financial Group (NYSE:... More

UBS Remains Sidelined on Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Ahead of 1Q Report

May 24, 2016 7:43 AM EDT

UBS maintained a Neutral rating on Williams-Sonoma and $63.00 price target on (NYSE: WSM) ahead of the company's 1Q earnings report. UBS estimates WSM's SG&A deleveraged by 20 bps in the quarter. This was likely driven by incremental investments in its supply chain (including labor) & upgrading its eComm capabilities.

Analyst Michael Lasser commented, "While the home furnishings... More

Topeka Capital Starts Williams-Sonoma (WSM) at Buy

May 24, 2016 6:41 AM EDT

Topeka Capital initiated coverage on Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) with a Buy rating and a price target of $62.00.

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Shares of Williams-Sonoma closed at $50.13 yesterday.

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Stocks with Implied Volatility Movement

May 24, 2016 6:36 AM EDT

lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) 54, Hewlett Packard Enterprises (NYSE: HPE) 42 implied volatility is above its IV index mean

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) 17, AMD (NYSE: AMD) 60 implied volatility is below its IV... More