Big Lots (BIG) Tops Q1 EPS by 12c; Comps Rose 3.0%; FY16 EPS Outlook Raised

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MKM Partners Raises Price Target on Big Lots (BIG) to $60 Following 1Q Report

May 31, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

MKM Partners reiterated a Buy rating on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), and raised the price target to $60.00 (from $58.00), following the company's 1Q earnings report. Same-store sales increased 3.0% vs. MKM's 2.0% estimate and were particularly strong in the combined March-April period (up 4%).

Analyst Patrick McKeever... More

Big Lots (BIG) Declares $0.21 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield

May 27, 2016 5:56 AM EDT

Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, or $0.84 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on June 24, 2016, to stockholders of record on June 10, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of June 8, 2016.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.9... More

Options straddle prices into quarterly results and outlook

May 26, 2016 3:42 PM EDT

GameStop (NYSE: GME) May weekly 30 straddle priced for 8% movement.
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) May weekly 147 straddle priced for 7.9% movement.
Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) May weekly 55 straddle priced for 8.5% movement.
Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) June 45 straddle priced for 8.7% movement.

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