JCPenney (JCP) Reports First Qtr. Comps Growth Since Q2 2011

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J. C. Penney (JCP) May Need to Raise $400-$500M for 'Cushion' - Wells Fargo

February 5, 2014 8:42 AM EST

Wells Fargo maintained an Underperform rating on J. C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) with a price target of $4-$5. Analyst Paul Lejuez said the retailer's holiday and Q4 comps were nothing to celebrate. In addition, while liquidity appears fine now, cash may not last long.

"As much as we'd like to be excited about their first positive comp... More

J. C. Penney (JCP) Stock Flirts with $5/sh

February 4, 2014 12:52 PM EST

J. C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) stock flirted with $5/sh on Tuesday afternoon, a key level and another 30 year low for the struggling retailer.... More

Goldman Sachs Comments on J. C. Penney (JCP) Q4 Same-Store Sales

February 4, 2014 11:03 AM EST

J. C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) stock decline on Tuesday after the company reported same store sales results for Q4 grew 2%. This was below consensus of 4%. On the positive side, J. C. Penney reported total available liquidity in excess of $2 billion.

Commenting on developments, analyst Stephen Grambling of Goldman Sachs said, "Given historical monthly weightings,... More

J. C. Penney (JCP) Q4 SSS Viewed as In-Line; Deutsche Bank Comments

February 4, 2014 10:08 AM EST

J. C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) stock was volatile on Tuesday after the company reported Q4 same-store-sales grew 2%. Analyst Paul Trussell of Deutsche Bank views results as in-line.

"We believe investors were expecting positive low-single digits, with today's print directly in-line with that view. Net, we don't see today's release as... More

UPDATE: Vendors Aren't Concerned about Shipping to J. C. Penney (JCP) - Analyst

January 31, 2014 11:00 AM EST

(Updated - January 31, 2014 1:29 PM EST)

Venders aren't overly concerned about shipping to J. C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) in the near term, according to Buckingham Research analyst David Glick.

"From our conversations with vendors and industry checks, we don't believe vendors are overly concerned about shipping to JCP in the near term. While JCP "factors" represent only a single digit % of their orders, vendors do look to factors for guidance on how to evaluate JCP shipping... More