03 June, 2017
With 683,600 avg volume, 5 days are for Francescas Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN)'s short sellers to cover FRAN's short positions. Last session Francesca's Holdings Corporation RSI was seen at 28.68. The target implies a -4.84% decrease from where the shares are now trading. It has outperformed by 11.16% the S&P500. $16.64's average target is 33.44% above currents $12.47 stock price. The 5 months bullish chart indicates low risk for the $80.83B company. The 1 year EPS growth rate is 20.30%. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 95,489 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,466,000 after buying an additional 14,713 shares in the last quarter. First Community Corporation (NASDAQ:FCCO) has risen 43.56% since May 31, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 7.20% the S&P500.
05/17/2016 - Francesca's Holdings Corporation was downgraded to " by analysts at Cowen.
The company reported an impressive total revenue of 487.19 Million in the last fiscal year. The Company is a specialty retailer, which operates a chain of boutiques across the United States.
The price/earnings ratio (P/E) is 11.51 and the forward P/E ratio stands at 10.15. The Firm offers a mix of apparel, jewelry, accessories and gifts.
Since March 28, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 sale for $1.77 million activity.
In related news, insider Khalid Mir Malik sold 110,692 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 28th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Francesca's Holdings Corp from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 2nd. Therefore 21% are positive.
09/08/2016 - Francesca's Holdings Corporation had its "buy" rating reiterated by analysts at SunTrust. The stock has "Neutral" rating by Mizuho on Wednesday, September 7. Hovde Group has "Outperform" rating and $21 target.
Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. cut its position in shares of Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) by 62.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The rating was maintained by Mizuho with "Neutral" on Wednesday, September 9. On Tuesday, May 17 the stock rating was downgraded by Jefferies to "Hold". As per Tuesday, September 27, the company rating was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus. The firm has "Neutral" rating given on Friday, December 9 by Ladenburg Thalmann. Blackrock Invest Mngmt Limited Liability Company owns 0% invested in Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) for 198,209 shares. NY increased its position in Francesca's Holdings Corp by 1,350.5% in the third quarter. Its down 0.18, from 1.18 in 2016Q3.
06/25/2015 - Francesca's Holdings Corporation had its "positive" rating reiterated by analysts at Susquehanna. 37 funds opened positions while 58 raised stakes. It also upped Kansas City Southern Com (NYSE:KSU) stake by 11,141 shares and now owns 254,092 shares. Francesca's Holdings Corporation has a 52-week low of 9.75 and a 52-week high of 22.39. Mason Street Advisors LLC now owns 8,835 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the period. Weatherbie Cap Limited Liability Corporation holds 0.76% in Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) or 334,593 shares.
Nationwide Fund Advsrs stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN). The Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co Llc holds 50,331 shares with $6.29M value, down from 53,152 last quarter. Rmb Capital Management Llc, a Illinois-based fund reported 317,545 shares.#img1#.
11/16/2016 - Francesca's Holdings Corporation was downgraded to " by analysts at Nomura. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in Francesca's Holdings Corp by 1.0% in the first quarter. Primecap Management Ca invested in 125,300 shares or 0% of the stock. Meeder Asset Management stated it has 1,131 shares.
Energy Income Partners Llc decreased Chesapeake Utils Corp (CPK) stake by 7.82% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing.
Analysts await Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) to report earnings on July, 19. They now have a Dollars 22 price target on the stock. FRAN's profit would be $5.06M giving it 22.61 P/E if the $0.14 EPS is correct. The specialty retailer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.02. Ventas, Inc. has 1 buy ratings, 13 holds and 0 sells even after the stock tumbled -13.31% from its high of $76.8 to a $23.73 billion market value through last close. And then on the other side of the spectrum one analyst entrenched in the bullish camp has a target as high as $20. Its last month's stock price volatility remained 3.72% which for the week stands at 3.53%. Palo Alto Networks had 107 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was upgraded by Chardan Capital Markets to "Buy" on Thursday, August 4. The firm earned "Buy" rating on Thursday, March 24 by Guggenheim. On Friday, May 27 the stock rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs with "Buy". The rating was initiated by Seaport Global with "Neutral" on Friday, December 2.
