Bob Summers

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) reported Thursday third-quarter results which were well interpreted by two analysts. The Analysts KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Bradley Thomas maintains an Overweight rating on Dollar General with a $180 price target. The Buckingham Research Group's Bob Summers...

Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) reported Thursday third-quarter resultsthat fell short of expectations. Kroger reported quarterly earnings of 47 cents per share, which missed the analyst consensus estimate by a penny. The company reported quarterly sales of $27.974 billion, which missed the analyst consensus...

Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) shares are sharply higher after reporting a third-quarter sales beat on Wednesday. Five Below reported quarterly earnings of 17 cents per share, which met the analyst consensus estimate. The company reported quarterly sales of $377.4 million, which beat the analyst...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) reported second-quarter results on Thursday, highlighted by strong U.S. comps and the 16th EPS beat out of the past 17 quarters. The Analysts KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Edward Yruma maintains an Overweight rating on Walmart with a price target lifted from $125 to $128....

Wall Street analysts remained bullish on Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) Tuesday after the food distributor beat expectations on earnings despite lower volume growth thanks to strong cost containment. Sysco posted fourth-quarter earnings of $1.10 per share, topping the Street’s $1.06 estimate,...

Buckingham's bullish stance on Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE) remains unchanged after the company's fourth-quarter results, a stance KeyBanc doesn't agree with. The Analysts Buckingham Research Group's Bob Summers maintains a Buy rating on Five Below with a price target lifted from $...

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: OLLI) reported mixed fourth-quarter results and management's EPS guidance for the full year ahead fell mostly short of expectations. The Analysts KeyBanc Capital Markets' Bradley Thomas maintains an Overweight rating on Ollie's with...

Macquarie retained its Outperform rating on Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) saying the recent selloff has created an "excellent" entry point as the competitive concerns are "generally misplaced" and overblown, while the macro pressures are transitory in nature. According to...

Despite a 15 percent loss in its stock since the start of 2016, Bob Summers of Macquarie Capital argued that Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) remains an "attractive long-term growth" story. Sprouts reported its second-quarter results last Thursday. which exceeded Summers' earnings...

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) is set to release its second-quarter results late Wednesday, and Macquarie said the results will be characterized by "accelerating negative comparable store store sales" and margin contraction "which could prove worse than anticipated." Wall Street expects the...

Food stamp benefits fell 3.1 percent in December. The decline has been attributed to the approximated 230 basis point drop in participation and roughly 80 basis point decline in benefits/person. According to Macquarie Research, this is the "ninth consecutive monthly decline since the November 2013...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) reported mixed Q3 earnings ahead of the holiday shopping season. Macquarie sees traffic growth as a positive for both companies, but e-commerce growth remains weak. The firm maintains its Neutral rating on Walmart and its...