Costco

Jim Cramer felt it appropriate to wear a Kirkland-branded tie on Friday. For those who aren't familiar, Kirkland is the private label brand of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and the company just reported a "mighty quarter." Before discussing Costco's earnings, he...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two consumer goods giants. Consensus Wall Street forecasts see lower earnings from each of them. But only one of them is expected to show some growth on the top line. In another quiet week on the earnings front, reports from consumer...

Three more big retailers are set to share their latest quarterly results this week. Wall Street expectations vary for each of them, reflecting the retail results thus far. Consensus estimates for other smaller and specialty retailers on deck this week are mixed but mostly positive....

Shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) were trading lower by more than 1 percent early Thursday after the company reported its April sales data. Costco said that its total net sales for the month of April rose 3 percent year-over-year to $8.98 billion. However, comparable sales for...

Shares of Visa Inc (NYSE: V) extended its losses from Thursday as it fell about 4 percent in the pre-market hours after the payments network firm cut its full-year revenue outlook on low cross-border spending. But, a Goldman Sachs analyst suggests that investors should cash in on any weakness in...

Few earnings reports are scheduled for this week, ahead of the third-quarter reporting kickoff. Costco and Micron Technology are the highlights of the week, but expectations for them are quite different. Others reporting this week include Paychex and Walgreens. One calendar quarter ends and...

As the calendar quarter winds down, it will be another fairly quiet week on the earnings front. Wall Street analysts by and large expect to see at least a little growth in earnings from packaged foods giants ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE: CAG) and General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) when they share their...

Wayne Farms Inc (NASDAQ: WNFM), the sixth largest producer and processor of broiler chickens, plans to raise over $300 million in its IPO this Thursday. The company is being spun off from parent Continental Grain. Wayne Farms expects to offer over 12.8 million shares between $18 and $21 per share...

Overall, things are beginning to grow quiet on the earnings front, even though more retailers are on deck to share their most recent results this holiday-shortened week. Consensus estimates from Wall Street analysts call for year-on-year earnings growth from Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:...

In a recent report, Wolfe Research Scott Mushkin wrote that Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) proved once again why it is "one of the best retailers in the world" when the company reported its second quarter results. "We believe the value of a Costco membership is...

Retail will once again be the focus of earnings this week. Quarterly reports are due from Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and Kroger Co (NYSE: KR), which are forecast to post earnings growth. However, analysts anticipate earnings declines from...