Stocks Appear Weak
Stocks appear set to open lower
Tuesday.
BJ’s Wholesale
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PowerRating) posted Q3
earnings of 40 cents a share, in line with analysts’ estimates and outpacing
earnings for the same quarter one year ago.
WR Hambrecht started coverage on
Neoforma.com
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PowerRating) with a Strong Buy and a price target of $22.
Intimate Brands
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PowerRating) reported a Q3
loss of 2 cents a share, in line with analysts’ estimates.
The Limited
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PowerRating) posted a Q3
loss of 3 cents, in line with analysts’ estimates. The company also stated that
it is comfortable with Q4 estimates by First Call.
Talbots
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PowerRating) reported Q3 net
earnings of 58 cents a share, beating estimates by a penny according to a poll
taken by Thomson Financial/First Call.
Lehman Brothers initiated coverage on
the Storage Industry with a Market Perform. Stocks in that group are
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PowerRating),
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PowerRating),
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PowerRating) and
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PowerRating).
Patterson Dental
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PowerRating) reported
Q2 net earnings of 34 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimates by 1 cent.
Office equipment retailer Staples
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posted Q3 net earnings of 20 cents a share, in line with analysts’ estimates.