Jefferies Remains Sidelined on Whole Foods Market (WFM) Following 2Q EPS Beat
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Whole Foods (WFM) Traffic Deceleration Continues Despite Price Investments; PT Drops to $29 - Piper Jaffray
May 5, 2016 7:27 AM EDTPiper Jaffray analyst, Sean Naughton, noted that deteriorating same store sales at Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) were expected but the effectiveness of these investments is in question given the continued deceleration in traffic trends. Whole Foods Q2 comps were below expectations, coming in at (3.0%) versus... More
Whole Foods protects profits in second quarter as it cuts prices
May 4, 2016 6:25 PM EDTBy Lisa Baertlein
(Reuters) - Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFM) on Wednesday reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings as it controlled costs while lowering prices in the face of stiff competition from a bevy of retail rivals.
The biggest challenge for the nation's largest natural and organic grocery chain has been to protect profits while it works to shake its "Whole Paycheck" reputation for lofty prices and stay a step ahead of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT), Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) and other mainstream... More
Whole Foods Market (WFM) Tops Q2 EPS by 3c, Updates Guidance
May 4, 2016 4:10 PM EDTWhole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) reported Q2 EPS of $0.44, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.41. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.7 billion versus the consensus estimate of $3.74 billion.
Comps declined 3%.
Updated Outlook for Fiscal Year 2016
Sales growth of up to 3%, reflecting comps of up to -2%Square footage growth of 7% or greaterEBITDA margin of approximately 8.5%Capital expenditures of 5% of salesROIC greater than 13.5%The Company now expects to be at... More
Wall St. falls as data adds to growth worries; biotechs down
May 4, 2016 7:36 AM EDTBy Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks declined for a second day on Wednesday, weighed down by tepid data on private sector U.S. jobs and a retreat in biotech shares.
Weaker-than-expected results from Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) added to the bearish tone.
The Nasdaq Biotech Index dropped 2.9 percent, its seventh session of losses out of the last eight.
The ADP private sector employment report showed hiring in April fell to its lowest in three years. The report acts as a precursor to the more comprehensive government nonfarm... More
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May 3, 2016 2:28 PM EDTThe Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:
Before Markets Open:
Economics:
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ADP Employment Change - Street sees 196k8:30am EDT
Productivity: Prelim. - Street sees (1.4%)Unit Labor Costs: Prelim. - Street sees 2.6%Trade Balance - Street sees ($41.4B)Earnings:
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