Dallas,Tx 5/19/2010 10:27:50 PM
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First-Hour Retail Stock Movers (CHS, TGT, Macy's, Inc., JCP)

Retail Stock Movers

 

Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) plunges 11.37% to $12.55. The company reported first-quarter net income of $35.4 million or $0.20 per share, compared to $14.49 million or $0.08 per share last year. Net sales grew to $481.59 million from $410.64 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 14.9% for the quarter compared to a 3.2% decrease for the like period last year.

 

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Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) gains 0.20% to $54.33.  The company said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose a better-than-expected 29% as consumers opened their wallets for non-essential items including apparel. Net income rose to $671 million, or 90 cents a share, in the three months ended May 1, from $522 million, or 69 cents, a year earlier.

 

Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) is up 2.29% to $21.86.  Goldman Sachs upgraded Macy's from Neutral to Buy.

 

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) increases 0.79% to $26.86. The stock is down over 14% in the last one month of trading sessions. The 52-week range of the stock is $23.92-$37.21.

 

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