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Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU), which is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings after the close Thursday, is on a “multiyear path toward double-digit EPS growth” and has an attractive risk/reward profile over the next year, according to Baird. Q2 comps and EPS figures are...

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) shares were up more than 50 percent in the past year prior to a 5.3 percent Friday sell-off in the wake of a disappointing earnings report. Now that the numbers are out, Deere investors must decide whether or not to join the ranks of the profit takers. Unfortunately,...

Billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman made his activist case against Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) public last week, which was well researched and "reflected significant efforts at due diligence," analysts at Baird Equity Research commented in a research report. Ackman and his team...

After Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) delivered a beat for the first quarter of fiscal 2018, Baird analysts are recommending investors “add to positions.” The e-commerce giant reported a Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.17 against a 93-cent estimate and sales of $7.403 billion against a $7....

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) failed to impress Wall Street with its second-quarter earnings report, despite topping consensus expectations across the board. With Walmart’s stock already up 30 percent since the beginning of 2016, Baird analyst Peter Benedict says the company may not have...

Investors turned their backs on Coach Inc (NYSE: COH) after Tuesday’s mixed earnings report, but Wall Street stood loyally by. The Buckingham Research Group called the 15-percent, $7.50 sell-off “overdone,” while UBS and Baird Equity Research tagged the pullback a buying...

Is Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN), once the epitome of hipster chic, in danger of falling completely out of fashion? “Fade away or here to stay?” wondered MKM Partners analyst Roxanne Meyer, who rated the kitschy clothier a Sell with a price target of $16. Shares were trading at...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT)'s aggressive expansion in its online business will likely help continue the company's momentum when second-quarter earnings are announced on Thursday, analysts say. “While the broader retail backdrop has been choppy, we believe ongoing investments in...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the most polarizing stocks in the market. Baird analyst Ben Kallo is among the most optimistic Tesla bulls. On Monday, Kallo reiterated his Overweight rating for Tesla and raised his price target for the stock from $368 to $411. He also issues a word of warning...

In retail, a sector that’s been hammered by store closings and bankruptcies, the second-quarter report from Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) Thursday was a rare beat. The luxury retailer is a bright spot in retail, KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Edward Yruma said in a Thursday note. The research...

Payment processing company Vantiv Inc (NYSE: VNTV) announced Wednesday a deal to buy U.K.-based peer WORLDPAY GRP PLC UNSPON ADR EACH REPR 3 ORD (OTC: WPYGY) for $10 billion. Following the announcement, Stifel added shares of Vantiv to the Stifel Select List, citing its belief that the stock...

Analysts from Baird and Barclays have a positive outlook for the Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Subordinate Voting Shares (NYSE: GOOS) first-quarter earnings report when it lands Thursday morning. Q1 represents only 3 to 4 percent of Canada Goose’s annual sales, Baird analyst Jonathan Komp said...

At first glance, Baird said Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC)'s second-quarter result is better than it looks. The firm clarified that the optics of the print, guide-down and complexity once again overshadowed progress. Overall In-Line Results Analyst Whit Mayo noted Tenet Healthcare's second-...

Baird downgraded the units of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA) and Plains GP Holdings LP (NYSE: PAGP). The firm premised its stance on the potential evaporation of $400 million in annual EBITDA in 2018 from the previously normalized level of $500 million, implied by the preliminary...

Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) easily beat second-quarter expectations with a 55.4 percent surge in revenues, sending the stock up more than 12 percent in pre-market trading. Twilio, a cloud communications platform that lets software developers make and receive phone calls, shook off the loss of some...