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Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) is scheduled to report Q4 earnings after the market close on Thursday. The Street expected revenue to come in at $4.71 billion with EPS of $0.74. Analysts expected the outlook to include EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $3.87 billion for the first quarter. For the current full...

Before announcing its earnings, many firms weighed in on L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB). Here is what some of them had to say: Sterne Agee: Sterne Agee sees a strong combination of domestic strength, international growth and shareholder returns as reasons to stay long in the stock. L Brands recently...

In a report published Wednesday, Sterne Agee analyst Ike Boruchow commented that the recent announcement of a partnership between Fossil Group Inc (NASDAQ: FOSL) and Kate Spade & Co (NYSE: KATE) for Kate Spade-branded watches is a "tremendous opportunity" for Kate Spade. Under the...

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has gained more than 24 percent this year – gains that analysts at Sterne Agee said it understands, but warned are overdone. Specifically, the analysts issued a “caution” that Boston Scientific’s valuation “assumes perfect...

In a report published Wednesday, Sterne Agee analyst Shibani Malhotra commented that Actavis plc's (NYSE: ACT) growth profile remains "underappreciated" and investors should buy shares following recent weakness related to a pending offering. Malhotra wrote that the company's Investor Day...

Sterne Agee upgraded Stage Stores Inc. (NYSE: SSI) from Neutral to Buy. The price target for Stage Stores has been raised from $18.00 to $26.00. Stage Stores shares have gained 12.70% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has surged 13.59% in the same period. Stage Stores' shares...

Sterne Agee upgraded St Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) from Neutral to Buy. The price target for St Jude Medical is set to $77. St Jude Medical shares have gained 1.23% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has surged 12.47% in the same period. St Jude Medical shares rose 1.05% to $65...

Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) reported Q4 earnings on Thursday and issued guidance below consensus. Investors reacted by sending the stock down 21.51 percent Friday to $45.11. Analysts weighed in on the company following the earnings report. Below are highlights along with current ratings and price...

Software major Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) came out with its quarterly results on Monday after market closing. The company reported EPS of $0.71, compared to $0.78 it reported in the same quarter last year. Robert Breza from Sterne Agee was on CNBC recently to discuss Microsoft’s...

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) investors might be hard-pressed to find further gains in the stock, an analyst said Wednesday. Shares of the company are up nearly 50 percent in the past year, and were trading higher Wednesday on better-than-expected fourth quarter results. But Sterne Agee...

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's (NYSE: TEVA) Supreme Court win Tuesday represents a small gain for the company, according to an analyst. Teva changed hands recently at $58.44, up 1.2 percent. Justices ruled that an appeals court wrongly invalidated a patent on Teva's Copaxone...

Ike Boruchow of Sterne Agee on Tuesday commented that his specialty retail group is off to a “tough start” in 2015, having declined 4.2 percent. “While expectations had been for a fairly robust holiday, very few companies have actually hurdled the ‘high bar' with...