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Wall Street has projected 15.5% growth in Lululemon Athletica’s (LULU) 4Q17 top line.

Dollar Tree (DLTR) delivered a stunning stock market performance in 2017. Dollar Tree stock had returns of ~40%.

Dollar Tree (DLTR) has continued its solid performance into 2018. The discount retailer has already risen 7% during the first two weeks of the new year as of January 12, 2018.

On Thursday, January 11, 2018, Guggenheim initiated coverage on discount retailer Dollar Tree (DLTR) with a “buy” rating.

Dollar Tree’s (DLTR) stock market performance has been quite satisfactory so far this year. The company is sitting at a YTD (year-to-date) profit of more than 20%.

The Chesapeake-based Dollar Tree (DLTR) is slated to release its 3Q17 results on November 21. The results relate to the three-month period ending October 28.

Thirty-five Wall Street analysts cover Lululemon Athletica (LULU). While we discussed recent analyst action in the previous part of this series, we’ll now focus on the company’s overall analyst ratings and compare with peers.

Wall Street issued a host of price target revisions after Lululemon Athletica’s (LULU) 2Q17 top- and bottom-line beats and guidance upgrades.

After delivering a strong second quarter, Lululemon Athletica’s (LULU) management updated its full-year guidance.

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) reported its second-quarter results on August 31. The company recorded a 12.9% YoY (year-over-year) increase in its top line to $581 million.

Dollar Tree Store (DLTR) stock rose 5.6% on August 24, 2017, after the company reported better-than-expected results and raised its guidance.

Dollar Tree Stores (DLTR) reported its results for fiscal 2Q17 on August 24, 2017. It came in ahead of Wall Street’s top-line and bottom-line expectations.

Analysts’ expectations for 2Q17 are in line with management’s expectations. Analysts expect Lululemon’s top line to expand 10.3% to $567.5 million.

On August 21, Bank of America Merrill Lynch raised Lululemon Athletica’s (LULU) rating by two notches. The company received a “buy” rating.

Lululemon plans to operate its Ivivva business primarily through the digital channel and is looking to close 40 of its 55 stores.

Lululemon’s (LULU) 1Q17 top line was driven by a 10% increase in square footage.

Dollar Tree (DLTR) reported its 1Q17 results on May 25, 2017. The results relate to the quarter ending on April 29, 2017.

Hanesbrands (HBI) is currently trading at a one-year forward price-to-earnings ratio of 11x, which puts it closer to the lower end of its 52-week PE range of 9.5x – 15x.

After falling around 27% in 2016, Hanesbrands’ (HBI) stock is currently in the green, although the year-to-date (or YTD) gain is less than 1%.

With trailing 12-month sales of more than $6 billion, HanesBrands (HBI) is one the largest marketers of basic apparels in the United States.

As discussed, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) reported its results for 4Q16 and 2016 on March 29, 2017. The company’s top line rose 12% YoY (year-over-year) to $790 million.

Dollar Tree reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings for 4Q16. Its EPS rose 35% YoY to $1.36.

The North Carolina–based HanesBrands (HBI) reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2016 after the market closed on Thursday.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) rose 8.9% to close at $132.67 per share during the fourth week of January 2017.

Spectrum Brands reported fiscal 1Q17 net sales of $1.21 billion—a fall of 0.6% compared to net sales of $1.22 billion in fiscal 1Q16.

Hanesbrands reported fiscal 3Q16 net sales of $1.8 billion—a rise of 10.7% compared to net sales of $1.6 billion reported in fiscal 3Q15.

For fiscal 2016, UAA’s management is projecting a 26.0% YoY rise in its total sales to $4.9 billion.

Spectrum Brands Holdings fell 2.8% to close at $119.81 per share on January 10. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were -0.87%, -1.2%, and -2.1%.

Price movement HanesBrands (HBI) fell 5.9% to close at $21.55 per share during the second week of December 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -5.9%, -15.5%, and -25.5%, respectively, as of December 16. HBI is trading 8.1% below its 20-day moving average, 10.8% below its 50-day moving average, and […]

HanesBrands (HBI) reported fiscal 3Q16 net sales of $1.8 billion, a rise of 10.7% over net sales of $1.6 billion in fiscal 3Q15.

During its fiscal 3Q16 results call, Lululemon announced the approval of its $100 million share repurchase program.

Lululemon’s fiscal 3Q16 top line increased 13% year-over-year to $544 million. In comparison, Wall Street expected a 12.7% rise to $541 million.

Dollar Tree (DLTR), a leading operator of discount stores in the United States, reported its results for 3Q16 on November 22, 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $7.6 billion. It rose 2.8% to close at $124.93 per share on November 21, 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) fell 5.6% to close at $121.52 per share in the third week of November 2016.

Dollar Tree (DLTR) will release its results for 3Q16 on November 22, 2016. The results relate to the three-month period ending October 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on its common stock.

Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) fell 2.9% to close at $23.29 per share during the second week of November 2016.

Hanesbrands (HBI) reported its results for 3Q16 on Thursday, October 27, 2016. The company’s revenue and earnings met Wall Street analyst estimates.

Price movement Hanesbrands (HBI) has a market cap of $9.8 billion. It rose 8.3% to close at $25.77 per share on October 28, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 4.4%, 2.4%, and -11.3%, respectively, on the same day. HBI is trading 3.6% above its 20-day moving average, 0.13% below […]

Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) has a market cap of $5.0 billion. It rose 1.3% to close at $25.61 per share on October 24, 2016.

North Carolina-based Hanesbrands (HBI) is slated to report its 3Q16 results on Thursday, October 27, 2016. In the second quarter, the company reported earnings per share of 51 cents on $1.47 billion in sales.

Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) has a market cap of $4.8 billion. It rose 3.2% to close at $24.46 per share on October 5, 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $8.1 billion. It rose 1.5% to close at $135.52 per share on September 27, 2016.

Price movement Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) has a market cap of $4.7 billion. It fell 2.7% to close at $23.76 per share on September 23, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -4.0%, -7.5%, and 27.0%, respectively, on the same day. BUFF is trading 6.0% below its 20-day moving […]

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $7.7 billion. It fell 2.0% to close at $124.68 per share on September 13, 2016.

Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) has a market cap of $4.9 billion. On September 13, 2016, it fell 7.1% to close at $24.25 per share.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $7.8 billion. It rose 0.79% to close at $127.17 per share on September 12, 2016.

Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) reported 2Q16 net sales of $286.9 million, a rise of 13.0% over its net sales of $254.0 million in 2Q15.

Spectrum Brands (SPB) has a market cap of $7.8 billion. It fell by 1.5% to close at $130.41 per share on September 8, 2016.

Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) reported 2Q16 net sales of $286.9 million, a rise of 13.0% over its net sales of $254.0 million in 2Q15.

Lululemon delivered a strong 13.6% YoY (year-over-year) growth in its top line and an 11.8% YoY growth in its earnings per share (or EPS).

Lululemon Athletica, which reported its second-quarter results on September 1, saw a 13.6% growth in it 2Q16 revenues, to $514.5 million.

Spectrum Brands fell by 0.55% to close at $133.46 per share on September 1, 2016. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 0.80%, 4.1%, and 32.1%.

Incyte’s (INCY) collaborations and developments include its acquisition of Ariad Pharmaceuticals’ (ARIA) European operations in June 2016.

Analysts revised their earnings estimates for Hain Celestial. The 4Q16 adjusted EPS (earnings per share) is now expected to be $0.57—down from $0.60.

Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF) has a market cap of $5.0 billion. It fell by 4.3% to close at $25.68 per share on August 11, 2016.

Analysts expect Hain Celestial Group’s (HAIN) adjusted EPS (earnings per share) for fiscal 4Q16 to be $0.60, compared to $0.55 in fiscal 4Q15.

Hanesbrands (HBI) reported its results for the second quarter of 2016 after the Market closed on August 2, 2016. The company missed profit and sales expectations.

HanesBrands (HBI) has a market cap of $9.9 billion. It fell by 3.4% to close at $25.65 per share on August 2, 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $7.5 billion. It rose by 6.8% to close at $126.58 per share on July 28, 2016.

HanesBrands (HBI) has a market cap of $10.0 billion. It fell by 1.1% to close at $26.55 per share on July 26, 2016.

Harman International Industries (HAR) has a market cap of $5.7 billion. It rose by 3.7% to close at $80.89 per share on July 20, 2016.

HanesBrands fell by 0.56% to close at $26.55 per share on July 15. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 1.1%, 1.7%, and -9.0%, respectively.

HanesBrands (HBI) has a market cap of $9.5 billion. Its stock fell by 4.5% to close at $25.13 per share on June 30, 2016.

HanesBrands reported fiscal 1Q16 net sales of $1.22 billion—a rise of 0.84% compared to net sales of $1.21 billion in fiscal 1Q15.

The retail (XRT) segment is Skechers’ (SKX) smallest-reporting segment, accounting for 26.5% of the company’s sales, or $833 million, in 2015.

Harman International Industries (HAR) has a market cap of $5.5 billion. It fell by 0.76% to close at $74.84 per share on June 14, 2016.

HanesBrands rose by 2.8% to close at $27.87 per share on April 7, bringing its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements to -1.7%, -2.6%, and -4.9%.

Harman International Industries (HAR) has a market cap of $5.8 billion. It rose by 6.1%. It closed at $81.41 per share as of March 11, 2016.

Harman International Industries has entered into a partnership with InterDigital to deliver a suite of oneM2M- and 3GPP-compliant end-to-end Internet of Things (or IoT) solutions to the market.

Harman International Industries (HAR) has a market cap of $5.0 billion. It fell by 1.9%. It closed at $70.69 per share as of February 5, 2016.

HAR launched a cloud-based service delivery platform for the connected car and its Life-Enhancing Intelligent Vehicle Solution at CES 2016.

For fiscal 4Q16, Workday expects its revenue to be $317–$320 million—a rise of 40%–41% on a YoY basis. Its guidance failed to meet analysts’ expectation.

Hyatt Hotels’ peers outperformed the company in 3Q15 based on PS. But Hyatt Hotels was way ahead of its peers and the ETFs that invest in it based on PE.

In 3Q15, Hyatt Hotels had a price movement of $7.1 billion. After its 3Q15 release, its stock fell by 1.31% to close at $49.76 per share on November 3.

IHS has a market cap of $7.57 billion. Its YTD price movement is a mix of ups and downs. After the 3Q15 earnings report, it rose and closed at $110.56 per share.

Lululemon Athletica has outperformed its competitors, based on gross profit margin, current ratio, and PE in 2Q15.

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