They are not alone, 18 analysts have downgraded shares of ARO in the past 90 days.
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The member estimates imply a downside of 13% to our price estimate for ARO stock.
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The report and the resulting plunge in ARO shares sparked a flood of speculation in the options pits.
John Reese also likes Aeropostale ( ARO) , which sells trendy clothing for the young and hip crowd.
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Aeropostale (ARO) announced that fourth-quarter profit fell be nearly 67% to 32 cents per share, six cents below analyst estimates.
This combined with a Zacks Rank of 5 gives ARO a high probably of missing analyst expectations when it reports on March 14.
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Because of the recent pullback, the stock has underperformed competitors such as Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) and the Gap (NYSE: GPS) over the past six months.
Take Aeropostale ( ARO), the New York-based teen clothing chain.
Those financial giants contract with ARO, a Kansas City, Mo.
For instance, Aeropostale (ARO), a popular store with young people, reported its July sales were only up 1% over July of last year, missing estimates of a 7.1% increase.
In its Q2 sales outlook ARO called for declines in net sales and double digit declines in same store sales which spurred the most recent slide in shares, which remain depressed.
Among the largest underlying components of XRT, in trading today Sears Holdings Corporation ( NASD: SHLD) is off about 1.8%, Aeropostale ( NYSE: ARO) is down about 2%, and Charming Shoppes ( NASD: CHRS) is lower by about 5.1%.
Among the largest underlying components of XRT, in trading today Sears Holdings Corporation ( NASD: SHLD) is up about 0.4%, Charming Shoppes ( NASD: CHRS) is up about 3.6%, and Aeropostale ( NYSE: ARO) is higher by about 1.7%.
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Among the largest underlying components of XRT, in trading today Charming Shoppes, Inc ( NASD: CHRS) is off about 0.9%, Zumiez Inc ( NASD: ZUMZ) is down about 2%, and Aeropostale Inc ( NYSE: ARO) is lower by about 3%.
Among the largest underlying components of XRT, in trading today Charming Shoppes, Inc ( NASD: CHRS) is up about 1%, Zumiez Inc ( NASD: ZUMZ) is off about 4.7%, and Aeropostale Inc ( NYSE: ARO) is higher by about 0.9%.
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Among the largest underlying components of XRT, in trading today Sears Holdings Corp ( NASD: SHLD) is down about 3.6%, Aeropostale Inc ( NYSE: ARO) is off about 3.8%, and Charming Shoppes, Inc ( NASD: CHRS) is lower by about 2.6%.
Two of her favorite stocks in the sector are Limited Brands (nyse: LTD - news - people ), whose Victoria's Secret beauty gift baskets and pajamas should more than double same-store sales growth to 8%, and Aeropostale (nyse: ARO - news - people ), whose new focus on premium products will curtail the need for price promotions.
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