Jefferies Group LLC reissued their hold rating on shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) in a report published on Friday. The firm currently has a $11.00 price target on the specialty retailer’s stock.
Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. ValuEngine lowered shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, June 22nd. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 7th. FBR & Co upgraded shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from an underperform rating to a market perform rating and set a $14.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 31st. Wedbush cut their price target on shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 21st. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $16.38.
Shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (FRAN) traded down 2.10% on Friday, hitting $9.81. The stock had a trading volume of 534,856 shares. The company has a market capitalization of $364.18 million, a PE ratio of 9.44 and a beta of 0.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.17 and a 200 day moving average of $15.84. Francesca’s Holdings Corporation has a 1-year low of $9.72 and a 1-year high of $22.39.
Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, June 6th. The specialty retailer reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.02. Francesca’s Holdings Corporation had a return on equity of 36.12% and a net margin of 8.03%. The company had revenue of $107.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $113.15 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.18 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Francesca’s Holdings Corporation will post $1.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FRAN. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation by 1.3% in the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,400 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $236,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation by 1.0% in the first quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 19,725 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $303,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Chicago Equity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation by 1.5% in the first quarter. Chicago Equity Partners LLC now owns 25,150 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 360 shares during the period. Mason Street Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation by 6.6% in the first quarter. Mason Street Advisors LLC now owns 8,835 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 20,400 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $368,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the period.
Francesca’s Holdings Corporation Company Profile
Francesca’s Holdings Corporation is a holding company. The Company is a specialty retailer, which operates a chain of boutiques across the United States. The Company offers a mix of apparel, jewelry, accessories and gifts. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated 671 boutiques in 48 states and the District of Columbia, and also served its customers through www.francescas.com, its e-commerce Website.
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