Jefferies Group LLC reiterated their hold rating on shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) in a research report released on Friday, July 14th. They currently have a $11.00 price target on the specialty retailer’s stock.
FRAN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $18.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 22nd. ValuEngine lowered Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note on Friday, June 2nd. FBR & Co raised 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 note on Wednesday, May 31st. Mizuho dropped their price target on Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 21st. Finally, Wedbush dropped their price target on Francesca’s Holdings Corporation from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Francesca’s Holdings Corporation presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $16.38.
Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) traded up 0.66% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.20. 674,956 shares of the stock traded hands. Francesca’s Holdings Corporation has a 1-year low of $8.68 and a 1-year high of $22.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $10.35 and a 200 day moving average of $14.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $341.53 million, a P/E ratio of 8.85 and a beta of 0.17.
Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 6th. The specialty retailer reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $107.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $113.15 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.18 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Francesca’s Holdings Corporation will post $1.07 EPS for the current year.
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A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FRAN. Mason Street Advisors LLC increased its position in 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 worth $136,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in Francesca’s Holdings Corporation during the first quarter worth about $161,000. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. purchased a new position in Francesca’s Holdings Corporation during the first quarter worth about $173,000. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd purchased a new position in Francesca’s Holdings Corporation during the first quarter worth about $187,000. Finally, Karp Capital Management Corp purchased a new position in Francesca’s Holdings Corporation during the first quarter worth about $191,000.
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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