Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector, Small Cap Consumer Research

Small Cap Consumer Research

Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector

Small Cap Consumer Research, LLC is a leading company-sponsored equity research provider focusing on the consumer sector (apparel, brand licensing and specialty retailing segments).

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<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy recommendation, $37 price target and projections as we look at key trends for 2HFY24 and beyond for Guess?</li><li>We believe the company remains focused on driving upside via both elevation and escalation.</li><li>In terms of elevation, Guess?</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy recommendation, $37 price target and projections as we look at key trends for 2HFY24 and beyond for Guess?We believe the company remains focused on driving upside via both elevation and escalation.In terms of elevation, Guess?

GES: 2H Signposts: Elevation and Escalation for Guess?; Reiterate Buy & $37 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $37 price target and projections for Guess?</li><li>after visiting stores in London.</li><li>We believe the company has continued to raise their fashion game worldwide, increasing overall elevation levels and remaining focused on creating a global fashion powerhouse.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $37 price target and projections for Guess?after visiting stores in London.We believe the company has continued to raise their fashion game worldwide, increasing overall elevation levels and remaining focused on creating a global fashion powerhouse.

GES: Snapping the Store - London Edition - All in on Elevation - Reiterate Buy

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>Semiconductors (SMH,SOXX,NVDA,AVGO) have been leadership since late-2022, but they're extended and starting to see profit taking as market participants rotate into other laggard areas of the market (especially Energy).</li>
<li>The question is whether this new trend lasts a few days, or if this is the start of longer-term trend.</li>
<li>If there will be any lasting rotation away from Technology/semiconductors, SPX and QQQ would need to break strong short-term supports at 5370-5380 and $468-469, respectively. Until then, Tech/semis remain leadership</li>
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Semiconductors (SMH,SOXX,NVDA,AVGO) have been leadership since late-2022, but they're extended and starting to see profit taking as market participants rotate into other laggard areas of the market (especially Energy).
The question is whether this new trend lasts a few days, or if this is the start of longer-term trend.
If there will be any lasting rotation away from Technology/semiconductors, SPX and QQQ would need to break strong short-term supports at 5370-5380 and $468-469, respectively. Until then, Tech/semis remain leadership


Rotation Is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Still Bullish; Supports at SPX 5370-5380, QQQ $468-469

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>TJX Companies Inc. posted a strong performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2025.</li><li>The overall comp store sales increased by 3% at the high end of the company's plan, driven entirely by customer transactions.</li><li>This definitely indicates the strength and resilience of the business.</li></ul>

TJX Companies Inc. posted a strong performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2025.The overall comp store sales increased by 3% at the high end of the company's plan, driven entirely by customer transactions.This definitely indicates the strength and resilience of the business.

The TJX Companies: Strong Market Share Capture & Growth Potential! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating and $37 price target for Guess?</li><li>and tweaking and further back-end loading our FY25 and FY26 projections after Guess?</li><li>announced 1QFY25 top and bottom line upside, driven by Europe and Domestic wholesale results, as the rag & bone acquisition proved to be a key positive and the company continues to take share in Europe.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $37 price target for Guess?and tweaking and further back-end loading our FY25 and FY26 projections after Guess?announced 1QFY25 top and bottom line upside, driven by Europe and Domestic wholesale results, as the rag & bone acquisition proved to be a key positive and the company continues to take share in Europe.

GES: 1Q Review; Creating a Powerful Model; Reiterate Buy, $37 PT

United States

The TJX Companies, Inc. is an off-price apparel and home fashion retailer in the United States and worldwide.  The Company operates off-price retail concepts in the U.S., Canada and Europe that offer a wide range of brand name and designer merchandise.

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GES: 2H Signposts: Elevation and Escalation for Guess?; Reiterate Buy & $37 PT

We are reiterating our Buy recommendation, $37 price target and projections as we look at key trends for 2HFY24 and beyond for Guess? We believe...

Small Cap Consumer Research

GES: Snapping the Store - London Edition - All in on Elevation - Reiterate Buy

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $37 price target and projections for Guess? after visiting stores in London. We believe the company has...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Rotation Is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Still Bullish; Supports at SPX 5370-5380, QQQ $468-469

Rotation is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Bullish Outlook Intact; Expecting Short-term Support at $SPX 5370-5380 and $QQQ $468-469 (20-day MAs...

Vermilion Research

GES: 1Q Review; Creating a Powerful Model; Reiterate Buy, $37 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $37 price target for Guess? and tweaking and further back-end loading our FY25 and FY26 projections after...

Small Cap Consumer Research

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GES: 2H Signposts: Elevation and Escalation for Guess?; Reiterate Buy & $37 PT

We are reiterating our Buy recommendation, $37 price target and projections as we look at key trends for 2HFY24 and beyond for Guess? We believe...

Small Cap Consumer Research

GES: Snapping the Store - London Edition - All in on Elevation - Reiterate Buy

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $37 price target and projections for Guess? after visiting stores in London. We believe the company has...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Rotation Is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Still Bullish; Supports at SPX 5370-5380, QQQ $468-469

Rotation is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Bullish Outlook Intact; Expecting Short-term Support at $SPX 5370-5380 and $QQQ $468-469 (20-day MAs...

Vermilion Research

The TJX Companies: Strong Market Share Capture & Growth Potential! - Major Drivers

TJX Companies Inc. posted a strong performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The overall comp store sales increased by 3% at the high end...

Baptista Research

GES: 1Q Review; Creating a Powerful Model; Reiterate Buy, $37 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $37 price target for Guess? and tweaking and further back-end loading our FY25 and FY26 projections after...

Small Cap Consumer Research