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As a team we chose to invest in Walmart over Target due to many reasons. Walmart is retail business. Even though target struggles in different ways it makes up to do it p/e ratio which is 12.1. and its market cap which is 180.9B. Walmart’s Net sales rose just 1.6% to $114.9 billion. They have many stores around the country and throughout the world. The chain claims that 60% of the country buys something at Walmart in any given month, therefore this proves that Walmart isn’t only for low-income families. Walmart's percent gain in last 5 years is 25% which is very high compared to Target, therefore target's percent gain was only 13% over the last 5 years. In the end after reading all of this good information I would like to invest in walmart do to how good they do in sales each day throughout the year.

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As an Investment team we chose... Lululemon

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As an Investment team we chose... Lululemon

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Together we chose to invest in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (lulu) stock for many reasons.  First their company is much newer than Gap so more people are exited about their products.  The also have many new releases very often, in fact every Tuesday Lululemon comes out with a new product.  We also chose this stock over Gap stock because the P/E ration, price to earnings ratio, is 24.10 versus 9.58.  Also the beta for Lululemon Athletica is 0.272869 and the beta for Gap is 1.09614.  This factor helps us choose Lululemon for a long lasting stock because a lower beta means less risk with possible less reward but a steady amount instead of high ups and downs.  A higher beta means that there is greater risk and a greater chance of possible reward but also a greater chance of possible failure.  Over the past few years Gap stop has only had a 26.08% gain, while Lululemon had an 81.53% gain over the past five years.  Also, the stock price is currently rising which is good because sales are increasing.  I believe that Lululemon Athletica Inc. has a good chance at prospering due to their many sections of their company.  Originally they started with just women’s yoga clothing but now they are expanding to men’s yoga clothing and other athletic materials.  Overall, I think that Lululemon’s stock will prosper very soon.

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p/e

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sales-expenses= net income

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original revenue: 1,797,213

go down to: 1,200,000

difference: 597,213

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p/e: 24.10

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eps: 1.66

forcasted eps: 1.30

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SP?/ Forcasted EPS= p/e (yahoo) .

SP/(1.20)=24.10

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SP=28.92

I believe that the stock price will lower due to the major downgrade in the yoga clothing materials. Specifically I believe that the stock price will go to about $28.92. This stock price is $17.20 less than before. In conclusion the revenue will also decrease as will the earnings per share. The earnings per share will be approximatleu $1.20.

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p/e

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original revenue: 16,435,000

go down to:14,000,000

difference: 2,436,000

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p/e: 9.58

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eps: 2.87

forcasted eps: 2.40

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SP?/ Forcasted EPS= p/e (yahoo) .

SP/2.40=9.58

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SP=22.99

Due to Gaps decrease in sales theirstock price will decrease. I predict that it will decrease toapproximatley $22.99. This means the EPS will be about $2.40, which is .47 dollars less than before.

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As and Investment team we chose... Walmart

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As and Investment team we chose... Walmart

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Looking over Walmart as a whole they might struggle in the next couple of months due to the trouble they had over black friday.

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Looking over target as a whole they are predicted to go up in sales within the next couple of months.

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The downgrade of Lulu's yoga gear is sure to reduce their stock price. This is because less people will be willing to buy such expensive clothing that is no longer a good quality.

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http://investorplace.com/2015/12/target-data-breach-mastercard-tgt-ma/#.VmWZ7HarTAU

Target will be paying the banks $39.4 million in a settlement over it breach in 2013. This will include all banks that had cards that have been affected by the date breach, which is financial consequences they have to figure out. The money will be to cover the cost of reimbursing customers, replacing cards and legal fees. The target breach resulted in 40 million credit and debit cards being compromised.  Which also saw the private information of 70 million people possibly being stolen. Therefore the company has made effort to increase security. Target also faces problems from the government organizations and lawsuits.

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wal-mart-website-struggles-to-handle-demand-for-doorbusters-2015-11-27-11103057

Walmart is causing a lot of trouble for people who want to shop online during the holiday season, “the thanksgiving shopping rush Thursday morning, Throwing a wrench in some shoppers’ plans to avoid long lines by grabbing deals online” which was stated in the article. This made Walmart’s sales go down on Black Friday which is very unusually for Walmart. During this time the website was overloaded with demand that made things worse.  It was stated that as soon as the discounts started the website became for slow which made the online shoppers mad. This was not a good thing for Walmart, they lost many good sales they could of have had.

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http://www.dailyfinance.com/on/walmart-shares-new-highs-sell/

It was stated that Walmart’s shares may be closing in on new highs after posting there quarterly results. Walmart’s Net sales rose just 1.6% to $114.9 billion. Walmart’s products online have went up 20% in sales throughout the world of online shopping. Therefore stores sales have gone down 0.3% recently, which was a shock for Walmart. The chain claims that 60% of the country buys something at Walmart in any given month, therefore this proves that Walmart isn’t only for low-income families.

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http://investors.target.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=65828&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2057927

Target has been recently releasing some very interesting news. The board of directors of Target Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 56 cents per common share, which is a 7.7 percent increase from the prior quarterly dividend of 52 cents. Therefore targets board of directors has approved an expansion of its current share repurchase from $5 billion to $10 billion. After this through the first quarter of 2015 target had invested a total of $3.7 billion to retire 56.9 billion shares at an average price of $65.06 per share. This is good because target share price is higher than Walmart.Given targets outlook for capital expenditures and the strong cash generation of targets business, they expect to have the capacity to increase their annual dividend, and repurchase billions of dollars ofTarget shares annually, while maintaining their current credit ratings.

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Summary- Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Stock Dives, Analysts Bearish on Supply Chain Issues

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Summary- Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Stock Dives, Analysts Bearish on Supply Chain Issues

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This release talks about how Lululemon Athletica shares are going downhill.  They were down 4.57% to $50.10 last Monday.  Prior to this the “FBR Capital downgraded the yoga apparel maker to "under-perform" from "market-perform"” Lulu also lowered their target price from $55 to $42.  The firm also slashed its price target to $42 from $55.  The company has both strengths and weaknesses.  Some strengths include its revenue growth, solid financial position with reasonable debt levels and

notable return on equity. Their weaknesses are unimpressive growth in net income and weak operating cash flow. Luckily, “LULU has no debt to speak of therefore resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of zero, which is considered a relatively favorable sign.”  They also have a net profit margin of 10.52%, which trails the industry average. However, when comparing Lulu to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.

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Summary- Lululemon's stock drops after FBR slashes rating, stock price target

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Summary- Lululemon's stock drops after FBR slashes rating, stock price target

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This release talks about how Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s stock LULU, dropped 4.8% on Cyber Monday.  Normally on Cyber Monday places like this receive loads of sales and their stock prices increase, not decrease.  One major reason as to why this is occurring is because “the yoga gear maker was downgraded at FBR & Co., which cited concerns over the company's push for sales at the expense of margins.”  Most people also bout items on clearance during black Friday sales which also caused LULU to not increase because they were making a smaller amount of money.  Investors are also warned that they should not expect a significant margin recovery in 2016.

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Summary- Gap's stock on track to extend its longest-ever monthly losing streak to 8 months

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Summary- Gap's stock on track to extend its longest-ever monthly losing streak to 8 months

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This release talks about Gap Inc and how after 40 years, this may be the year that Gap sees its longest decline in stock share prices.  Sales in October, November and now December have not been as high as normal.  All three of Gap's branded stores showed sales deceleration. The stock has lost about 2% in the month of November, after dropping 37% within a seven-month losing streak in October. Since Gap went public in May 1976, the stock's previous longest monthly losing streaks were five months, one ending in July 2008 and the other in May 1992.

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Summary- Gap cuts outlook as sales disappoint

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Summary- Gap cuts outlook as sales disappoint

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Gap Inc. cut its profit projection for the year due to an unexpected fall in sales in the third quarter.  The shares dropped 4.3% after hours as well.  However their drop of about 4% total in sales is better this year than last when Gap sales dropped 5%.  These declining numbers can eventually lead to closed doors for any company, so Gap is trying to bring their sales back up.  They have been trying to revamp their namesake brand. Due to their struggling they brought in another leader for their company; “The company brought on new leadership--including former Banana Republic veteran Wendi Goldman, who had led Victoria's Secret's Pink line--and in June launched cost-cutting moves that includes the elimination of 250 corporate jobs, mostly in North America, and closing 175 North America Gap stores. Gap said 140 of those stores would be closed by Jan. 30.”  Recent reports say that gap expects to make $2.38 to $2.42 a share, compared with prior forecasts of $2.75 to $2.80. Net sales also declined to $3.86 billion, a 2.9% decrease from the year earlier but flat when adjusted for currency fluctuations. This, unfortunately lowered sales by about $100 million. However online sales did increase.

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gaps-stock-on-track-to-extend-its-longest-ever-monthly-losing-streak-to-8-months-2015-11-10

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gap-cuts-outlook-as-sales-disappoint-2015-11-19-16485598

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http://www.thestreet.com/story/13380435/1/lululemon-athletica-lulu-stock-dives-analysts-bearish-on-supply-chain-issues.html?puc=CNNMONEY&cm_ven=CNNMONEY

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lululemons-stock-drops-after-fbr-slashes-rating-stock-price-target-2015-11-30

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6 Months: -8%

1 Year: 0.1%

5 Years: 25

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6 Months: -19%

1 Year: -27%

5 Years: 13%

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26.08% gain

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34.35% loss

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31.86% loss

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81.53% gain

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5.49% gain

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21.8% loss

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Walamrts Net income for the last 3 years

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Walamrts Net income for the last 3 years

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2012- 15.77B

2013-17B

2014-15.88B

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2012- 446.95B

2013- 469.16B

2014- 476.29B

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The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is calculated as a stock's current share price divided by its earnings per share (EPS) for a twelve-month period (usually the last 12 months, or trailing twelve months (TTM)).

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P/E: 12.1

Beta: | 0.46
52-Week Change³: | -30.93%
S&P500 52-Week Change³: | 0.07%
52-Week High (Jan 13, 2015)³: | 90.97
52-Week Low (Nov 13, 2015)³: | 56.30
50-Day Moving Average³: | 60.67
200-Day Moving Average³: | 68.67

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Walmart is in the retail industry.

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Textile- Apparel Clothing

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What is the companies market capitalization?

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What is the companies market capitalization?

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10.32 B

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180.9B

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Walmart sells a range of many different products like; clothing, shoes, food, technology, house hold supplies, jewelry, make up, garden supplies, sporting goods, and many more products.

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Targets Net income for the last 3 years:

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Targets Net income for the last 3 years:

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2012- 2.39B

2013-3B

2014-2.69B

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1.09614

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9.58

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What does the company do and what products/ services does it sell?

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What does the company do and what products/ services does it sell?

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The company makes and sells women's athletic wear (tops, pants, skorts, sports bras, swimwear, hoodies and jackets, shoes) and related accessories (fitness gear bags, sunglasses, sports watches, socks, hats) through its catalog and website

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0.272869

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24.10

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What is the companies market capitalization?

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What is the companies market capitalization?

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6.36 B

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Textile- Apparel Clothing

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What does the company do and what products/ services does it sell?

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What does the company do and what products/ services does it sell?

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It specializes in making women's clothing for yoga, dance, and running, the company also offers men's apparel.

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2012- 67.39B

2013-69.87B

2014-71.28B

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P/E 16.57

Beta: | 0.65
52-Week Change³: | 10.92%
S&P500 52-Week Change³: | 1.75%
52-Week High (Jun 23, 2015)³: | 85.81
52-Week Low (Nov 18, 2014)³: | 66.50
50-Day Moving Average³: | 77.20
200-Day Moving Average³: | 79.40

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48.49B

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Target is in the retail industry.

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Period Ending | Feb 1, 2015 | Feb 2, 2014 | Feb 3, 2013
Total Revenue | 1,797,213 | 1,591,188 | 1,370,358
Cost of Revenue | 883,033 | 751,112 | 607,532
Gross Profit | 914,180 | 840,076 | 762,826

Net Income | 239,033 | 279,547 | 270,556

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Target sells a variety of products like clothing, shoes, makeup, food, cleaning supplies, home decor, and many more items.

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Period Ending | Jan 31, 2015 | Feb 1, 2014 | Feb 2, 2013
Total Revenue | 16,435,000 | 16,148,000 | 15,651,000
Cost of Revenue | 10,146,000 | 9,855,000 | 9,480,000
Gross Profit | 6,289,000 | 6,293,000 | 6,171,000

Net Income | 1,262,000 | 1,280,000 | 1,135,000