NYSE:CHS - Chico's FAS Stock Price, Forecast & News

Chico's FAS trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CHS."

Chico's FAS declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.087 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.53%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. View Chico's FAS's Dividend History.

Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 26th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.02. The specialty retailer had revenue of $484.71 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $473.21 million. Chico's FAS had a negative return on equity of 1.37% and a negative net margin of 1.23%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.05 EPS. View Chico's FAS's Earnings History.

Chico's FAS is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Chico's FAS.

4 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Chico's FAS's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $5.50. On average, they anticipate Chico's FAS's share price to reach $4.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Chico's FAS.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chico's FAS in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Chico's FAS.

News coverage about CHS stock has been trending somewhat negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Chico's FAS earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Chico's FAS.

Chico's FAS saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,050,000 shares, a decrease of 8.3% from the October 31st total of 22,950,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,680,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.9 days. Currently, 19.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Chico's FAS's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Chico's FAS include TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), GAP (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), Urban Outfitters (URBN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Guess? (GES), Designer Brands (DBI), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Caleres (CAL), Childrens Place (PLCE), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Genesco (GCO) and Shoe Carnival (SCVL).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Chico's FAS investors own include Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Starbucks (SBUX), Ford Motor (F), Macy's (M), Intel (INTC), Netflix (NFLX), GAP (GPS), FireEye (FEYE), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) and Foot Locker (FL).

Chico's FAS's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.99%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (2.06%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (1.35%), Biechele Royce Advisors (0.94%), Squarepoint Ops LLC (0.90%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.33%). Company insiders that own Chico's FAS stock include Bonnie R Brooks, Gregory S Baker and Kimberly Roy Tofalli. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Chico's FAS.

CHS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Biechele Royce Advisors, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, WBI Investments Inc., Voloridge Investment Management LLC and Systematic Financial Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chico's FAS.

CHS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Squarepoint Ops LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Maverick Capital Ltd., 6 Meridian, 6 Meridian, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Chico's FAS stock in the last two years include Bonnie R Brooks, Gregory S Baker and Kimberly Roy Tofalli. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chico's FAS.

Shares of CHS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CHS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.08.

Chico's FAS has a market capitalization of $483.97 million and generates $2.13 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $35.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.31 on an earnings per share basis. Chico's FAS employs 18,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Chico's FAS.

The official website for Chico's FAS is http://www.chicosfas.com/.

Chico's FAS's mailing address is 11215 METRO PKWY, FT MYERS FL, 33966. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 239-277-6200 or via email at [email protected]