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 announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.02. The specialty retailer earned $484.71 million during 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 company's quarterly revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.05 earnings per share. 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 twelve-month price objectives for Chico's FAS's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $6.00. On average, they expect Chico's FAS's share price to reach $4.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.9% 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.

Media headlines about CHS stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. 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 news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Chico's FAS.

Chico's FAS saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,430,000 shares, a decrease of 6.2% from the December 15th total of 18,580,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,380,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.3 days. Approximately 15.9% of the company's shares are short sold. 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), Guess? (GES), Buckle (BKE), Designer Brands (DBI), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Childrens Place (PLCE), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Caleres (CAL), 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), Ford Motor (F), Starbucks (SBUX), Macy's (M), Intel (INTC), Netflix (NFLX), GAP (GPS), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and FireEye (FEYE).

Chico's FAS's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include 6 Meridian (0.21%), Alpine Global Management LLC (0.06%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%) and Brave Asset Management Inc. (0.03%). 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 Brave Asset Management Inc. and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chico's FAS.

CHS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alpine Global Management LLC and 6 Meridian. 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 $4.17.

Chico's FAS has a market capitalization of $494.65 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]