NYSE:CHSChico's FAS Stock Price, Forecast & News

Chico's FAS's stock was trading at $2.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CHS shares have decreased by 46.9% and is now trading at $1.36. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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

Chico's FAS is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 26th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Chico's FAS.

Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 10th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.13. The specialty retailer earned $280.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $343.53 million. Chico's FAS had a negative return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 10.72%. View Chico's FAS's earnings history.

Chico's FAS declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share on Monday, March 30th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 26.47%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Chico's FAS's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. View Chico's FAS's dividend history.

5 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Chico's FAS's stock. Their forecasts range from $2.00 to $5.00. On average, they expect Chico's FAS's stock price to reach $3.56 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 161.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Chico's FAS.

Media headlines about CHS stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing 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 positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Chico's FAS earned a news sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Chico's FAS.

Chico's FAS saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,790,000 shares, a decline of 9.9% from the June 15th total of 11,980,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,860,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.8 days. Currently, 9.7% of the shares of the company 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), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Guess? (GES), Childrens Place (PLCE), Designer Brands (DBI), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL) and Genesco (GCO). View all competitors.

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

Chico's FAS's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%). Company insiders that own Chico's FAS stock include Bonnie R Brooks, David F Walker, David M Oliver, Gregory S Baker, Kimberly Roy Tofalli, Kristin Gwinner and Molly Langenstein. View institutional ownership trends for Chico's FAS.

CHS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Chico's FAS stock in the last two years include Bonnie R Brooks, David F Walker, David M Oliver, Gregory S Baker, Kimberly Roy Tofalli, Kristin Gwinner, and Molly Langenstein. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $1.36.

Chico's FAS has a market capitalization of $162.62 million and generates $2.04 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $-12,750,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.02) on an earnings per share basis. Chico's FAS employs 17,100 workers across the globe.

The official website for Chico's FAS is 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]