Chico's FAS Company Profile (NYSE:CHS)

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

Chico's FAS announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.0825 per share on Monday, September 25th. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 8th. View Chico's FAS's Dividend History.

Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 30th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.03. The company earned $578.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $578.58 million. Chico's FAS had a return on equity of 15.57% and a net margin of 3.94%. The firm's revenue was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.25 EPS. View Chico's FAS's Earnings History.

Chico's FAS is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November, 20th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Chico's FAS.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Chico's FAS's shares. Their forecasts range from $7.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Chico's FAS's stock price to reach $11.83 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Chico's FAS.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Chico's FAS stock:

• 1. FBR & Co analysts commented, "We hosted upbeat meetings with Chief Financial Officer Todd Vogensen, VP of Investor Relations Julie Lorigan and VP of Financial Planning and Analysis Jennifer Ellis last week at B. Rileys’s consumer conference in NYC. Management is being proactive in reevaluating its cost structure, which we expect to continue to benefit the bottom line, and implementing omni channel capabilities, though the overall traffic environment continues to be a headwind. When CHS reported 2Q EPS in August we believe performance sequentially improved 3QTD from 2Q (3Q SSS guidance is -LSD vs -8% 2Q comp) and we believe better performance has continued (excluding any hurricane impact) as products are resonating better with consumers. Note though August is traditionally a transitional month and smallest of the quarter. We also believe that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma will have a ~1% impact on 3Q performance as 325 stores were closed. While there will likely continue to be environmental pressure in the short term, we expect topline to continue to improve in 2H with better product resulting in significant margin upside with cost-cutting/ operational initiatives." (10/2/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "CHICO'S FAS, INC. is a specialty retailer of exclusively designed, private label casual clothing and related accessories. Each store offers collections of color coordinated tops, pants, shorts, skirts, jumpsuits, dresses, vests, jackets, outerwear, socks and accessories, including leather and fabric belts, scarves, earrings, necklaces and bracelets. " (8/23/2017)
• 3. Mizuho analysts commented, "We are raising our estimates and PT to $17 (based on 17x our FY18 EPS estimate of $1.00) following a strong 4Q beat that demonstrates solid execution despite a challenging Holiday retail environment. Importantly, the company demonstrated progress on improving overall profitability by reducing promotions to increase gross margin while simultaneously shedding costs within the organization. We expect a similar dynamic in FY17 with plans for ~50-100 bp of gross margin expansion and $50m in cost savings which should give investors confidence in the 2019 goal of a +DD operating margin from 6.9% in FY16." (2/22/2017)

Chico's FAS saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 29th, there was short interest totalling 17,957,968 shares, a decrease of 18.6% from the September 15th total of 22,059,801 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,391,466 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.5 days. Currently, 14.4% of the company's stock are sold short.

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Chico's FAS's management team includes the folowing people:

• David F. Walker, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Shelley G. Broader, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Todd E. Vogensen, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Assistant Corporate Secretary
• Donna M. Colaco, Brand President - White House Black Market
• Diane M. Ellis, Brand President - Chico’s
• Kristin L. Oliver, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
• Ann E. Joyce, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Susan S. Lanigan, Executive Vice President - General Counsel
• John R. Lund, Senior Vice President - Supply Chain Operations
• Lori Shaffer, Senior Vice President - Outlets and Corporate Store Operations

Shares of Chico's FAS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Chico's FAS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.49.