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 4.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 8th. View Chico's FAS's Dividend History.

Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 30th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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 1 year price objectives for Chico's FAS's stock. Their forecasts range from $7.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Chico's FAS's share 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 decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 29th, there was short interest totalling 17,957,968 shares, a decline of 18.6% from the September 15th total of 22,059,801 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,391,466 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.5 days. Approximately 14.4% of the company's shares are short sold.

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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

Chico's FAS's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.00%). Company insiders that own Chico's FAS stock include Colaco Donna Noce, David Dyer, John R Lund and Ross E Roeder. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Chico's FAS.

Chico's FAS's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chico's FAS.

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 $7.90.