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 given a dividend of $0.087 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.72%. 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 results on Tuesday, November, 26th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.02. The specialty retailer earned $484.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 business posted $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 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Chico's FAS's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $6.00. On average, they anticipate Chico's FAS's stock price to reach $4.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.8% 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 headlines about CHS stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Chico's FAS earned a news impact score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely 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 decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,430,000 shares, a decline of 6.2% from the December 15th total of 18,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,380,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.3 days. Currently, 15.9% of the company's shares 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), 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (1.11%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.28%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.22%), 6 Meridian (0.21%), Arizona State Retirement System (0.07%) and Alpine Global Management LLC (0.06%). 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 Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Arizona State Retirement System, Brave Asset Management Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System 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, California Public Employees Retirement System, Janney Montgomery Scott 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 $3.99.

Chico's FAS has a market capitalization of $473.29 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]