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 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CHS stock has decreased by 42.6% and is now trading at $1.47. 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 10th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.38) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.13. The specialty retailer had revenue of $280.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $343.53 million. Chico's FAS had a negative net margin of 10.72% and a negative return on equity of 10.53%. View Chico's FAS's earnings history.

Chico's FAS announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share on Monday, March 30th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 24.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from Chico's FAS's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. View Chico's FAS's dividend history.

5 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Chico's FAS's stock. Their forecasts range from $2.00 to $5.00. On average, they anticipate Chico's FAS's share price to reach $3.56 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 142.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Chico's FAS.

News coverage about CHS stock has trended somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media 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 positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Chico's FAS earned a coverage optimism score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Chico's FAS.

Chico's FAS saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,790,000 shares, a decrease 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.8 days. Approximately 9.7% of the company's stock 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 acquired 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 $1.47.

Chico's FAS has a market capitalization of $175.77 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]