NYSE:EXPR - Express Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Express trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EXPR."

Express announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Saturday, December 2nd 2017, which permits the company to buyback $150,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 30th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.31) by $0.16. The business earned $451.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $429.41 million. Express had a negative net margin of 0.04% and a positive return on equity of 2.20%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.01 EPS. View Express' Earnings History.

Express is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, September 4th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Express.

Express updated its second quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $-0.17--0.13 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $-0.13.

5 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Express' shares. Their predictions range from $4.00 to $9.00. On average, they expect Express' stock price to reach $5.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 111.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Express.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Express in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Express.

News coverage about EXPR stock has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Express earned a news impact score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Express.

Express saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,275,000 shares, an increase of 8.6% from the April 30th total of 14,991,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,150,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.6 days. Approximately 24.8% of the company's stock are short sold. View Express' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Express include Zumiez (ZUMZ), Duluth (DLTH), Tailored Brands (TLRD), Tilly's (TLYS), Citi Trends (CTRN), Vince (VNCE), Ascena Retail Group (ASNA), Francesca's (FRAN), Almost Never Films (HLWD) and Crailar Technologies (CRLRQ).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Express investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Precision Drilling (PD), NIC (EGOV) and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (OZM).

Express' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include LSV Asset Management (2.73%), Spark Investment Management LLC (2.62%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.14%), Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC (1.89%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (1.24%) and Marshall Wace LLP (0.93%). Company insiders that own Express stock include Contrarius Investment Manageme and James A Hilt. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Express.

EXPR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc., LSV Asset Management, Acadian Asset Management LLC, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Cambria Investment Management L.P. and Arizona State Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Express.

EXPR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Spark Investment Management LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., OppenheimerFunds Inc. and Systematic Financial Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Express.

Shares of EXPR 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EXPR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.74.

Express has a market capitalization of $184.30 million and generates $2.12 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $9.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.32 on an earnings per share basis. Express employs 15,700 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Express.

The official website for Express is http://www.express.com/.

Express' mailing address is 1 EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH, 43230. The company can be reached via phone at 614-474-4001 or via email at [email protected]