J.C. Penney Company Profile (NYSE:JCP)

About J.C. Penney

J.C. Penney logo

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is a holding company. The Company's operating subsidiary is J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (JCP). The Company's business consists of selling merchandise and services to consumers through its department stores and its Website at jcpenney.com, which utilizes optimized applications for desktop, mobile and tablet devices. The Company's department stores and Website serves the same type of customers, its Website offers virtually the same mix of merchandise as its in store assortment along with other extended categories that are not offered in store, and its department stores accept returns from sales made in stores and through its Website. Its online customer purchases by direct shipment to the customer from its distribution facilities and stores or from its suppliers' warehouses and by in store customer pick up. It sells family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, beauty products through Sephora inside JCPenney and home furnishings.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Department Stores
Sub-Industry: Department Stores
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: JCP
CUSIP: 70816010

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $9.55
50 Day Moving Average: $9.93
200 Day Moving Average: $9.35
52-Week Range: $6.00 - $11.99
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 13.84
P/E Growth: -2.13
Market Cap: $2.94B
Outstanding Shares: 307,729,000
Beta: 0.88

Profitability:

Net Margins: -3.11%
Return on Equity: -10.18%
Return on Assets: -1.41%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.65%
Current Ratio: 1.51%
Quick Ratio: 0.35%

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Consensus Ratings for J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Sell Ratings, 10 Hold Ratings, 11 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.39)
Consensus Price Target:	$11.41 (19.44% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/3/2016	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$16.00
8/21/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$13.00
8/18/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$10.00
8/18/2016	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$7.50 -> $8.50
8/16/2016	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/15/2016	Cowen and Company	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$10.00
8/15/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$12.00
8/15/2016	Telsey Advisory Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$12.00 -> $13.00
5/23/2016	Miller Tabak	Lower Price Target	Buy	$17.00 -> $13.00
5/16/2016	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/17/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Sell
5/16/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$9.00 -> $8.00
5/6/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$10.00 -> $7.00
4/4/2016	Northcoast Research	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy
3/31/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$20.00
3/3/2016	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$8.00 -> $15.00
3/2/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/2/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$7.00
2/29/2016	Nomura	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$10.00 -> $9.00
2/26/2016	Craig Hallum	Upgrade	Sell -> Hold
1/25/2016	OTR Global	Upgrade	Neutral
1/8/2016	S&P Equity Research	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy
11/20/2015	Buckingham Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$12.00
9/17/2015	MKM Partners	Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/27/2015	Imperial Capital	Boost Price Target	Underperform	$3.00 -> $5.00
8/17/2015	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$8.00 -> $9.00
10/10/2014	Maxim Group	Downgrade	Hold -> Sell	$4.00

(Data available from 9/29/2014 forward)

Earnings History for J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/11/2016
8/12/2016	Q216	($0.15)	($0.05)	$2.93 billion	$2.92 billion	View	Listen
5/13/2016	Q116	($0.38)	($0.32)	$2.92 billion	$2.81 billion	View	Listen
2/26/2016	Q415	$0.23	$0.39	$3.99 billion	$4.00 billion	View	N/A
11/13/2015	Q315	($0.55)	($0.47)	$2.88 billion	$2.90 billion	View	Listen
8/14/2015	Q215	($0.48)	($0.41)	$2.86 billion	$2.88 billion	View	Listen
5/13/2015	Q115	($0.77)	($0.57)	$2.86 billion	$2.86 billion	View	Listen
2/26/2015	Q414	$0.74	($0.19)	$4.71 billion	$3.89 billion	View	Listen
11/12/2014	Q314	($0.79)	($0.77)	$2.81 billion	$2.76 billion	View	Listen
8/14/2014	Q214	($0.94)	($0.56)	$2.78 billion	$2.80 billion	View	Listen
5/15/2014	Q114	($1.25)	($1.15)	$2.71 billion	$2.80 billion	View	Listen
2/26/2014	Q413	($0.76)	($0.68)	$3.94 billion	$3.78 billion	View	Listen
11/20/2013	Q3	($1.72)	($1.81)	$2.80 billion	$2.78 billion	View	Listen
8/20/2013	Q2 2013	($1.06)	($1.17)	$2.76 billion	$2.66 billion	View	Listen
5/16/2013	Q1 2013	($0.86)	($1.31)	$2.72 billion	$2.64 billion	View	Listen
2/27/2013	Q4 2012	($0.17)	($1.95)	$4.08 billion	$3.88 billion	View	Listen
11/9/2012	Q312	$0.02	($0.93)	$3.29 billion	$2.93 billion	View	N/A
8/10/2012		($0.07)	($0.37)			View	N/A
5/15/2012		($0.08)	($0.25)			View	N/A
2/24/2012		$0.67	$0.74			View	N/A
11/14/2011		$0.11	$0.11			View	N/A
8/12/2011		$0.07	$0.07			View	N/A
5/16/2011		$0.24	$0.28			View	N/A
2/25/2011		$1.08	$1.09			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.16 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.69 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$0.19	$0.19	$0.19
Q2 2016	3	($0.52)	($0.36)	($0.43)
Q3 2016	3	($0.28)	($0.11)	($0.17)
Q4 2016	3	($0.41)	($0.12)	($0.24)
Q1 2017	5	($0.41)	$0.61	$0.13
Q2 2017	2	($0.13)	($0.12)	($0.13)
Q3 2017	3	($0.20)	$0.11	($0.09)
Q4 2017	4	$0.08	$0.88	$0.60
Q1 2018	1	($0.17)	($0.17)	($0.17)
Q2 2018	1	$0.11	$0.11	$0.11
Q3 2018	1	$0.06	$0.06	$0.06
Q4 2018	2	$0.93	$1.01	$0.97

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.28%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 88.62%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/25/2016	Marvin R Ellison	Chairman	Buy	50,000	$9.92	$496,000.00
5/17/2016	Ronald W Tysoe	Director	Buy	25,000	$7.24	$181,000.00
3/9/2016	Marvin R Ellison	CEO	Buy	50,000	$11.80	$590,000.00
5/15/2015	Brynn Evanson	EVP	Sell	6,761	$8.45	$57,130.45
11/19/2014	Javier G Teruel	Director	Buy	100,000	$7.28	$728,000.00
11/22/2013	Myron Ullman III	CEO	Buy	112,000	$8.95	$1,002,400.00
11/16/2012	Javier G Teruel	Director	Buy	126,000	$15.98	$2,013,480.00
8/28/2012	Geraldine B Laybourne	Director	Buy	1,289	$24.82	$31,992.98
8/21/2012	Geraldine B Laybourne	Director	Buy	1,433	$24.39	$34,950.87
8/16/2012	Michael W Kramer	COO	Buy	4,400	$23.74	$104,456.00
8/14/2012	Geraldine B Laybourne	Director	Buy	1,432	$23.28	$33,336.96

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)

Date	Headline
	Moody's gives J.C. Penney credit for improvement (NYSE:JCP) seekingalpha.com - September 28 at 5:33 PM
	J.C. Penney's credit rating gets two-notch upgrade at Moody's (NYSE:JCP) www.marketwatch.com - September 28 at 5:33 PM
	JC Penney Gets Another Two-Notch Upgrade (NYSE:JCP) blogs.barrons.com - September 28 at 5:33 PM
	JCPENNEY CATERS TO MILLENNIAL GUYS WITH HIP, STYLISH ... - Yahoo Finance (NYSE:JCP) finance.yahoo.com - September 28 at 10:37 AM
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	J. C. Penney Co., Inc. – Value Analysis (NYSE:JCP) : September 28, 2016 (NYSE:JCP) www.capitalcube.com - September 28 at 10:37 AM
	Was US Economic Growth a Worry for Policymakers? (NYSE:JCP) marketrealist.com - September 27 at 5:42 PM
	Kohl's (KSS) Targets Holiday Season Rush to Drive Profits (NYSE:JCP) finance.yahoo.com - September 27 at 5:42 PM
	J C PENNEY CO INC Files SEC form 8-K/A, Change in Directors or Principal Officers (NYSE:JCP) biz.yahoo.com - September 27 at 5:42 PM
	The surprising group of shoppers fueling sales growth at JC Penney (NYSE:JCP) www.cnbc.com - September 27 at 11:45 AM
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	JC Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP)'s Accounts Payable Is $2215 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:JCP) www.realistinvestor.com - September 25 at 5:08 PM
	J. C. Penney Company announces election of Paul Brown, CEO of Arby’s Restaurant Group to its board of directors (NYSE:JCP) eprretailnews.com - September 24 at 10:11 AM
	Vetr: J C Penney To Rebound 5.5% (NYSE:JCP) finance.yahoo.com - September 23 at 5:24 PM
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	Macy's teams up with grooming services provider in beauty push (NYSE:JCP) finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 3:55 PM
	JCPENNEY SUPPORTS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH (NYSE:JCP) finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 3:55 PM
	J C Penney : JC Penney selling appliances in El Paso (NYSE:JCP) www.4-traders.com - September 22 at 8:56 AM
	J.C. Penney (JCP) Names Arby's CEO Brown as Director (NYSE:JCP) www.streetinsider.com - September 22 at 8:56 AM
	PAUL BROWN JOINS JCPENNEY BOARD OF DIRECTORS (NYSE:JCP) www.publicnow.com - September 22 at 8:56 AM
	J C PENNEY CO INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:JCP) biz.yahoo.com - September 22 at 8:56 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ:ODP), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:JCP) voiceregistrar.com - September 21 at 3:59 PM
	Ugg Sues Target, JCPenney & Others for Selling Knockoffs - Footwear News (NYSE:JCP) footwearnews.com - September 21 at 3:59 PM
	J C Penney Company Inc (JCP) Hiring 40000 for 2016 Holiday Season - Investorplace.com (NYSE:JCP) investorplace.com - September 21 at 3:59 PM
	J.C. Penney increases holiday seasonal hiring by 33% (NYSE:JCP) seekingalpha.com - September 21 at 9:54 AM
	3 Defining Parameters of J. C. Penney's (JCP) Strength (NYSE:JCP) www.zacks.com - September 21 at 9:54 AM
	JCPENNEY INTRODUCES HIGH-END ASSORTMENT OF COOKS SIGNATURE(TM) COOKWARE & KITCHEN ELECTRICS FOR THE HOME CHEF (NYSE:JCP) www.publicnow.com - September 21 at 9:54 AM
	J.C. Penney to Add 40,000 Holiday Season Workers (NYSE:JCP) www.investopedia.com - September 21 at 9:54 AM
	Top manager of 2016 Hodges on small caps, volatility and JC Penney (NYSE:JCP) www.cnbc.com - September 20 at 11:42 AM
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	JCPenney Invests in Omnichannel Tech, and it's Working - RIS News (blog) (NYSE:JCP) risnews.edgl.com - September 18 at 5:27 PM
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	J.C Penney: Weather Unlikely To Help Q3 2016 Results (NYSE:JCP) seekingalpha.com - September 16 at 5:35 PM
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	Why J. C. Penney Company (JCP) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again (NYSE:JCP) finance.yahoo.com - September 16 at 9:39 AM
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