Research Reports Initiation on Apparel Stores Stocks -- Francesca's, Stein Mart, Buckle, and Children's Place

NEW YORK, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Pre-market today, Stock-Callers.com evaluates Francesca's Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: FRAN), Stein Mart Inc. (NASDAQ: SMRT), The Buckle Inc. (NYSE: BKE), and The Children's Place Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE). Companies in the Apparel Stores industry sell clothing, footwear, and accessories to consumers. They usually make and sell their own clothing brands, although some do sell third-party merchandise. Learn more about these stocks by downloading their free report at: http://stock-callers.com/registration.

Francesca's

Last Friday, Houston, Texas headquartered Francesca's Holdings Corp.'s stock declined 0.38%, to close the day at $15.53 with a total trading volume of 605,139 shares. The Company's shares are trading 3.12% below their 200-day moving average. Shares of the Company, which through its subsidiaries, operates a chain of retail boutiques, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 48.14.

On April 12^th, 2017, Francesca's Holdings announced that its Board of Directors ("Board") has appointed Philip Bleser as a member of the board effective as of April 17^th, 2017. Mr. Bleser will serve on the Audit and Compensation committees of the Board. The free research report on FRAN is available at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=FRAN

Stein Mart  

Shares in Jacksonville, Florida headquartered Stein Mart Inc. finished Friday's session flat at $2.51. The stock recorded a trading volume of 809,471 shares, which was above its three months average volume of 593,930 shares. The Company's shares are trading below their 50-day moving average by 16.80%. Furthermore, shares of Stein Mart, which operates as a retailer that provides fashion merchandise products and related services in the US, have an RSI of 37.32. The complimentary report on SMRT can be downloaded at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=SMRT

Buckle  

Kearney, Nebraska headquartered The Buckle Inc.'s stock finished 0.79% lower at $18.80 last Friday. A total volume of 408,339 shares was traded. The Company's shares have advanced 12.82% in the past month. The stock is trading above its 50-day moving average by 0.95%. Additionally, shares of Buckle, which operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the US, have an RSI of 53.64.

On April 06^th, 2017, Buckle announced that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the five-week period ended April 01^st, 2017 decreased 10.1% in comparison to comparable store net sales for the five-week period ended April 02^nd, 2016. Net sales for the five-week fiscal month ended April 01^st, 2017 decreased 10.1% to $86.8 million compared to net sales of $96.6 million for the prior year five-week fiscal month ended April 02^nd, 2016.

On April 07^th, 2017, research firm Deutsche Bank upgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Sell' to 'Hold' while revising its previous target price from $15 a share to $16 a share. Visit us today and download our complete research report on BKE for free at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=BKE

Children's Place  

Secaucus, New Jersey-based The Children's Place Inc.'s shares ended the session 1.49% lower at $112.15. The stock recorded a trading volume of 361,813 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 14.57% over the previous three months and 11.50% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading 2.42% above its 50-day moving average and 20.08% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, shares of Children's Place, which operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer, have an RSI of 51.08. Get free access to your technical report on PLCE at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=PLCE

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