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FRED [NASD]
Fred's Inc.
Services - Discount, Variety Stores - USA
Index- P/E18.66 EPS (ttm)0.50 Insider Own7.18% Shs Outstand39.67M Perf Week-7.07%
Market Cap370.12M Forward P/E12.61 EPS next Y0.74 Insider Trans- Shs Float36.82M Perf Month-9.86%
Income20.09M PEG1.44 EPS next Q0.17 Inst Own95.00% Short Float9.91% Perf Quarter-13.37%
Sales1.78B P/S0.21 EPS this Y55.40% Inst Trans-1.80% Short Ratio10.06 Perf Half Y-28.51%
Book/sh10.06 P/B0.93 EPS next Y15.63% ROA3.35% Target Price10.00 Perf Year-2.61%
Cash/sh0.97 P/C9.60 EPS next 5Y13.00% ROE5.09% 52W Range8.44 - 14.78 Perf YTD-8.53%
Dividend0.12 P/FCF12.53 EPS past 5Y-12.77% ROI4.78% 52W High-36.86% Beta0.85
Dividend %1.29% Quick Ratio0.58 Sales past 5Y6.67% Gross Margin27.75% 52W Low10.54% ATR0.29
Employees9979 Current Ratio2.54 Sales Q/Q1.05% Oper. Margin1.83% RSI (14)37.87 Volatility3.23% 2.52%
OptionableYes Debt/Eq0.01 EPS Q/Q-17.59% Profit Margin1.13% Rel Volume0.53 Prev Close9.09
ShortableYes LT Debt/Eq0.01 EarningsMar 25 Payout21.92% Avg Volume362.95K Price9.33
Recom3.20 SMA20-7.56% SMA50-5.62% SMA200-22.11% Volume190,614 Change2.64%
20-Nov-09Downgrade JP Morgan Neutral → Underweight $12 → $8
06-Nov-09Downgrade Wedbush Morgan Neutral → Underperform $14 → $11
06-Apr-09Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $13 → $14
26-Nov-08Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $15 → $14
24-Nov-08Upgrade William Blair Mkt Perform → Outperform
21-Nov-08Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy
21-Nov-08Reiterated Morgan Keegan Outperform
30-May-08Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $12 → $14.50
28-Mar-08Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $10 → $11
11-Jan-08Reiterated Lehman Brothers Equal-weight $12 → $11
10-Dec-07Initiated JP Morgan Neutral
09-Nov-07Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $14 → $12
09-Nov-07Reiterated Lehman Brothers Equal-weight $13 → $12
30-Aug-07Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $16 → $14
10-Aug-07Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $17 → $16
02-Aug-07Upgrade Avondale Partners Mkt Perform → Mkt Outperform
24-May-07Upgrade Avondale Partners Mkt Underperform → Mkt Perform $13 → $16
09-Mar-07Reiterated Wedbush Morgan Buy $12 → $17
08-Mar-07Upgrade Wedbush Morgan Hold → Buy $12 → $17
04-Feb-10 01:38PM  How stores in 4 key sectors fared in January AP -7.44%
10:07AM  Department store sales comparisons for January AP
03-Feb-10 07:05PM  Freds January, year-end sales down 1 percent at bizjournals.com
06:00PM  Say It Ain't So, Fred! Discount Chain Sees 2010 Below Estimates at Barrons.com
05:00PM  Fred's Reports January Sales Business Wire
26-Jan-10 08:10AM  Ten Undervalued Russell 2000 Small Cap Stocks at Seeking Alpha
15-Jan-10 10:51AM  Fred Imus on Using Dating Web Sites FOX Business Now
10:51AM  Fred Imus Weighs in on Mark Maguire, NFL Playoffs FOX Business Now
07-Jan-10 01:13PM  Sales comparisons for 4 sectors for December AP
11:32AM  Department store sales comparisons for December AP
11:05AM  Freds December sales rise at bizjournals.com
09:05AM  Fred's December sales comparison rises AP
07:45AM  Fred's December Total Sales Increase 4% as Comparable Store Sales Increase 1.3% Business Wire
06-Jan-10 10:58AM  Bearish MACD for Fred's Zacks.com
09:22AM  Family Dollar Soars 11% on Q1 Beat at Barrons.com
22-Dec-09 09:08AM  [$$] Northeast Retail Sales Slammed by Storm at Barrons.com
18-Dec-09 01:12PM  Shoppers, wary of credit cards, get creative AP
16-Dec-09 01:04PM  FREDS INC Financials EDGAR Online Financials
11-Dec-09 12:48PM  Fred's, Inc.: Warming Up or Cooling Off? at Motley Fool
10-Dec-09 04:46PM  FREDS INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report EDGAR Online
04-Dec-09 10:22AM  Fred's Reports Modest Q3 Results Zacks.com
03-Dec-09 06:13PM  Sales comparisons for November at major stores AP
05:07PM  Retailers report surprise drop in November AP
11:45AM  Sector Snap: Department store stocks mostly fall AP
11:05AM  Freds November sales disappoint at bizjournals.com
09:28AM  Comparisons of November sales at department stores AP
08:13AM  Fred's key November sales metric falls 3.3 percent AP
07:45AM  Fred's Reports November Sales Business Wire
01-Dec-09 05:23PM  Dollar Tree Racks Up Big Gains at Investopedia
10:54AM  Fred's to Present at the Wedbush 10th Annual California Dreamin' Conference Business Wire
28-Nov-09 08:03AM  [$$] Research Reports at Barrons.com
25-Nov-09 09:25AM  New Star Analyst Rankings for Fred's, Inc. StarMine
24-Nov-09 12:24PM  Fred's 3Q profit falls 17 pct despite sales rise AP
12:05PM  Fred's third quarter income falls 18% at bizjournals.com
10:10AM  Dollar Tree Jumps 6% on Q4 Beat at Barrons.com
09:24AM  Dollar Tree Winning; Fred's Losing at TheStreet.com
09:13AM  FREDS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits EDGAR Online
07:48AM  InPlay: Fred's reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides Q4 EPS in-line Briefing.com
07:45AM  Fred's Reports Third Quarter Results Business Wire
07:07AM  Q3 2009 Fred's Earnings Release - Before Market Open CCBN
20-Nov-09 06:59AM  Fred's downgraded by JP Morgan Briefing.com
13-Nov-09 02:11PM  Fred's Earnings Call scheduled for Tue, Nov 24 CCBN
12:31PM  Fred's Announces Third Quarter 2009 Conference Call Webcast Business Wire
06-Nov-09 11:25AM  [$$] Bullish on Discount Retailers at Barrons.com
05-Nov-09 05:46PM  October results at 30 major retailers AP -6.76%
12:05PM  Freds October sales dip, Q3 sales rise at bizjournals.com
10:50AM  Department store sales comparisons for October AP
08:27AM  Fred's key sales measure rises in October AP
07:45AM  Fred's Reports October Sales Business Wire
02-Nov-09 10:53AM  [$$] Drug Stores, Discounters Had Strong October at Barrons.com
09-Oct-09 04:35AM  Does September Sunshine Mean Happy Holiday Tidings for Retail? at Seeking Alpha
08-Oct-09 05:40PM  Retail sales comparisons for September AP
03:05PM  Freds reports strong September sales at bizjournals.com
09:11AM  Department store sales comparisons for September AP
08:13AM  Fred's key sales measure rises in September AP
07:45AM  Fred's September Comparable Store Sales Increase 3.3% Business Wire
02-Oct-09 04:05PM  Freds opens new prototype store in Bartlett, Tenn. at bizjournals.com
29-Sep-09 03:51PM  Fred's to Present at the William Blair & Company Third Annual Emerging Growth Stock Conference Business Wire
15-Sep-09 05:42PM  Discount Retail Stocks Suffer on Economic Optimism at Fox Business
10-Sep-09 04:51PM  FREDS INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report EDGAR Online
07-Sep-09 01:00PM  Retail Sector In Status Quo at Investopedia
03-Sep-09 08:41PM  [$$] A Big Jump for Oxford; Fred's Falls at The Wall Street Journal Online
04:14PM  Retail sales comparisons for August at a glance AP
03:48PM  Department store sales comparisons for August AP
08:21AM  Fred's August comparable sales fall 1.4 percent AP
07:47AM  Fred's Reports August Sales Business Wire
02-Sep-09 02:04PM  Back-to-school unlikely to save retailers' August at MarketWatch
31-Aug-09 04:41PM  Fred's Stores Implementing SofTechnics' Electronic Receiving PR Newswire
09:09AM  Bargain Shoppers Are Back TheStreet.com TV
28-Aug-09 03:28PM  Is Big Lots the Real Discount Star? at Motley Fool
01:48PM  [video] Bargain Shoppers Are Back at TheStreet.com
12:13PM  Back-to-School Retail Winners CNBC
11:17AM  [video] Back-to-School Retail Winners at CNBC
27-Aug-09 05:40PM  Fred's Reports $4.2 Million in Profit for Q2 at Fox Business
04:30PM  Thursday Options Recap at Seeking Alpha
12:32PM  Fred's Profit Triples on Cost Cuts at TheStreet.com
11:05AM  Freds sales down, net income rises at bizjournals.com
10:00AM  Fred's Earnings Call scheduled for 10:00 am ET today CCBN
08:54AM  Fred's offers outlook within range of Wall Street AP
08:42AM  Discount store operator Fred's 2Q profit triples AP
08:38AM  UPDATE - Fred's Q2 profit matches Wall Street at Reuters
07:51AM  FREDS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition EDGAR Online
07:45AM  Fred's Reports Strong Second Quarter Results Business Wire
07:07AM  Q2 2009 Fred's Earnings Release - Before Market Open CCBN
26-Aug-09 04:27PM  TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday TradingMarkets.com
03:20PM  Bears Line Up at Fred's Checkout Counter Ahead of Earnings Report at Seeking Alpha
13-Aug-09 10:30AM  Fred's Announces Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call Webcast Business Wire
12-Aug-09 05:34AM  Fred's Could Be 50% Undervalued Compared to Peers at Seeking Alpha
10-Aug-09 03:37PM  [$$] Deep-Discount Retailer Gets a Barron's Boost at Barron's Online +6.18%
12:47PM  [video] Fred's Freshens Up Its Numbers [1.2 min] at MarketWatch
08-Aug-09 07:51AM  [$$] Fred's Freshens Up Its Numbers at Barron's Online
06-Aug-09 12:55PM  Sector Snap: Discount stores AP -7.93%
10:36AM  Department chain sales results for July AP
09:19AM  Fred's July same-store sales fall 4.6 percent AP
07:45AM  Fred's Reports July Sales Business Wire
29-Jul-09 01:26PM  Dollar General Being Prepped for IPO at TheStreet.com
24-Jul-09 08:10PM  Thompson: An Outbreak of Common Sense FOX Business Now
21-Jul-09 02:54PM  TD Ameritrade CEO on Record Earnings FOX Business Now
09-Jul-09 03:01PM  Same-store sales results for June AP
11:05AM  Freds June sales in line with expectations at bizjournals.com
Fred's, Inc. and its subsidiaries sell general merchandise through retail discount stores and pharmacies. Its stores and pharmacies offer pharmaceuticals, household goods, apparel and linens, food and tobacco products, health and beauty aids, and paper and cleaning supplies principally to low, middle, and fixed income families. The company also sells general merchandise to its 24 franchisees. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 639 discount general merchandise stores and 284 pharmacies located in 15 states, primarily in the southeastern United States. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Insider Trading Relationship Date Transaction Cost #Shares Value ($) #Shares Total SEC Form 4
Sykes Jimmy LVice PresidentJun 09Sale13.6789312,207588Jun 15 04:05 PM
HAYES MICHAELDirectorJun 05Sale14.32202862,090,944Jun 08 05:35 PM