AEROPOSTALE $4.68 – New York symbol ARO

AEROPOSTALE $4.68 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646-485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $378.4 million; No dividends paid) is undertaking a number of major initiatives to increase its sales and profits.

These moves are in response to the slow U.S. economy,… Read More

Hi Pat: I’ve been reading your newsletters for several years now, and I would like your opinion on the following stocks: NXP Semiconductors, Telefonica Brazil and American Eagle Outfitters. Thank you.

NXP Semiconductors N.V., $58.36, symbol NXPI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 251.8 million; Market cap: $14.7 billion; www.nxp.com), makes computer chips for a range of products, including automotive components, identification products, smartphones and smart-home applications.

NXP’s customers include Apple, Bosch, Delphi Automotive, Gemalto, Giesecke/Devrient, Huawei, NSN, Panasonic… Read More

ARO looks for a turnaround

AEROPOSTALE $8.14 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646- 485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $639.7 million; No dividends paid) has adopted a shareholder rights plan. These schemes are often called poison pills, because they aim to thwart hostile takeovers by… Read More

AEROPOSTALE $8.14 – New York symbol ARO

AEROPOSTALE $8.14 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646- 485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $639.7 million; No dividends paid) has adopted a shareholder rights plan. These schemes are often called poison pills, because they aim to thwart hostile takeovers by… Read More

Activist investor targets ARO

AEROPOSTALE $8.99 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646- 485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $705.6 million; No dividends paid) is now 8% owned by New-York based private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Earlier this year, Sycamore Partners paid $600 million for… Read More

AEROPOSTALE $8.99 – New York symbol ARO

AEROPOSTALE $8.99 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646- 485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $705.6 million; No dividends paid) is now 8% owned by New-York based private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

Earlier this year, Sycamore Partners paid $600 million for Hot… Read More

ARO hires new talent

AEROPOSTALE $10.08 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646- 485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $798.2 million; No dividends paid) reported sales of $454.0 million in the three months ended August 3, 2013. That was down 6.4% from $485.3 million a.. Read More