Body Central Corp. (BODY) will report earnings results on Thursday, March 8, 2012, after the market close.
BODY is expected to earn $0.37 for its 4th quarter. Top Equity News expects the specialty retailer of young women’s apparel to report earnings that will beat Wall Street’s expectations. TEN estimate is 40 cents – or a 3 cent upside surprise.
For the past four quarters, Body Central’s price headed higher in the days surrounding earnings. A 2.8% return marked the low end of the stick, while 32.5% is the high water mark.
In the past 30 days, all but one of the specialty retailers that have reported earnings rewarded investors with gains. And only one of eight didn’t produce an upside earnings surprise. Industry trends and our sector analysis suggest BODY will join the group of overachievers.
We would like to add Body Central near its 26-day moving average of $27. Shares have come within a few cents of closing on the influential trend line three times since December 2011. Every time, traders bounced the stock higher.
With a solid 4th quarter and robust forward guidance, Top Equity can see BODY gaining 10-15%. A close under $25.50 and Top Equity would exit the stock stage left.
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