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J C Penney Company IncJCP:NYQ

17.53
0.070 / 0.40%
1.30k
27.95%
1.85
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As of Jun 18 2013 21:00 BST.Data delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Consensus recommendation

As of Jun 14, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 24 polled investment analysts covering J.C. Penney Company, Inc. advises investors to hold their position in the company. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Sep 14, 2011. The previous consensus forecast advised that J.C. Penney Company, Inc. would outperform the market.

Previous recommendations
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Buy3
Outperform3
Hold10
Underperform6
Sell2
No opinion0

Research Reports

Share price forecast

The 21 analysts offering 12 month price targets for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. have a median target of 18.00, with a high estimate of 27.00 and a low estimate of 7.00. The median estimate represents a 2.68% increase from the last price of 17.53. View Full Financials

High+54.0 %27.00
Med+2.7 %18.00
Low-60.1 %7.00

Dividends

Dividend information is not available for J C Penney Company Inc. View Full Financials

Div growth (TTM)-50.00%
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Earnings history & estimates

On May 16, 2013, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. reported 1st quarter 2014 losses of -1.31 per share. This result under-performed the -0.89 loss expectation of the 10 analysts following the companybut exceeded last year's 1st quarter results by -0.88.
The next earnings announcement is expected on Aug 05, 2013. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-44.78%

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. reported annual 2013 losses of -3.50 per share on Feb 27, 2013. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate-10.22%
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Revenue

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. had 1st quarter 2014 revenues of 2.6350bn. This missed the 2.7358bn consensus estimate of the 18 analysts following the company. This was 32.16% below the prior year's 1st quarter results. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-1.68%

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. had revenues for the full year 2013 of 12.9850bn. This was 24.77% below the prior year's results. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate-7.86%
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