Liz Claiborne Inc. $15 – New York symbol LIZ

LIZ CLAIBORNE INC. $15 (New York symbol LIZ, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 94.8 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) designs a wide variety of clothing and accessories for men and women. It sells its products mainly through department stores, as… Read More

Apparel Stocks Will Survive This Slump

The slowing economy has hurt sales of new clothing. This has in turn hurt earnings at these three apparel- focused companies.

However, all three are aggressively cutting their costs, which will help them stay profitable during this slump. Lower costs will also help them quickly expand… Read More

Limited Brands Inc. $18 – New York symbol LTD

LIMITED BRANDS INC. $18 (New York symbol LTD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 353.1 million; Market cap: $6.4 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) operates two retail chains: Victoria’s Secret (lingerie) and Bath & Body Works (personal care products).

In the past few months, the company… Read More

Liz Claiborne Inc. $21 – New York symbol LIZ

LIZ CLAIBORNE INC. $21 (New York symbol LIZ; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 99.5 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) designs a wide variety of clothing and accessories for men and women. It sells most of its products though department stores.

Liz… Read More