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STITCH FIX INC. $25 (Nasdaq symbol SFIX; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 97.9 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; No dividends paid; www.stitchfix.com) is an online wardrobe stylist that provides its subscribers with regular shipments of clothes, shoes and accessories—all tailored to the customer’s tastes. It went public with an IPO in November 2017 at $15 a share. The stock shot up over 20% after the company reported better-than-expected results for its latest quarter. For its fiscal 2018 third quarter, ended April 28, 2018, the company’s revenue jumped 29.2%, to $316.7 million from $245.1 million a year earlier. It now has 2.7 million active clients (or “clothing partners”). That’s a gain of 29.6% from a year ago. Earnings before unusual items jumped to $0.09 a share from $0.03. That beat the consensus estimate of $0.03. For all of fiscal 2018, Stitch Fix expects its revenue will total between $1.22 billion and $1.23 billion. That’s up from its earlier forecast of $1.19 billion to…