Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) shares dropped 2% pre-market after the electronics retailer cut guidance because of softer sales in the third quarter. Full-year comparable sales are now guided to decline 2.5% to 3.5%, compared to its previous forecast of a 1.5% to 3.0% drop.
Best Buy (BBY) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.26 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.29 per share a year ago.
Macro uncertainty, customers waiting for deals and sales events, and distraction during the run-up to the election led to softer-than-expected demand, according to Best Buy CEO Corie Barry.
The retailer's earnings and sales fell short of consensus estimates.
Best Buy on Tuesday cut its full-year sales forecast. The retailer missed Wall Street's quarterly revenue expectations.
Best Buy cut its annual profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday, in a sign that the holiday shopping season would be marked by aggressive discounts and tepid demand for pricey electronics such as televisions and home theater systems.
Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY will release earnings results for its third quarter, before the opening bell on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
BofA Securities analyst Robert F. Ohmes maintained an Underperform rating on Best Buy Co, Inc BBY with a price target of $80.
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Best Buy (BBY), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended October 2024.
Best Buy Co., Inc. is soon reporting the company's Q3 results, likely having relatively weak earnings due to persisting consumer weakness. Over the long term, Best Buy's operating model is challenged by ecommerce competition, making for a weak growth outlook despite the company's good ability to maintain earnings power. BBY stock is valued for slightly more growth than I anticipate, marking an estimated -14% downside.
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The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Best Buy (BBY) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.