Memes aren't what they used to be Chewy was a meme stock for a moment. The meme begins During the pandemic, there were huge moves in companies caught up in meme trades. There were short squeezes and massive option positions built and unwound by both retail investors and hedge funds. But the magic of meme mania hasn't had any staying power in the current market. Shares jumped as much as 10.6% mostly on Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, but gave back most of those gains. ...

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Keith Gill, a key player in the 2020 and 2021 meme-stock craze known as "Roaring Kitty," posted an image of a dog on X Thursday. Shares of Chewy and Petco briefly spiked higher Thursday after the post and were halted due to high volume. The stock swings come after Gill posted on social media in May for the first since 2021, sparking volatility in shares of GameStop and other meme stocks. GameStop, for its part, saw a share price spike of more than 10% Thursday to $26.69 before closing nearly 4% higher at $2 ...

Roaring Kitty is back at it again. Keith Gill, the man behind the most influential meme stock account in the world, is back to posting. Today's post on X, formerly Twitter, of a cartoon dog with its tongue hanging out has investors anticipating the meme trader may be targeting Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) next. This picture alone sent shares of CHWY stock up more than 11% in earlier trading, though the stock has since given up most of these gains this afternoon. Gill made a killing off of the previous meme stock surge ...

Retail stocks are in focus today, as investors await to unpack the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge. Traders will use the reading and the performance of the retail sector to gather more insight on the state of the U.S. economy, as well as the future of the central bank's interest rate path. Kohls Corp (NYSE:KSS) is experiencing a much more subdued pullback this afternoon, last seen 0.5% lower at $23.15. The security was already underperforming on the year, sporting a 19.7% year-to-date loss. Like ...

Chewy, Inc. (CHWY) has made a strategic move to repurchase $500 million worth of its Class A common stock from Buddy Chester Sub LLC, an entity associated with BC Partners Advisors LP (BC Partners). This transaction, priced at $28.49 per share, is expected to retire 17,550,000 shares upon completion. Priced at a 5% discount to the Jun 26, 2024 closing price, this buyback underscores Chewy's confidence in its profitability and cash flow generation. Chewy considers this repurchase as an accretive use of capit ...

There's no doubt that the market's journey over the last few years has kept investors on their toes. The bull market continues to be in full swing, with the S&P 500 trading up 25% over the trailing 12 months while the Nasdaq Composite is up 30% in that same time frame. Sometimes, this can create a compelling opportunity for investors to put cash into companies with promising paths to future growth at cheaper-than-usual valuations. Here are two such companies to consider as you research stocks for your portf ...

Don't let Chewy's recent share price increase scare you away from a long-term investment in an industry leader. However, even after growing its net profit margin from negative 9% in 2018 to 2.3% in its last quarter, Chewy could still be in the early stages of its margin expansion with a focus on higher-margin businesses. Here are five reasons Chewy could see its profitability continue to move higher for years to come, making it an excellent stock to buy hand over fist. The company has built a $3 billion pet ...

U.S. stock markets have continued their upward trajectory into the first half of 2024, building on a remarkable 2023. The S&P 500 has seen an impressive gain of 15.4% year to date and more than 1% in June itself. On Thursday, the benchmark crossed a historic milestone, breaching the 5,500 mark for the first time and reaching an all-time high of 5,505.35. As a matter of fact, the S&P 500 Index has achieved 32 record highs this year alone. Recent months have shown favorable inflation data, indicating that pea ...

Chewy keeps building momentum Room to keep running? Paired with the company's ongoing streamlining of its autoship and e-commerce operations, these highermargin opportunities make Chewy a promising investment -- even after its recent run. Still trading with a price-to-sales ratio of 1 -- compared to the S&P 500's average of 2.5 -- and authorizing a new $500 million share buyback plan in May, Chewy has most likely been buying back its own shares recently as well. Currently, Chewy is expanding into higher-mar ...