Target, VF Lead Rally in Retail Stocks Amid US Consumers’ Continued Resilience
Target, VF Lead Rally in Retail Stocks Amid US Consumers’ Continued Resilience
By Luzi Ann Santos | Moomoo News
作者：露兹·安·桑托斯 | Moomoo News
$Target (TGT.US)$ and $VF Corp (VFC.US)$ led a rally in retail stocks Wednesday amid continued resilience among US consumers, fueling optimism that the economy could avoid a recession despite historic increases in borrowing costs.
$塔吉特 (TGT.US)$ 和 $威富集团 (VFC.US)$ 在美国消费者持续保持弹性的背景下，周三零售股上涨，这加剧了人们的乐观情绪，即尽管借贷成本出现历史性增长，但经济仍可能避免衰退。
Wholesale prices fell the most since April 2020, adding to signs of a soft landing. Retail sales slipped 0.1% in October, less than the 0.2% expected on Wall Street, CNBC reported.
批发价格创2020年4月以来最大跌幅，这增加了软着陆的迹象。CNBC报道，10月份零售额下降0.1％，低于华尔街预期的0.2％。
Shares of Target climbed about 17%, making the big-box retailer the biggest performer in the S&P 500. The stock soared after the company reported better-than-expected earnings, helped declining costs including freight and digital fulfillment. The company also had lower markdowns, signaling consumers are still buying even with less discounts offered by the retailer.
塔吉特的股价上涨了约17％，使这家大型零售商成为标准普尔500指数中表现最好的零售商。该公司公布的收益好于预期，这有助于包括运费和数字配送在内的成本下降，此后，该股飙升。该公司的降价幅度也较低，这表明即使零售商提供的折扣减少了，消费者仍在购买。
VF extended this week’s surge after JPMorgan upgraded the stock to neutral, from underweight. The bank also raised its price target for the stock to $19, from $15, MT Newswires reported. The stock advanced 12%. Online retailer ETSY also gained 6.8%, while Kohl’s Corp. rallied 8.5%.
摩根大通将该股从减持上调至中性后，VF延续了本周的涨势。据MT Newswires报道，该银行还将该股的目标股价从15美元上调至19美元。该股上涨了12％。在线零售商ETSY也上涨了6.8％，而科尔公司上涨了8.5％。
Home Depot said that the “worst of the inflationary environment is behind us,” CNBC reported Tuesday. That helped fuel the positive sentiment in the stock market.
CNBC周二报道，家得宝表示，“最糟糕的通货膨胀环境已经过去”。这助长了股市的乐观情绪。