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：露茲·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 $威富集團 (VFC.US)$ 在美國消費者持續保持彈性的背景下，週三零售股上漲，這加劇了人們的樂觀情緒，即儘管借貸成本出現歷史性增長，但經濟仍可能避免衰退。
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.
批發價格創2020年4月以來最大跌幅，這增加了軟着陸的跡象。CNBC報道，10月份零售額下降0.1％，低於華爾街預期的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.
塔吉特的股價上漲了約17％，使這家大型零售商成爲標準普爾500指數中表現最好的零售商。該公司公佈的收益好於預期，這有助於包括運費和數字配送在內的成本下降，此後，該股飆升。該公司的降價幅度也較低，這表明即使零售商提供的折扣減少了，消費者仍在購買。
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%.
摩根大通將該股從減持上調至中性後，VF延續了本週的漲勢。據MT Newswires報道，該銀行還將該股的目標股價從15美元上調至19美元。該股上漲了12％。在線零售商ETSY也上漲了6.8％，而科爾公司上漲了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週二報道，家得寶表示，“最糟糕的通貨膨脹環境已經過去”。這助長了股市的樂觀情緒。