Apparel Stores: The Gap (NYSE:GPS), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), Chico’s FAS (NYSE:CHS), Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST)

Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) announced that banana republic has named Marissa Webb as Creative Director and Executive Vice President of Design, effective April 28. The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) shares after opening at $37.86 moved to $38.57 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $38.37. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.06 and price to cash ratio as 11.35. The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) showed a negative weekly performance of -5.82%.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) had its underperform rating reissued by analysts at Zacks. They currently have a $10.00 target price on the stock. Zacks’ analyst wrote, “We retain our Underperform recommendation on American Eagle following the company’s dismal fourth quarter and fiscal 2013 results that reflected year-over-year decline in both the top and bottom lines. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) shares advanced 3.11% in last trading session and ended the day on $11.29. AEO return on equity ratio is recorded as 7.00% and its return on assets is 4.80%. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) yearly performance is -39.82%.

Chico’s FAS (NYSE:CHS) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Analyst RN reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and eight have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $19.25. Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) shares moved up 2.42% in last trading session and was closed at $16.07, while trading in range of $15.78 – $16.19. Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) year to date (YTD) performance is -14.29%.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) Insider Douglas Baker sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.15, for a total transaction of $284,600.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 264,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,789,648 Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) weekly performance is -3.50%. On last trading day company shares ended up $69.14. Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.35%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $78.36.