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David Baskin Nordstrom Inc JWN-N DON'T BUY Jun 18, 2009

There is suffering going on in the high-end retail space. People are adjusting their buying patterns downwards. People who used to shop here might go to a lesser priced retailer.
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COMMENT

Likes the major US retailers like this one. Stock is very, very strong. But his “go to” name in that retail space would be Macys (M-N) that has a much better valuation, cheaper peg ratio and better growth

BUY

(Market Call Minute.) Higher end retail should be okay in the US economy.

COMMENT

When you compare this one to its peers, it is an outperformer, one of the few. Retail is a difficult space right now, so if you had to pick one, this would probably be the place to go. The trend is up.

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A great company, one of the leading retailers out there. Very good e-commerce platform. Growing sales. But they are going through a high investment cycle. They traditionally trade at around a 15X forward multiple of earnings, and now are close to 20 or 21 times, so they are on the expensive side.

DON'T BUY
A very tough stock to own. Buying at $13 is speculative. The whole retail store space is challenged.
DON'T BUY
Would be a buy if they didn't have debt--a ton of it.
SELL ON STRENGTH
Bullish or bearish market outlook? He doesn't see 5 interest rate hikes this year + 1 in 2023, like Goldman predicts, not with what's happening globally. He never thought this would be a quick military incursion by Russia. That said, that doesn't matter if an investor is long-term. Buy stocks on dips like this? Absolutely. But buy high-flying stocks with 55+ PE's? No. Be disciplined. Don't buy a stock which reported great earnings and expect that stock to keep rising. Nordstrom just exploded to the upside on a strong earnings report; so sell it and don't sit on those gains.
COMMENT

Last August they reported a huge bottom line beat, but management reiterated guidance.