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PIER 1 IMPORTS INC (NYSE)
PIR 16.80 -0.02 (-0.12%) Vol.  1,728,518 16:04 ET

Zacks Rank: 1 - Strong Buy

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High 16.71 - 16.97
52wk Low - High 8.60 - 17.07
Avg Volume 1,678,340
Industry RETAIL-HOME FRN
Market Cap 1.84 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward)
PEG Ratio 1.36
Current Year Est. .92
EPS Last Year 0.95
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# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC PIR 1
ETHAN ALLEN INT ETH 2
HAVERTY FURNIT HVT 3
KIRKLANDS INC KIRK 3
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.50
ABR (Last Week) 1.50
# of Recs in ABR 10
Average Target Price N/A
Rank in Industry 2 out of 7
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5 stars Strong Buy 10%
4 stars Buy 20%
3 stars Hold 40%
2 stars Sell 20%
1 stars Strong Sell 10%
0 stars Not Rated  

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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR PIR
Investment Ideas: Beneficiaries of the Housing Recovery
Feb 06, 2012
Zacks Equity Research: Report for PIR
Feb 03, 2012
Zacks Blog: Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: China XD Plastics, Union Pacific, Pier 1 Imports and Macy's
Dec 20, 2011
Momentum: Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Dec 20, 2011
Zacks Blog: Kirkland's to Underperform
Oct 14, 2011
Zacks Blog: Alliance & Pier 1 Imports Ink Deal
Oct 10, 2011
Zacks Blog: Company News for September 16, 2011
Sep 16, 2011
Zacks Blog: Pier 1 Imports Enters Oversold Territory
Jul 28, 2011
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NEWS
Pier 1 Imports Looks to Continue to Trade Above its Annual-High Share Price Today - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 06, 2012
55.5% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Pier 1 Imports Call (PIR) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 03, 2012
BRIEF: New Digs: Pier 1 Imports comes to Victoria - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 03, 2012
Pier 1 Imports Makes a Move: Up 3.5% - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 03, 2012
Possible Bullish Inside Day Candle Pattern Detected for Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
Shares of Aaron's Rank the Highest in Terms of Relative Performance in the Homefurnishing Retail Industry (AAN, SCSS, PIR, BBBY, WSM) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
Shares of Pier 1 Imports Rise to a New 52-Week High - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
Top 3 Companies in the Homefurnishing Retail Industry With the Highest Gross Margin (AAN, SCSS, PIR) - February 02, 2012 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
02/2012
Next Quarter
05/2012
This Year
02/2012
Next Year
02/2013
Average Estimate 0.46 0.15 0.92 1.08
Number of Estimates 9 7 10 10
Low Estimates 0.41 0.13 0.86 1.00
High Estimate 0.50 0.17 0.95 1.23
Year Ago EPS 0.48 0.12 0.85 0.92
EPS Growth -3.70% 21.43% 7.88% 17.78%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. consists of a chain of retail stores operating under the names Pier 1 Imports and The Pier, selling a wide variety of furniture, decorative home furnishings, dining and kitchen goods, accessories and other specialty items for the home. Additionally, the company, through certain subsidiaries, operates stores in the United Kingdom under the name The Pier. The company supplies merchandise and licenses the Pier 1 name to Sears Mexico and Sears Puerto Rico.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM .95
Sales 1396.47
Net Income 110.79
Price/Earnings 17.7
Price/Book 4.87
Price/Cash Flow 16.09
Price/Sales 1.24


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