Stifel Canada cut its price target on the shares of Groupe Dynamite (GRGD.TO) to $73.00 from $110.00 while maintaining its buy rating, after the clothing retailer reported a mixed first-quarter result.
Groupe Dynamite's adjusted earnings per share doubled to $0.50, beating Stifel's estimate of $0.46. Comparable store sales grew 22.6%, slightly missing Stifel's expectations of 23.8%.
"While this is an impressive pace, the company experienced a deceleration to ~14% for the second half of the quarter. A further deceleration occurred post quarter-end with comparable growth of 9% Y/Y in Q2/26 to date," writes analyst Martin Landry, who is maintaining a buy rating on the stock.
Groupe Dynamite shares plunged 36% on the day as investors repriced the company's lower growth rates. Landry views the current share weakness as an appealing entry point. "Valuation at 13x forward earnings is low given GRGD's 20% EPS growth and its clean balance sheet."
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