3 Stocks That Could Make Huge Moves This Week

DeVryDeVry is an online, for-profit college. The company is expected to report earnings on Tuesday evening

Currently, 18% of DeVry’s shares are sold short.

Though it has escaped the fate of some of its now-bankrupt peers, DeVry is suffering from the same negative industry trends. Increased competition and government scrutiny is crimping profitability.

Photo: DeVry

Here’s What You Should WatchOver the Short Term• DeVry is expected to report

earnings of $0.61 per share for the previous quarter.

• Analysts expect the company to have collected $479 million in sales for the previous quarter.

• For the next fiscal year, analysts are expecting the company to earn $2.55 per share on sales of $1.89 billion.

Over the Long Term• Thus far, DeVry has been able

to grow its new-student enrollments. But that is thanks almost entirely to DeVry Brazil. Look to see how new-student enrollment fares at DeVry’s flagship undergraduate school, which showed a 17% contraction last quarter.

The Fresh MarketThe Fresh Market is a natural/organic grocer that focuses on small-store footprints in the eastern United States.

Currently, 25% of The Fresh Market’s shares are sold short.

As with many smaller natural/organic grocers, The Fresh Market hasn’t been able to meet Mr. Market’s expectations. With the company exiting the west coast, and without a full-time CEO, investors are wary about this stock. Photo: The Fresh Market

Here’s What You Should WatchOver the Short Term• The Fresh Market is

expected to announce $459 million in revenue for the previous quarter.

• The company is expected to have earned $0.40 per share last quarter.

• For the full fiscal year, expectations are set for $1.9 billion in revenue and earnings of $1.85 per share.

Over the Long Term• Listen in to see if the

management team is any closer to naming a successor as CEO.

• Same-store sales will show if the company’s concept is gaining favor with customers. Last quarter, the key metric was down by 0.1%. Management sees growth of 1% to 3% moving forward.

SearsSears is one of the oldest names in American retail. The company also owns Kmart. Sears is expected to report earnings on Thursday morning.

Currently, 20% of Sears’ shares are sold short.

The company has been unable to recover since the Great Recession, and a recent update to guidance shows no path to sustainable profitability in sight.

Here’s What You Should WatchOver the Short Term• Analysts are expecting

Sears to report revenue of $5.7 billion for the previous quarter.

• They are also expecting the company to have lost $2.50 per share for the previous quarter.

• For all of 2015, expectations are set for $24.4 billion in sales with a loss of $10.23 per share.

Over the Long Term• The company might be able to

show short-term profitability as a result of moves with their real-estate.

• However, unless same-store sales start to grow (they’re expected to shrink by 10% when earnings are announced), the company will continue to struggle.

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