Earnings Release, Upcoming Sales Results, Acquisitions, Accreditations, and Product Campaign - Research Reports on Urban Outfitters, Costco, Trinity, CVS Caremark and Gap

NEW YORK, August 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST), Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRN), CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) and The Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/5914-100free.

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Urban Outfitters Inc. Research Reports

On August 18, 2014, Urban Outfitters Inc. (Urban Outfitters) announced its Q2 FY 2015 and H1 FY 2014 financial results (period ended July 31, 2014). For Q2 FY 2015, total sales were $811.3 million, up 7.0% YoY. During the quarter, the contribution of retail segment in total sales declined to 92.7% from 94.3% in Q2 FY 2014. In terms of net sales by brand, Anthropologie Group accounted for 42.9% of the total net sales, followed by Urban Outfitters made up 40.5% of net sales during the quarter. Net income was at $67.5 million or $0.49 per diluted share compared with $76.4 million or $0.51 per diluted share in Q2 FY 2014. For H1 FY 2015, total sales were $1.5 billion, up 6.5% YoY. Net income was reported at $105.0 million or $0.74 per diluted share versus $123.4 million or $0.83 per diluted share in Q2 FY 2014. Richard A. Hayne, CEO said, "We are pleased to announce record second quarter sales driven by strong performances at our Anthropologie and Free People brands. This achievement is a testament to the strength and validity of our model and to the ability of our talented teams to create powerful lifestyle brands, through compelling product, imagery and experiences." The full research reports on Urban Outfitters are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-22-2014/URBN/report.pdf

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Research Reports

As per the Events Calendar of Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco), the Company is scheduled to release its August 2014 sales results on September 4, 2014. The full research reports on Costco are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-22-2014/COST/report.pdf

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Trinity Industries Inc. Research Reports

On August 18, 2014, Trinity Industries Inc. (Trinity) announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of Meyer Steel Structures (Meyer), as previously announced in its press release dated June 27, 2014. According to Company, the purchase price before transaction fees was c.$600 million. Trinity informed that it will report its revenue from Meyer within its Energy Equipment Group starting with Q3 2014 financial results. Timothy R. Wallace, Trinity's Chairman, CEO, and President, stated, "Meyer's strong engineering reputation, manufacturing capabilities, and products with high steel content align well with Trinity's existing competencies and offer opportunities to create additional value. The acquisition broadens Trinity's product portfolio, aligns with our strategy of growing our presence in the energy and infrastructure markets, and supports our vision of being a premier, diversified industrial company." The full research reports on Trinity are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-22-2014/TRN/report.pdf

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CVS Caremark Corporation Research Reports

On August 18, 2014, CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS Caremark) announced that its Accordant Health Services division has obtained a full NCQA Patient and Practitioner Oriented Disease Management (DM) accreditation for programs to support a list of chronic diseases such as: Epilepsy (Seizures), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Parkinson's Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or Lupus), Myasthenia Gravis, Sickle Cell Disease, Cystic Fibrosis amongst others. The Company stated that Accordant's DM accreditation program is based on the benchmark it has set in the following areas such as: Evidence-Based Program; Patient Service; Practitioner Service; Care Coordination; Measurement and Quality Improvement; and Program Operations. Trip Hofer, President, Accordant Health Services, said, "Earning NCQA accreditation provides our clients with further assurance as to the quality of our care management programs for rare and complex conditions." The full research reports on CVS Caremark are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-22-2014/CVS/report.pdf

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The Gap, Inc. Research Reports

On August 19, 2014, The Gap, Inc. (Gap) announced its new fall campaign, which celebrates the notion of individuality and genuineness of personal style by questioning what it means to Dress Normal. According to the Company, the Campaign, which features photography of celebrities, known for their own art of dressing normal, starts with its print ads in August 2014 in countries such as United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Japan and few other selected regions. Gap informed that the campaign will be fully launched on September 2, 2014 globally across different media. Further, in mid-September, the Company will launch the Dress Normal Project to the said campaign. Gap informed that the project will feature people from North America talking about what dressing normal means to them. The full research reports on Gap are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-22-2014/GPS/report.pdf

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