Coverage of athletic apparel maker and retailer Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has been initiated by analysts at Brean Capital with a buy rating. The firm set its price target on the stock at $50 a share, which represents a potential upside of % from its Wednesday closing price. Shares of Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) are moving within a 52-week trading range of $36.26 - $73.73.Shaw Communications Inc (USA) (NYSE:SJR), a diversified Canadian communications company, reported mixed Q4 financial results ended August 31, 2014, with EPS topping Street estimates by $0.03 and revenue slightly below the consensus of analysts polled by Capital IQ. Q4 net income jumped 64% year-on-year to $192 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, from $117 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, higher than the consensus of $0.37 per diluted share. Revenue increased 1% year-on-year to $1.26 billion, slightly below the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion.Shaw Communications Inc (USA) (NYSE:SJR) CEO Brad Shaw said, "Looking forward to fiscal 2015, we expect growth in consolidated operating income before restructuring costs and amortization to range from 5% to 7% with the inclusion of ViaWest which we expect to contribute approximately US$85 million," adding, "combined with higher interest related to the ViaWest acquisition and increased cash taxes, free cash flow is expected to exceed $650 million." Shaw Communications finalized the acquisition of ViaWest, one of the largest privately held providers of data center infrastructure, cloud technology and managed IT solutions in North America on September 2.The company's board of directors also declared monthly dividends of $0.091667 on the Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares and $0.091458 on the Class A Participating Shares, unchanged relative to the previous dividend announcement. The dividends will be paid on December 30, January 29 and February 26 to holders of record at the close of business on December 15, January 15 and February 13.Arctic Cat Inc (NASDAQ:ACAT) cut its guidance for fiscal 2015, even as fiscal Q2 EPS topped expectations. The 52-week range is between $30.93 and $59.73. "Fiscal 2015 remains a challenging year," CEO Christopher Twomey said in a statement. "We are working to further reduce dealer inventory levels by lowering the company's previously planned core ATV sales to North America dealers in the current fiscal year. Similarly, we now expect lower international sales, including sales to Russia."The maker of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles said it now estimates full-year sales of $745 to $755 million, down from the previous guidance of $775 million to $786 million and below the $778 million estimate from analysts polled by Capital IQ. Arctic Cat Inc (NASDAQ:ACAT) is also expecting adjusted FY15 earnings of $1.89 to $1.99 per diluted share. The previous guidance was between $2.25 to $2.35 and analysts had expected EPS of $2.42. Meanwhile, the company said adjusted earnings in the quarter ended Sept. 30 fell to $1.44 per diluted share from $1.70 the year earlier, exceeding the $1.33 average estimate. Total net sales rose to $262.5 million from $238.5 million, beating the $255 million consensus. Arctic Cat's reported net income fell to $15.4 million or $1.18 per diluted share from $23.4 million or $1.70 a year ago.
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