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Sotheby's

(BID) is in the Retail Industry

Market Cap:$1.5B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$917.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Sothebys (or, together with its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires, the Company) is one of the worlds two largest auctioneers of authenticated fine art, antiques and decorative art, jewelry and collectibles. In 2008, Sothebys accounted for $4.9 billion, or 51%, of the total aggregate auction sales of the two major auction houses that comprise the global auction market.

Number of Employees 1,638
Contact Information

1334 York Ave

New York, New York 10021

sothebys.com

(212) 606-7000

NAICS Code Art Dealers: 453920

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News & Analysis

retail and sotheby's - All News and Analysis

  • Plenty of Bids for Sotheby's

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-28

    Kurt Rive submits: Sotheby’s stock BID has been on a tear lately. The shares have more than doubled since their intraday low of $6.05 on February 27th and are up 61% so far this year, easily outpacing the S&P 500’s 1.54% gain for the same period. ...

    Tags: Retail, Kurt Rive, Sotheby's

  • Earnings Preview: Sotheby's

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-06

    Sotheby's BID is expected to report Q1 earnings after the market close on Thursday, May 7 with a conference call scheduled for 4:45 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a loss of (53c) on revenue of $55M. The consensus range is (62c)-(44c) for EPS, and revenue of $49.77M-$64.62M,...

    Tags: Retail, theflyonthewall.com, Sotheby's

  • Tangible Assets: Why Now's the Time to Buy

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-04-20

    Debra J. Diamond submits:Time to Load Up on Hard Assets And That Means 'Real' Tangibles, Too Usually when Wall Street talks about hard assets, they're talking about precious metals or commodities, things you can touch or feel or consume. by Debra J. Diamond

    Tags: Retail, Debra J. Diamond, Sotheby's, Collectors Universe Inc.

  • Steve Cohen's Evolving Interest in Sotheby's

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-03-27

    The Manual of Ideas submits: The British paper The Telegraph reports on Steve Cohen's past indulgences at the auction house Sotheby's (NYSE: BID), as well as Cohen's current interest in the auction house itself. We've taken cursory looks at Sotheby's in the past and find the current valuation quite interesting....

    Tags: Retail, The Manual of Ideas, Sotheby's

  • Earnings Preview: Sotheby's

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-02-25

    Sotheby's BID is expected to report Q4 earnings after the market close on Thursday, February 26 with a conference call scheduled for 4:45 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 20c on revenue of $177.86M. The consensus range is 13c-27c for EPS, and revenue of $167M-$187.88M, according...

    Tags: Retail, theflyonthewall.com, Sotheby's

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     BID $22.51 -0.65 (-2.81% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 895,196
Shares Outstanding 66.90M
Market Cap 1.5B
Year High 23.67
Year Low 6.05
Earnings Per Share -1.37
P/E Ratio -16.43
Dividend 0.20
Yield 0.89
IndustryTop Rated
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