The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Scotia Capital analyst John Zamparo continues to rank Groupe Dynamite "sector perform," ahead of its Dec. 9 third quarter report. The Globe's David Leeder writes in the Eye On Equities column that Mr. Zamparo's share target soared $24 to $73. Analysts on average target the shares at $70.13. Mr. Zamparo says in a note: "We have increased our estimates for Groupe Dynamite's Q3, owing to continued strong SSS [same-store sales] and net store openings. Consensus expects a 26-per-cent increase in SSS, six net new stores, 35-per-cent EBITDA growth, and 38-per-cent EPS growth; our estimates are mostly in-line (2 per cent ahead on sales, up 1 per cent on EBITDA. We have increased our price target to $73, a result of a) far higher valuation on Groupe Dynamite's closest peer (Aritzia); b) stronger performance across the broad apparel group; and c) web traffic that remained elevated through FQ3. We move to F26 as the basis for our valuation (avg. of F25 & F26 prior), and now apply a 35 times P/E multiple, in line with Aritzia." The Globe reported on Sept. 12 and Oct. 30 that Stifel analyst Martin Landry rated Groupe Dynamite "buy." It was then worth $52.02 and $71.31.