In the Consumer space, Jefferies analyst Randal Konik says his best ideas for 2019 are buying Gap (GPS) and selling L Brands (LB). The analyst recommends using the late 2018 selloff as an opportunity to get long consumer names for 2019. His other top Buy ideas are American Eagle (AEO), Boot Barn (BOOT), Capri Holdings (CPRI), Five Below (FIVE), Foot Locker (FL), Fox Factory (FOXF), Acushnet Holdings (GOLF), Kohl's (KSS), Manchester United (MANU), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Tiffany (TIF), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Under Armour (UAA) and Yeti (YETI). On L Brands, Konik continues to believe Victoria's Secret "is broken," Pink "is a fad" that's sales will get cut in half, and Bath & Body Works is at a "cyclical peak with daunting compares ahead." On the flip side, the analyst thinks Gap will be one of the top S&P 500 stocks in 2019. He recommends "aggressively" buying the shares at current levels.

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Capri Holdings (CPRI) shares could fall to the low-to-mid $20s if Tapestry's (TPR) $57 per share takeover is successfully blocked by the Federal Trade Commission, Yiqin Shen of Bloomberg reports, citing a survey of 20 merger-arbitrage specialists. The survey, conducted on Tuesday, focuses on merger-arbitrage estimates on the Capri's downside price - a level that reflects the stock's fundamental value by the end of 2024, when the outcome of the FTC's challenge is expected to be either upheld or overturned in court, Shen notes. Shares of Capri Holdings are down 5% to $34.81 in midday trading.