All Posts Tagged With: "KMB"
(PG) Procter & Gamble Results Come Up Short on Charges
Procter & Gamble Co.(PG) reported modest results for the second quarter 2012, with net earnings from continuing operations sliding 49.0% year over year to 57 cents a share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 47.22%. Profits were limited due to non-core charges...
30Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(KO) Consumer Staples Stock Outlook – December 2011 – Industry Outlook
Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector performed their traditional defensive role as the broader equity markets came under pressure over concerns about the prolonged weak U.S. economy and the debt crisis in Europe. Shares of consumer staples companies, accounting for a total of...
8Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CL) Consumer Staples Stock Outlook – October 2011 – Industry Outlook
Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector performed their traditional defensive role as the broader equity markets came under pressure in response to concerns over Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and a weak U.S. economy. The fundamental explanation is that food, beverage, household...
17Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PG) Procter & Gamble Earnings Results Ahead of Estimates
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) reported modest results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net earnings from continuing operations were 84 cents a share, up 18.0% year-over-year, and two pennies above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents. Profits were driven by sales growth and...
26Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Stock Market News for July 26, 2011 – Market News
The political deadlock in Washington weighed down the markets on the opening day of the week, as lawmakers struggled to find a solution to the impasse over the debt-ceiling issue. The day was also marked by disappointing corporate results, and the fear-gauge index posted its...
26Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BPI) Company News for July 26, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.18, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 8% year-over-year to $5.3 billion, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.1 billion • Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)...
26Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(KMB) Kimberly-Clark Promotes Cars 2
In order to promote the new release of Disney Pixar’s Cars 2 movie, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) plans to use CheckPoints LLC’s mobile shopping application as an innovative marketing strategy. Based in California, CheckPoints is a mobile shopping app that rewards ...
24Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CL) Consumer Staples Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector have traditionally performed better than the stock market, and especially cyclical companies, during market declines. We are seeing evidence of this at present — consumer staple stocks have started shining again as concerns about the...
3Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLP) Get Offensive With Consumer Staples
by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U‘s Senior Analyst Wednesday, May 4, 2011: Issue #1505 There’s an old saying; when the going gets tough, the tough buy consumer staples stocks – or something like that. Historically, the sector has been viewed as a defensive position....
4May2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Stock Market News for April 26, 2011 – Market News
Markets on Monday slipped marginally amidst tight volumes as inflationary worries crept in, suggesting lower profits in the quarters ahead. However, positive economic data limited the losses and investors now await the first of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s four annual press...
26Apr2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PG) The Procter & Gamble Company Recalls Shades of Clairol
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) voluntarily recalled ten shades of its Clairol Natural Instincts in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The recall was intended to withdraw a mismatched ColorFresh Revitalizer sachet in the kits that the company expected would not create a...
11Apr2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MSFT) Company News for July 23, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) posted fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 51 cents compared with Zacks estimate of 47 cents. Revenues were up 22.5% year over year to $16 billion compared with Zacks estimate of $15.3 billion • SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) posted second quarter earnings...
24Jul2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(WMT) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Down Again
Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 5,000 over the last week to 457,000, and are far below the year-ago level of 644,000. Weekly claims can be very volatile, so to get a better sense of the overall trend, the four-week moving average is generally considered a better...
18Mar2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MO) Energy Heats Up Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index (PPI) came in at a much-higher-than-expected 1.8% increase in November relative to October. In October, the PPI was up only 0.3%. The consensus expectations were for a rise of 0.8%. The rise was for the most part due to a big jump in energy costs. Finished...
15Dec2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(KMB) Kimberly Clark Corporation – Discount to the Overall Market
Kimberly Clark Corp. (KMB) hit a new 52-week high last week as the company benefits from lower commodity costs and a value driven consumer environment. Company Description Kimberly-CLark Corp., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures health and hygiene products like tissue...
10Dec2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(KMB) Kimberly-Clark Aquires New Pain Management Business
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) announced that it acquired Baylis Medical Co.’s pain management business. The acquisition also includes a number of innovative, minimally-invasive radio-frequency pain management products. Baylis was founded by Gloria Baylis (a registered nurse)...
7Oct2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(KMB) Kimberly Clark Corporation – discount to the overall market with a very nice growth projection
Kimberly Clark Corporation (KMB) is fresh off the heels of reporting solid second-quarter results in which income was up 8% from last year. Company Description Kimberly Clark, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets health and hygiene products worldwide. The...
30Jul2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued