All Posts Tagged With: "MO"
(KO) Consumer Staples Sector Outlook – Industry Outlook
Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector carried out their traditional defensive role as the broader equity markets came under pressure over concerns about the prolonged weak US economy and the debt crisis in Europe. But the group has been a laggard as momentum returned to the...
(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...
(MO) U.S. Trade Deficit Much Worse than Expected
The Trade Deficit rose in June to $53.07 billion from $50.83 billion in May. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous.
For the month it was up 4.4%, and it was worse than the $48.0 billion consensus expectation....
(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview – Detailed
Earnings Preview 7/15/11
Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are...
(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...
(GOOG) Seeking Yield from Stocks Instead of Bonds – AAII Investor Update
Income-oriented investors have yet another reason to be upset with the bond markets. Junk bond yields fell to a record low a few days ago and are staying near those levels. As of Wednesday evening, the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield index yielded a mere 6.68%, which isn’t...
(AXP) Stock Market News for March 21, 2011 – Market News
The markets, on Friday, edged modestly higher taking a cue from banks getting a go-ahead for raising dividend rates and a weakening Japanese yen. Also, the Libyan government’s decision for a cease-fire helped calm investors down for the moment. However, investor expectations...
(IBM) International Business Machines Acquires Software Company OpenPages
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) continued its acquisition spree, with the latest candidate being privately held software company OpenPages. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Based in...
(MO) We Consider Five Reasons Why the S&P 500 Will Hit 1,350
by Matthew Weinschenk, Contributing Editor
Thursday, July 8, 2010: Issue...
(F) U.S. Productivity Still Popping
Productivity increased at a 3.6 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2010. Output rose 4.4 percent while hours worked rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted annual-rate basis. Year over year, productivity increased an incredible 6.3% as output increased 3.1 percent,...
(MO) Altria Group Narrowly Misses Projections
Altria Group Inc. (MO) has reported strong first quarter 2010 results with earnings of $0.39 per share, up 39.3% compared to the year-earlier quarter. Adjusted earnings, however, marginally missed the Zacks...
($MO) The Best Kind of Healthcare Reform You Can Get
by Marc Lichtenfeld, Healthcare Expert
Wednesday, March 3, 2010: Issue #1208
Last...
(BMY) The Dividend Stock Recovery: Get Ready for a High-Yield Bonanza
by Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist
Monday, February 22, 2010:...
(MO) Altria Group Misses Analyst Estimates
Altria Group Inc. (MO) has reported strong fourth quarter 2009 results, with earnings of 35 cents per share, up 6.1% compared to the year-earlier quarter. For full fiscal 2009, earnings were up 4.1% year-over-year...
(DD) A Very Busy Week Ahead – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 1/22/10
Next week is the heart of the 4Q09 earnings season. There will be a total of 503 firms reporting including 136 members of the S&P 500, and fully one third of the Dow 30. These...
(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...
(MO) Altria Beats Forecasts on Cost Savings
Altria Group (MO) reported strong third-quarter results, with earnings of 48 cents per share. Earnings were 2 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate and up 4.3% year-over-year. Profits were primarily driven by the company’s cost savings efforts and growth...
($MO) Altria Group- Bear of the Day – Sell rating is recommended.
Altria Group (MO) is the leading domestic tobacco company, which generates significant cash flow and the stock has a high dividend yield. In an effort to expand into adjacent categories, Altria acquired UST, the world’s leading moist smokeless tobacco manufacturer.
However,...
(MO) Consumer Staples – Industry Outlook
The stock market has begun to discount a recovery from the global recession. Prior rallies after major declines of similar magnitude (such as after the recession in the mid-1970Õs and the Great Depression in the 1930Õs) were sharp and unrelenting.
It is expected that...
(MO) Consumer Staples – Industry Outlook
The stock market has begun to discount a recovery from the global recession. Prior rallies after major declines of similar magnitude (such as after the recession in the mid-1970’s and the Great Depression in the 1930’s) were sharp and unrelenting.
It is expected...
(USO) The Wrong Way to Profit From Oil
by Matt Weinschenk, Senior Analyst, The White Cap Report
(MO) Stock of the Day: Altria
by Ted Leinbach, Research Team, The Oxford Club
High Yield Dividends & Recessions: How Sustainable Are They?
With many stocks these days offering up mouth-watering dividend yields, here’s the big question on every...