All Posts Tagged With: "CL"
(ABT) Earnings Season in Full Swing – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 1/20/12 Earnings season will be in full swing this week. 422 firms are scheduled to report, and 117 of those will be members of the S&P 500. By the end of the week we should have a very good handle on just how weak or strong this earnings season will be. The...
24Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HBC) Europe Withers, but the World Hopes
Charles Dickens’ classic ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ begins: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Isn’t the world going through similar moments of despair and hope? The world hoped and hoped that the economic crisis that started in 2008...
30Nov2011 | 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(MCD) A Smart Play in Down Markets – Multinational Stocks
by Jason Jenkins, Investment U Research Thursday, October 6, 2011 What do you do in a bear market? Most people would tell you to run and get out. Thousands of investors are flocking to the perceived safety of Treasury bonds. But as Alexander Green writes, the Treasury bond market...
10Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(CLX) Icahn Bids on Clorox
Clorox Corporation (CLX) disclosed that it has received a conditional acquisition offer from activist investor, Icahn Enterprises L.P. The acquisition, which is subject to due diligence, financing and other conditions, is worth $76.50 per share. Clorox mentioned that it will...
9Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DD) U.S. Trade Deficit Soars in May
The Trade Deficit rose in May to $50.23 billion from $43.66 billion in April. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 15.0%; worse than the $44.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year over year basis,...
5Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DD) U.S. Posts Needed Positive Labor Market Report
The debt ceiling debate continues to monopolize headlines, even as a barrage of earnings reports and a surprisingly positive labor market reading try to gain the market’s attention. Weekly Jobless Claims numbers dropped by a bigger-than-expected level, which if sustained...
28Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DD) July 28: Positive Labor Market Report – Economic Highlights
The debt ceiling debate continues to monopolize headlines, even as a barrage of earnings reports and a surprisingly positive labor market reading try to gain the market’s attention. Weekly Jobless Claims numbers dropped by a bigger-than-expected level, which if sustained...
28Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CLX) Clorox’s Risk-Reward Balances
We are maintaining a long-term Neutral recommendation on Clorox Corporation (CLX) with a target price of $71.00 per share. Moreover, the company has a Zacks #4 Rank, implying a short-term Sell rating on the stock. Clorox is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer...
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(CLX) Clorox Quarterly Earnings Report Disappoints
Clorox Corporation (CLX) posted lower third-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings of $1.03 per share compared with $1.07 per share in the year-ago quarter. Reported quarter earnings also failed to meet the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 per share. Clorox’s net sales during the quarter...
3May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AOL) Company News for March 24, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• According to a regulatory filing, the Federal Reserve rejected Bank of America’s (NYSE:BAC) plan for a hike in its dividend in the second half of 2011 • Colgate Palmolive (NYSE:CL) announced its plans to buy the Sanex personal care brand from Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL)...
25Mar2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CLX) Clorox Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Report Beats Estimates
Clorox Corporation (CLX) posted a marginal increase in second-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings of 68 cents a share compared with 66 cents in the year-ago quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents. Clorox’s net sales during the quarter declined 3.0% year over...
9Feb2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CAT) Stock Market News for January 28, 2011 – Market News
Technology stock earnings results helped the markets close higher on Thursday’s trade after mixed economic data failed to push the markets up to new highs. The Dow fell from the psychological 12,000 mark it had touched Wednesday, the highest since June 2008. The Dow Jones...
29Jan2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BX) Stock Market News for October 28, 2010 – Market News
After swinging back and forth for much of the session, stocks closed mostly in the red Wednesday amid concerns that the Fed’s planned purchase of Treasury bonds would not be as heavy and swift as earlier anticipated. Traders are eagerly awaiting a Federal Reserve move to inject...
28Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AVP) Company News for October 28, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Visa (NYSE:V) posted inline fiscal fourth quarter results of $0.95 on revenues of $2.12 billion up from Zacks projections of $2.08 billion • Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) reported estimate-topping third quarter results of $0.34, ahead of Zacks estimates of $0.23, on revenues...
28Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GS) Company News for September 30, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) cut price targets on Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) from $86 to $81, while maintaining a “neutral” rating on the shares. • US Lawmakers will take Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) CEO to task today over their recall of faulty medicines. • Yahoo...
30Sep2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(WPPGY) WPP Group Announces Aquisition of Geoff Howe
Ireland-based advertising titan WPP Group Plc. (WPPGY), through its global healthcare communications unit, ghg, acquired a 100% stake in Geoff Howe Holdings Inc. The acquired company owns a 100% stake in a US-based agency engaged in marketing of animal health, diet and nutrition...
7Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GE) In March, U.S. Trade Deficit Rises Again
In March, the Trade Deficit rose to $40.42 billion from $39.43 billion in February, and increase of 3.04%. A year ago, the trade deficit was $28.74 billion, so it is up a whopping 43.74% from then. It is still, however, well below the $60+ billion trade deficits that were the...
12May2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CL) Colgate Palmolive Company Beats Wall Street’s Consensus
Colgate Palmolive Company (CL) reported results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2009 with fourth quarter earnings of $1.21 per share, which was 8 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.13. Earnings were up 21% year-over-year, driven by effective price implementation...
28Jan2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PG) Why Proctor & Gamble Is Still The One To Watch
Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Team It’s hard to find a more blue, blue chip company than the world’s largest consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Around for 172 years now, the company does business with over four billion customers in more than...
5Jan2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued($PG) Why Proctor & Gamble Is Still The One To Watch
Tony Daltorio, the Investment U Research Team It’s hard to find a more blue, blue chip company than the world’s largest consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Around for 172 years now, the company does business with over four billion customers in more than...
28Dec2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(KO) Keeping the Dollar Decline in Perspective
The dollar has clearly been under pressure this year. Most of the graphs of it that you have seen probably look like the first graph below, which shows what the dollar has done against two indexes since the start of the year. The blue line is how the greenback has fared against...
11Nov2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CL) Colgate Palmolive Company Reports Modest Earnings
Colgate Palmolive Company (CL) reported results for the third quarter of 2009 with earnings of $1.12 per share, which was a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11. Earnings were up 13.1% year-over-year, driven by effective price implementation and ongoing aggressive...
1Nov2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JNJ) Producer Price Index for August Rises on Energy
The producer price index for August came in at a much higher-than-expected 1.7% increase for the month, following a 0.9% decline in July and a 1.8% increase in June. The consensus expectation was for a rise of just 0.8%. However, it was almost all because of higher energy costs....
16Sep2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued