Household Appliances

Below are the top machine tools and accessories stocks on the NYSE in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Kaydon Corporation (NYSE: KDN) is 12.08%. KDN's PEG ratio is 1.66. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Timken Company (The) (NYSE: TKR) is 6.78%. TKR's...

In a report published by Deutsche Bank, its drilling into upside to 2015e targets for Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK). Deutsche Bank said that it emerged from SWK's Investor Day with even more confidence that numbers are moving higher from here, given that realization of mid single digit...

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK) shares are dropping more than the broader market, albeit on light volume. At last check, shares of SWK were off $1.62 to $74.21, a loss of 2.2%. The broader market is down around 1% on higher oil prices. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. manufactures...

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK) could be very attractive here, if you believe the bull case. The company recently reported strong earnings, handily beating Wall Street estimates, as well as raising guidance for 2011. The company has generated $425 million in synergies with...

In a Form 4 filed earlier today, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) Officer, Ben Sihota, reported that he sold 13,439 shares of SWK on February 17th for an average price of $74.52. The transaction totaled $74.52. Mr. Sihota owns 25,188 direct shares of SWK. Source: The Washington Service

This morning Whirlpool Corp.(NYSE: WHR) is declining lower by $1.01 to $83.12 a share. The stock has been declining over the past five trading sessions. WHR will have some short term intra-day support around the $82.80 area and much more around the $82.00 level. Short term scalp traders can watch...

The board of directors of Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) declared today a quarterly dividend of 43 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable March 15, 2011, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2011.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 21% increase of its quarterly cash dividend to $0.41 per common share. This marks the 44th consecutive annual dividend increase for the company. The dividend is payable on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 to...

iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 1, 2011. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased 12 percent to $114.0 million, compared with $101.7 million for the same quarter one year ago. Revenue for the full year...

Snap-on Inc. (SNA) reported earnings from continuing operations of 99 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2010, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents.  Revenues of $696.9 million increased 12.7%, from the corresponding prior-year period and was ahead of the Zacks Consensus...

Snap-on Inc. (SNA) reported earnings from continuing operations of 99 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2010, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents.  Revenues of $696.9 million increased 12.7%, from the corresponding prior-year period and was ahead of the Zacks Consensus...

Non-Farm Business Productivity grew at 2.6% (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter, an acceleration from the 2.4% rate in the third quarter. The third quarter numbers were revised up slightly from 2.3%. For 2010 as a whole, productivity rose by 3.6%, up from 3.5% for all of 2009,...

Non-Farm Business Productivity grew at 2.6% (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter, an acceleration from the 2.4% rate in the third quarter. The third quarter numbers were revised up slightly from 2.3%. For 2010 as a whole, productivity rose by 3.6%, up from 3.5% for all of 2009,...

On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt's unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded new highs, other benchmarks including S&P 500 and the tech-laden Nasdaq fell slightly.   The...

We continue to see many of the same parallels to late 2007 thru mid 2008.  [May 17, 2008: WSJ - Fast Rising Steel Prices Set Back Big Projects]  Aside from the food riots that are repeating (this time around influencing political events), we are seeing the same commodity inflation starting to hit...