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Oppenheimer has published a research report on Clorox (NYSE: CLX). In the report, Oppenheimer wrote, "Throughout our recent meeting, Clorox senior management expressed optimism regarding its momentum exiting fiscal 2011, and that its two primary headwinds—market growth and commodity costs—are...

Below are the top personal products stocks on the NYSE in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) is 23.78%. CL's ROE for the same period is 85.71%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Procter & Gamble Company (...

Congratulations, you've just lived through the sixth-worst day in the history of the U.S. stock market. The Dow Industrials fell 634 points on Monday in response to Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States' credit rating, and two days later the volatility continues. After a day like...

Consumer staples perform "extremely well" in times of market turmoil, serving as an excellent place to hide during market collapses and times of economic uncertainty. High dividends combined with consistent earnings provide some sense of relief even during the bleakest of moments. Recent events...

Wells Fargo is out with a research report on Church & Dwight Co. (NYSE: CHD) and is upgrading to Outperform on valuation. It has a $40-$42 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Wells Fargo writes, "We are upgrading our rating on CHD shares to Outperform from Market Perform given 10-15...

Wells Fargo has upgraded Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) to Outperform.

According to Morgan Stanley, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) reported low-quality Q4 EPS, but the stock ended up outperforming the S&P 500 as it believes investors are appropriately looking ahead to an improved pricing/commodity cost scenario in 2012, particularly with stronger than expected 3...

Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. Magna International (NYSE: MGA) had its rating reiterated at Hold. At the same time, its price target was reduced from $57 to $55. On Friday, MGA lost 10.92% of its value to end the day at $39.42....

Deutsche Bank has lowered the price target on Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) from $72 to $70 and maintains its Buy rating.

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) reported results this morning that beat Wall Street estimates, but offered tepid growth going forward. The Cincinnati-based company reported earnings of 84 cents per share on $20.9 billion in revenues. Wall Street had been expecting earnings of 82 cents per...

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Friday, August 5, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Friday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are set for another weak morning as traders wait for the jobs report. At last check, Dow...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting employment data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 35 points to 11,336.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 2.20 points to 1,196.50. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 7.50 points to 2,202.00. A Peek...

Proctor & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) reported a 15% rise in its FQ4 earnings. PG reported its quarterly earnings at $2.51 billion, or $0.84 per share, up from $2.19 billion, or $0.71 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue climbed 10% y/y to $20.86 billion from $18.93 billion. However,...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting employment data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 46 points to 11,325.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 3.60 points to 1,195.10. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 7.00 points to 2,202.50. US stocks closed lower on...

Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE: WTW) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.12 on revenue of $470.16 million. Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE: PG) is projected to report its FQ4 earnings at 0.82 per share on revenue of $20.63 billion. The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is...