Household Products

Below are the top cleaning products stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio Zep Inc (NYSE: ZEP) has a PEG ratio of 0.56. ZEP's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $618.69 million. Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) has a PEG ratio of 0.74. SCL's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 20.39%. Ecolab...

American Apparel (NYSE: APP) The obsession with British culture over, Americans can now get back to dressing like, well, Americans. This can only bode well for American Apparel, as well as American Eagle (NYSE: AEO). Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) House-husbands and wives can now switch off the...

JP Morgan has issued a report on the outlook for Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) following the reported Q1 EPS. JP Morgan writes, "As expected, CL's Q1 results were soft, as organic sales growth missed expectations slightly, while EPS was in-line at $1.16... While we also expect sales to accelerate,...

Cusick's Corner The Base Metals sector (take DBB ETF for example) can be used as the canary in the coal mine. These metals -- Copper, Zinc and Aluminum are the backbone of a thriving economy and the ETF DBB is drifting to March lows. If there is weakness in Copper or the group in general, this...

American States Water (NYSE: AWR) When it comes to stocks that regularly hand over dividends, few can top the standard set by American States Water. With a regularity that humans can only reach with fiber supplements, American Water pays out a dividend each and every quarter. On Tuesday, the Board...

1) Rockwood Holdings (NYSE:ROC) ranks first with a gain of 10.09%- The company reported net income of $178 million, or $2.24 a share, for the three months ended March 31. That compares with net income of $36.9 million, or 48 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. The results included a $...

U.S. stock index futures started the day slightly lower today prior to the 8:30am economic data releases and corporate earnings reports. In the early morning, investors awaited the first estimate of the U.S. first-quarter GDP growth today, which came in at a deflator of 1.9% versus the 2.0% Street...

Gabelli & Company has issued a report regarding the 1Q11 results from Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR). According to Gabelli, "Revenue $1.0 billion, +11%, including nearly 8% or $72 million from contribution of American Safety Razor acquisition... EPS $1.04 vs. 1.23, excluding one-time items."...

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) reported its results for the third quarter on Thursday. The company's quarterly profit increased to $2.87 billion, or $0.96 per share, from $2.59 billion, or $0.83 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's sales rose 5% to $20.23 billion. However, analysts...

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) today reported worldwide Net sales of $3,994 million in first quarter 2011, an increase of 4.5% versus first quarter 2010. Global unit volume grew 2.0%, pricing declined 0.5% and foreign exchange was positive 3.0%. Organic sales (Net sales excluding foreign...

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) Reports EPS of $1.16 vs. $1.16 Estimate; Revenues $3.99B vs. 3.91B Estimate

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) Reports EPS of $0.96 vs. $0.97 Estimate; Revenues $20.23B vs. $20.29B Estimate

US stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors are awaiting key gross domestic product data and earnings reports from several companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2 points to 12,643.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.10 point to 1,351.10. Futures on the Nasdaq...

Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM), change- +0.62 (1.54%): Akamai Technologies Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose thanks to higher revenue boosted by demand for its cloud computing solutions. But its second-quarter outlook disappointed analysts and shares fell. Net income in...

Below are the top cleaning products stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Church & Dwight Company Inc (NYSE: CHD) has a dividend yield of 1.70%. CHD's shares closed at $79.53 yesterday. Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) has a dividend yield of 1.50%. SCL's shares closed at $...