Household Products

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has reported results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal 2010. Earnings for the quarter were $1.20 per share which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 by 4.35%. Earnings also outpaced the year-ago quarter earnings by 2.56%. Profits were primarily driven...

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has reported results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal 2010. Earnings for the quarter were $1.20 per share which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 by 4.35%. Earnings also outpaced the year-ago quarter earnings by 2.56%. Profits were primarily driven...

Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) are lower on the session by 0.64%, trading at $63.86. Overall put volume is now running at 2.44x the daily average, with 6% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,013 contracts have traded on the session so far. Kimberly-Clark...

In a research report published today, Jefferies reviewed its Mid/Large Group's earnings, including a look at companies Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), Clorox (NYSE: CLX), and Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL). In the report, Jefferies states, "Looking...

Someone e-mailed me an article from Barrons: With cash pouring in, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may do something big this year -- maybe even pay a dividend. A flush Berkshire Hathaway is in its best shape ever and piling up cash so quickly that it could be sitting on close to $50 billion at...

I've found and interesting small cap company operating in the mobile technology industry - one that stood out from the pack because it has morphed two trends into one business model for those on the go. But there's a catch: This microcap company is looking...

I've found and interesting small cap company operating in the mobile technology industry - one that stood out from the pack because it has morphed two trends into one business model for those on the go. But there's a catch: This microcap company is looking...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where its analysts suggest traders buy put spreads on Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) ahead of the company's earnings report. Goldman Sachs Consumer Products analyst, Andrew Sawyer, expects Sell-rated KMB to report weaker results (GS EPS of $1.14...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where its analysts suggest traders buy calls on Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) ahead of the company's earnings report. Goldman Sachs Consumer Products analyst, Andrew Sawyer, believes that PG is nearing an inflection point for fundamentals;...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $.53 per common share, payable on February 15, 2011, to shareholders of record on January 25, 2011. The Company has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.

The shares of Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) rose more than 2.5% after the news that the world's top meat processor JBS S.A. along with a group of private equity firms are about to reconsider the bid for Sara Lee's meat and coffee division. Previously, the company rejected the bid of about $17.50 per share...

The shares of Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) rose more than 2.5% after the news that the world's top meat processor JBS S.A. along with a group of private equity firms are about to reconsider the bid for Sara Lee's meat and coffee division. Previously, the company rejected the bid of about $17.50 per share...

WD-40 Company's (NASDAQ: WDFC) F2011 prospects will probably depend on its ability to offset likely higher crude oil-based raw material costs, and maintain gross margins above 51%, J.P. Morgan reports. “WD-40 started fiscal 2011 with mixed results: Asia-Pacific and Europe demonstrated solid growth...