Household Products

Warner Chilcott plc (WCRX) posted third-quarter earnings of 86 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents and the prior-year earnings of 41 cents per share. Higher revenues accounted for increased earnings. Revenues Quarterly revenues, at $703.2 million, increased...

Below are the top specialty chemical stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Williams Partners LP (NYSE: WPZ) has a dividend yield of 6.00%. WPZ's shares closed at $45.42 yesterday. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE: ODC) has a dividend yield of 3.00%. ODC's shares closed...

Jefferies has initiated coverage of Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) with a Hold rating and $67 price target. Competitive pressures are one reason for KMB's Hold rating. P&G and private label are challenging KMB in most of the categories they compete in. P&G is also cited as being more "...

In a tepid consumption environment, most players had increased trade spending levels to accelerate volume growth, “but we are seeing signs that these are now beginning to ease as managers realize the implications on price/mix, underlying margin trends and category growth,” Deutsche Bank reports. “...

Cusick's Corner After today's bond action, deflation does not seem to be on many minds. As I mentioned in the Midday, yields continued to rise, thus bond prices came down. This typically signals more worry over future inflation, especially with the strong retail numbers and concerns over...

Consumer-products giant The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is up about 7% year-to-date.  While nothing to sneeze at, this is below the 8% gain seen in the overall broader market. Both of these measurements are price return only, not including dividends. Since the overall market has about a...

Republic Airways Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: RJET) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from "hold" to "buy." RJET's shares closed at $8.09 on Friday. Shares of Republic Airways have gained 9.62% year-to-date. Goldman Sachs upgrade Quicksilver Resources Inc (NYSE: KWK) from "sell" to "neutral." KWK's shares...

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (CHD), a leading consumer products company, posted third-quarter earnings of 96 cents a share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 89 cents a share.  However, earnings fell short of the prior-year figure of 98 cents a share. Church & Dwight's topline grew...

The market is down and the headlines are blaming Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), in part because they reported tepid earnings and somber growth projections. This once again underscores the fact that stock prices are always determined at the margins. Most folks could care less, and this is reflected...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –November 11, 2010 – Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List – Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): ZHONGPIN INC. (HOGS) and Kimberly-Clark...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid...

I'm going to start this month with a prediction that might surprise you. I do not think that bonds are in imminent danger of a crash. I do agree with the growing legion of investors—including the legendary Warren Buffett himself—who believe that the bond market is in a “bubble” of sorts. And I...

Below are the top personal product stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) is 24.50%. CL's ROE for the same period is 78.59%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Procter & Gamble...

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) today reported that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of seventeen cents ($0.17) per share.

Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTEC) today announced its third quarter 2010 financial results. Revenue for the third quarter 2010 was $55.4 million. The Company's revenue from the Technology and Intelligence Services (TIS) and Force Mobility and Modernization Systems (FMMS)...