Household Products

Here are some names to key your eye on tomorrow morning, as they are all reporting quarterly earnings: 1. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG): the Street is looking for Q1 EPS of $1.00 on revenues of $20.25 billion. 2. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP): the Street is looking for Q3 EPS of $1.45 on...

In 3Q10, Citigroup expects that Kimberly-Clark's (NYSE: KMB) revenues will increase 2.4% (which includes a 0.7-pt drag from f/x), a slight sequential deceleration relative to the 2.8% growth seen in 2Q10 (when f/x was flat). “We expect overall volumes to increase 1.1%, with pricing adding another 1...

Key Points: Reports rolling in fast: 159, or 31.8%, of S&P 500 firms have reported.    Great start with a median surprise of 5.88%, and a 7.58 surprise ratio. Total of 128 positive surprises and just 17 disappointments. Positive year-over-year growth for 130, falling EPS for 28 firms, a 3.81...

If we were all as lucky as Warren Buffett, we would be able to make investments in companies like ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB-PH), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and call them...

Stocks had a mixed day on Friday but they still managed to close another week on a high note, as investors continued to bet that markets' recent momentum is here to stay. Traders refrained from placing bigger bets as a group of finance ministers met in South Korea amid an ensuing currency war....

(TheStreet) -- Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) says U.S. stocks will trade within a narrow range. The bank predicts a ceiling of 1,200 on the S&P 500 and a floor of 1,000. It's no wonder the bank is recommending clients purchase dividend stocks. Here are 15 of Credit Suisse's 20 favorites. They are...

 For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 19, 2010 – Zacks Research Equity Strategist, Dirk Van Dijk says that S&P 500 earnings are continuing to show red ink. He tracks companies on the Zacks.com web site, naming names, while forecasting trends for the months ahead.   Off to a Strong...

Key Points: Only 48 firms have reported 3Q earnings. The numbers are thus not particularly meaningful, but we present them anyway. Your focus should be on the “expected” tables, which cover the other 452 firms. We are off to a strong start with a median surprise of 6.72%, and a 7.60 surprise ratio...

Oppenheimer has published a research report on WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) as 4Q earnings results were reported ahead of expectations and shares currently reflect solid execution. In the report, Oppenheimer writes "WDFC's fiscal 4Q results were ahead of expectations on both the top and bottom...

WD-40 Company (Nasdaq: WDFC) today reported net sales for the fourth quarter ended August 31, 2010 of $80.7 million, an increase of 4% from the fourth quarter of last fiscal year. Year-to-date net sales were $321.5 million, up 10% from last fiscal year. Fiscal year 2010 was a record year for sales...

We are now officially in the thick of earnings season, which means added volatility for the marketplace. Splashy headlines like Google's surprise surge in sales are making the bulls bolder by the day. And as long as earnings reports continue to at least meet consensus estimates on average, that...

The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $.53 per common share, payable on November 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on October 25, 2010. The Company has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.