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Jim Favors Foreign-Oriented Oil Stocks, COV, FLIR, ARST, AAPL; Expects Energy, Healthcare, Technology, Financial Stocks To Decline
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 7:49am | 380After the markets dipped last week, a mere modest 24-point rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average brought out optimism in Jim Cramer. He said that last week's sell-off depicted that Washington exerts a far more powerful impact than anything on Wall Street. Jim finds the US much less a safe place...
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PG Threat For ENR Overrated
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 4:27pm | 177Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey reiterate their “buy” rating on Energizer Holdings, Inc (NYSE: ENR). The target price for ENR is set to $70. During the holiday season, Duracell (NYSE: PG) was offering 10 packs for the price of an 8 pack. “Over the past few days, ENR shares have been hammered...
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Damaged Shoulder Wins Portland Resident $4.75 Million In Damages (KMB)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 8:45am | 147A medical device company was ordered by the County Jury in Multnomah to pay $4.75 million in damages to a resident of Portland and his wife. The jury gave the ruling against I-Flow Corp, which is now a part of Kimberly-Clark Corp., (NYSE: KMB) as the company was found to be responsible for the...
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Top 5 Large-Cap Stocks In The Consumer Goods Sector With The Highest Revenue Estimates (HMC, F, PC, PG, SNE)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 8:36am | 263Below are the top 5 large-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of revenue estimates. The FY10 revenue estimate for Honda Motor Co Ltd (NYSE: HMC) is $121.11 billion. The sales growth estimate for HMC stands at 18.8%. Read more on this stock. The 2009 revenue estimate for...
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Stock Market News for January 22, 2010 - Market News
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:24am | 478President Barack Obama’s combative rhetoric sent traders on Wall Street scurrying for cover as proposals of greater restrictions on big banks led to concerns that profits at those firms will be impacted. Lingering worries about China’s moves to contain liquidity to stay ahead of inflation and...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (GE, BBT, APD, SLB, STI, JCI, HBAN, KMB, HOG)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 9:03am | 706General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today reported a fourth-quarter profit of $2.94 billion, or $0.28 per share, on revenue of $41.4 billion. Analysts expected General Electric to report earnings of $0.26 per share on revenue of $39.99 billion. General Electric is trading at $16.15, increased 0.81...
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) Earnings Preview
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 9:23pm | 55Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) will post its earnings from last quarter on Friday. Analysts are expecting a per-share profit of $1.26, up from the $1.01 earned for the same quarter a year ago. Kimberly-Clark Corporation - a personal products manufacturer - has topped estimates in its prior...
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Company News for January 21, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 10:29am | 337• eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) reported fourth quarter earnings of 44 cents a share, 4 cents better than expected, on revenues of $2.37 billion, which topped projections of $2.28 billion. According to CEO Donahoe, "We delivered a strong fourth quarter with double-digit revenue growth driven by exceptional...
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Twitter And Facebook Help Raise Millions for Haiti Relief
Monday, January 18, 2010 - 9:22am | 175The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has credited the privately held internet companies Twitter and Facebook with helping it raise over $13 million since last Wednesday when the charity posted an appeal on Twitter for donations to go towards Haitian relief efforts. The charity also set up a text...
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Shiseido To Buy Bare Escentuals, (SSDOY, BARE, PG, UN)
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:10am | 120Japan’s largest cosmetic group, Shiseido Co. Ltd. (ADR) (OTC: SSDOY) is buying Californian rival Bare Escentuals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BARE) in a $1.7 billion deal that will bring together model Agyness Deyn, the public face of the Asian business, with the queen of American television 'infomercials',...
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Cramer Says Time To Buy AA, Sell APOL, WNR and ACTI
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 7:35am | 354In his “Mad Money” show, Cramer said that the markets need a breather, which was provided by Obama's most recent plans to penalize financial institutions. Jim Cramer advocated buying Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and emphasized that the company’s cash flow numbers signaled a recovery in all sectors, ranging...
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Bank of America (BAC) favors Procter & Gamble (PG)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 4:43am | 151Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) reversed yesterday’s damage by gaining Bank of America’s approval. Bank of America upgraded Procter & Gamble to a ‘Buy’ rating. BMO had downgraded P&G to ‘Market Performer’ category yesterday. According to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), this raise is based on...
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WD-40 : Strong Fundamentals Fully Valued (WDFC)
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 10:13am | 136WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC) is headquartered in San Diego, CA, and sells three lines of products that include multi-purpose lubricants, heavy-duty hand cleaners, and household products. Analysts at Janney Capital Markets have rated the company as Neutral with a price target of $33.50. WD-40 has been able...
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BMO Downgrades PG On Devaluation
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 1:45pm | 56BMO Capital downgraded Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) from “outperform” to “market perform.” The downgrade was to reflect the devaluation in Venezuela. According to BMO Capital, the devaluation limits upside to PG’s stock in the near to medium term. The target price for PG is set to $66.
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Currency Devaluation Not To Impact Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 1:27pm | 97Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) said that the Venezuelan currency devaluation would not have any impact on the company's 2009 results of operations or financial position. The share price for Colgate-Palmolive Co. was $81.51. The company said that it expects ongoing charges mostly due to...