Personal Products

Japan’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',...

• Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) bested buoyant estimates with final quarter earnings of 40 cents, beating Zacks estimates of 34 cents, versus 4 cents a year ago on revenues of $10.6 billion, ahead of Zacks expectations of $10.1 billion and last year's $8.2 billion. The firm also provided upside first quarter...

As if moving lower wasn’t bad enough some stocks are moving lower on a massive amount of volume. This can often mark the beginning of a breakdown, and/or institutional selling. Today’s high-volume losers are: Medifast Inc. (NYSE: MED) America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: AMX) Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE...

Mark, the brand which was introduced in 2003, has the same direct selling approach that has been a part of Avon Products Inc.’s (NYSE: AVP) history. Mark is offering their representatives the opportunity to sell products not just door to door, but on Facebook, wall to wall. The Mark brand now has...

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co. (NYSE: KYN) plunged 6.80% to $23.56 in the pre-market session. Kayne Anderson today announced that it has commenced a public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock. In the last year, KYN is up over 45%. KYN closed at $25.28 in the last trading session....

With the major indices ticking slightly higher Wednesday, there were many stocks which broke out to the upside on BIG volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should...

With the market taking a hit today on the back of a weak Alcoa (AA) earnings report, there were several stocks which fought the trend and finished higher on heavier volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are...

Below are the top 5 small-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of return on assets. The return on assets offered by Bare Escentuals Inc (NASDAQ: BARE) stands at 29.87. BARE’s market capitalization is $1.19 billion. Piper Jaffray upgraded BARE from “neutral” to “overweight...

NBTY Inc (NYSE: NTY), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, has reported an increase in sales for the December quarter. The company has seen an improvement in sales across all its businesses. North American Retail same store sales increased 4%, whereas European...

Brooklyn Federal Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: BFSB) shares lost 1.55% to $8.91, creating a new 52-week low. BFSB operates as the holding company for Brooklyn Federal Savings Bank that provides various banking products and services in Brooklyn, Nassau and Suffolk, New York. Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc (...

Below are the top 5 small-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The return on equity offered by Bare Escentuals Inc (NASDAQ: BARE) stands at 408.27. BARE’s market capitalization is $1.25 billion. Piper Jaffray upgraded BARE from “neutral” to “overweight...

CCA Industries (AMEX: CAW) is up almost 50% in the past month as it made a move off its recent base of $4.20/share to close at $6.16/share today. CCA Industries has not announced any news over the past month other than declaring the 1st quarter dividend of $0.07/share. Volume has not been...

According to a recent report published by Stifel Nicolaus, Alberto-Culver Company (NYSE: ACV) has been downgraded from ‘Buy’ to ‘Hold’. Stifel Nicolaus had given a price target of $32. However, Stifel Nicolaus has still placed its faith in Alberto-Culver’s potential to gain market share in the...

Below are the top 5 small-cap Consumer Goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of earnings estimates. The per share earnings estimate for National Presto Industries Inc (NYSE: NPK) for next year is $9.52. CFFN’s market capitalization is $749 million. NPK’s quarterly EPS growth is 63.80%....