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Top 5 Stocks In The Accident & Health Insurance Industry With The Highest 5-Y Earnings Estimates (AFL, GTS, UNM, AIZ, SFG)
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 7:15am | 255Below are the top accident & health insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of 5-Y earnings estimates: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is likely to achieve 13.44% earnings growth over the next five years. AFL’s quarterly earnings growth stands at 27.90% y/y. Read more about this...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Accident & Health Insurance Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (AFL, GTS, AIZ, UNM, SFG)
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 7:11am | 222Below are the top accident & health insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) has a PEG ratio of 0.74. AFL’s trailing-twelve-month revenues stand at $18.24 billion. Read more about this company here. Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE...
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AUDUSD boosted on signs of another interest rate hike
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 2:48am | 557G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD EUR 0.25 GBP 0.11 JPY -0.19 CHF -0.22 AUDUSD recovered from Friday’s losses and traded at 0.9076 on speculation that retail sales rose 0.3% in February, due on March 31 and as RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said house prices are “getting...
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AUDUSD boosted on signs of another interest rate hike
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 2:48am | 557G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD EUR 0.25 GBP 0.11 JPY -0.19 CHF -0.22 AUDUSD recovered from Friday’s losses and traded at 0.9076 on speculation that retail sales rose 0.3% in February, due on March 31 and as RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said house prices are “getting...
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dividend income rises to a record
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 11:23pm | 613We've likely all suffered dividend cuts in our portfolio and and some companies that have been consistent dividend raisers over the years have frozen dividend payments since early 2008. Recently our dividend income has finally gone back into record territory. The funny thing is that the record...
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Ascendere Long/Short Model Portfolio End of Day Update: March 25, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 12:48am | 1064The Ascendere Long/Short Model Portfolio is a "tactical tilt" portfolio that buys the highest quality stocks and sells the lowest quality stocks while maintaining a net long or net short position at all times. While we re-balance the model every month, it ...
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Top 5 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Asset Management Industry With The Highest Cash (PFG, LM, LAZ, IVZ, BX)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 6:54am | 256Below are the top mid-cap asset management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE: PFG) had $3.49 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. PFG had a total debt of $2.33 billion for the same period. Read more about this company here. Legg Mason...
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A Preference For A Preferred ETF
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 4:19am | 197In the summer of 2009, the ETF Professor wasn't too impressed with ETFs that focused on preferred stocks. Well, the time has come for a change of view on that and while there are several options available in the world of preferred ETFs, there is one selection that rules the roost. That is the...
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Market Update – Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 10:20am | 1015The Congressional committee on housing, the Federal Housing Committee, is meeting today to decide what the next move is with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The government nationalized the two massive companies during the housing crisis and they have helped stabilize the housing market since then, in...
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Market Update – Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 10:20am | 1015The Congressional committee on housing, the Federal Housing Committee, is meeting today to decide what the next move is with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The government nationalized the two massive companies during the housing crisis and they have helped stabilize the housing market since then, in...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (PETM, STRA, VTR, AFL, TS)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 10:06am | 249PetSmart Inc (NASDAQ: PETM) was downgraded by Janney Montgomery Scott from “buy” to “neutral.” PETM lost 1.45% to $31.28 at 9:40 am. PETM has a 52-week trading range of $19.32-$31.88. Read more about this company here. RBC Capital Markets downgraded Strayer Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) from “top...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (ADTN, AFCE, AGYS, AMIC, APEI)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3:03pm | 273ADTRAN Inc (NASDAQ: ADTN) shares gained 1.96% to create a new 52-week high of $26.59. ADTN’s trailing-twelve-month operating margins stand at 21.53%. Read more about this company here. AFC Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ: AFCE) shares climbed to $10.63, creating a new 52-week high before slipping to $10....
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Strategists Warn About The Financial Sector As The Financial ETF Sets A New 52-Week High
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 6:49pm | 2087The rally in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) on Wednesday means the exchange-traded fund has more than doubled in value from a year ago. The ETF set a new 52-week high of $15.97 a share on Wednesday. One year ago on March 17, 2009, the fund touched a session low of $7.87, according to...
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TARP Repayments, Rating Upgrades Give Financials A Facelift (HIG, DFS, UNM, LNC, GGP, SPG, CIT)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3:06pm | 349The financial sector stood out in the Standard & Poor's 500 as it led the gains today. The sector was propelled by upgrades in rating for some insurers and the repayment of government bailouts. Some of the financial stocks that outshone today are: Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE: HIG)...
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Senator Dodd’s Newly Proposed Bill Will Hurt Financial ETFs
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 1:10pm | 2088“Although the future of reform legislation remains unclear, a recent bill proposed by Senator Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) could potentially hinder the financial sector and its exchange traded funds,” Kevin Grewal Reports From The Street. Grewal goes on to say, “This new proposed reform, which is...