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  • Profit Off This Company Going Private Again

    By Mike Thiessen - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: AM, CSS, CTIB

    The market has reacted positively to the announcement that American Greetings's (NYSE: AM) founding family will take the company private for the second time in its existence.  American Greetings is a greeting card company that makes a wide range of personalized and generic stationery and "social expression" products as well. The $828 million deal comes after the floating of a lower offer in September of 2012 that was ultimately more »

  • Profit Off This Company Going Private Again

    By Mike Thiessen - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: AM, CSS, CTIB

    The market has reacted positively to the announcement that American Greetings's (NYSE: AM) founding family will take the company private for the second time in its existence.  American Greetings is a greeting card company that makes a wide range of personalized and generic stationery and "social expression" products as well. The $828 million deal comes after the floating of a lower offer in September of 2012 that was ultimately more »

  • Profit Off This Company Going Private Again

    By Mike Thiessen - April 14, 2013 | Tickers: AM, CSS, CTIB

    The market has reacted positively to the announcement that American Greetings's (NYSE: AM) founding family will take the company private for the second time in its existence.  American Greetings is a greeting card company that makes a wide range of personalized and generic stationery and "social expression" products as well. The $828 million deal comes after the floating of a lower offer in September of 2012 that was ultimately more »

  • Potential Tough Times for Shutterfly

    By Ashit Gulati - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: AM, HPQ, SFLY

    2012 was a significant year for Shutterfly (NASDAQ: SFLY). The company currently trades close to the $43 mark, which is approximately 50% growth from the $30 mark in early 2012. This growth in share price was underpinned by a reported 20% growth in paying users and 30% growth in processed orders during 2012. This led to a 35% growth in total revenues for Shutterfly and saw the investors turn bullish more »

  • Chocolate, Not Diamonds Are Forever

    By Michael Carter - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: FLWS, AM, HSY, TIF

    Valentine’s Day has recently passed and the staple gifts like chocolates, flowers, jewelry, and cards were purchased in extremely large quantities around the world.  Average annual Valentine’s Day spending in fact is now over $13 billion annually.  Imagine how much junk food, soon-to-be dead plants, unworn necklaces and bracelets, and recycled paper that much money can buy.  Actually don’t.  Instead realize that no matter how many commercials more »

  • Buy This Undervalued Company Before It Goes Private

    By Shaun Geer - February 21, 2013 | Tickers: AM, DELL, HNZ

    American Greetings (NYSE: AM), the second largest greeting cards company in America, is currently attempting to go private by the founding Weiss family, with a current offer of $17.50 per share. This offer is roughly a 6% premium over today's price. I believe that the company is undervalued, and that there is a good chance of the going private offer being successful. In addition, looking through the company more »

  • Shutterfly Promises Robust Returns

    By Shas Dey - February 13, 2013 | Tickers: AM, AAPL, PRSS, HPQ, SFLY

    Shutterfly (NASDAQ: SFLY) recently reported its FY 2012 financial performance. The company posted robust numbers that make it a highly profitable prospect for potential investors. Total revenue grew by nearly 35% to $641 million, while Unique Users grew by 30% to 7.1 million. The exceptional growth by the company in the last few years can be attributed to active acquisitions and strong performance in the consumer segment. Shutterfly last more »

  • 5 Valentine’s Day Value Stocks – Revisited

    By Evan Buck - February 11, 2013 | Tickers: FLWS, AM, EAT, LTD, ZLC

    Valentine’s Day is the time we celebrate the relationships held near and dear to our hearts and is the traditional holiday of love.  One way that many people choose to express their love is through buying treats, flowers, jewelry, and assorted gifts for their special someone.

    In a strictly business context, Valentine’s Day provides a large boom for companies who specialize in the aforementioned sectors.  Fellow Motley Fool writer Arthur Pinkasovitch, writing on Valentine’s Day 2012, recommended “5 Valentine’s Day Value Stocks” for the investor looking for a way to profit off of Valentine’s Day industry.  Are these five companies delivering on the other 364 days of the year, or are they simply “one-dimensional” stocks?  One year later, as we near Valentine’s Day 2013, let’s take a step back and examine these five companies and how they fared.

  • Trick (Not Treat) Yields

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - October 31, 2012 | Tickers: AM, CLF, FTR, RNDY, WIN

    There are some dividends that look so tasty that you're tempted to grab them from the weird neighbor lady's Halloween cauldron..the biggest, most colorful candy. Although you know better or you're a little inexperienced at the game you grab it and run. Then, it's getting late, most of the houses are turning off their porch lights since they've run out of candy, so off more »

  • 4 Dividend Stocks Investors are Shorting Massively

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 22, 2012 | Tickers: AM, GME, PBI, SWY

    While the equity market rally continues this year, several dividend-paying stocks are seeing heavy investor short selling. Currently, investors are shorting a number of dividend payers with large dividend yields, assuming, in some cases, that dividend payouts may be unsustainable. At present, investors are heavily shorting American Greetings (NYSE: AM), GameStop (NYSE: GME), Safeway (NYSE: SWY), and Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI). When analyzing the shorted stocks, attention is paid to more »

  • After Today's Surprise Announcement - Should You Take The Money and Run?

    By Gary Grinaker - September 27, 2012 | Tickers: AM, TPCG

    ​My heart soars when a buyout offer is announced. Visions of cold hard cash dance in my head.

    Those visions of cold cash could turn out to be a cold shower if the deal goes south. Should you sell now, forgoing a few meager dimes of potential profit for handfuls of cold hard cash today?

    Or should you add to your profits by buying more shares at today's discounted more »

  • A Suspicious Dividend Yield

    By William Bias - September 26, 2012 | Tickers: AM, CALM, GME

    When I see a high dividend yield, I can’t help but be a little suspicious. A high yield can mean a low stock price for justifiable reasons, a special dividend pay out, or lower cash reserves making the dividend unsustainable.

  • 5 Valentine’s Day Value Stocks

    By Arthur Pinkasovitch - February 14, 2012 | Tickers: FLWS, AM, EAT, LTD, ZLC

    Many years ago, when I was a college student, I used to work at Godiva. Although I had to learn the difference between generic chocolate bars and gourmet chocolate treats, a valuable lesson indeed, one of the most important investment lessons that I discovered was the power of seasonality. Although the Godiva location where I was employed was in a busy mall with constant traffic, most of the business we more »

  • Strong & Sustainable Dividends

    By Arthur Pinkasovitch - January 22, 2012 | Tickers: AM, BPO, XLS, IP, RSH

    Dividends can be paid out for a variety of basic reasons. Although the fundamental purpose of the distribution is generally to pass on company profits directly to the shareholders, several key motivations are behind such an action.

    Firstly, dividend payments increase stock prices as the income stream becomes factored into the share price of a particular company either through the dividend growth model or simply through increasing investor sentiment. Secondly more »