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  • Is Procter and Gamble still worth it?

    By harsha lohia - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: CL, KMB, PG

    The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) has been one of the best known corporations in the world brewing success decade after decade but since the year 2000 its business has reached a whole new level with its brand portfolio today exceeding $25 billion from just $10 billion back then. The management recently announced the come-back of its former CEO A.G. Lafley, who was at the center of operations driving more »

  • P&G Is Still Below Par

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - June 13, 2013 | Tickers: KMB, PG, UL

    Last week Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) announced that it was going to reorganize the company from the current five-arm management structure into four divisions. The company also announced that in the process it plans to trim its workforce by about 4,000 employees by 2016, which also follows another 1,600 staff slated to lose their jobs in 2013. P&G, which will be cutting its workforce for only the more »

  • 3 Reasons I’m Bearish on This Stock

    By Marie Palumbo - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: CL, JCP, KMB, PG, CLX

    It might be about time to gear up for a short. Or at least time to take some profits off the table. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) made the decision to rehire its old CEO, A.J. Lafley, to replace his handpicked successor Robert McDonald. I see this as a call for concern given Lafley’s track record as CEO.

    P&G is a great company that likely will be around more »

  • Three Long-Term Stocks With Juicy Dividend Yields

    By Anh HOANG - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: KMB, MCD, PFE

    Editor's Note: This article initially mentions Pfizer's " consistent increasing dividends." In light of the fact that Pfizer cut their dividend in half during 2009, we have removed that passage. Motley Fool apologizes for the error.

    As the stock market has kept going up, many investors have thought about the possibility of another crash like 2008. Psychologically, the more I hear about it, the more I believe that it more »

  • 4 Dividend Champions Going Ex-Dividend in June

    By Karin Hernandez - June 5, 2013 | Tickers: APD, CINF, KMB, LEG

    Dividend companies continue to be popular, both among people investing for income and among people looking for superior returns with the added bonus of a steady income stream. Investors are finally recognizing that over time, dividend-payers have historically outperformed other classes, and that much of the stock market’s overall performance can actually be attributed to the contribution of dividends.

    Important dates for dividend stocks

    If you're going to more »

  • 3 FMCG Companies Favoring Expansion and Cost Restructuring

    By Shweta Dubey - June 5, 2013 | Tickers: KMB, PG, CLX

    Emerging markets like India, China, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, and South Africa are seeing better economic growth than the developed countries. Analysts forecast an increase in spending between 7.7% and 15.2% from 2013 to 2016 in these markets. Segments like prepared food, beverages, and household and beauty products will enjoy double-digit growth.

    It's necessary that FMCG companies understand the needs of emerging markets and plan their expansion activities more »

  • Three Stocks for an Overheated Market

    By John Timmes - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: MO, KMB, PG

    The stock market has been on an absolute tear this year, and the bullishness surrounding the market continues to build.  However, Bernanke's comments on Wednesday hit the market hard.  If the jitters surrounding higher interest rates continue to spook the markets, a pullback could be coming.  As such, we look at three stocks that make good investments even if we head into a pullback in the markets.

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  • Are Consumer Staples Stocks Still Undervalued?

    By Robert Ciura - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: CL, KMB, CLX

    Income investors already know the merits of investing in companies like The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX), but it bears repeating: specifically, reliable profit growth and annual dividend increases. Investors who love receiving income from their stocks take those quarterly checks very seriously.

    Indeed, Clorox recently did what its investors probably take for granted. The company recently raised its dividend by 11%, marking the 36th consecutive year of a dividend more »

  • An Attractive Opportunity Still Exists Despite the Market's Run Up

    By Greg Williamson - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: GE, KMB, GWW

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average is at an all-time high near 15,000. In 2009, when it fell below 7,000, most investors (including myself) could not have fathomed that it would get to this level so quickly. This is a reminder that the stock market is the best investment vehicle over the long haul for growing your nest egg. It is exciting to watch the Dow achieve the 15 more »

  • 3 Companies Yielding Dividends Greater Than 3 Percent

    By William Bias - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: BGS, KMB, CLX

    Right now the stock market is hitting new highs just about every day. The Dow just surpassed 15,000 for the first time, and the S&P 500 is also shattering records. All of this makes it difficult to find companies with dividend yields greater than 3%. Never invest in a company based on yield alone--always invest with the viewpoint of someone wanting to take ownership in a business, which more »

  • This $28 Billion Hedge Fund Is Bullish

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AMGN, DTE, KMB, MKC, VZ

    Looking at 13F filings is important because they reveal hedge funds' quarterly moves, and most crucially, their favorite equity investments. Institutional investors who exercise investment discretion of more than $100 million are required to report their positions in 13Fs several weeks after the end of each quarter. David Harding's Winton Capital Management is one of the funds that recently filed its 13F form with the Securities and Exchange Commission more »

  • This Underperforming Stock Is Still a Strong Buy

    By Shas Dey - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: KMB, PG, CLX

    Shares of Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) tumbled almost 6% after the company released its Q4 2013 numbers. Investors haven’t seen such a fall on this counter for a long, long time. What is even more surprising is that the results were not all that bad except for the fact that the earnings surprise this quarter was much less than what the market is accustomed to. If you ask more »

  • What to Buy and Sell as the Market Climbs

    By James Catlin - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: JNJ, KMB, KMI

    What happens when everyone seeks safety?

    We know the story: Fed intervention has spurned interest in low paying bonds, especially with the specter of inflation around the corner. Both savers and bond investors are being forced into an equity market in which they normally would not participate. Recently, CNBC reported that 25% of Central Banks will have committed or have plans to commit capital to the equity market.

    However, these more »

  • Procter & Gamble: Strong Dividends Set to Continue

    By siraj sarwar - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: CL, KMB, PG

    Competitive pricing, slowing growth rates around the world, and unfavorable foreign-exchange trends have created problems for many companies working in the household and personal-products sector, and that includes Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), the world's leading global household and personal-care firm.

    The company responded with an enormous $10 billion cost-saving plan to cope with current volatile situations. It has reduced its employee head count and increased its investment in organic more »

  • 3 Reasons to Pick This Personal Care Stock

    By Shas Dey - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: JNJ, KMB, PG

    Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) is one of those few stocks that doesn’t need any buzz to outperform the market. The stock has gained about 50% and 33% in the last two years and one year, respectively. Besides, this stock has a quality of consistently distributing dividends to shareholders. All in all, it is a solid stock operating in a niche business, and I have good feelings about this.

    In this more »

  • Building a Watch List from Your Garage

    By William Bias - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: GNRC, KMB, SWK, WDFC

    A watch list serves as an important tool in the process of gathering investment ideas and keeping track of them in order to determine their worthiness for your portfolio. You can find great investment ideas simply by walking around in your garage.

    As you walk around your garage you may see a box of Scott shop towels made by personal care conglomerate Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB). In addition, the company also more »

  • Prospects Look Bright For Household And Personal Product Industries

    By siraj sarwar - May 5, 2013 | Tickers: KMB, PG, CLX

    Many investors, understandably, begin to worry about their stocks when they encounter economic uncertainty. Stocks, as a consequence, can show widely varying results because of how much the ups and downs of the market are tied to investor expectations. Investing in what are referred to as "defensive sector stocks" can minimize exposure to such economic-related risk.

    The traditional wisdom about the best defensive sector stocks for investors focuses of food more »

  • Strong Brands Can't Save This Average Dividend Stock

    By Timothy Green - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: CL, JNJ, KMB, PG

    The power of brand names can not be overstated. The benefit of having strong, well-liked brands is that a company can achieve much higher margins than the seller of a generic product because customers are willing to pay more for higher quality. Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) is an example of a company that owns such brands.

    Strong brands are typically a hallmark of a dividend stock, providing stability and ensuring that more »

  • 5 Stocks With 40 or More Years of Dividend Increases

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: ABBV, KMB, MSEX, PEP, VFC

    Market-beating strategies are inherently hard to find. Based on the evidence from several major developed markets, dividend growth was the single largest contributor to nominal stock market returns over the past 40 years, according to Société Générale.

    An exclusive club

    A small group of companies pursues a policy of boosting shareholder value through consistent annual dividend increases for decades. Among the stocks with the longest streaks of consecutive dividend growth more »

  • The Young Should Invest in These Long-Term Stocks

    By Nate Wooley - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: CL, GIS, KMB, PG, TGT

    Young people, more than anyone esle, should be investing in the stock market.

    It's senseless for them not to. Sure, as a broker, I continually heard young people complain that they didn't have money to invest. Or I'd be told that investing was something their parents did or that they'd “get around to that later.” Again, senseless. When a person is young is the best time more »

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