Nothing is more rewarding than good, cheap to execute ideas. There are not many of them, but when they appear, some one surely will have a good time. PetMed Express (NASDAQ: PETS), Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN), and OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN) have made successful businesses out of good ideas that needed not hefty initial capital investments. Let us take a look at how these internet-based firms accomplished cette success, and how their more »
Debate rages on as to whether the U.S. consumer is healthy once again. There’s good reason for this, since the U.S. economy is so heavily dependent on consumer spending. But while consumers often cut back on discretionary items when the economy goes south, there’s been little evidence that consumers have cut back on spending on their pets.
In fact, just the opposite—the American Pet Products more »
Peter Lynch always said to buy what you know. We all love our pets and realize how expensive they are to care for. Matter of fact, many would treat their pet before themselves. The pet sector is growing rapidly and the stocks within this sector have been great performers. The best bet is to not only use these company's services for your pets, but also add them to your more »
Pets are a huge industry that doesn’t receive much attention from investors, and it could be one of the safest during hard economic times. According to the American Pet Products Association in 2012, $53.33 billion dollars were spent on pets within the U.S. market, and 62% of U.S. households own a pet. I consider pet supplies a non-cynical item. People don’t stop feeding a pet more »
Investors who prefer to receive income from their stocks likely know of most of the market’s biggest dividend payers. When you think of dividend stocks, the usual suspects probably come to mind: namely, one of the many blue-chips with market capitalizations in the hundreds of billions. What you might not know is that many of the market’s smaller publicly traded companies pay dividends too. Sometimes, savvy dividend investors more »
I am on the hunt for businesses that have consistently generated high returns on capital over a long period of time, produced good cash flow, paid decent dividends, and are valued cheaply. Thus, I ran a screen for finding such businesses that have consistently generated return on equity of at least 15% in each of the past five years, had a free cash flow yield of at least 5%, and more »
In March, PetSmart(NASDAQ: PETM) insiders, including the chief financial officer, senior vice president of marketing, and senior vice president of of real estate and development, sold more than 177,000 shares of the company at around $62.20, with a total transaction value of more than $11 million.
From 2009 to 2012, PetSmart has experienced consistent growth in its stock price, rising from $19 per share to more than more »
In March, insiders including the CFO, Senior VP of Marketing and Senior VP of Real Estate and Development of PetSmart(NASDAQ: PETM) has sold more than 177,000 shares of the company at around $62.2, with a total transaction value of more than $11 million. In the period of 2009 to 2012, PetSmart has experienced a consistent growth in its stock price, from $19 per share to more than more »
The government has been trying to jump start our economy with low interest rates and other methods of quantitative easing. While these methods are imperative for improving the economy, they also reduce the attractiveness of interest-based instruments. This has made dividend stocks particularly attractive over the last couple of years.The following three healthcare companies offer pretty high dividends and fundamentals show that these dividends are sustainable.
Investors who prefer to receive income from their stocks likely know of most of the market’s biggest dividend names. When you think of dividend stocks, the usual suspects probably come to mind, such as ExxonMobil or Johnson & Johnson. Indeed, the large-cap universe holds many of the market’s well-known, successful dividend payers. What you might not know is that many of the market’s smaller publicly traded companies, those more »
The happiest place on Earth for humans may be Disney World, but the happiest place on Earth for our pets is PetSmart(NASDAQ: PETM). I do not know whether it is the smell of the food, other dogs, or just the thrill of being in public, but my puppies go absolutely crazy on the walk through the parking lot and into the store. My male puppy barks his head off more »
Despite all of Bob Barker’s pleading at the end of the Price is Right, the pet population is exploding! As the number of pet owners rises, spending is rising even faster. The market size has doubled on a real basis in the last 20 years. In 2012, Americans spent over $52 billion on animals. That number is expected to rise to $74 billion by 2015.
Pet related stocks carry high approval ratings from other Fools. Five of the eight stocks that show up under the Pets tag have five star CAPS ratings. These companies all help take care of pets, but they aren't all in the same line of business, and they don't all have similar financial expectations. Picking the strongest pet stock could make a big difference. After eliminating stocks with very more »
Are you interested in a business that has been growing its top line and bottom line consistently for the last 10 years? In addition, this business has a quite conservative capital structure, with a lot of cash on hand and no leverage. At the time of writing, the business was trading at single digit EV multiple. It is PetMed Express(NASDAQ: PETS), a pet pharmacy small cap stock.
How we love our animals! I bet many viewers tuned out the State of the Union Address to watch the Westminister Dog Show. The Puppy Bowl had a strong showing even against the Super Bowl. Some spoil these pets with outrageous presents such as Louis Vuitton carriers, fragrance for dogs at $3,000 a bottle, and $3 million dog collars. Even those of us who would blanch at these gifts more »
Companies with small market capitalizations are less visible and usually less known than large to mid caps, and thus a disconnect between the market and a small-cap company's valuation often occurs. They are also less frequently traded than most of the bigger well-knowns and blue-chips, which often contributes to the lack of analyst coverage and news available in relation to many small-cap companies. Small-caps also often carry much higher more »
Pfizer(NYSE: PFE) just sold a little under 20% of its animal health unit to the public. Zoetis(NYSE: ZTS) is a massive competitor in its space and should interest investors looking to benefit from both the farming and the companion pet angle of the animal health industry. The latter has a few other options worth looking at, but there is no other way to directly touch on drugs for more »
Economists and market observers constantly fret about the state of consumer spending. Because so much of the economy in the United States is dependent upon consumer spending, the reluctance of Americans to spend more has kept a lid on the pace of the economic recovery. The same can’t be said of the amount Americans are willing to spend on their pets. In fact, the American Pet Products Association estimated more »
Anyone that knows me personally knows I love animals and everything four-legged. In recent years, a number of pet-focused companies became prominent in the financial markets, we'll examine three (3) of them. The first is PetMed Express(NASDAQ: PETS). As its name suggests, PETS or 1-800 Pet Meds, as advertised on television, caters to pet owners, more specifically as a mail order pet pharmacy. This includes pet medications as more »
If you are looking to get into pharmacy stocks, there are several variables you should considers: (1) customer networks, (2) competitive position, (3) financial position, and (4) growth potential. Below, I review three stocks with these 3 variables in mind. I encourage preferentially buying in companies that are smaller and therefore likely to see positive catalysts from greater attention on the Street. For this reason, I have included a special more »
