Procter & Gamble
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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 »
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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 »
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Is Buffett Bullish?
By Nicholas Southwick - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-A, KO, JNJ, PG
The answer, of course, depends on who is asking. The results are likely to be in the affirmative right now, but it would appear that Warren Buffett is letting go of some of Berkshire’s stock holdings, selling 19 million shares of Johnson & Johnson and almost a quarter of his Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) stake. The stocks have performed decently over the past year, but with Procter trading for 18 more »
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Will Pitching Camp in Troy Yield Profits?
By Arturo Cuevas - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: HELE, PG, REV
Like the “face that launched a thousand ships” that this company conjures, Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) has an equity worth more than a cursory look. I won’t dare to venture on its entire product line, as this would entail a Homeric odyssey of non-durable consumer goods with multiple brands, not a few of which curiously rhyme with Ajax, Achilles, and Agamemnon. Suffice it to say that this company more »
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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 »
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Procter & Gamble a Buy After Plummeting
By Marshall Hargrave - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: CL, JNJ, PG
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) saw a 5% plus pullback in its stock last week after reporting unimpressive quarterly results; however, this consumer-products giant owns some of the most recognized products in the world; selling items in more than 180 countries around the world. So is the pullback a great opportunity to jump into the stock?I think so, as P&G has 50 brands and include some of the world more » -
Do Dividend Investors Need These 3 Dow Stocks?
By Karin Hernandez - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: MMM, KO, PG
The Motley Fool recently put out a Special Advisor Report by Dan Caplinger with the title “Three Dow Stocks that Dividend Investors Need.” His picks promise dividend growth as well as a current attractive yield, and he looks to the Dividend Aristocrats for his proof of longevity and future staying power. These companies have a record of paying and raising dividends for at least twenty-five years, which makes them incredibly more »
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Cost Cutting Initiative to Bolster GlaxoSmithKline's Earnings
By Kiran Gulati - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: GSK, PFE, PG
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) is a pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in the United Kingdom. GlaxoSmithKline is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with a market cap of $112 billion. The company was founded in 2000, as a result of a merger between Glaxo Welcome and SmithKline Beecham. Below is a snapshot of GlaxoSmithKline's fourth quarter results.
Q4, ANALYSIS:-
During the fourth quarter, GlaxoSmithKline’s earnings declined more »
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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 »
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Another Year, and Another Dividend Increase for These Dividend Stalwarts
By Robert Ciura - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: CVX, XOM, PG
Dividend enthusiasts understand the value of receiving those quarterly payments, which really add up over time. For investors who’d rather not have to keep their eyes glued to every market headline, pinning their retirement hopes and dreams on the daily prices of their stocks, dividends are a reliable source of returns. Dividends allow you to sleep well at night, knowing that those checks will arrive, regardless of the prevailing more »
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Are These Dividend Stocks Overvalued?
By Mark Morelli - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: T, ED, INTC, PG
My, how the tables have turned.
In the waning days of the dot.com bubble of the late 1990's and early 2000's tech stocks were considered way overpriced. Some had P/Es over 100 and drove the overall market to an incredibly high valuation.
Today a new group of stocks are considered by a number of analysts to be overpriced. Defensive and low-growth telecoms, utilities and consumer staples more »
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Why You Should Buy This Blue Chip Stock
By Austin Higgins - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: JNJ, PG, WMT
Blue chip stocks are great companies to add to your portfolio. They have a long history of strong growth and have strong, reputable brands. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is one blue chip you should consider for your portfolio for three key reasons.
Economic health
Procter & Gamble’s stock price has risen 17% so far this year. This is a great return on the stock for a company that has had more »
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This Stock's Recent Drop Is an Opportunity
By Anh HOANG - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: CL, PG, UL
Recently, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) reported an increase in profit in its third-quarter results, but it came with a disappointing fourth-quarter forecast. Thus, its share price experienced a significant drop, declining from $82.50 per share to around $77 per share.
However, even with that drop, P&G has had a nice rally of more than 13.5% since the beginning of the year. Should investors accumulate more »
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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 »
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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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It's Time to Get Big and Get Boring
By Leo Sun - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: CL, KMB, PG
With the market near all-time highs again, many investors are wondering, is it time to sell in May and go away?
My simple answer, dear investors, is that instead of selling all your stocks, you should “get big and get boring.” Find big, dependable blue-chip stocks with boring, necessary product lines to generate some dividend income over the slow summer months. For me, three stocks fit this bill: Procter & Gamble more »
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Assessing P&G's Declining Level of Dividend Increases
By Greg Williamson - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: JNJ, PG, WMT
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is one of the most popular dividend stocks in the world with an impressive payout history that includes 122 years of uninterrupted dividends and 57 years of consecutive annual dividend increases.
Its current dividend yield is 3% and with a payout ratio of 54%, P&G has the capability of significantly boosting its dividend. P&G has averaged an annual dividend increase of 10.8% per more »
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3 Stocks for Grandma
By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 25, 2013 | Tickers: GIS, MCD, PG
With central banks holding interest rates near 0%, many retirees are searching for yield. Traditionally, stocks have always been seen as inherently more risky than fixed income, and certainly cash. Still, some people have no choice, needing the income to finance a retirement.
For this purpose, some stocks are obviously better than others. In particular, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and General Mills (NYSE: GIS) are well more »
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What's the Gates Foundation Betting On?
By Shweta Dubey - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: KO, PG, WMT
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is known for investing in companies that are leaders in their respective industries. The trust's focus has always been on long-term investments, and its holding also provide a useful and dependable source for investors to find new avenues of growth.
According to the latest 13F filings for the fourth quarter 2012, the trust's top picks are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Procter & Gamble more »
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How To Invest Despite Long-Tail Risk Part 2
By Reuben Brewer - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: JNJ, MCD, PG
Investors have been shifting out of investments that protect against rare, but catastrophic risks. With the market near all time highs, those risks are still very real. Investing in low beta stocks like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) can help protect against some of that downside.
Black Swans
According to Reuters, hedge funds designed to protect investors from large, unexpected losses are more »