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  • A Couple of Interesting Pair Trades

    By Bob Chandler - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: NKE, PCAR, SON, FINL

    When the stock market looks especially volatile, a pairs trade is a strategy worth considering. The idea is to match a long position with a short position in two stocks that have a relevant correlation. I usually buy an undervalued stock and short an overvalued stock in the same industry or with the same general economic attributes.

    This strategy also adds a market hedge, theoretically. For example, if stocks plunge more »

  • A Couple of Interesting Pair Trades

    By Bob Chandler - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: NKE, PCAR, SON, FINL

    When the stock market looks especially volatile, a pairs trade is a strategy worth considering. The idea is to match a long position with a short position in two stocks that have a relevant correlation. I usually buy an undervalued stock and short an overvalued stock in the same industry or with the same general economic attributes.

    This strategy also adds a market hedge, theoretically. For example, if stocks plunge more »

  • You Should Reconsider These High Yield Dividend Stocks

    By Madhu Dube - February 22, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, PBI, SON

    Dividend stocks have high sentimental value attached to them. These stocks come with an added advantage of regular income with opportunity of growth in price. Continuing my quest to identify dividend stocks, I took the below mentioned three stocks into my analysis, which have been recognized in the past by investors as high yield dividend stocks. The idea is to test whether these stocks will maintain the same level of more »

  • Check Out These Total-Return Holdings

    By Damon Churchwell - February 5, 2013 | Tickers: BPL, CTL, GXP, SON

    With Treasury yields at near-zero levels, investments that provide a solid yield while also offering price upside look like appealing considerations for one’s portfolio at this time. The telecom, energy, pharmaceutical, food processing, bank, financial, restaurant, REIT and pipeline operator sectors are places to look for such gems. Here are just a few, all yet to report December-quarter earnings, worth purchasing:

    CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL)

    Among the telecom giants, this more »

  • Betting on This Forest Product Stock Along With Prem Watsa

    By Anh HOANG - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: IP, RFP, SON, WY

    The “Canadian Warren Buffett” Prem Watsa just recently added Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: RFP) to own nearly 19.9 million shares in this global forest products company. As of September, Resolute Forest ranked the fourth biggest positions, accounting for 13.3% of Prem Watsa’s investment portfolio. What is it in the company that Prem Watsa likes so much? 

    Business snapshot

    Resolute Forest Products, previously known as AbitibiBowater Inc, with more »

  • Should Investors Buy This Little-Known Paper Company?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 29, 2012 | Tickers: UFS, IP, RFP, SON, FBR

    Francis Chou is one of the most renowned value investors of our time. The manager of Chou Associates Management was named Morningstar's Fund Manager of the Decade in 2004, an award who's alumnus include Bill Gross and Bruce Berkowitz. Chou currently managers a modestly sized 13F portfolio of close to $375 million in US equities, and has a penchant for financials, technology, and services companies, choosing to allocate more »

  • Canada's Warren Buffett Prem Watsa Really Likes This Stock

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 23, 2012 | Tickers: UFS, IP, RFP, SON, WY

    At the end of June, Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings reported 18.5 million shares of Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: RFP) in its 13F portfolio. This new holding was also the third largest position that Fairfax reported in the filing (find more top stocks from Fairfax Financial Holdings). Resolute Forest Products sells paper products that are used in printed material, including newsprint and coated papers such as is found more »

  • Is International Paper a Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 19, 2012 | Tickers: CLW, UFS, IP, MWV, SON

    International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) was hit by an analyst downgrade on September 17th, which has pulled the stock to “only” an 18% gain so far in the third quarter of 2012 (for the year it is up 14%). The $15 billion market cap company does just what it says on the tin: It produces and distributes paper and paperboard products globally.

    International Paper Company didn’t do that more »

  • A Good Buy for Both Near and Long Term

    By Ashish Sharma - August 15, 2012 | Tickers: UFS, IP, PKG, SON, WPP

    International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the largest global producer of paper products. Containerboard (Industrial Packaging) and Printing & Writing Papers are the two most important businesses for International Papers, contributing ~75% of earnings. Last month, International Paper reported normalized EPS of $0.46 in 2Q12 in-line with the consensus estimate of $0.46. Adjusted operating profit was up 32% quarter over quarter for Industrial Packaging but significantly down for Printing Papers more »

  • Is Domtar a Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - August 13, 2012 | Tickers: UFS, IP, RFP, SON

    Paper company Domtar Corp. (NYSE: UFS) is down about 13% so far in 2012 and up very slightly over the past year, underperforming a rising S&P 500. The underperformance this year has been driven by quarterly reports which showed earnings growth compared to the same quarters in 2011 but failed to meet analyst expectations. Domtar’s three verticals in papermaking are pulp and paper (which offers a variety of more »