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• Comparing 3 Household Names Using Graham's Rules For The Common Stock

  By Jarrod Jacinth - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: CL, PG, UN

  Well it seems that my Magic Crystal Ball is still at the shop so I will have to look at some simple data numbers. No matter, it's an enjoyable process that allows a quick view of a company to see if we want to further peruse its analysis. An investor should have multiple phases of analysis in place to help weed through undesirable investments.

  Let's look at three more »

• Should We Follow Richard Pzena Into These 2 Stocks?

  By Anh HOANG - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: PG, UN, WMT

  Richard Pzena is one of the most successful value investors, managing nearly $20 billion as of April 2013. In the past one year, his Large Cap Focused Value fund's gross annualized performance was 18.9%. Recently, he initiated long positions in two large cap businesses, Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). In the first quarter, he bought 8,193 shares of Wal-Mart worth nearly $640,000 more »

• Building a Watch List From Household Items

  By William Bias - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: CHD, PG, UL, UN

  The Motley Fool Watch List (account sign-up required) can serve as a useful tool in compiling investment ideas and keeping track of relevant news pertaining to your personalized list. One of the ways you can find investment ideas is looking around at your household items and making note of who makes them to see if the companies are publicly traded. The three companies listed below own a portfolio of brand more »

• The Consumer Goods Giant that Donald Yacktman is Bullish About

  By Anh HOANG - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: PG, UL, UN

  In the previous article, I have talked about News Corp, the top position of a famous investment manager Donald Yacktman. He does not only loves the entertainment business but he also loves the consumer business. His second and third biggest positions were global giant consumer companies. They were Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and PepsiCo. P&G was the second biggest holding, with more than 27.7 million shares, accounting for more »

• Investment Insights From The Grocery Store

  By Federico Zaldua - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: BUD, BTI, CL, DEO, PG, UN

  As I wrote in my fixedincomenow blog, two weeks ago I decided to carry on an experiment. It all started when I went to the supermarket and I was there for over an hour buying different goods, from food and beverages to cleaning items. I found myself buying brands I trusted only when I was buying beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and packaged foods. Only for those items, and for more »

• Will Procter & Gamble Keep Growing in 2013?

  By Lior Cohen - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: CL, PG, UN

  Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) started off the year on a positive note and rose by 12.2%. The company didn’t have an easy year but after making many tough decisions in 2012, its outlook has improved. Will this leading consumer product company be able to keep growing in 2013? How is this company performing compared to other leading consumer product companies?

  Little Growth, Stable Profitability

  Based on the company more »

• Go Long On Nestle

  By Federico Zaldua - February 8, 2013 | Tickers: DANOY.PK, NSRGY, UN

  Nestle (NASDAQOTH: NSRGY), the favorite Consumer Goods Company (CGC) of many great investors such as the successful value driven hedge fund Gardner Russo & Gardner seems relatively undervalued. Every time I have been into a Columbia Investment Management Association meeting (and I went to every single one since 2010), Mr. Russo explains why almost every equity investor should own Nestle shares. His reasons are many: Nestle has great brands (from Nespresso more »

• Worth A Gamble

  By Diane Alter - January 30, 2013 | Tickers: CL, PG, UL, UN

  Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) recently reported impressive results for the last three months of 2012.

  The Cincinnati, Ohio-based multinational consumer product company, best known for iconic brands such as Tide laundry detergent, Pamper diapers, Duracell batteries, and a cache of health and beauty products including Olay, Crest, Head & Shoulders, Cover Girl, Clairol, Gillette and many more, earned $4.1 billion over the three months ending December 2012. That was up more »

• Procter & Gamble– Earnings Preview in Light of Ackman’s Statements

  By Shas Dey - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: CL, PG, UN

  The fiscal second quarter results of Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) should be out before the markets open on Friday, January 25, 2013. Analysts forecast an EPS of $1.11 for the quarter. While whether or not the Cincinnati-based company will surprise analysts as it has been doing for the past four quarters is of short-term interest, the world’s largest consumer products manufacturer deserves a look for its long-term prospects more »

• 21st Century Butchers, Bakers, and Candlestick Makers

  By Michael Ugulini - January 22, 2013 | Tickers: KRFT, PNRA, TSN, UN

  It really wasn't that long ago that a quick trip downtown brought you to a host of trade people – the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker - all nestled amongst each other on Main Street, rubbing elbows and sharing stories with each other on summer sidewalks.

  Today, an easy way to find members of this group all together in one place is to check their ticker listings on the major more »

• Win-Win Peanut Butter Deal

  By Anh HOANG - January 9, 2013 | Tickers: HRL, SJM, UN

  In the effort of expanding its business into general packaged foods and accelerate its growth in China, Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) has agreed to acquire the Skippy peanut butter business from Unilever (NYSE: UN) for total $700 million in cash. Skippy is considered to be the number two peanut butter brand in the US, just behind Jif brand, which belongs to J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM). Does Hormel become more »

• Make Nestle Part Of Your Portfolio

  By Federico Zaldua - January 9, 2013 | Tickers: BUD, DANOY.PK, NSRGY, UN

  Nestle (NASDAQOTH: NSRGY) has been for a while the favorite Consumer Goods Company (CGC) of many great investors such as the successful value driven hedge fund Gardner Russo & Gardner. As a matter of fact, every time I have been into a Columbia Investment Management Association meeting (and I went to every single one since 2010), Mr. Russo explains why almost every equity investor should own Nestle shares. His reasons are more »

• Product Brands We Love and Two Companies Who Own Them

  By Meryl Baer - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: CL, PG, CLX, UN

  Stores are cornucopias of merchandise marketed to lure us into placing the items in our shopping cart and taking them home. Consumers can be fickle, and corporations are always looking for, or attempting to develop themselves, product blockbusters. Sometimes items are dropped from product lines and other times new ones added to an ever-growing list of corporate assets. The lifeblood of successful companies is selling products consumers buy. As Mae more »

• This Food Spin-Off Has Growth Potential

  By Daniel James - December 17, 2012 | Tickers: KRFT, MDLZ, UN

  Another week, another food stock to analyze. It’s not only that I quite like food in general, but as I have said before, it is a sector that continues to hold its own throughout the crisis. Not too long ago, Kraft (NASDAQ: KRFT) foods separated its North American supermarket supplier division from the rest of its activities, that have now been incorporated in Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ). Mondelez is more »

• The New Kraft

  By Gerelyn Terzo - December 14, 2012 | Tickers: CAG, KRFT, UL, UN

  Since separating itself from its international snack division and redefining the company as a North American consumer packaged food and beverage brand in October, Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KRFT) is journeying down a new path. The company is in the process of remaking and rebranding itself into the business current leadership always wanted to create but was seemingly held back from building previously. As a "$19 billion startup," as characterized by more »

• Facebook Prepares to Tap into Social Business with External Ad-network

  By Anindya Batabyal - December 4, 2012 | Tickers: KO, FB, GOOG, UN

  The best way to think of Facebook’s stock is as the sum of two businesses: the existing display ad businesses, and a probability-weighted option on a new line of business. This is how Wall Street views it. Given Facebook’s tremendous growth prospects in Social Business, experts see its revenue tripling over the next four years, and the company warrants “reasonably rich” multiples on its stock. 

• This Food Stock May Reward Dividend-Hungry Investors

  By Daniel James - November 1, 2012 | Tickers: K, PG, UN |

  As Treasury yields remain low, and fears of a global economic slowdown continue to plague equity markets, an increasing number of investors are turning to dividend paying blue-chip stocks as a means of securing income. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I am particularly partial to food stocks, as they produce indispensable goods, tend to have a low beta, and perform well in times of distress. Looking around for an appetizing more »

• Cheap Peanuts Could Mean Profits for Smuckers

  By Eric Novinson - October 30, 2012 | Tickers: FLO, SJM, UN

  Farmers have lots of peanuts to sell in 2012, even after the drought withered many other crops. The Associated Press reported that crop levels could be as much as two thirds higher than last year, which could mean cheaper peanuts for peanut buyers. With other food costs skyrocketing, Smuckers (NYSE: SJM) could attract shoppers with cheap peanut butter and rack up higher sales.

  The gigantic peanut crop could change some more »

• A Consumer Staples Giant With Solid Growth

  By Daniel James - October 26, 2012 | Tickers: MDLZ, PG, UL, UN

  As the markets appear to be taking a breather from their frantic climb of the last few months, my gaze once again returns to a tried and tested sector that generally manages to outperform during stock market declines. I am speaking of course about the consumer staples sector, which produces goods that people need and will always continue to need on a daily basis. Of the available options, I am more »

• When Leaders go Wrong – the Case of P&G

  By indar kumar binani - October 5, 2012 | Tickers: PG, UN

  Yes, I am talking about Robert McDonald, the C.E.O of Procter and Gamble (NYSE: PG). And noo, I am not ONLY talking about him; I am also referring to the company he leads – P&G. Evidently P&G, once the market leader in fast moving consumer goods, is now facing huge losses and stiff competition. Much of this difficulty has been attributed to Mr. Robert McDonald.
  
  P&G more »

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