Weight Watchers International
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Recent Dip Provides Buying Opportunity for This Stock
By Ted Cooper - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: LTM, NTRI, WTW
Weight Watchers International(NYSE: WTW) is among the many stocks that have experienced sharp price increases over the last six months. However, the stock recently pulled back from its yearly high and now trades at a level that may be attractive for long-term investors.
Market leader
Weight Watchers is the unquestionable leader in the weight-loss industry. The company's strong member network and regular group meetings has proved to be more »
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Good News For Health Care Stocks Part 3
By Reuben Brewer - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: NTRI, SNY, WTW
A recent study showed that providing Medicaid coverage to lower-income residents of Oregon led to an increased use of health care services. While not at all a surprising outcome, taking that finding a step further can lead to some interesting investing ideas.
The Oregon Study
The New England Journal of Medicine recently released the results of the Oregon Study. That research tracked Oregon's test of randomly assigning lower-income adults more »
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3 Great Stocks Trading at Trash-Bin Valuations
By Jon Quast - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BIDU, CRUS, SCSS, WTW
When the market oversells a stock, value investors can sometimes score a great entry point into a promising company. Think of it like trash-diving; sometimes, terrific things get mistakenly thrown out. Here are five stocks that I found in the market's garbage today, trading way below their 52-week highs.
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Love and the Pursuit of Happiness: Themes for Your Portfolio
By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: REV, RST, LOV, WTW
Several recurring themes came out from the Value Investing Congress just ended in Las Vegas but the most interesting was that of meeting higher order needs, like love and self-improvement, with four names recommended as longs, Rosetta Stone (NYSE: RST), Revlon (NYSE: REV), Spark Networks (NYSEMKT: LOV), and Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) and one name, quelle surprise, recommended as a short, who else but Herbalife.
If the economy is indeed more »
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Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic
By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW
Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.
But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »
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Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic
By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW
Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.
But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »
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Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic
By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW
Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.
But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »
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Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic
By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW
Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.
But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »
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52-Week Low Presents Buying Opportunity for This Name Brand
By Ted Cooper - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: LTM, NTRI, WTW
The 52-week low list is a great place to find out-of-favor stocks, but rarely do you find a great brand name trading alongside other deep value stocks. Weight Watchers International (NYSE: WTW) recently cruised to a new 52-week low amid a poor short-term outlook. This is despite having arguably the most trusted brand name in the weight management industry in addition to an enormous network of members and leaders. Investors more »
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And The Winners Are...!!!
By AnnaLisa Kraft - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: LMCA, STRZA, TWX, DIS, WTW
The Super Bowl generates lots of stock ideas: electronics, commercials, and snack stocks, among others. But for many cinephiles and fashionistas, the Oscars are the Super Bowl -- with only slightly more coherent winner interviews.
The Silver Linings Portfolio Playbook
My "Silver Linings" playbook for post-Oscar stock price appreciation includes Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). Disney was a big winner with best animated short for Paperman, and best animated full-length feature for more »
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Can These Marketers Get Your Portfolio in Shape?
By Robert Hanley - March 2, 2013 | Tickers: HLF, MED, WTW
The fundamentals in the weight management business have never been better, given the population’s need for some personal downsizing. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), seven out of ten adult Americans are overweight, with 80 million people falling into the obese category. While the drug industry continues to search for a magic pill to counter the problem, the weight management industry sells better nutrition and more »
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Weight Watchers Goes on a Crash Diet
By Leo Sun - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: MED, NTRI, WTW
Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) recently put itself on a crash diet. Instead of shedding unwanted pounds, however, the company lost nearly a fifth of its market cap in a single day. What caused this steep crash? Did overweight people in America and around the world simply give up on weight loss programs, or is the 50-year old company struggling with growing pains, as hungry, aggressive competitors nip at its heels more »
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A Golden Opportunity in the Health Trends of Boomers
By Reuben Brewer - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: CVS, NTRI, PFE, PG, TEVA, WTW
A study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared the health of the baby boomers to the health of their parents, finding that baby boomers are sicker. While some of this may be a matter of more advanced medical care, it doesn't really matter. A massive generation of sick people will be big business for some healthcare companies.
Studying the Boomers
Nicole Ostrow recently wrote on Bloomberg: "Baby boomers more »
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Santa Baby, Lose Some Weight
By Reuben Brewer - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: LTM, NTRI, WTW
It seems Santa suits have gone from big to BIGGER over the last twenty years, with 25% to 33% of Santa suit sellers' sales coming from the plus-size category today. With New Years resolutions in full force, it might be time for Santa to shed a few pounds. Investors, meanwhile, have a few options to make money off of the weight epidemic that are likely to last well beyond those New Years resolutions that have already fallen by the wayside.
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3 Stocks That Stand To Benefit From One New Year's Resolution
By Josh Hutcheson - January 15, 2013 | Tickers: UNFI, WTW, WFM
At the beginning of every year, after Americans make their New Year’s resolutions, health club membership sales spike, as do sales of other health and wellness products. This year is no different. Here are a few notable companies that stand to benefit from the boom in business.
Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) is the world's leading provider of weight management services, operating globally through a network of company-owned and more »
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Destroying Your Waistline Along With Shareholder Value
By Timothy Green - January 11, 2013 | Tickers: HLF, NTRI, WTW |
When it comes to weight loss programs, most are gimmicky and show mixed results. They are popular for a while and then fade into irrelevance as the next fad becomes mainstream. Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW), however, is different. They don't offer some "miracle pill" that guarantees results. They don't claim that you can magically see results without exercise. Weight Watchers offers a proven eat-less exercise more system that more »
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Are Dieting Stocks in Jeopardy?
By Gerelyn Terzo - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, NTRI, WTW
Go ahead, have that second helping of dessert. Slightly overweight individuals have a better chance at cheating death than obese or skinny people, according to a recent American Medical Association study cited in Bloomberg. The study, which is published in the Journal of the AMA, concludes that people who are heavier than their ideal weight -- not obese -- are actually at a lower risk of dying than those who have attained more »
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Billionaire Dan Loeb Ambushes Ackman On Herbalife
By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, HLF, NUS, WTW
In December, billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square (check out Ackman's stock picks) gave an exhaustive short presentation on Herbalife (NYSE: HLF). His core argument was that Herbalife, a multilevel marketing company whose distributors sell (or at least try to sell) weight management and nutritional products, simply does not offer a good value proposition to these distributors. This impacts the company in two ways. First, over time these distributors more »
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Are New Year's Resolution Stocks Temporary?
By Michael Carter - January 9, 2013 | Tickers: GNC, LTM, WTW |
So far this year, I have hesitated on going to my gym that I frequent 4-5 times a week. It isn’t because staying/getting fit is a dreaded resolution of mine for the New Year, but because it often is for many others. Having more people in the gym often results in longer lines, parking difficulties, overcrowding in the common areas like locker rooms, and simply more new people more »
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Getting Your Portfolio in Shape for 2013
By Jake Safane - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: GNC, MED, NTRI, VSI, WTW |
With a new year comes new resolutions, which for many Americans means losing weight or hitting the gym more. According to a study conducted for Bodybuilding.com, around two-thirds of adults who make resolutions start the year with a fitness goal. So every January, it may seem like a good idea to purchase a health-related stock, but you shouldn’t just follow a fad. 73% of the people who make more »
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