Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
When Fund Managers Sell Stocks, It's Time to Go Bargain Hunting / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
You may not realize it, but the annual practice of "window dressing" - a process through which fund managers dump their worst-performing stocks and replace them with high flyers - can create some real bargains for retail investors.
The sleight-of-hand does actually little to improve the fund's performance, but it does keep a fund manager's biggest mistakes of the year out of the annual reports sent to investors. For that reason, most fund managers do some window dressing every December. And in years that the overall stock market has struggled - as it has this year - they're busier than usual.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
PepsiCo the Perfect Buy-and-Hold Investment / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes:
If they aren't already, long-term investors should be digging up some solid defensive plays, like PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP).
Everyone is familiar with PepsiCo, one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of food and beverage products. And with a strong business model, steady bottom-line growth, and a healthy dividend, PepsiCo is one of those rare buy-and-hold investments.
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Warren Buffett's $24 Billion Bet on the U.S. Stock Market / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
Investing legend Warren Buffett must be feeling good about the U.S. market and economic outlook - he's bet $24 billion on them.
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) invested $23.9 billion in this year's third quarter, the most in at least 15 years.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Seven Potential Employment, And Investor Profit Opportunities / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
With the U.S. unemployment rate steady at 9.1% and President Obama's jobs plan creating more conflict than opportunity, it's hard to believe there are U.S. companies that are hiring.
But there are.
Even taking into account the gloomy economic outlook, these companies project growth into next year that will increase revenue and require more employees.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
These Seven Companies Are Headed for Bankruptcy / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Ten companies with at least $100 million in assets filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month - the most since April when 17 such companies filed. So far in October five more big companies have filed, including Friendly Ice Cream Corp. and Open Range Communications Inc.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Berkshire Hathaway : Great Value in a World-Class Company / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Rory_Gillen
Berkshire Hathaway's shares (BRKA & BRK-B) trade on only a small premium to their underlying net asset value, a highly unusual occurrence. The board of Berkshire Hathaway is clearly of the same view and has recently obtained the authority from shareholders to buy-back shares at between 0-10% premium to net asset value. At $73 a share (B shares), the stock is currently trading on a 12% premium to the 2010 net asset value (NAV) or 5-6% to the estimated 2011 NAV.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Proof Stocks Are Trading at Bargain Prices / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
Investing legend Warren Buffett announced Monday that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) might execute a share buyback for the first time ever - a bullish signal that it's time to buy stocks at record bargain prices.
Buffett said Berkshire is authorized to repurchase stock for the first time as long as its price is less than 1.1 times book value, and it retains cash holdings of no less than $20 billion.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Avoid These Four Stock Portfolio Killers At All Costs / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
If you're like most investors, you probably spend most of your time searching for the "next" Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) or next Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) - in other words, the next big winner.
But finding winners is only part of the equation.
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Don't Miss the Stock Breakout for Agriculture Leader Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes:
Higher food prices aren't disappearing any time soon - meaning it's time to revisit one of the best "Buys" in the agricultural industry - Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON).
I first called Monsanto Co. a "Buy" in October 2010, when I told you the company had started a rebound that would pay off for investors. The stock was trading at $56 a share and down 34% for the year - compared to an 11% gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
These Money Manager Stocks Will See Pay Day, Not Pain, from Market Turmoil / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
Recent market volatility has scared mutual fund investors out of stock funds and into more diversified investments - opening the door for you to profit from a rebound in the top money manager stocks.
Anxious mutual fund investors pulled a net $21.4 billion from U.S. stock mutual funds in August after the Dow Jones Industrial Average had two of its top-10 worst days ever on Aug. 4 and Aug. 8, according to industry consultant Strategic Insight.
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Potash Corp. Reaping the Rewards of a Global Agicultural Commodities Boom / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes: Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) is the world's largest fertilizer company by capacity, which means it's perfectly positioned to capitalize on the current global agricultural boom.
Not only are populations growing, but middle class consumers in emerging markets are developing a taste for meat as well. This insatiable hunger for more choices has resulted in greater demand for corn-fed livestock, which is taking a hefty chunk out of crop yields.
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Kraft Foods Spin-off Strategy Will Unlock Value for Investors / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Jack Barnes writes:
Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is about to unlock a lot of value for patient investors.
I chose Kraft Foods as my first "Buy, Sell or Hold" pick of 2011 as a hedge against inflation. At the time the world was looking at food inflation caused by fires in Russia, rains in Australia, and droughts in China.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Three Stocks to Profit From Market Mayhem / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes:
There's never been a better time to invest in "safety stocks."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 14% since July 22 and the Standard Poor's 500 Index is down 15% in that time. The U.S. economy is grinding to a halt, and a double-dip recession could be in the offing. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to undermine the dollar with expansive monetary policy.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Forget Commodity Prices; Invest in Undervalued / Companies / Investing 2011
By: The_Energy_Report
Oil and gas prices may go up or down, but that doesn't bother Josh Young, portfolio manager and founder of Young Capital Management. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he tells us why his key to finding potential winners in the oil and gas (O&G) business is based on finding stocks with attractive assets trading at a large discount to their intrinsic values rather than particular commodity prices.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Three Stocks to Profit From Inflation / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
If there's one skill you need to learn, it's how to profit from inflation.
Thanks to the cheap-money policies of Team Bernanke at the U.S. Federal Reserve, the escalating levels of global sovereign debt, and other recent developments in the world economy, it's clear that we're headed for a period of steeply rising prices - inflation. If you know how to navigate this tricky stretch, you'll be fine. But those who don't are going to really feel the squeeze.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Ways to Profit From Strong Commodity Prices Rebound / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: If you're like me, you've been invested in mining companies or oil producers the last couple of months because you expected a return to the strong commodity prices of early 2011.
But if that's the case, like me, you're hurting. Commodity prices are well below the high levels we saw in early May - in fact, they've dropped more than the rest of the market.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Asian Gambling Hotspot That's Set to Overtake Las Vegas / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes: First it was Macau that leapfrogged Las Vegas as the No. 1 global gambling destination in 2006.
Now another Asian powerhouse is set to push Sin City down to third on the list of global gambling hotspots.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Four Socially Responsible Investment Funds To Consider / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
I look around, and I'm appalled - and not just by the banking crises, financial follies, threats of sovereign-debt default or spikes in food or gasoline prices that dominate the daily headlines.
Those problems come and go. What bothers me is the almost-total abandonment of professional judgment and ethics in Washington and on Wall Street - and the absolute lack of urgency that these problems should be attacked and fixed, once and for all.
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Thursday, June 09, 2011
Investing in the Middle East: The Best Plays to Make / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
Periodic eruptions of violence and instability make investing in the Middle East fairly tricky. But that doesn't mean you ought to avoid the region entirely.
Indeed, investing in the Middle East can be extremely profitable, as the region currently is one of the world's bright spots for economic growth.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Picking Low Priced Stocks, Separating the Treasure From the Trash / Companies / Investing 2011
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
Investors have a weakness for low-priced stocks. The logic is pretty easy to see: If you buy shares at $1.00, and the stock takes off, you can pocket a bundle.
But if you're wrong, this line of reasoning goes, you only lose a buck.
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