As a follow-up to the top rated companies highlighted from the ETF Innovators [ETFI] healthcare and transport indexes, below are some top rated companies from other sectors and industry groups.
From the Global Tobacco Index , Altria Group (MO) is a top rated stock with a dividend yield near 8% which is set to acquire smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc. (UST) early next year and is poised to capitalize on a strong U.S. Dollar (UUP) compared to the international operations of Philip Morris (PM).
"The CEO of McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is bullish on his own stock; he recently bought $1.1 million in shares," says trading and investing expert Bill Martin in BullMarket.com.
"On October 23, CEO Jim Skinner purchased 20,000 shares at $55.00, increasing his holdings to 236,700 shares. The buy was the first for Skinner in at least five years. "Under the terms of McDonald's stock ownership guidelines, Skinner is expected to hold 6 times his annual base salary in shares, or $7.65 million in stock.
MCD..............CEO increased stake by 14% Friday... this while everyone getting liquidated. Buy it, and toss it in the time capsule.
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ) Vice Chairman and CEO, James Skinner, disclosed, after the close Friday, an insider purchase of 20,000 shares executed on 10/23 at prices from $54.62-$55.65, which brings his direct stake in the fast food giant to 166,238 shares.
The accompanying table presents an updated version of the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, which is expanded to 40 companies with market caps of at least $10B from the industry groups listed below. This defensive growth index is heavily weighted in consumer staples and healthcare and is now structured to include companies based in Europe, in addition to the United States and Canada.
Compared to the previous version, this index has a lower beta and higher average market cap and adds European companie
Just by having such a big share of the fast food market, McDonalds is the restaurant stock I want to own in this uncertain times. The stock has climbed from 35 to 62(+77%) since 2006 started. The price could go as low as 59ish and then, climb again to higher prices. Right now is not the ideal buy point. However, if I would have MSC in my real portfolio as we talk, I would be keeping them in the portfolio.
Now that more than half the year is behind us, I thought it would be interesting to look at my top 5 performers through July 31, 2008. As dismal as the stock market has been this year, there are still some bright spots. My top five performers have all achieved double-digit positive total returns since I owned them and positive returns in 2008. Here they are with comments: #5 - McDonald's (MCD) + 4.4% Total 2008 Return Last November, I bought this burger maker for $57 in spite of only paying one dividend per year. I was rewarded by MCD moving to quarterly dividends and a 2008 total return of 4
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says that as consumers try to stretch their dining dollar, Darden, Yum! and McDonald's will benefit.
We all know we are overstored in this country and over-restauranted. There are tons of players -- so many that the competition got too hard. Now they collapse. That Uno might miss a payment, that Bennigan's and S...
McDonald's (MCD), along with Walmart (WMT) have been our 2 leading big cap names to take advantage of our "Pooring of America" theme [Do The Bottom 80% of Americans Stand a Chance] The theme here (for newer readers) is as the overextended consumer returns to reality and loses his many lines of credit, namesly his house ATM - along with the return of real inflation - they will be forced to move downstream. [Sep 19: Tough Times Ahead - Restaurants?] Again, we were proposing this thesis before 98% of pundits were even saying a slowdown would happen - not to mention a "recession" (not that ...
McDonald’s (MCD) reported total sales growth and same store comparable sales Friday which were McHuge. Here is how it breaks down:
Global MCD: Comp sales +8.0%; Systemwide sales in constant currency +9.5%;
US: Comp sales +6.7%; Systemwide sales +7.6%;
Europe: Comp sales +7.6%; Systemwide sales in constant currency +9.5%;
Asia/Pac/MidEast: Comp sales +7.2%; Systemwide sales in constant currency +10.0%.
There is no denying the fact that MCD is able to capitalize on: more traffic flow in the US as consumers trade down (in economics we call this the “Substitution Effect”); expanded hours around
Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) just reported a great quarter. EPS of 31 cents on same store sales of 8.3%. The stock is surging and trading higher than the level at which I sold the first half of my position after the company last reported.
The restaurants are back. Yum Brands (YUM) is too cheap to ignore here. I added some to my personal account yesterday on top of my already full sized position for client accounts that I accumulated last week at lower prices.
I'll admit the headline is a bit deceptive. On one hand McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has seen a resurgence in its business and frankly, the shares have done very well. In fact since McDonald's went through its own set of problems five years ago, the stock has since tripled in value.
The parallels between Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and McDonald's are very eerie. Starbucks has hit the proverbial wall after a successful ride from 1992 to 2007 as one of the premier GameChanger stocks aroun
McDonald's Corporation (MCD), together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants worldwide. Its restaurants offer various food items, and soft drinks and other beverages.
MCD is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials indexes. The company has been increasing its dividends for the past 31 consecutive years. From 1998 up until 2007 this dividend growth stock has delivered an annual average total return of 11.00 % to its shareholders.
ot all companies need to innovate to be great, but the vast majority need to be able to read the market, react, and be ahead of long-term trends. GE definitely has those things going for it; I'd venture to say that McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ) displays a similar ability to adapt. Let's invest with companies that can zig and zag, when others have cement feet.
If you're interested in a more conservative portfolio - one that provides an excellent yield (this one currently has 8.4%) and has a little growth potential - here's a starting point to start to put a diversified portfolio together. I'll be adding more candidates to the list in the future.
Lost in the Lehman (LEH), Apple (AAPL) and Oil (USO) hysteria on Monday was the fact that McDonald's (MCD) turned in another undeniably fantastic month.
McDonalds said on Monday that global sales in May were up a whopping 7.7% at established restaurants. Same-store sales, rose 4.3% at American McDonalds restaurants open at least 13 months.
Analysts average call was for an increase of 1%. Same-store sales rose 9.6% in Europe, led by strength in Britain, France and Russia, and 9.7% in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa division.
McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner said, "We
people need to eat
- MCD posted an 8.2% rise in US and Europe based on growth in 1 dollar menu items, besides wal mart what are some plays that will benefit from super cost
ETFC MCD PEP BDK "HUH?"
- E*Trade (Nasdaq: ETFC) got upgraded while companies like Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) uh ... didn't, and lest you get stuck wondering whether you should p...
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I'll admit the headline is a bit deceptive. On one hand
