NKENike Worth Considering on a Pullback07/01/08
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6/26 - "Revenues increased 14%, and net income expanded by 28% to $3.74 per share. Gross margin expanded, and worldwide futures orders were up 11%. I like all these double-digit numbers, and I like the fact that the company paid out more in dividends this year than last, and I can see that Nike is ta...
HSYHershey's Marketing Efforts Unlikely to Help Stock Over Short-Term06/23/08
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6/18 - "This double-digit jump in marketing is a smart move, but it won't be easy to digest. With the aforementioned inflationary pressures on the rise, Hershey is going to be sufficiently challenged to push growth while balancing the upward trends in input costs. But is there really a choice here? W...
DELLDell Had a Decent Quarter, But Better PC Opportunities Exist05/30/08
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5/30 - "One thing I liked about the quarter was that operational cash flow was much healthier this time around. Last year, Dell needed to use $99 million to fund operations; this year, Dell booked $143 million in cash from operations. Awesome improvement. And here's something else shareholders should...
HPQBullish on HP's Future Following Strong Earnings05/21/08
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5/21 - "Looking through the release, I see quite a few things to like about the H-P story...Revenues increased 11% to $28.3 billion. This increase was aided by international sales and the weak dollar...the adjusted operating margin increased 100 basis points to 10%. Cash generated from operations was...
MMacy's Q1 Beats Analysts, But I'm Not Buying In05/16/08
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5/15 - "Retailer Macy's (NYSE: M) first fiscal quarter wasn't that bad, at least in terms of the analyst game...However, does this news excite me? Not necessarily...First, the overall top line declined almost 3%, coming in at $5.7 billion. Second, and perhaps even more telling, same-store sales were ...
ATVIERTSCurrently Invested in Activision, But EA Merits Consideration05/15/08
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5/14 - "EA was forecast to only break-even on a non-GAAP basis, so the difference was a nice $0.09. In terms of operational cash flow, EA increased the metric by 33% during the fourth quarter, but for the full year, operational cash flow decreased 15%. Ah, such is life, I guess. Nevertheless, EA prod...
CVSCVS Poised to Do Well Over Long-Term05/06/08
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5/5 - "CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), a big competitor of both Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), released its Q1 earnings last week. They were very good, and they reminded me that I probably need to throw a drugstore chain's stock in my core portfolio as a long-term play on the increasing hea...
VMuch to Like About Visa Following Earnings04/30/08
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4/28 - "Here's my reaction to the earnings -- from a pure individual-investor viewpoint, I personally don't think the stats are so important from this first report. Visa has just begun its life as a stock; it has incredible brand equity, and if you look at how MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) share...
YUMBullish on Yum! Brands Following Earnings04/23/08
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4/23 - "Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) reported Q1 numbers Tuesday after the bell, and the company came through with double-digit growth on the bottom line. Net sales increased 8%, and earnings per share, adjusted for special items, increased 19% to $0.42."
"The international story for Yum! is a good one...
CSEMFAIs Citigroup appealing right now?03/27/08
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It's been a vicious down market in financials. Hey, I know of what I speak -- I own CapitalSource (NYSE: CSE), Newcastle Investment (NYSE: NCT) and MFA Mortgage (NYSE: MFA) in my portfolio. I've previously discussed how my investments have been left wounded and bloody at the claws of the angry bears ...
NFLXNot buying Netflix for now03/26/08
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I like to check out stocks that are at or near a 52-week high in a tough market. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one of them. Not only is the stock near a 52-week high right now, but it is up today almost 3% by nearly a buck.
BGPBKSBorders enters into its strategic review phase03/25/08
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Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP), the arch-rival of bookseller Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), is struggling mightily. It may not go away, but it seems that there's a good chance that it will continue its business imperatives under new owners. According to a press release issued by the company, as w...
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