Shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) jumped $3.18, or 4%, to $81.88 after the ouster of embattled CEO Bob McDonald and the announcement that he will be replaced by...
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May 29 - News
Shoppers need to buy household products in every country. Toothpaste, laundry detergent, shampoo, and other consumables also have buyers even when the economy's weak.
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May 28 - News
Billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital has been calling for the turnaround of the mega-cap consumer products company The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) for some...
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May 16 - Hedge Funds
In the recent round of earnings, the leading fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms reported modest to flat growth.
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May 13 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) saw a 5% plus pullback in its stock last week after reporting unimpressive quarterly results; however, this consumer-products giant owns...
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) produces a wide variety of over-the-counter medications and household cleaning products, a lot of which are very well-known names.
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May 7 - News
My simple answer, dear investors, is that instead of selling all your stocks, you should “get big and get boring.” Find big, dependable blue-chip stocks with boring, necessary...
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April 29 - News
On Wednesday, The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 23 - News
On occasion, the stock market reminds investors of its tendency to fluctuate wildly over short periods of time.
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April 18 - News
Investors have always been interested in stocks that pay dividends, but lately, low interest rates on bonds and other fixed-income investments have made solid dividend payers ...
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April 4 - News
Despite the fact that it is a consumer staple stock (with a beta of 0.3), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has outperformed the S&P 500 over the last year with the stock...
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April 4 - Stock Analysis
Investors are always looking to beat the market. Some of them hold contrarian point of views and use this way to make money.
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April 3 - News
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), one of the world's most beloved companies, trades at nine times forward earnings. Consolidated Edison, Inc.
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March 26 - News
The ongoing economic recovery, stable housing industry, and surging stock prices have helped the broader markets improve. This would further lead to increased spending.
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March 25 - News
In this series, we'll highlight four companies in an industry, and compare their "cash king margins" over time, trying to determine which has the greatest likelihood of putting...
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March 22 - News
In any long-term portfolio, a certain amount of one’s holdings should be allocated to investments in “safe” stocks.
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March 22 - News
Fools know the value of a stock split: zero. It's a non-event. Instead of a $20 bill in your wallet, you now have two $10 bills.
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March 20 - News
As I wrote in my fixedincomenow blog, two weeks ago I decided to carry on an experiment.
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March 19 - News
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average having recently broken through its all-time high, and the S&P 500 not far behind, contrarian investors might be looking for ways to get defensive...
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March 19 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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March 18 - News
The recent devaluation of the Venezuelan currency, plus, an average fourth quarter aren’t good signs for Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL).
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March 15 - News
Every investor can appreciate a stock that consistently beats the Street without getting ahead of its fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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March 11 - News
There are many American companies that have made a good impression on me as of recently, but there are a select few that separated themselves from the pack.
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March 10 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) started off the year on a positive note and rose by 12.2%.
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March 8 - News
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is a collection of large cap companies that have increased their dividend every year for the past 25 years.
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March 7 - News
It’s the start of a new month and time to review quarterly performance and more importantly whether the process of writing investment thoughts out here and on my blog is helping...
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March 5 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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February 22 - News
When you look at blue chip companies, there are several names that spring to mind.
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February 20 - News
At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." Today, we'll show you ...
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February 19 - News
Some investors have such blind faith in certain companies that they can't fathom their stock could be overvalued.
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February 15 - News
Is it within the realm of possibility that Hugo Chavez is just a bit of a control freak? On Friday of last week, the colorful Venezuelan leader, currently undergoing treatment...
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February 14 - News
Consumer products giant Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), the maker of Colgate toothpaste, Palmolive soap and Ajax household cleaners, recently disappointed Wall Street with...
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February 12 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)'s second-quarter earnings have enabled its shares to break free of recent gravity. Since reporting on Jan.
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February 7 - News
If you read many of my posts then you should know that I love Consumer Goods Companies (CGC).
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February 6 - News
Consumer staples giant The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) just reported sparkling fourth-quarter earnings, with revenue that grew by 9% and gross profit that rose by a full percentage...
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February 5 - News
A recent heated, verbal back-and-forth between billionaire investors Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman on CNBC over the legitimacy of Herbalife and its stock had viewers and traders ...
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February 1 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) had a good quarter. Heck, the firm has had two good quarters.
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February 1 - News
William von Mueffling founded Cantillon Capital Management in 2003 after a very successful stint at Lazard.
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January 11 - Hedge Funds
According to a filing with the SEC, George Harad, a Board member at The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX), bought 2,000 shares of the stock on December 10th at an average price of $75...
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December 13 - Insider Trading
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) is a $19 billion market cap cleaning products company whose products include kitchen cleaners, sanitizers, and antimicrobial products.
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September 28 - Stock Analysis
Jim Simons' Medallion Fund is a phenomenon, by far the best hedge fund with 34% annual alpha. The problem is its strategy has a size constraint.
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February 13 - News