[Wall Street Transcript] - 67 WALL STREET, New York - August 17, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has recently published its Specialty Chemicals, Agribusiness Producers and Equipment Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online.
Welcome to edition twelve of Insider Weekends. Insider buying decreased last week with insiders purchasing $31.62 million of their stock when compared to $45.76 million in the week prior. Selling dropped more significantly with insiders selling $395.72 million worth of stock when compared to $1.01 billion in the week prior.
Few companies have managed to raise dividends for several consecutive years in a row. For example there are fewer than 300 companies listed on US exchanges which have raised distributions for more than one decade. Of particular interest to many dividend investors are companies which are able to raise earnings, which fuels future dividend growth. As a result, investors in those companies have much better chances of generating an income stream which meets or exceeds the rate of inflation.
The most notable companies that raised dividends last week include:
Are you confident and secure in your investing process? It appears many people are not, including the famed Canadian dividend investor Derek Foster who sold all his investments and friends/family who jump in and out of the market. I believe that most investors will lose money in the stock market over their lifetime. It is not that the market is a bad place to invest your money, but left unchecked, the psychology of the market will lead you to do just the opposite of what you should to be doing. We must follow a process...
Here is a list of 15 companies releasing earning statements on August 10. We've sorted the companies by market cap, and have briefly discussed their earnings performance over the past 3 years.
The charts show past earning performances against analyst estimates. The green markers indicate the company beating estimates, while the red makers represent the company falling short of analyst expectations. All data is sourced from Zacks Investment Research.
Scotts Miracle Gro (SMG) is a company which dominates its industry probably more than any other firm that I can think of. I don't post much about the stock, which makes up a very small percentage of my portfolio, but its recent earnings report is worth noting and it came with a special bonus.
Scotts reported EPS of $1.80 compared with the street's expectation of C$1.46 and last year's C$1.25. It also raised full year guidance...
By Chip Brian Below are the top five companies in the Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading ...
By Chip Brian Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $47.25 to a high of $48.99. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.30%, which took the trading range ...
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) [Chart - Analysis - News] lost some ground during trading yesterday, but it appears there is some bullish pressure building up in the background. Looking at ...
By Chip Brian Below are the top five companies in the Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals industry as measured by the price to sales per share ratio. Often companies with the lowest ratio present ...
Shares of SMG touched the 50-day moving average from above but failed to traverse below the widely watched support line of $46.66. If the stock stays above the critical 50-day moving average, then ...
Compass Minerals International Inc. (CMP) [Chart - Analysis - News] released its most recent earnings statement about a month ago on Tuesday, July 27th. Compass Minerals International Inc. missed ...
By Chip Brian When Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) reported earnings 17 days ago on August 10, 2010, analysts, on average, expected the company to report earnings of $2.46 on sales of $1.3 billion ...
By Chip Brian Below are the top five companies in the Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading ...
EVP and CFO of The Scotts MiracleGro Company Commmon (SMG) David C Evans sells 26,795 shares of SMG on 08/23/2010 at an average price of $49.04 a share. The Scotts Miraclegro Company Commmon has a ...
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