5 Smart Management Decisions

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:12 GMT

There's no question that executives have had their hands full navigating the rocky economic environment of the past year. Although we at Morningstar prefer a quality business over topnotch management--as it is much easier for a company to change management teams than industries--recent events have brought home the point that management decisions can have a dramatic effect on a company's fate.[More...]

15 Stocks Having ATough Quarter But Worth A Look

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:06:38 GMT

The S&P 500 ended moved into the green in May and has never looked back. So far in Q3, it's up a whopping 16.8%, even better than Q2's 15.9% total return. Despite the large advance, 40 of the members are actually down QTD. Thinking that there might be some opportunities from the long side, I wanted to take a closer look, so I created a screen in StockVal to narrow the list. Here is how I constrained the group:[More...]

Q2 Growth Report - Part 1

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:48:21 GMT

Today's Wall Street Journal had an article that asked the question "Can Rally Run without Revenue?" Is the revenue situation really that bad? Let's take a quick look at some the data compiled through the Alert HQ process. After each quarter's earnings season, I try to pull together what I am now calling the Growth Report. Part 1 compiles the list of stocks that have shown a year-over-year increase in both revenue and earnings AND a sequential quarter-over-quarter increase in both revenue and earnings. Given the severity of the economic downturn, very few companies have been able to to pull off this trick. The following table presents a comparison of the last two quarters: [More...]

Earnings Season Is Over - Who Were The Growth Leaders?

Tue, 19 May 2009 03:27:49 GMT

Earnings season is pretty much over now. Many companies managed to beat drastically reduced expectations. As a result, many bears focused on poor earnings quality and the fact that the bar had been lowered so far, it was no great accomplishment to exceed expectations. There were a number of stocks, though, that beat fair and square. We compiled a list of stocks that had increased earnings per share sequentially and year-over-year and increased revenues sequentially and year-over-year. We had 218 stocks that made the list. We then cross referenced this list with the S&P 500 and came up with the following list of 27 stocks: SymbolNameAETAETNA[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

New Preventive Medicine Index

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:49:00 GMT

One of the major reasons behind Pfizer's (PFE) interest in acquiring Wyeth (WYE) is the latter's focus on products outside of traditional pharmaceuticals – with 60% of Wyeth's revenue from last year derived from biological therapeutics and vaccines. It remains to be seen what happens to Wyeth's proposed deal to acquire Dutch vaccine maker Crucell (CRXL); however since it is much smaller (around $1B) and focuses on the development of vaccines, Pfizer would likely be interested in both companies[More...]

Stericycle: The Ultimate Recession Proof Industrial Company

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:40:00 GMT

One of the weakest sectors in this current market environment is most clearly the industrial sector. It is a sector that benefits from economic prosperity and booming markets to fuel growth. As rational investors know the key to eliminating unsystematic risk is diversification, and that is why it is key to still have an industrial stock in your portfolio. There is a industrial stock that benefits from one of the most stable sectors in this environment. That slowing markets and a global infrastructure slowdown can’t hold this company back from prospering. I’m talking about Stericycle (SRCL: 53.23, 0.00 (0.00%)): a[More...]

The Capitalism Distribution: Fat Tails in Action

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Quick, before you read this post, ask yourself these questions: 1. What percentage of stocks beat their benchmark index over their lifetime? 2. What percentage of stocks have a negative return over their lifetime? 3. What percentage of stocks lose essentially all of their value? Not sure? The answers to all three questions are below. Want to know why a [More...]

Bernie's Bets: Long And Short

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:02:00 GMT

Contrarian investor Bernie Schaeffer uses a combination of technical, fundamental and sentiment indicators to find his stock trading positions. In his Schaeffer's Investment Research, the advisor looks to contrarary calls on insurance, housing and healthcare for the latest three additions to his "Master Trading Portfolio." "I initiated a long position in Aflac (NYSE: [More...]

Stericycle (SRCL): Insiders Keen on Medical Waste

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:55:00 GMT

"Stericycle (NASDAQ SRCL) is a near-monopoly in an essential but unglamorous area, making its an excellent investment in an uncertain economy," says growth stock expert Dave Dyer.In his Dave Dyer's Newsletter, he states, "If you have something that is dangerous, contaminated, or nasty, and you want it to go away safely, you can rely on SRCL, the leader in medical[More...]

Waste Management 2Q profit falls 22 pct on prices

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:46:00 GMT

Waste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, said Thursday its second-quarter profit dropped sharply due largely to falling recycling and energy prices.
Net income totaled $247 million, or 50 cents per share, down 22 percent from $318 million, or 64 cents per share, last year.
Results included 2 cents per share for restructuring charges and the Houston-based company's withdrawal from a pension.

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5 Smart Management Decisions

15 Stocks Having ATough Quarter But Worth A Look

Q2 Growth Report - Part 1

Earnings Season Is Over - Who Were The Growth Leaders?

S&P 500 Stocks

New Preventive Medicine Index

Stericycle: The Ultimate Recession Proof Industrial Company

The Capitalism Distribution: Fat Tails in Action

Bernie's Bets: Long And Short

Stericycle (SRCL): Insiders Keen on Medical Waste

Waste Management 2Q profit falls 22 pct on prices

Waste Management 2Q profit falls 22 pct on prices

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MedServe to Be Acquired By Stericycle for $185 Million

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Stericycle, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008

Stericycle To Present at Two Investor Conferences in February

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