2012 Japan Stocks
Is Raven Industries Working Hard Enough for You?
Margins matter. The more Raven Industries (Nasdaq: RAVN ) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market. That’s why we check up on margins at least [...]
National Semiconductor Is Poised To Benefit From Texas Instruments’ Moat
(ByBrian Colello, CPA) Texas Instruments’ (TXN)recent purchase of National Semiconductor surprised many, but thecombination shows promise. Now that it’s under TI’s wing, National’sproduct portfolio should have plenty of opportunities to regain lostmarket share. National’s business will suddenly benefit from asalesforce that is 10 times larger and TI’s long-standing customerrelationships, both of which bode well for [...]
Executive Appointments Bared by ConocoPhillips
With the completion of its strategic repositioning targeted on the second quarter of 2012, ConocoPhillips (COP) has revealed a host of appointments to its executive management teams of the two leading energy companies to be formed in the process. The formation of the new ConocoPhillips will feature an independent and pure exploration and production venture. [...]
Two-Day Rout Strips 675 Points from the Dow
U.S. markets rebounded slightly at the end of the day on Thursday, but there was no way to sugarcoat an awful day for global stocks. Fear reigned as the major indexes all plunged and hundreds of stocks across nearly every sector hit new lows. The selling pressure was consistent all day, as the Dow spent [...]
Is Office Depot’s Stock Cheap or Expensive by the Numbers?
Numbers can lie — but they’re the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock’s true value based on the following clues: The current price multiples. The consistency of past earnings and cash flow. How much growth we [...]
