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Merrill Lynch Identifies Leveraged Buyout Candidates (BAC, DELL, LO, GRMN, CA, NOC, ZMH, SIAL)

Posted: March 22, 2013 at 8:00 am

Investors love to track the world of mergers and acquisition, and careers have been made and shattered around the speculation of which companies will be acquired next. We saw a wave of deals come ...
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Tobacco Dividends and Price Wars

Posted: January 24, 2013 at 1:13 pm

If you have been a dividend investor for long, chances are high that you have had to do some serious homework on the tobacco sector. After all, this sector is ...
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Top Tobacco Picks from UBS for 2013, Dividends Galore

Posted: January 7, 2013 at 9:27 am

If there is one sector of the stock market that consistently draws scrutiny, it is big tobacco. After all, it is always under the threat of punitive action from the ...
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Are Big Tobacco’s Dividend and Earnings Plans Too Rosy?

Posted: November 13, 2012 at 9:29 am

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) shareholders have enjoyed a steady stream of higher and higher dividends through time. The question that needs to be asked now is if those returns ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MO, AVP, CAT, GMO, IGT, LO, MRVL, TFM, TSCO, WFT, WLP, ZNGA)

Posted: July 26, 2012 at 8:32 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) cut to Neutral at UBS. Avon ...
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Altria ‘Lights’ Case Victory, More Cash For Dividends (MO, RAI, LO, PM)

Posted: May 30, 2012 at 1:03 pm

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) is going to have more cash on its books now that can go to paying shareholders more dividends rather than paying plaintiffs in lawsuits against ...
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Altria Doesn’t Light it Up (MO, RAI, LO, PM)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 7:43 am

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and other products, reported earnings this morning that did not match expectations. The consensus estimate for EPS was $0.49 and ...
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Reynolds American: Not Smokin’ (RAI, MO, PM, LO, BTI)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 9:04 am

Tobacco merchant Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) reported first quarter earnings this morning, and posted a clear miss. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.63, lower than the consensus estimate of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALL, GWRE, KMT, LVS, LEAP, LO, PCS, MWW, P, PIR, TM, ZNGA)

Posted: March 5, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Raised to Buy and $36 target at Argus. ...
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Unusual Stocks At All-Time Highs (CLB, CLH, CVLT, INTU, LGF, LO, MA, MJN, FIRE)

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 11:30 am

We are seeing some surprise moves for all-time high stocks this Wednesday.  Some are even moving without the benefit of fresh news. Core Laboratories NV (NYSE: CLB) almost made it to $125.00 ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AMZN, DE, NVDA, LO, WFR, AAP, APA, ABX, DTV, DUK, GM, TAP, STRA, PFCB, JNGW, AEA, HDY, PMFG, CAR)

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 4:05 pm

Stocks opened higher this morning following upbeat reports on unemployment claims and new housing starts. With a little more than a half hour left in today’s session, all three indexes ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MO, AMZN, UHAL, AMLN, ACI, CAJ, CMCSA, DE, DLR, ENS, EQIX, INCY, LO, WFR, NWL, NVDA, PM, RENN)

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Started as Hold ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AONE, EXPE, RIMM, AMGN, MMM, AAPL, CSCO, AMSC, BG, DNKN, LO, PEP, PM, SIRI, TDC, IPSU, TSL, DMND, GRPN, TLEO, CZR)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened a bit higher this morning, and after some volatility have managed to get to the final half hour of trading with a modest ...
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Investors Quit Smoking As 2012 New Year Resolution (MO, LO, RAI, PM)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 8:59 am

It was not that long ago that Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) was removed from our 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio.  Our take was that the metrics of the domestic tobacco ...
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Investors Risk Chasing Yield Too Much In Tobacco Dividends (MO, T, RAI, LO, PM)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 2:01 pm

The continued rise in tobacco stocks is certainly cheered by tobacco stock investors who own the stocks for the high dividends.  The problem is that there seems to be a phantom ...
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