Merrill Lynch has raised price targets on four blue chip companies that have posted some outstanding numbers. These stocks are a good fit for growth-oriented portfolios that have a higher degree of…
The Dividend Ruler portfolio has far outperformed the S&P 500 on a total return basis since the portfolio's inception in 2003. For growth and income investors, the UBS stock picks are among…
A report from analyst K. R. Choquette of Credit Suisse noted on Wednesday that the Canadian banks managed to show a slight earnings beat in the first quarter.
In a new research report, the UBS Dividend Rulers portfolio analysts make a big change to the portfolio for the stretch run by adding a long-time investor favorite that has been somewhat…
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Apple, DuPont, Frontier Communications, Hewlett-Packard, HSBC, 3M and Red Hat.
Two areas that have been ongoing sore topics for the public are the fees that banks charge for ATMs and from overdrafts.
A new report from the Dividend Ruler analysts at UBS highlights the many stocks in the current portfolio that have already raised dividends this year.
24/7 Wall St. screened the updated UBS Dividend Ruler list for five of the current highest yielding companies.
A new report from UBS includes the first 2015 changes to the firm's Dividend Ruler list of stocks to buy. We screened the list for the current highest yielding stocks.
In a new report, the analysts at UBS, while remaining very neutral on big global banks, upgrade the U.S. banking sector to Overweight.
As of June, there were 94,725 bank branches in the United States, according to recently released data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This represents the lowest reported figure since 2005,…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. They include Intuitive Surgical, Palo Alto Networks and T-Mobile US.
ThinkstockTotal return is always the name of the game when it comes to investing success. Stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis help smooth out the rough spots when the market…
ThinkstockS&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years. Low yields on fixed income alternatives and historically low dividend payout ratios…
Big-box retailer Target Corp. (NYSE: TD) today announced that it has agreed to sell its credit card business to TD Bank Group (NYSE: TD) for the value of its receivables, currently about…
