When times get tough, equity investors often flock to defensive stocks. This is traditionally food and water, utilities, consumer products, tobacco, beer and booze, and other things that people have to have.…
Britain has voted to leave the European Union. They never shared currencies, but they shared in trade and in many common laws and practices. One of the side outcomes of the Brexit…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Alaska Air, Altria, GoDaddy, GoPro, LinkedIn and Navistar.
Argus has upgraded Altria to a Buy rating from Hold with a price target of $68, implying an upside of around 8%.
Chris Lange The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include Altria, BB&T, Capital One, CenterPoint Energy, Occidental Petroleum, Vale and Workday.
There are plain-packaging laws being considered in 20 countries, although the United States is not one of them.
With yields still at historic lows, and looking to stay that way, and dollar strength waning, it's probably time to rotate into stocks that pay a solid dividend, have a global footprint…
All these stocks make good sense for long-term growth portfolios. They trade at reasonable valuations and offer stellar growth potential. Toss in rising dividends, and they are total return vehicles for almost…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen Thursday morning include Altria, Exelon, General Dynamics, Mattel, Philip Morris International, SanDisk and Wells Fargo.
These four solid companies to buy and hold all can do well, and even if the market sells off, the demand for their products and services will not. Plus, they all offer…
One strategy for a company to unlock value for shareholders is to break itself up. That is what happened when Altria decided to split apart.
For worried investors that need an income stream, all these top stocks make good sense for growth and income portfolios. The total return potential is solid, and the downside risk is far…
From an investment perspective, which big three tobacco company looks like the sounder choice now?
One nice result from the volatility in the markets over the past seven weeks is to lower prices on the stocks that investors who need consistent and safe income may be looking…
With the Chinese currency pegged to the U.S. dollar, any increase in fed funds rates could send the Chinese into devaluation mode, which could prove awful for world financial markets.
