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 the company. …
Markets opened higher this morning following a lower-than-expected GDP growth estimate of 2.2%. That was weaker, but not awful (our coverage here). The consumer sentiment survey rose a couple of ticks in…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Reiterated Buy with a target price of $55…
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 the revenue…
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 $0.65. Revenues…
24/7 Wall St. has partnered with The Chart Lab to feature the standout names in the S&P 500 over the last week. This weekend’s chart represents the strongest names in the S&P…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy at Auriga; target raised to…
Jon OggThese 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 at…
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 gain. Some…
This week should be the last waves of the normalized quarterly earnings reports for companies with December 31 quarter-end dates. We are also starting to get a few of the first waves…
It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because of market…
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 industry were…
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 premium now…
24/7 Wall St. has just released its 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio for investors. While we have many names we have featured as buys in our income and defensive stock sectors, this is…
Stocks opened lower this morning and trailed mostly lower throughout the day. Today’s wholesale inventory reported showed a gain of 1.6% and the initial jobless claims were substantially lower than expectations of…
