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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.
From an investment perspective, which big three tobacco company looks like the sounder choice now?
There is a saying that there is always a bull market somewhere. Sure, they may not always be easy to find, but they do exist.
The top 10 S&P performers mostly have share prices that rose more than 50% last year. The list also contains many companies run by their founders.
According to Trimtabs, November was the fourth highest month on record for insider selling. These companies reported notable insider selling last week.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Altria, CEVA, CONSOL Energy, Enbridge Energy Partners, NVIDIA, UBS and Visa.
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Apple, Coach, Dollar General, Micron Technology, VMware and Waste Management.
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Altria, General Motors, Intel, Netflix, Paychex and Walgreens Boots Alliance.
In the S&P 500, some stocks had significant moves this past week, and some were on exponential volume spikes as well.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Ally Financial, Corning, Enterprise Product Partners, Kinder Morgan, Twitter and Aerie Pharmaceuticals.
Source: ThinkstockReynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) and Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) are near sealing the deal where Reynolds will purchase Lorillard. The closing date is set for Friday, June 12, and...
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Ambarella, eBay, Rite Aid, TiVo, Yahoo, Valero Energy and Virtu Financial.
Based on current trends among smokers in the United States, Altria's plan is to increase the price of cigarettes could have large implications for the tobacco industry as a whole.
Industry cigarette volume has been surprisingly strong and the pricing momentum is likely to be continued in the first quarter, says Wells Fargo.
While smoking in the United States is at perhaps the lowest levels ever, the habit is still widely practiced around the rest of the world.