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New Indexes to Track Healthcare Trends and More
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Below are links and descriptions for 23 new stock indexes I have created, revised, and tracked over the past few years which are now featured at a new website called Investars YOU. The new site includes automated index tracking, allows investors to create custom stock portfolios based on their individual preferences, and now features free access to all of the component stocks in each of my indexes. Some of the top performing stocks from my healthcare indexes on a year-to-date basis are highlighted below.
Cosmetic & Restorative Medicine Index: Allergan (NYSE:AGN) (+38%) <> The <> ...
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Central Garden & Pet Company
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Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT) gave its share price an extra boost with second-quarter results that beat estimates. Company Description Central Garden & Pet Company produces and sells branded products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies market. The company sells its products through mass merchants and specialty retailers nationwide and has a market cap of $695 million. Second-Quarter Results Central Garden reported solid second-quarter results on May 6 that were ahead of expectations. Sales were down marginally from last year, coming in at $476 million, but earnings were ahe...
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New Index for Pet Care and Animal 'Farma'
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(closed on 08/04/09)
New Index for Pet Care and Animal 'Farma' By Mike Havrilla on 2/7/09 ETF Innovators This past week, CNBC's Trish Regan took an in-depth look at the pet industry and Westminster Dog Show (which runs Feb. 7-16), which attracts millions of viewers and thousands of dogs and pet owners vying to earn the Best in Show designation. Late last year, Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Nancy Hull appeared on CNBC talking about PetMed Express (PETS) and the recession-resistant nature of the pet med business. <> PETS turned out to be a good call – the stock <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>...
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New Index for Pet Care and Animal 'Farma'
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(closed on 02/08/09)
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge] provides statistics for the 37 companies included in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Pet and Animal Care Index, with the Top 25 rated stocks in the index outpacing the overall market and benchmark ETFs such as Market Vectors Agribusiness (MOO), Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV), and iShares S&P Global Healthcare (IXJ) over the past year.
The index tracks companies which are active in the following business segments: animal breeding, veterinary services, pet retailers, animal feeds...
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Wal-Mart Expanding into Pet Services
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(closed on 01/08/09)
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<> At Wal-Mart's (WMT) analyst meeting last week, the Company gave details on growth plans by expanding its offerings to pet owners beyond just pet food and related products to include services such as grooming. The move is bad news for pet retailers such as Central Garden & Pet (CENT) and PetSmart (PETM), and possibly even VCA Antech (WOOF) and PetMed Express (PETS) if Wal-Mart (WMT) decides to expand into veterinary services and pet pharmacy, respectively.
The accompanying table provides statistics and the top five rate...
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From the Blogosphere
Central Garden & Pet: Pull-back is a buy opportunity
CENT
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Filed under: Stocks to Buy  I'm Reiterating my Buy rating for Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT), first recommended on June 22, 2009 at a price of $10.16.
Central's stock has re-trenched to about $12 after breaking out to the upside above $14 this summer. For now, the narrative remains the same -- that CENT, which receives about 50% of its revenue from pet products/care, will not suffer the fate of other retail plays, under the thesis that the now 'frugal consumer' Americans will give up a lot before giving up their pets.<><>Continue reading <>Central Garden & Pet: Pull-back is a buy oppor...
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Central Garden & Pet knows the importance of the extended members of the family
CENT
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Central Garden & Pet: All About Growth
Keeping up the appearance of your home is what they refer to as “pride of ownershipâ€. Whether you are attempting to sell your home or just keep up with the yearly maintenance, one basic and inexpensive option to make your property look better is to seed your lawn rather than paying a landscaper or laying out expensive sod. Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT) released their numbers on February 4 and the stock has acted just as smart as all you “do it yourselfersâ€. They also sell pet food. About a 51/49% revenue split respectively. <><>F1Q (Dec) losses were ($0.09) vs ($0....
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New Index for Pet Care & Animal 'Farma'
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge] provides statistics for the 37 companies included in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Pet and Animal Care Index, with the Top 25 rated stocks in the index outpacing the overall market and benchmark ETFs such as Market Vectors Agribusiness (MOO), Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV), and iShares S&P Global Healthcare (IXJ) over the past year.
The index tracks companies which are active in the following business segments: animal breeding, veterinary services, pet retailers, animal feeds/nutrition, and veterinary medicines/diagnostics, such as the following top...
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It goes without saying that pets such as dogs and cats are treated as extended members of the family in the United States.
