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Nine for '09 Stock Picks Start Strong
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The nine stock picks I posted in mid-December are off to a strong start in the new year, with seven of the stocks registering gains and a 14.5% gain for the group as an equal-weight average versus a 1.1% gain for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY). Click on any of the links below for my most recent articles on each company.
The four smallest, defensive healthcare stock picks are leading the group with an average gain of 30.6% thanks to an 87.3% gain for Javelin Pharma (JAV) and a 42.9% gain for Caraco Pharma (CPD) while...
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Small, Defensive '09 Stock Picks Are Soaring
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The nine defensive stock picks I wrote about last week are off to a very strong start, posting a 7.4% gain as an equally-weighted average compared to a 1% gain for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY). The biggest gains came from the smallest companies in the index – Caraco Pharma (CPD) was up 40% while Javelin Pharma (JAV) increased by 19% in the past week and has more than doubled since I first wrote about it in early December .
Despite a drop in shares of Altria (MO) over the past week, I have added to ...
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Nine for '09: Stock Picks for the New Year
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<> Below are nine stock picks for 2009, which are taken from the 1,000 company database of ETF Innovators [ETFI] Indexes, and which I own in my personal brokerage account. Given my cautious stance toward the economy and stock market, the picks have a defensive theme favoring the healthcare sector as a source of defensive growth companies.
1.) Consumer Staples – Tobacco: Altria Group (MO) has lost about 30% of its market value since spinning off the international tobacco operations into a separate public company as Philip Morris< />< />< />< /><>< />< />< />< /><>< />< />< />< /><>< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< /><>...
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Defensive Stocks Opportunities Outside of Healthcare
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<> As a follow-up to the top rated companies highlighted from the ETF Innovators [ETFI] healthcare and transport indexes, below are some top rated companies from other sectors and industry groups.
From the Global Tobacco Index , Altria Group (MO) is a top rated stock with a dividend yield near 8% which is set to acquire smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc. (UST) early next year and is poised to capitalize on a strong U.S. Dollar (UUP) compared to the international operations of Philip Morris (PM).
In the ...
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Kraft (KFT): New life after Altria
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 "With $37.2 billion in revenues in 2007, Kraft (NYSE: KFT) is the largest food manufacturer in the U.S. and second-largest worldwide," notes leading turnaround stock expert George Putnam.
The editor of The Turnaround Letter explains, "New management has begun to shake things up and the turnaround program is well underway." Here's the advisor's review. <>"The roots of some of Kraft’s products reach all the way back to 1767, but it wasn’t until 1903 that James L. Kraft started his wholesale cheese business from a horse drawn wagon in Chicago. Today, Kraft produces many of the best-known foo<><><><><><><><><><>< />...
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Kraft, United Natural & Hain Celestial: Organic gains
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Filed under: International markets, Newsletters, Kraft Foods'A' (KFT), Commodities, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy "The organic food industry is surprisingly resilient in an economic downturn," explains Benjamin Shepard, contributing editor with Personal Finance. He adds, "Mainstream retailers and your corner grocer have been embracing the trend, devoting an ever-growing amount of shelf space to organic foods." Here's a trio of favorites. <>"What was essentially a nascent industry in 1997 with $3.6 billion in sales has exploded to a behemoth with almost $14 billion in sales in 2006, according to the...
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Organic gains: Favorite food stocks
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 "The organic food industry is surprisingly resilient in an economic downturn," explains Benjamin Shepard, contributing editor with Personal Finance.
He adds, "Mainstream retailers and your corner grocer have been embracing the trend, devoting an ever-growing amount of shelf space to organic foods." Here'sa trio of favorites. "What was essentially a nascent industry in 1997 with $3.6 billion in sales has exploded to a behemoth with almost $14 billion in sales in 2006, according to the Organic Trade Association. <>"And barring a major economic disaster worse than we’ve seen thus far, the <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< />...
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6 Stock Picks for a Weak Market - Barron's Interview
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Barron's interviews Legg Mason (LM) value investors Harry Cohen and Scott Glasser, whose Legg Mason Partners Appreciation outdid the S&P 500 by nine points over the past year, despite losing 0.69%.<!----> They say the time to get bearish was a year ago -- now it's time to be cautious. Financials will not bottom until investors "start thinking in terms of absolute losses and really get scared." Energy, industrials, agriculture and materials - not financials - will lead the market higher, although it doesn't seem to have bottomed yet.
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Kraft Foods Inc.
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Kraft Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of packaged foods and beverages worldwide. Its products include snacks, such as cookies, crackers, salted snacks, and chocolate confectionery; beverages comprising coffee, aseptic juice drinks, and powdered beverages; and natural, process, and cream cheeses. The company also offers grocery, including ready-to-eat cereals, enhancers, and desserts; and convenient meals, such as frozen pizza, packaged dinners, lunch combinations, and processed meats. Kraft Foods, Inc. distributes its products to superma...
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A 'Cheesy' Options Combination for Buffett Lovers
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<>They are lots of Buffett fanatics here that think Kraft (KFT) shares are due for a nice rally. At today's price of $30.14 that's certainly not a crazy proposition.
Here's a very low risk play [for KFT believers] from now through December 19, 2008:
…………………………………….….....................……Cash Outlay………..Cash Inflow
Buy 500 KFT @ $30.14 ………….............……….. $15,070
Sell 5 KFT Dec. $32.50 Calls @ $0.95 ……............……………………… $475
Sell 5 KFT Dec. $32.50 Puts @ $3.50 …………………..........………… $1,750
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Kraft Foods' Turnaround Success
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With the turnaround in organic revenue growth and positive earnings comparisons expected to begin with the third quarter of 2008, the stock appears attractive.
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Kraft: A Tasty Long-Term Play - Barron's
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Kraft is famous for the comfort foods it manufactures, like Macaroni & Cheese and Oreo’s. But Barron’s wonders why the company’s growth prospects, low debt, strong cash flow and dividends aren’t comforting investors. Shares have slipped from $36 to $32, or 16 times earnings, as prices for raw materials like corn and milk rose so steeply that the company couldn’t fully pass on costs to consumers. Net income dropped 6% last year, and 13% in Q1 -- although Kraft (KFT) still maintains its 2008 guidance. <> Kraft offers a $1.08/share dividend with a yield of 3.5%. That’s one attraction for...
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Kraft, like Unilever, a strong Blue-chip stock
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I'm big on companies with sensible P/Es and high dividends - like Kraft, which has a current yield of 3.3%, payed out in quarterly installments. Kraft is the world's second largest food and beverage producer, owning such brands as Oreo and Maxwell House. In the long term, the company is generally expected to post good profits.
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