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Top S&P 500 Stocks by Yield, Cash, and Debt
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When reviewing all the stocks that make up the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, I was only able to come up with five stocks that yield s of 3% or more, a decent amount of cash, and total debt of $500 million or less.

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), the payroll outsourcing company, yields 3%, has $1.62 billion in cash, with only $42.2 million in debt.

The automotive replacement parts company, Genuine Parts Co. (GPC), has a fairly high yield of 4.5%. The company has $363 million in cash and $500 million in debt.

People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT) is a commercial banking company, which pay...
By  Trading Goddess   (-46.13%  risk: aggressive)  12/04/09 Comment


Microchip Upgrades Guidance – Analyst Blog
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Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) upgraded its guidance for the third quarter. The company now expects net sales to increase by 6% - 8% sequentially, up from the previous guidance of sales growth around 4% - 8%.

The company had reported revenues of $227 million in the third quarter, and the revised guidance implies revenues between $240 million and $245 million for Q410 (ending January). Microchip continues to see excellent design-win traction in strategic product lines.

Earnings per share are expected around 33 to 35 cents. Management also stated that gross margin will come at the hig...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.13%  risk: moderate)  12/02/09 Comment


Company News for November 19, 2009 – Corporate Summary
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• Bank of America/Merrill (NYSE:BAC) downgraded a number of semiconductor companies, expecting a modest inventory correction, even as economies improve and demand for electronics rises.  Four shares were downgraded to neutral, including Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), Marvel Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) and LSI Corp (NYSE:LSI).  The form lowered Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM), National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM), Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) to underperform

<>• Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) rose 10.6% yesterday. Th<><><><><><><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.13%  risk: moderate)  11/19/09 Comment


Merrill Turns Cautious On Chips, Foundries; Many Downgrades; Stocks Swoon
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Bank of America/Merrill Lynch chip analyst Sumit Dhanda this morning turned cautious on semiconductor stocks, downgrading a slew of stocks; his colleague Daniel Heyler made a comparable on the foundries, lower ratings on a number of stocks.

<>“We are downgrading our view on the sector given unfavorable indications from our cyclical framework,” he writes. “In particular, our industry model suggests that following a period of rapid replenishment of inventory and normalization of semi shipments to true consumption levels, inventories in the supply chain are approaching a level suggesting a modest<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    11/19/09 Comment


Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ADBE, H, HAL, TOL, TROW, TSN ...

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  • Citigroup upgraded FPL Group (FPL) to buy from hold on valuation and recommends buying the stock into the staff recommendation. The firm raised its target on shares to $58 from $55.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Smithfield Foods (SFD) to buy from hold as it believes the company's fundamentals and export demand outlook are improving. The firm raised its target on shares to $20 from $12.
    • <>Credit Suisse upgraded T. Rowe Price (TROW) to outperform from neutral and raised its target to $60 from...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  11/11/09 Comment



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