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Bullish on UST ... UST

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+14.53% in 172 days (closed on 04/17/07) UST is the maker of Skoal & Copenhagen chewing tobacco. They also sell several lines of wines. The company has been in business since 1822 and has market dominance in smokeless tobacco. Strong double-digit profit margin, ROA, and heaps of positive free cash flow makes this entree very flavorful. Current earnings report was a miss and created an attractive buy point. With a dividend yield of 4%, a little wait is no big deal. Continue reading »

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Another Loss for Tobacco in Court

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I have a feeling this is but the tip of an iceberg for Altria (MO).... Jane Genova Reports: <>A major blow for the tobacco industry, reports THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, "A jury decided Thursday that a longtime chain-smoker's death from long cancer was caused by nicotine addicton, a potentially costly loss for tobacco giant Philip Morris and an important test for thousands of similar Florida lawsuits." This was the first of 8000 such personal-injury cases. In 2006, the FL Supreme Court had upheld the complaint that the tobacco industry had knowingly sold potentially harmful products while hiding ... Continue reading »

Another Loss for Tobacco in Court

I have a feeling this is but the tip of an iceberg for Altria (MO).... Jane Genova Reports: <>A major blow for the tobacco industry, reports THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, "A jury decided Thursday that a longtime chain-smoker's death from long cancer was caused by nicotine addicton, a potentially costly loss for tobacco giant Philip Morris and an important test for thousands of similar Florida lawsuits." This was the first of 8000 such personal-injury cases. In 2006, the FL Supreme Court had upheld the complaint that the tobacco industry had knowingly sold potentially harmful products while hiding ... Continue reading »

New Global Tobacco Index: A High-Yield Safe Haven

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In stark contrast to my previous article on socially responsible and green exchange-traded investment vehicles, the accompanying table [click to enlarge] presents the Top 10 companies by market cap and statistics for the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Tobacco Index, which easily outpaced the overall market and benchmark ETFs over the last year. The Top 25 Rated companies managed to post a gain of 1.5% on a total return basis in the past year, thanks to an average dividend yield of 6.3%. All benchmark ETFs posted losses over the past year on a total return basis, including Consumer Staples SPDR... Continue reading »

Iron Mountain (IRM) added to S&P 500

Filed under: Major movement, Options, Technical Analysis, S and P 500 Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM - option chain) shares have moved higher today after the stock was added to the Standard & Poor's S&P 500 index. IRM is replacing UST Inc. (NYSE: UST), which was bought out by Altria Group (NYSE: MO). This usually causes a surge in stock value as all the ETFs that track the S&P 500 now have to rush to add IRM positions. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on IRM. IRM opened this morning at $21.45. As... Continue reading »

New Global Tobacco Index: A High-Yield Safe Haven

73%

In stark contrast to my previous article on socially responsible and green exchange-traded investment vehicles, the accompanying table [click to enlarge] presents the Top 10 companies by market cap and statistics for the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Tobacco Index, which easily outpaced the overall market and benchmark ETFs over the last year. The Top 25 Rated companies managed to post a gain of 1.5% on a total return basis in the past year, thanks to an average dividend yield of 6.3%. All benchmark ETFs posted losses over the past year on a total return basis, including Consumer Staples SPDR... Continue reading »

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