Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is a consumer products company that manufactures and sells personal care products. Brands investors will recognize include Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depends, Kleenex, Cottonelle and Viva paper towels. The company also has a professional segment selling workplace health/safety products such as soaps, sanitizers, tissues and towels. They also operate a health care segment providing medical [...]
Earlier this month I was trying to decide what stock to purchase between three choices. One company I was considering was Lorillard, Inc (LO). Ultimately I decided to go with a company I already knew more about but I decided I wanted to take a deeper look [...]
Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BDX) is a healthcare company operating in three segments. The medical segment manufactures a variety of medical devices and accounted for 53% of 2012 sales. The diagnostics segment provides products for the safe collection and transport of lab specimens as well as tools used to detect infectious diseases and cancers. The diagnostics [...]
General Mills (GIS) is one of the leading consumer foods companies. They are the maker and seller of famous brands such as Cheerios, Wheaties, Total, Chex, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Hamburger Helper, Yoplait yogurt and Progresso soups. The food business has been good for General Mills as it has allowed them to pay yearly increasing dividends to [...]
When it comes to buying stocks, one of the most important pieces of advice is to not overpay. The price you pay for the companies you buy can make or break your investment. Even a bad company could turn out to be a great investment if you buy it at a great price while even [...]
Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest independent maker of software. Microsoft develops and sells software products for a wide range of computing devices. Most people will be familiar with Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Microsoft has a computing operating system known as Windows which is prevalent in most PC’s on the market. [...]
Norfolk Southern (NSC) is a railway company operating about 21,000 miles of track in 22 eastern and southern states. The company hauls freight including coal, agriculture products, consumer products, metals and intermodal freight. NSC has shown their commitment to paying yearly increasing dividends to their shareholders as they have increased their dividend for 11 years in a row.
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Wal-Mart (WMT) is the world’s largest retailer operating thousands of stores in the U.S. and across the globe. Wal-Mart is a discount retailer and a grocer known for their everyday low prices. The company has shown their commitment to paying yearly increasing dividends to their shareholders as they have increased their dividend for 38 years in a [...]
Procter & Gamble (PG) is the maker and marketer of branded consumer package goods sold around the world. Their product segment include beauty, grooming, health care, home care and family care. They are the maker of brands held in every home across the country such as Pampers, Bounty, Tide, NyQuil, Head & Shoulders and many many [...]
Deere & Co. (DE) is the largest manufacturer of farm equipment in the world. Deere makes many of the tractors that help farmers work the land produce food for consumers. They are also a large producer of construction and forestry equipment as well as lawn and garden equipment. Deere is a global company as about [...]
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