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“Total S.A. (TOT) is one of the world’s largest publicly-traded, integrated oil and gas companies. Its global businesses cover three segments: 1) upstream exploration and production, 2) downstream refining and marketing and 3) chemicals. We view Total as an attractive international major oil play due to its low...
Most of the dividend-paying stocks I feature here come from the Dick Davis Dividend Digest, which exclusively recommends income-generating investments. However, the latest Investment Digest, featuring our contributors’ Top Picks for 2012, had its fair share of dividend-payers too. I’ve written before about how dividend-paying stocks are becoming more popular...
“Investors remain on hair-trigger alert for any sign of weakness, anywhere. Fear is the dominant emotion, which makes trading in relatively volatile metals and other resources stocks a dicey business. But if you’re looking to establish a long-term position in a high-quality company with solid prospects for dividend growth, you...
Two examples of high-quality companies with low PEG ratios are FedEx (FDX) and Universal Health (UHS).
As I mentioned here a few weeks ago, last year’s second-best-performing Top Picks stock was Allot Communications (ALLT), recommended by SmallCapInvestor PRO. (The best performer was acquired a couple months after being recommended.) I mention this again because the 2012 Top Picks included several stocks that could be the next Allot...
Check the sentiment toward the stock and measure your risk/reward ratio before making an option trade ahead of earnings.
“Insperity, Inc. (NSP)—In 2008 CEO-cofounder Paul Sarvadi’s 20-year-old Administaff, Inc. encountered serious growing pains. It provided staff outsourcing to small- and medium-sized companies like itself. With the economy and hiring beset by recession, revenues stopped growing at $1.6 billion and its earnings and stock price nose-dived. But Sarvadi had...
“Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource and benefits outsourcing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. With a strong brand, Paychex has more than 100 offices nationwide and serves more than 564,000 payroll clients. The company’s average client has 17 employees. Payroll processing is...
I thought it’d be time to remind you why we have the buttons appearing each week.