Welcome to the Stock of the Day. Everyone knows Wal-Mart (WMT) for its “Every Day Low Prices,” but shareholders didn’t bargain for a Q4 earnings report that would also send share prices lower at today’s open. But with warmer temperatures just around the corner and a new dividend hike, could this pullback be a buying opportunity?
Top Freight Companies To Invest In Right Now: H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ)
H. J. Heinz Company manufactures and markets food products for consumers, and foodservice and institutional customers in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company primarily offers ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, soups, beans and pasta meals, infant nutrition, and other food products. It sells its products through its sales organizations, independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain, wholesale, cooperative, and independent grocery accounts; convenience stores; bakeries; pharmacies; mass merchants; club stores; foodservice distributors; and institutions, including hotels, restaurants, hospitals, health-care facilities, and government agencies. The company was founded in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Steve Symington]
What kinds of "things," you ask? Among her additional tasks so far have been the creation and arranging of a�meeting aimed at bringing Berkshire's dozens upon dozens of subsidiary CEOs together each year, and Buffett reportedly sent her on a trip to Brazil to learn more about the operations of Brazilian-based 3G Capital after Berkshire teamed with the firm to acquire 50% of ketchup king H.J. Heinz back (NYSE: HNZ ) in February.
- [By Rich Smith]
Campbell is cheap
When you stack up the stock of Campbell Soup against a couple of its bigger rivals -- H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ ) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ ) -- it's clear that Campbell's stock is the best bargain of the bunch. Its 19 price-to-earnings ratio is nearly 15% cheaper than Heinz's 22.2 P/E, and it offers an eye-popping 37% discount to the 31 P/E at Mondelez.
Top 5 Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2014: UniSource Energy Corporation(UNS)
UniSource Energy Corporation engages in the electric generation and energy delivery businesses. The company?s TEP segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 403,000 retail electric customers, including residential, commercial, industrial, and public sector customers in southeastern Arizona. It also sells electricity to other utilities and power marketing entities. As of December 31, 2010, this segment owned or leased 2,245 MW of net generating capacity, as well as owned or participated in electric transmission and distribution system consisting of 512 circuit-miles of 500-kV lines; 1,087 circuit-miles of 345-kV lines; 379 circuit-miles of 138-kV lines; 478 circuit-miles of 46-kV lines; and 2,621 circuit-miles of lower voltage primary lines. TEP segment generates electricity from coal, gas, oil, and solar sources. The company?s UNS Gas segment distributes gas to approximately 146,500 retail customers in Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo c ounties in northern Arizona, as well as Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona. As of December 31, 2010, this segment?s transmission and distribution system consisted of approximately 30 miles of steel transmission mains, 4,211 miles of steel and plastic distribution piping, and 136,439 customer service lines. The company?s UNS Electric segment transmits and distributes electricity to approximately 91,000 retail customers consisting of residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Mohave and Santa Cruz counties. As of December 31, 2010, UNS Electric?s transmission and distribution system consisted of approximately 56 circuit-miles of 115-kV transmission lines, 271 circuit-miles of 69-kV transmission lines, and 3,599 circuit-miles of underground and overhead distribution lines. This segment also owns the 65 MW Valencia plant, as well as 39 substations having an installed capacity of 1,788,050 kilovolt amperes. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jake L'Ecuyer]
Equities Trading UP
UNS Energy (NYSE: UNS) shot up 27.75 percent to $58.56 after the company agreed to be acquired by Fortis Utility Group for $60.25 per share in cash. - [By Lauren Pollock]
Fortis Inc.(FTS.T) agreed to acquire UNS Energy Corp.(UNS) for about $2.5 billion, as the Canadian utility moves to boost exposure within the U.S. by acquiring a firm with a presence in the U.S. southwest. Shares of UNS jumped 30% to $59.02 premarket.
Top 5 Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2014: Reynolds American Inc(RAI)
Reynolds American Inc. (RAI), through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarette and other tobacco products in the United States. It offers cigarettes under the brand names of CAMEL, PALL MALL, WINSTON, KOOL, DORAL, SALEM, MISTY, and CAPRI; and cigarettes and other tobacco products under the NATURAL AMERICAN SPIRIT brand name, as well as manages various licensed brands, including DUNHILL and STATE EXPRESS 555. The company also provides smokeless tobacco products, including moist snuff under GRIZZLY and KODIAK brand names; pasteurized tobacco under CAMEL Snus brand name; milled tobacco under the brand name of CAMEL Dissolvables; other tobacco products, such as little cigars under WINCHESTER and CAPTAIN BLACK brand names; and roll-your-own tobacco under the brand name of BUGLER. RAI sells its products primarily through distributors, wholesalers, and other direct customers, including retail chains, as well as distributes its cigarettes to public warehouses. The compan y was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ben Levisohn]
Tiffany surged 9.2% to $62.63 after raising its earnings guidance, while Netflix climbed 5.1% to $390.60 after announcing that it would expand into six European countries. Lorillard spiked 10% to $62.63 on reports that it’s in talks to be purchased by Reynolds American (RAI). Reynolds American gained 4.4% to $59.77.
- [By Mike Deane]
Before the opening bell on Wednesday, Reynolds American (RAI) reported its first quarter earnings, reporting slightly higher revenues and lower net income than last year.
RAI’s Earnings in Brief
Reynolds American reported first quarter revenues of $1.94 billion, marking a 2.8% increase over last year’s Q1 revenues of $1.88 billion. Adjusted net income for the quarter came in at $386 million, a 3% decline from last year’s Q1 figure of $398 million. On an adjusted per share basis, RAI’s earnings were flat from last year, coming in at 72 cents. Reynolds American’s EPS missed analysts’ estimates of 74 cents EPS, but revenues came in above expectations of $1.91 billion. RAI reaffirmed its 2014 guidance of EPS in the range of $3.30 to $3.45.CEO Commentary
RAI’s president and CEO, Daniel M. Delen, had the following comments:���eynolds American�� reportable business segments continued to make excellent progress in the first quarter, with strong market-share gains on all their key brands.�As we previously noted, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company is investing heavily in the expansion of its highly differentiated VUSE Digital Vapor Cigarette this year, and this spending impacted RAI�� first-quarter earnings and margin as expected.”
RAI’s Dividend
Reynolds most recently announced a dividend raise in February for its April 1st payout. The company boosted its quarterly dividend to 67 cents from 63 cents. We expect RAI to declare its next dividend within the next month.
Stock Performance
Reynolds American stock was inactive in pre-market trading. YTD, the company’s stock is up 11.65%.
RAI Dividend SnapshotAs of Market Close on April 22, 2014
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- [By Rupert Hargreaves]
E-cigs, widely considered to be the "next big thing" in the world of big tobacco with sales eventually outpacing those of traditional cigarettes, are running into trouble. With�big tobacco companies like Altria (NYSE: MO ) , Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI ) , and Lorillard (NYSE: LO ) falling over themselves to get in on the action, regulators have started to take notice.
- [By abirk]
Reynolds American (RAI) is another good player in the tobacco industry. The company raised $2.55 billion in debt in late October to pay off existing debts and repurchase shares. This certainly doesn�� go in favor of the company. RAI has a high PEG of 2, which reflects that the company offers expensive growth in comparison to its peers.
Top 5 Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2014: Leggett & Platt Incorporated(LEG)
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated designs and produces various engineered components and products worldwide. Its Residential Furnishings segment offers bedding components, such as innersprings and wire forms; furniture components, including steel mechanisms, springs, seat suspensions, steel tubular seat frames, bed frames, ornamental beds, and power foundations; and structural fabrics, carpet underlay materials, and geo components. This segment serves manufacturers of finished bedding products or upholstered furniture. The company?s Commercial Fixturing & Components segment provides shelving, counters, showcases, and garment racks; standardized shelvings; point-of-purchase displays; and bases, columns, back rests, casters, and frames. This segment offers its products to retail chains and specialty shops; brand name marketers; distributors of consumer products; and office, institutional, and commercial furniture manufacturers. Its Industrial Materials segment provides steel rod s, drawn wires, steel billets, fabricated wire products, welded steel tubing, and fabricated tube components to bedding and furniture, and mechanical spring makers; automotive seating, and lawn and garden equipment manufacturers; and waste recyclers, waste removal businesses, and medical supply businesses. The company?s Specialized Products segment offers manual and power lumbar support and massage systems; seat suspension systems; automotive control cables; low voltage motors; actuation assemblies; formed metal and wire components; quilting machines; machines for shaping wire into springs; industrial sewing/finishing machines; van interiors; and docking stations, as well as specialty trailers for telephone, cable, and utility companies. It serves bedding and automobile seating manufacturers. The company sells its products through its sales representatives and distributors. Leggett & Platt, Incorporated was founded in 1883 and is based in Carthage, Missouri.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Oliver Pursche]
I think the first step will be an increase in share-buybacks and an increase in dividends. As such, I am once again overweighting large-cap multinationals, including some great European names. My favorites include Novartis (NVS) , Legget and Platt (LEG) and Visa (V) .� Of course, the potential risk is that the cash horde remains and even grows, likely creating a deeper negative interest rate environment ��something that surely would be damaging to our economy.
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