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5 Shocking Stock Market Predictions for 2017

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Image Source: Claudia Dea  Valuentum: 2017 Is the Year of Evangeline Adams By Brian Nelson, CFA “Entrepreneurs are never satisfied. They want to do things better. They strive for perfection and use all the ingenuity to their command to achieve it.” – J.W. Marriott My Inbox Was Overflowing with Kindness Your positive replies to my last email, “Words Cannot Express How I Feel” were simply incredible. My inbox was flooded with so many emails, so many kind words. There were so many that I’m still working through them. If you haven’t received a personal reply, plan on getting one. You’re very important to me. It’s quite possible that I may very well be the luckiest man to have such wonderful … Read more

Podcast: Markets In Motion

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The Valuentum analyst team covers market moving information that is top of mind from consumer staples valuations, the political election cycle, utility valuations, energy resource pricing, biotech considerations, Brexit uncertainty and beyond. ~8 minutes. Tickerized for several consumer staples entities and ETFs, several companies in the energy sector, emerging market vehicles and more.

EVERYTHING DIVIDENDS + 3 TOP IDEAS

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The Valuentum analyst team explains the difference between the adjusted Dividend Cushion ratio and its unadjusted counterpart. The success of the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio is covered, and Valuentum’s top 3 dividend growth ideas are unveiled. ~13 minutes. If you are unable to view the video below, please select the link here or view the transcript below. Kris Rosemann: Hello and welcome to the Valuentum Securities podcast. My name is Kris Rosemann and with me today is Chris Araos and Brian Nelson, the president of equity research and ETF analysis here at Valuentum, and today we’re going to be discussing the Dividend Cushion ratio, the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio, and some of our favorite dividend ideas on the market today. So … Read more

A Kleenex? Consumer Staples Trading At Nosebleed Levels

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Image Source: Alan Levine “The forward 12-month P/E ratio is 17.0. This P/E ratio is based on Thursday’s closing price (2170.06) and forward 12-month EPS ($127.93). The P/E ratio of 17.0 is above the prior 5-year average forward 12-month P/E ratio of 14.6, and above the prior 10-year average forward 12-month P/E ratio of 14.3. It is also above the forward 12-month P/E ratio of 16.6 recorded at the start of the third quarter (June 30).” – FactSet Earnings Insight, July 29, 2016 Kleenex anyone? Because we’re at nosebleed valuations in the consumer staples (XLP) sector! At arguably no time in the history of the stock market have investors been willing to pay so much for each unit of earnings … Read more

The Bubble Is Still Inflating

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The laws of finance are being bent, broken even. NIRP (negative interest rate policy) has changed everything. The world is upside down. At the beginning of the year, we were expecting ongoing contractionary monetary policy by the Fed, but on January 29, all of that changed. In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan introduced a negative benchmark interest rate of -0.1%, meaning that instead of paying interest on deposits, it would charge banks to hold their money. The move seemed to blindside the Fed, and from where we stand, it has effectively put rate increases on pause. There’s a reasonable chance of a rate hike in December, but the latest read from the CME is that there’s no chance … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending March 11

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Colgate-Palmolive continues to enjoy the benefits of being a Dividend Aristocrat as it garners an elevated multiple as one of the most well-known consumer staples entities. Image source: Fredrick Rubensson Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending March 11. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header.  Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $0.80 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.77. American Tower (AMT): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49. Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.415 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41. Colgate-Palmolive … Read more

Household Products Stocks Round Up

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Clorox (CLX) Clorox may be executing the best in its peer group. In its fiscal fourth-quarter report, released August 3, reported sales advanced 4% as the company drove an 11% increase in diluted earnings per share in the period. The pace of top-line expansion would have been even better were it not for currency-related headwinds. A benign combination of “cost savings, price increases and lower commodity costs” worked wonders on the firm’s financials. During the quarter, Clorox recorded 3% volume growth, and the company continues to gain share across its brand portfolio. Clorox disinfecting wipes continue to fly off the shelves at a double-digit pace at retailers, and the firm pushed a nice price increase on Clorox bleach in February … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending February 20

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending February 20. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Analog Devices (ADI):  $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37. Argo Group (AGII): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18. Autoliv (ALV): now $0.56 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.54. Coca-Cola (KO): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.305. Colgate-Palmolive (CL): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36. Corrections Corporation of America (CXW): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51. CVR Partners … Read more

The Dividend Dilemma

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One of the core tenets of the Valuentum process not only rests in the all-important price vs. value consideration (see Valuentum’s Brian Nelson talk about that here), but also in “letting winners run.” At first read, these two items appear to be at odds with each other. For example, we preach about getting stocks at a bargain, but yet, we don’t sell holdings when they start to move beyond our estimate of their fair value. What gives? At the Valuentum core, we prefer an entry point that corresponds to the time when shares have substantial valuation and pricing support (i.e. they have high Valuentum Buying Index ratings), and we prefer an exit point when shares have little valuation and pricing … Read more

Procter & Gamble Wraps Up a Strong Fiscal Year 2014

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Procter & Gamble (PG) reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter results Friday. The April-June quarter revealed organic sales expansion of 2% thanks to strong pricing expansion and core earnings-per-share growth of 20%, to $0.95. Excluding the negative impact of foreign exchange, currency-neutral core earnings per share increased 25%. We continue to like the pricing power of Procter & Gamble’s brands, and the pace of earnings growth was fantastic during the last quarter of its fiscal year. Management continues to deliver on its top and bottom-line commitments. P&G’s brands include Tide, Ariel, Gillette, Venus, Bounty, Charmin, Pantene, Olay, Pampers, Crest, Oral-B, Duracell, and Vicks. These brands aren’t going away anytime soon, in our view. Though management indicated that it will shed some lower-margin brands, … Read more