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FedEx
2012-05-08
After suffering from shrinking earnings during the great recession, FedEx (FDX) appears on track to once again deliver the goods profitably. However, the market seems to have already recognized the current opportunity and pushed valuation to the outer limits of fair value. Therefore, FedEx may be an investment that requires patience. Aggressive investors could take […]
Baidu Inc: High Priced or Valued to Buy?
2012-05-07
Baidu Inc (BIDU) is most commonly referred to as the Chinese version of Google. Not unlike Google, Baidu Inc has generated an extraordinary record of earnings growth over its short history as a publicly traded company. Furthermore, even though Baidu Inc is trading at one of its lowest price earnings ratio as a public company […]
TECO Energy Inc: Stabilized and Growing Once Again
2012-05-01
TECO Energy is a holding company for Tampa Electric. The company also mines coal, and has diversified its business with generation investments in Guatemala. Since suffering an earnings reset in calendar year 2004, TECO Energy has produced an average earnings growth rate of 6% per annum. After TECO Energy’s stock price initially followed its earnings […]
Newsflash: The Dividend Aristocrats Found The Lost Decade
2012-05-01
Introduction There are many people who continue to hold a jaundiced view of stocks because they were traumatized by the last two recessions. Precipitous drops in equity prices drove them to distrust stocks and stock markets. However, I believe that most of the negative sentiment is a function of what I would describe as vague […]
Maybe Diversification Is Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be
2012-04-19
There’s an old cliché about real estate investing that states that the three cardinal rules are: location- location- location. Clever pundits have borrowed upon this refrain and glibly state that the three most important or cardinal rules of investing are: diversify- diversify- diversify. However, careful analysis will reveal that diversification is a multifaceted concept that […]
7 Large-cap Industrials with High Growth Rates, Low Valuations and Above-average Dividend Yields
2012-04-16
This article screened the industrial sector searching for companies that offer above-average forecast earnings growth of 15% to 20% or better that could be purchased at an attractive valuation. Although each of these companies pays a dividend, due to the cyclical nature of this industry we encourage the reader to carefully review the dividend history […]