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FeedPosted Dec 31st 2009 4:30PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Forecasts, Competitive Strategy, General Electric (GE), Home Depot (HD), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Getting Started, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Options, Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value, Raytheon Company (RTN), E*TRADE (ETFC), EZCORP (EZPW), Williams Companies (WMB), Brasil Telecom (BTM) , Grubb and Ellis Co (GBE)
During my tenure at BloggingStocks I have expressed my opinion often about the contribution that dividends make to your overall return. Most shrewd investors, and especially "my pal Warren," know this and understand why I re-emphasize the point when I make my annual selections.
By now I hope you have had a chance to peruse my picks for 2010. If not the links below will give you another opportunity.
Continue reading Chasing Value: 2010 Dividends for Ten Stock Picks
Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:40PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Forecasts, Competitive Strategy, General Electric (GE), Home Depot (HD), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Options, Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value, Raytheon Company (RTN), E*TRADE (ETFC), EZCORP (EZPW), Williams Companies (WMB), Brasil Telecom (BTM) , Grubb and Ellis Co (GBE)

To arrive at this years ten picks I scoured business journals and editorials, online and off. I also ran through a series of stock screens repeatedly over the last few months filtering for five primary value metrics identifying stocks worthy of further consideration.
The 5 data points were price-to-sales (P/S), price-to-book (P/B), price-to-cash flow (P/CF), dividend yield and return-on-equity (ROE). I did look at other things but these were the subject of my initial focus.
Continue reading Chasing Value: 10 Stock Picks for 2010
Posted Dec 10th 2009 3:40PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Management, Competitive Strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL), General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Diageo plc (DEO), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Deere and Co (DE), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Chasing Value, Anglo American (AAUKY), Stocks to Buy, E*TRADE (ETFC), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), EZCORP (EZPW), Brown Forman (BF.A), Brasil Telecom (BTM)

Is it time to take a bite out of Apple, Inc (
AAPL) or leave it on the vine? After reviewing the current list by examining the stock yields and price-to-cash flow (P/CF) we will take a look at Apple for 2010.
Yesterday I dropped two stocks, but the list is still too long. In the coming weeks there will be more cuts and if I find anything of more value perhaps there will be something new.
Continue reading Chasing Value: Ten stocks for 2010 -- Part 9 + Apple
Posted Dec 9th 2009 1:30PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Management, Competitive Strategy, General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market Matters, Diageo plc (DEO), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Options, Deere and Co (DE), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Chasing Value, Anglo American (AAUKY), Stocks to Buy, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), EZCORP (EZPW), Brown Forman (BF.A)

Today it's time to do some trimming of the fourteen stocks and four options on the contenders list. This review will prioritize the companies by price-to-book (P/B), price-to-sales (P/S) and return-on-equity (ROE). This does not preclude more possible stocks being added and the final list will not be done until the end of the month.
We will also compare recent stock prices to three-year highs to give us a relative idea where the stock floated in rosier times.
Continue reading Chasing Value: Ten stocks for 2010 Part 8: Making some cuts
Posted May 5th 2008 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Intermec, Brasil Telecom and W-H Energy Services were today's most noteworthy upgrades:
- Intermec (NYSE: IN) was upgraded to Hold from Sell at Standford Financial Group. After Intermec's stock fell 10.5% since April 1, and 5.1% on Friday, Stanford believes most of the bad news is priced into the stock.
- Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BRP) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank and raised their target to $90 from $87 as they believe the recent weakness presents a good buying opportunity.
- W-H Energy Services (NYSE: WHQ) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank following the Q1 miss as they believe the company is well positioned to benefit from a pickup in U.S. onshore activity and a significant acceleration in international and deep water work.
OTHER UPGRADES:
Posted Jul 19th 2007 9:15AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Wal-Mart (WMT), Ford Motor (F), Citigroup Inc. (C),
MAJOR PAPERS:
OTHER PAPERS:
- The New York Times reported that Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is expected to receive opening bids today for its Jaguar and Land Rover units. A variety of companies, including private equity firms and possibly other automakers, are expected to bid for the two divisions, said people with direct knowledge of the situation.
- Retail shoe store chain Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL) is reportedly considering putting itself up for sale again, after disappointing sales by its U.S. shoe stores and its failed attempt to acquire rival Genesco Inc (NYSE: GCO), reported the New York Post.
- The Telegraph reported that Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) is examining a deal to invest in Beijing Hualian, one of China's biggest retail groups.