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PPG Industries Soars On Strong Q1 Forecast

Posted Mar 30th 2011 1:40PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Forecasts, Good news, Options, Technical Analysis

PPG Industries (PPG - option chain) shares are rising today after the company forecast Q1 earnings of $1.30 to $1.35 per share, well above analysts' forecasts of $1.12 per share. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on PPG.

PPG opened this morning at $94.44. So far today the stock has hit a low of $93.70 and a high of $95.97. As of 12:10, PPG is trading at $95.09 up $4.50 (5.0%). The chart for PPG looks bullish and S&P gives PPG a positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking.

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Seven dividend elites: 100 years of dividends

Posted Sep 2nd 2009 5:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Coca-Cola (KO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), Procter and Gamble (PG), Lilly (Eli) (LLY)

"While companies have been cutting dividends at an historic pace over the last 24 months, the fact is that there are still quality companies with long histories of paying dividends that represent good long-term investments," says Chuck Carlson, a specialist in companies offering dividend reinvestment plans.

In his top-notch The DRIP Investor he says, "The seven stocks featured here have each been paying a dividend for over 100 years, have raised their dividend annually for at least the last quarter century and offer direct-purchase plans.

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PPG Industries (PPG) reports record Q2 earnings

Posted Jul 16th 2009 12:20PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Earnings Reports, Good news, Options, Technical Analysis

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG - option chain) shares are rising today after the company reported a second-quarter profit of $146 million or 89 cents per share. Excluding one-time items, PPG earned 91 cents per share, topping analysts' forecasts of 75 cents per share. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on PPG.

PPG opened this morning at $47.15. So far today the stock has hit a low of $47.10 and a high of $49.50. As of 11:25, PPG is trading at $48.59 up $2.49 (5.4%). The chart for PPG looks bullish and S&P gives PPG a positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking.

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