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The following companies have been added or removed from our “Recommended List”, as of the close on Aug.26, 2008. That means their ratings have either exceeded or dropped below the minimum 3.5 stars out of 5. Improving or Deteriorating company fundamentals, in addition to a stock’s price action plays a major role in our decision-making process.
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August 27th, 2008
August 27th, 2008
The following companies announced a change in their dividend payouts today:ALNC, HRB, EVBN, PXD, MTEX.
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August 27th, 2008
We are starting coverage of the following six dividend-paying stocks:ALNC, EVBN, PXD, ESSA, CM, PFBI.
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KB Homes (KBH Full Story »
) is having a big day today, up nearly 10% as word is spreading about a possible housing bottom. If readers remember our post this past weekend, we’ve seen some recent tidbits of positive real estate news.
We seem to get a lot interesting feedback on our posts dealing with stocks that active traders frequently take positions in. Stocks like Yamana Gold (AUY Full Story »), Cleveland Cliffs (CLF), and DryShips (DRYS) certainly seem to fall into this category.
The stocks of Altria Group (MO Full Story ») and General Electric (GE) have continued to be dormant investment plays for what feels like forever. Investors that own shares of these two names need to understand the nature of where both businesses are.
We have been closely watching the underperformance of two of our key “Recommended” telecom stocks. AT&T (T Full Story ») is down about 10% from our initial recommendation back on June 23. Verizon (VZ) is also down over 10% since our recommendation on June 9.
One of the things we like to do, at times, is take the market’s temperature. Today, we are looking at some of the financials that we have on our “Recommended” list. These names can give us a clue as to which direction the intermediate market action may be headed.
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The Talbots, Inc. (TLB Full Story ») is starting to achieve the cost-cutting results that the company has been seeking.
Ikon Office Solutions (IKN Full Story ») is the object of copier giant Ricoh’s eye. Ricoh Co. announced it will be paying $17.25 cash for each Ikon share, a premium of 11 percent to Tuesday’s close of $15.56.
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