Since we last mentioned EXR as a growth and income stock back in June of 2011, it was trading right around $20. It’s now near $27. As housing prices continued to slide, more and more Americans were abandoning their mortgage and homes, opting for renta…
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Would you rather invest in government paper that yields a fixed 2% for 10 years or a blue chip stock like McDonald’s that pays a dividend currently yielding 2.8%, and which has increased its dividend at a compound annual rate of 18% over the last 20 ye…
Qualcomm recently reported record results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2012. And management raised its guidance going forward, prompting analysts to revise their estimates higher.
Zynga underwhelms with its first earnings report, but sees higher earnings estimates.
Philip Morris International continues to deliver impressive results. It recently reported its fifth consecutive positive earnings surprise driven by strong sales growth in the Asia and Europe, Middle East & Africa regions.
The housing numbers yesterday may have looked fairly strong, but the bulk of the growth seemed to come from multi-family/rental unit type housing. That’s good news for this apartment REIT.
The party goes on for the container companies. That’s good news for Textainer shareholders as the company raised its dividend again.
The Andersons had a record 2011 as the agriculture sector remained hot. It is cheap, with a forward P/E of just 9.4.
Chicago Bridge & Iron has delivered a strong run of positive earnings surprises.
Enterprise Products Partners posted record results for the fourth quarter of 2011. It was also its ninth consecutive positive earnings surprise.