Philip Morris Continues To Offer Significant Price Appreciation And Future Growth
Equity Watch - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 6:33PM CST
PM: 82.87 (-0.82), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), MO: 54.76 (-0.78)
Reynolds American, Lorillard Say Merger On Track
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Feb 12, 3:38PM CST
Tobacco giants Reynolds American (RAI) and Lorillard (LO) reported earnings this week, and shares of both have been rising since then. And the CEOs of both companies say their planned merger is expected to be completed by midyear. Both boards have...
RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
4 Things to Drive Consumer Staples Stocks - Industry Outlook
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 12, 12:00AM CST
4 Things to Drive Consumer Staples Stocks - Industry Outlook
HYH: 44.50 (+0.52), KO: 41.99 (-0.18), RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), MDLZ: 36.78 (-0.20), MKC: 74.64 (+0.33), UN: 42.28 (-0.30), GMCR: 118.53 (+0.56), KMB: 111.00 (+0.82), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), SYY: 39.54 (-0.12), TAP: 72.82 (-0.96), MO: 54.76 (-0.78), TSN: 40.70 (-0.09), CCE: 43.69 (-0.66), K: 63.20 (-0.10), PEP: 99.13 (-1.14), DPS: 76.95 (-1.35), WWAV: 38.65 (+0.61), SBUX: 91.58 (-0.24), PM: 82.87 (-0.82), DNKN: 46.70 (-0.69), UNFI: 81.10 (+0.21), BGS: 29.60 (-0.44), RHI: 61.42 (+0.04), PG: 85.90 (-0.13), GIS: 52.48 (-0.45)
Lorillard EPS matches views
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Feb 11, 6:02PM CST
The Newport cigarette maker reported a 13.4% Q4 EPS rise to 93 cents, in line with views, but Lorillard (LO) revenue missed consensus estimates for $1.29 bil with a 2.4% increase to $1.28 bil. Higher cigarette sales stemmed mainly from higher average...
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Lorillard Inc. Earnings Jump as Cost-Cutting Boosts Cigarette Profits
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Feb 11, 12:23PM CST
Source: Lorillard. For months now, Lorillard investors have prepared themselves for the company's seemingly imminent merger with Reynolds American . Yet, even with shareholders having approved the merger, Lorillard is still an independent...
RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), MO: 54.76 (-0.78)
Lorillard (LO): Stock With Unusual Social Activity
at The Street - Wed Feb 11, 11:38AM CST
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Lorillard (LO) as an unusual social activity candidate
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Lorillard's Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates on Cigarette Pricing - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Feb 11, 10:38AM CST
Cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. (LO) beats Zacks Consensus Estimate on both earnings and revenues in the fourth quarter 2014.
RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), SVU: 10.21 (+0.04), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), MO: 54.76 (-0.78)
When "Sin" Pays: The Rise of E-Cigarettes
Sean O'Reilly and Vincent Shen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Feb 11, 10:01AM CST
The e-cigarette industry is in its infancy, but growing quickly; can investors get in on the ground floor? Vincent Shen joins this consumer goods edition of Industry Focus to fill in the Fools on this latest variant on tobacco products. The big...
RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), FB: 75.74 (-0.49), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), MO: 54.76 (-0.78)
Stock Futures Moderately Lower; Pier 1 Collapses, Chicos Soars
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Feb 11, 8:01AM CST
Stock futures were down, but showing mixed behavior ahead of Wednesday's start. Dow futures were 52.8 points below fair market value and losing ground. Nasdaq 100 futures had halved their losses over the past hour to 1.5 points. S&P 500 futures were...
AKAM: 68.77 (+1.18), PIR: 12.52 (+0.17), GNRC: 49.89 (+0.29), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), MOS: 52.33 (+0.29), WMT: 85.81 (-0.08), INXN: 32.04 (+0.14), CHS: 18.38 (+0.10), TWX: 83.87 (+0.56)
Lorillard (LO) Beats on Q4 Earnings and Revenues - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Feb 11, 7:40AM CST
Lorillard (LO) Beats on Q4 Earnings and Revenues
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Higher pricing helps offset volume drop for Lorillard
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 6:59AM CST
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Lorillard EPS in-line, misses on revenue
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 6:04AM CST
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Lorillard, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2014 Results
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 11, 6:00AM CST
Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) announced today its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Reynolds American Q4 meets
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Feb 10, 5:56PM CST
The No. 2 tobacco company's EPS rose 13% to 87 cents and its sales climbed 4.7% to $2.13 bil on higher cigarette prices. Pall Mall volumes fell 5% and Camel brand volumes were down less than 1%. Volume for its smokeless tobacco brands dipped 1%....
RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Watch for Lorillard to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.62% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Feb 10, 4:49PM CST
Lorillard (NYSE:LO) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $66.11 to a high of $67.09. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.6%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $66.61 on volume of 2.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Look for Shares of Lorillard to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.62% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Feb 10, 4:48PM CST
Lorillard (NYSE:LO) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $66.11 to a high of $67.09. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.6%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $66.61 on volume of 2.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
LO: 67.30 (-0.80)
Notable earnings before Wednesday's open
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 4:30PM CST
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Stocks End Two-Day Retreat; Qualys Surges
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Feb 10, 3:19PM CST
Stocks rebounded from the past two sessions Tuesday amid hopes of Greece striking a deal with its creditors. The Nasdaq rose 1.3%, the S&P 500 1.1% and the Dow Jones industrial average 0.8%. Volume was mixed, running higher on the Nasdaq but slightly...
WFM: 56.15 (-0.15), TSLA: 203.77 (+0.89), PNRA: 155.02 (-2.31), CYBR: 52.52 (+6.83), SKX: 66.09 (-0.06), AFSI: 55.60 (-0.89), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), PAG: 49.02 (+1.06), NTAP: 38.22 (+1.32), NVDA: 22.31 (+0.01), SAVE: 79.32 (-0.80), BIDU: 212.13 (+7.11), AMAT: 24.12 (-0.02), CPA: 119.12 (+0.27), QLYS: 47.95 (+1.46), CSCO: 29.43 (-0.03)
Reynolds America (RAI) Q4 Earnings in Line, Revenues Miss - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 10, 9:52AM CST
Reynolds American Inc.'s (RAI) adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), LAZ: 50.90 (+0.18), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), MO: 54.76 (-0.78)
Reynolds American Earnings Tread Water as Investors Wait for Lorillard
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Feb 10, 8:18AM CST
Source: Reynolds American. It's always tough to evaluate a company that's in the middle of trying to complete a major merger, and investors in Reynolds American have had to deal with that uncertainty for quite a while now. Even as the company...
RAI: 71.86 (-1.23), LO: 67.30 (-0.80), MO: 54.76 (-0.78)