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HAS (HAS) Dividend Stock Analysis
Hasbro (HAS) is producer of children’s and family leisure time and entertainment products and services, better known as toys and games. Hasbro contains an estimated 10% of the market share of US toys in 2012 making it the second largest US toy manufactuer.Some of it’s brands include Transformers, GI Joe, Monopoly, Tonka, My Little Pony, Parker Brothers, and Magic:The Gathering. Hasbro also has licensing agreements with a number of other companies including Marvel Comics (owners of … Read entire article »
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Exxon Mobil (XOM) Dividend Stock Analysis
Exxon Mobil (XOM) is a the largest publicly traded oil company in the world, operating in over 200 countries. It has three major business segments. One, oil and natural gas exploration and production (64% of earnings). Two, refining and marketing (28%). Three, chemical manufacture and distribution (8%). XOM is also involved in a number of other smaller operations such as coal mining and electric power generation. Exxon owns 32 refineries mostly spread across North America, Europe, … Read entire article »
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Ameriprise Financial (AMP) Dividend Stock Analysis
Ameriprise Financial (AMP) is a financial services company. AMP was spun off from American Express in 2005, so it doesn’t have that much history upon which to draw from. AMP currently manages over $700 billion worth of client assets. AMP has five main business units. 1) Advice and Wealth Management which provides financial advice, brokerage, and banking services to retail clients. 2) Asset Management which provides advice and financial products to retail and institutional clients. 3) … Read entire article »
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Chevron (CVX) Dividend Stock Analysis
Chevron (CVX) is the second largest US oil company and the fifth largest oil company in the world. Chevron is involved in the extraction, refinement and marketing of oil and natural gas. The company is divided into two main business units. The first is upstream production, which consists of exploration and production of oil and natural gash and accounts for approximately 27% of 2012 revenue. The second is downstream production, which consists of refining, marketing … Read entire article »
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Safeway (SWY) Dividend Stock Analysis
Safeway (SWY) is one of the largest food and drug retailers (better known as supermarkets) in North America. SWY has about 1700 stores mostly located on the West Coast but also in the Southwest, Chicago and Mid-Atlantic. They even have stores in Canada. In order to support all of these stores, SWY has its own network of distribution, manufacturing, and processing facilities. … Read entire article »
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PPL Corporation (PPL) Dividend Stock Analysis
PPL Corporation (PPL) is a holding company for electric utilities in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and the United Kingdom. Though it’s various subsidiaries, PPL is involved in power generation, transmission, and distribution. PPL provides electric service to around 1.4 million customers. In 2011 PPL completed its acquisition of Central Networks, the second largest electric distribution company in the U.K. … Read entire article »
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Caterpillar (CAT) Dividend Stock Analysis
Caterpillar (CAT) is the world’s largest producer of earth moving equipment, a major manufacturer of engines and electric power generators for the petroleum industry, and a major producer of mining equipment. CAT is divided into four main business segments: 1) Construction industries (29% of revenue) which provide machinery for construction and mining clients. 2) Resource industries (32% of revenue) which provides machines for forestry, mining, and tunneling clients. 3) Power systems (32% of revenue) which … Read entire article »
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Proctor and Gamble (PG) Dividend Stock Analysis
Proctor and Gamble (PG) is a leading company in the manufacture of household and personal care products. The company has five main business segments: beauty (24% of sales) , grooming (10% of sales), health care (15% of sales), fabric and home care (32% of sales), and baby and family care (19% of sales). The company has around 25 commonly recognizable brands including Tide, Gillette, Crest, Dawn, Duracell, Charmin, and Pampers. The US and Canada account … Read entire article »
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Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Dividend Stock Analysis
Air Products and Chemicals (APD) is one the largest global producers of industrial gasses and has a large specialty chemical industry as well. APD has a global reach with 57.2% of its sales coming from foreign sources. The company is divided into 4 main business units. 1) Merchant Gases which includes gases used in a variety of industries including health care, food processing, steel, and manufacturing accounts for 38.1% of sales. 2) Tonnage gases which … Read entire article »
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Lorillard (LO) Dividend Stock Analysis
Lorillard (LO) is the third largest US tobacco company and the largest marketer of menthol cigarettes. Lorillard does not cell cigarettes directly to consumers, but rather sells them to distributors who resell them. Lorillard has around 500 distributors who in turn service around 400,000 accounts. Lorillard’s cigarette brands include Newport, Kent, True, Maverick, and Old Gold. The Newport brand is the second biggest selling cigarette brand in the US, and the best selling menthol brand. … Read entire article »
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