They’ve each crafted massive consumer-facing businesses that, over the decades, have delivered awesome returns for long-term shareholders. However, both Procter & Gamble and Pepsi are struggling with market share losses today that have caused Wall Street to turn more pessimistic about their growth outlooks.
The good news is that this sour mood has pushed dividend yields to nearly 4% for these blue chip stocks. But which one might make the better investment today? Let’s take a closer look.
Data sources: Company financial filings. Sales growth excludes acquisitions and divestments and is on a constant-currency basis for the past complete fiscal year.
Wedbush Securities Inc. lowered its holdings in Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ:TRIB) by 27.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,820 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,450 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Trinity Biotech were worth $27,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Trinity Biotech (NASDAQ: TRIB) is one of 25 publicly-traded companies in the “Diagnostic substances” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Trinity Biotech to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
ValuEngine lowered shares of New Mountain Finance (NYSE:NMFC) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report published on Tuesday.
Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of New Mountain Finance from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Friday, May 11th. TheStreet lowered shares of New Mountain Finance from a b rating to a c+ rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a $15.00 target price on shares of New Mountain Finance and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, March 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and two have issued a hold rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $15.00.
Arlington Asset Investment (NYSE: AI) and New Mountain Finance (NYSE:NMFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
New Mountain Finance Corp. (NYSE:NMFC) CEO Robert Hamwee acquired 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $13.70 per share, with a total value of $205,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 326,733 shares in the company, valued at $4,476,242.10. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.
Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) was upgraded by equities researchers at BidaskClub from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Friday.
Virtu Financial (NASDAQ: VIRT) is one of 31 publicly-traded companies in the “Security brokers & dealers” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Virtu Financial to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Delek Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ:VIRT) by 42.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 570,500 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 168,900 shares during the quarter. Delek Group Ltd.’s holdings in Virtu Financial were worth $15,147,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded shares of Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note published on Monday morning, MarketBeat reports. Janney Montgomery Scott currently has $83.00 price target on the technology company’s stock, up from their prior price target of $81.00.
First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Watts Water Technologies Inc (NYSE:WTS) by 20.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 157,253 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,663 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Watts Water Technologies were worth $12,329,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA lessened its stake in Watts Water Technologies Inc (NYSE:WTS) by 40.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,698 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 9,975 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA’s holdings in Watts Water Technologies were worth $1,142,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Shares of TRNC traded up $0.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $16.47. 200,206 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 316,188. The stock has a market cap of $582.27 million, a PE ratio of 15.25 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. tronc has a 12 month low of $13.00 and a 12 month high of $24.74.
MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) traded down about 5.2% Tuesday to post a new 52-week low of $10.07 after closing Monday at $10.62. The stock’s 52-week high is $16.21. Volume was more than three times the daily average of around 3.6 million shares. The company had no specific news Tuesday. About half an hour before the closing bell the stock traded up about 2% for the day.
Headlines about MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. MGIC Investment earned a coverage optimism score of 0.09 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 46.9053330399122 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) traded down about 6.5% Wednesday to post a new 52-week low of $10.07 after closing Tuesday at $10.77. The stock’s 52-week high is $16.21. Volume was more than double the daily average of around 4.2 million shares. The company reported uninspiring first-quarter results this morning.
Radian Group (NYSE: RDN) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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The only component needed to determine what EPS or a range of EPS that the company is expecting is what share count to use. However, this can be projected so it is possible to calculate what EPS Apple is looking for. Additionally, the share count assumption has to be off by about 20 million for it to change the EPS estimate by a penny, so it doesn&a;rsquo;t impact the result by very much, if any, if it is off the mark.
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