Masco Corp

Fortune Brands Home & Security reported 3Q16 net sales of $1.3 billion, which is a YoY (year-over-year) rise of 3.2% over its net sales of $1.2 billion in 3Q15.

Spectrum Brands Holdings fell 2.8% to close at $119.81 per share on January 10. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were -0.87%, -1.2%, and -2.1%.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $7.6 billion. It rose 2.8% to close at $124.93 per share on November 21, 2016.

Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. It rose 1.6% to close at $53.16 per share on October 26, 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) fell 5.6% to close at $121.52 per share in the third week of November 2016.

Spectrum Brands reported fiscal 1Q17 net sales of $1.21 billion—a fall of 0.6% compared to net sales of $1.22 billion in fiscal 1Q16.

The price-to-book value ratios of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Whirlpool, Jarden, and Scotts Miracle-Gro are 3.3x, 2.6x, 3.5x, and 6.6x, respectively.

After its fiscal 4Q15 earnings report, Spectrum Brands rose by 2.9% to close at $95.12 per share as of November 19, 2015.

Lowe’s sources its merchandise from over 7,000 suppliers with no supplier accounting for more than 6% of sales.

The retail sales for 2018 were $4.3 trillion. From January to July 2019, the retail sales in this category rose 3.5% over the comparable period in 2018.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) rose 8.9% to close at $132.67 per share during the fourth week of January 2017.

Fortune Brands Home & Security rose 1.5% to close at $54.78 per share on January 6. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD movements were 1.4%, -0.67%, and 2.5%.

Fortune Brands rose 1.1% to close at $56.02 per share on December 14. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 0.63%, 0.17%, and 2.1%.

Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) has a market cap of $8.5 billion. It rose 2.2% to close at $54.97 per share on December 5, 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $7.7 billion. It fell 2.0% to close at $124.68 per share on September 13, 2016.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $7.8 billion. It rose 0.79% to close at $127.17 per share on September 12, 2016.

Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) has a market cap of $9.7 billion. It rose by 0.19% and closed at $62.57 per share on August 18, 2016.

Both Masco Corporation and First Data Corporation issued dollar-denominated junk bonds worth $900 million last week.

High yield bond issuance rose last week as the stock Market improved due to the rise in oil prices. Dollar-denominated high yield debt amounting to $4.1 billion was issued last week.

Investment-grade bond funds saw net inflows of $2.2 billion during the week, the highest since February 25, 2015.

Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB) has a market cap of $5.6 billion. SPB rose by 1.4% to close at $93.38 per share on February 17, 2016.

Housing starts and permits are leading indicators. Home price levels also influence the health of the housing market.

Kitchen and garden products are the best-grossing product categories. These accounted for nearly 27% of revenues in fiscal 2014.

Masco delivered top line growth of 4% during 2014 and dividends increased by 20%. Sales increased, and SG&A expenses stayed flat over the previous year.

FMC obtained global rights for a new herbicide from research companies based in Japan. The herbicide is reportedly effective in controlling broadleaf weeds.

Iridian Asset Management witnessed a rise in the size of its portfolio from $9.7 billion in 3Q14 to $10.7 billion in 4Q14.