ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

What led to the EPS decline? ETR’s cost of revenue fell 21% in 2016 before rising 15% in 9M17. In addition, gross profit expanded 3% in 2016 before falling 2% in 9M17. Operating expenses rose 8% and 14% in 2016 and 9M17, respectively, due to higher asset impairment and decommissioning charges in both the periods. […]

Anadarko Petroleum (APC) recorded 64.0% revenue growth in 9M17.

Vulcan’s dividend yield Vulcan Materials’ (VMC) 100% dividend-per-share growth in 2016 has been followed by 25% growth in 2017. Its dividend yield curve has sloped upward due to growth in its dividend per share and a sharp drop in its stock price growth. Its stock price has risen 1% YTD (year-to-date), compared with 32% in 2016. The company, like the overall […]

Almost all miners—including BHP Billiton (BHP), Rio (RIO), and Glencore (GLNCY)—have either reduced their dividends (SDOG) or scrapped them all together.

The story behind Kohl’s rising yield Department store retailer Kohl’s (KSS) saw its sales fall 3% in 2016, driven by lower comparable sales, after recording growth in 2015. Like Macy’s, it was impacted by online competition, store closures, discounts, and advertisements. Its operating income fell 8% in 2015 and 24% in 2016, while its operating […]

Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) PE ratio of 21.1x is pitted against a sector average of 29.3x. The dividend yield of 1.8% is pitted against a sector average of 1.6%.

Chevron’s (CVX) total sales and other operating revenues for 2016 fell 15.0% due to volatility in commodity prices.

Consumer Staples Select Index sales, earnings, and dividends have grown at a CAGR[1. Compound annual growth rate] of 2.3%, 2.9%, and 7.4%, respectively, between 2012 and 2017.

Mattel has a market cap of $8.9 billion. It fell 17.7% and closed at $25.99 per share on January 26, 2017. Mattel reported 4Q16 net sales of $1.8 billion.

On January 25, 2017, CLSA downgraded Coach’s rating to “outperform” from “buy.” Atlantic Equities downgraded Coach’s rating to “neutral” from “overweight.”

On January 17, 2017, Margaret H. Georgiadis was appointed as Mattel’s new chief executive officer, effective February 8, 2017.

Coach (COH) has a market cap of $10.2 billion. It rose 2.1% to close at $36.24 per share on January 4, 2017.

Pitney Bowes rose 0.76% to close at $15.99 per share on December 20, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 1.8%, 9.0%, and -19.1%.

Pitney Bowes fell 1.3% to close at $15.50 per share on December 14. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were -0.39%, 4.9%, and -21.5%.

Coach’s (COH) cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments rose 16.2%, and its inventories rose 19.1% between fiscal 4Q16 and fiscal 1Q17.

Price movement Pitney Bowes (PBI) has a market cap of $2.8 billion. It rose 0.86% to close at $15.18 per share on November 11, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 6.6%, -10.3%, and -24.1%, respectively, on the same day. PBI is trading 6.9% below its 20-day moving average, 12.0% […]

Price movement Pitney Bowes (PBI) has a market cap of $2.8 billion. It rose 1.4% to close at $14.86 per share on November 9, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 1.9%, -14.6%, and -28.0%, respectively, on the same day. PBI is trading 10.1% below its 20-day moving average, 14.6% […]

Price movement Coach (COH) has a market cap of $10.3 billion. It rose 2.2% to close at $36.68 per share on November 1, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 2.9%, 0.38%, and 15.0%, respectively, on the same day. COH is trading 1.9% above its 20-day moving average, 0.01% below […]

Price movement Pitney Bowes (PBI) has a market cap of $2.7 billion. It fell 18.5% to close at $14.54 per share on November 1, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -16.6%, -19.5%, and -27.3%, respectively, on the same day. PBI is trading 16.7% below its 20-day moving average, 18.7% […]

Price movement Coach (COH) has a market cap of $10.1 billion. It fell 1.0% to close at $35.55 per share on October 21, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -0.86%, -2.9%, and 11.5%, respectively, on the same day. COH is trading 1.6% below its 20-day moving average, 4.4% below […]

Mattel (MAT) rose 0.13% and closed at $30.10 per share during the second week of October. It reported 2Q16 net sales of $957.3 million.

Mattel’s (MAT) cash and cash equivalents and inventories rose 5.8% and 4.5%, respectively, between 2Q15 and 2Q16.

Coach (COH) has a market cap of $10.2 billion. It rose 0.97% to close at $36.56 per share on September 30, 2016.

Coach (COH) fell 4.2% to close at $35.04 per share during the second week of September 2016.

Mattel (MAT) has a market cap of $10.8 billion. It rose 1.6% to close at $31.74 per share on September 19, 2016.

Pitney Bowes (PBI) has a market cap of $3.5 billion. It rose 1.2% to close at $17.99 per share on September 12, 2016.

Mattel (MAT) fell 5.8% to close at $31.73 per share during the first week of September 2016.

Mattel (MAT) has a market cap of $11.3 billion. It fell by 1.3% to close at $33.13 per share on August 31, 2016.

Coach (COH) fell by 6.4% and closed at $39.33 per share during the second week of August 2016. Coach reported fiscal 4Q16 net sales of $1.2 billion.

Pitney Bowes (PBI) has a market cap of $3.5 billion. It rose by 1.8% to close at $18.62 per share on August 5, 2016.

Coach (COH) has a market cap of $12.1 billion. It rose by 0.81% to close at $43.46 per share on August 1, 2016.

Coach (COH) has a market cap of $12.0 billion. It fell by 0.07% to close at $43.10 per share on July 27, 2016.

Mattel (MAT) has a market cap of $11.2 billion. It rose by 1.4% to close at $32.83 per share on July 20, 2016.

Coach (COH) has a market cap of $12.1 billion. It rose by 2.5% to close at $43.37 per share on July 18, 2016.

Coach (COH) has a market cap of $10.5 billion. It fell by 2.0% to close at $37.85 per share on June 10, 2016.

Coach (COH) has a market cap of $10.6 billion. It fell by 6.0% to close at $38.18 per share on May 11, 2016.

Pitney Bowes (PBI) has a market capitalization of $3.3 billion. PBI fell by 0.95% to close at $16.66 per share as of February 9, 2016.

Coach (COH) rose by 14.2% to close at $37.05 per share at the end of the last week of January 2016.

Staples (SPLS) has a market cap of $7.8 billion, and its YTD (year-to-date) price movement has been falling since June 2015.

After its 1Q16 earnings report, PAYX rose by 3.52% to close at $47.63 per share as of September 30, 2015.