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Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is slated to report its 2Q16 results on August 2 before the market opens. The stock has gained 12% since its last quarter results.

Estée Lauder aims to partner with key brick-and-mortar retailers to strengthen their prestige beauty shopping e-commerce websites to better meet consumer online shopping preferences.

Around 77% of the analysts rate Archer Daniels Midland a “hold” and 23% gave it a “buy” rating. No analysts rated it as a “sell.”

For RPM International, 54% of the analysts recommended a “buy,” 46% recommended a “hold,” and none of the analysts recommended a “sell.”

The smart beta approach aims to benefit from market inefficiencies to deliver higher risk-adjusted returns and improve diversification.

In 3Q17, AbbVie’s (ABBV) Lupron generated revenues of around $201 million, which reflected ~4% growth on a year-over-year (or YoY) basis.

What’s behind Seagate’s dividend yield  Seagate Technology (STX) is a data storage technology and solutions provider. The company’s revenue, which has fallen over the years, seems to have recovered in 2017. Its revenue has fallen 3% in 2017, compared with a fall of 19% in 2016 due to intense competition in the data storage market. The company’s […]

Nucor’s (NUE) PE ratio of 21.8x is pitted against a sector average of 19.4x. The dividend yield of 1.5% is pitted against a sector average of 1.4%.

Target’s (TGT) sales for 2016 fell 6.0% due to lower comparable store sales and weak store traffic.

Caterpillar’s (CAT) growth of 7.0% in total sales and revenues for the first half of 2017 were mainly driven by sales of the machinery, energy, and transportation segment.

In December 2016, the European Commission granted Venclyxto conditional marketing approval for the treatment of CLL in the presence of 17p deletion or TP53 mutation.

Consumer Discretionary Select Index sales, earnings, and dividends have grown at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 6%, 7.2%, and 10.7%, respectively between 2012 and 2017.

If we compare the performances of the defensive sectors, we can see that their YTD performance and one-year performances have been reasonably uniform with the exception of the energy and telecom sectors.

AbbVie (ABBV) has a focused immunology pipeline in order to address various dermatologic and gastrointestinal conditions.

In 2016, AbbVie’s (ABBV) Lupron generated revenue of $821 million, a slight fall of 0.6% year-over-year (or YoY). In 1Q17, Lupron reported revenue of ~$194 million.

In the past three fiscal years, McCormick has returned more than $1.0 billion to its shareholders in the form of dividends and share buybacks.

AbbVie (ABBV) has completed enrollment in its Phase 3 pivotal trials testing investigational therapy risankizumab as a treatment option for psoriasis.

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Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported its 2Q16 results on August 2. The stock didn’t react well to the results. It fell 2% on the same day.

Medtronic plans to launch more than 80 products over the next three years.

On April 11, 2016, Venclexta became the first BCL-2 inhibitor therapy to be approved by the FDA for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients with 17p deletion.

Despite relying on dealers to sell its iconic tractors for almost a 100 years, Deere & Company (DE) began consolidating its dealer network in the mid-2000s.

For fiscal 2015, Lincoln Electric (LECO) successfully gave back $486 million to its shareholders.

A close look at Essex Property Trust’s trailing-12-month price-to-FFO multiple shows that it’s in line with its historical valuation.

P&G’s Gillette, Fusion, and Venus are its largest male and female grooming brands. It has continued to grow with ProGlide and FlexBall in the US.

A strong market position and brand image are some of Colgate’s chief strengths. Colgate holds 44.4% of the global market share in toothpaste.

Colgate’s stock price has always been fairly stable primarily due to its oral care business.

The Health Care segment is P&G’s smallest segment. The segment’s net revenue for the year ending June 30, 2014, was $7.8 billion, or 9.5% of the company’s total net revenue.

VFC’s marketing dollars are designed to get the most returns from its stores, other retailers (wholesale customers), and its e-commerce websites.