Stanley Black and Decker Inc. Company’s fourth quarter net income rose by 20%. The company attributed this success to higher prices, stronger sales and an acquisition. The company earned $165.3 million equaling 99 cents per share in the fourth quarter. In the 4th quarter of 2010, the company made 137.8 million equaling 81 cents per… Continue Reading
Radware Ltd.’s stock has been headed up from $20 per share at the beginning of October, 2011 to $31.62 on January 24, 2012. The stock’s high was 41.33 on February 17, 2011. The profitability ratios show an operating margin of 9.60% and a profit margin of 11.58% which are respectable ratios. The company is positioned… Continue Reading
Silicom Ltd (SILC) stock has risen from $12.31 in August 2011 to 19.33 as of January 23, 2012. The company provides connectivity solutions to servers and server based systems internationally. Financially, the company’s 2011 revenues increased by 30% over their 2010 revenues: from 30.4 million dollars to 39.6 million dollars in 2011. Net income increased… Continue Reading
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) operates power plants based on both geothermal and energy recovery systems. Ormat designs, builds, owns and operates these power facilities throughout the world. Ormat also designs, produces and markets recovered and geothermal energy power units and other related equipment. This company has over 40 years of experience and has approximated 80… Continue Reading
Teva has rising revenues and earnings and its stock has been rising over the last four months. Since September 23 the stock has risen from $35 to $48. USB has given Teva a buy rating because it is expected to increase its market share. Teva is well positioned in the United States market and is… Continue Reading
Deckers Outdoor Corporation’s (DECK) stock has been moving sideways throughout 2011 and had 5 fluctuations between $75 and $105. It seems that the stock again bottomed out on December 30, 2011 at $76 and is on its way up again, currently selling at 84.73. The company has solid fundamentals with an operating (profit) margin of… Continue Reading
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has been hard at work promoting American-Latvian relations. In July, as part of a delegation of government officials, Prime Minister Dombrovskis visited the headquarters of investment firm NCH Capital Inc. He also spoke before an audience of investors, political and economic analysts, and he signaled an interest in creating stronger… Continue Reading
The headlines again tell us about Greek debt and the possibility that Greece will default on its loans. We have been hearing about Greece’s problems for over three years and the potential disaster that they may cause the western world. Perhaps it is because we are so used to the idea that we don’t even… Continue Reading
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.’s (T (EL) stock has been rising continuously over the last 2 years. It has risen from a low of $20 in March 2009 to $113 on January 9th, 2012. The company was started in 1934 and while more than a family business, the family has always been heavily involved in management.… Continue Reading
Loews Corporation (L) is widely known as a full range insurance company. However, it is also deeply involved in the oil and gas industry. Loews owns and operates forty six offshore drilling rigs searching for and producing oil and natural gas. The company also markets, transports and stores oil and gas. It sells to producers,… Continue Reading