The Fastenal Company of Winona, MN reported its Board of Directors declared a special one-time dividend of $.27 per share be paid in cash on December 15, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 5, 2008.
WINONA, Minn., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Fastenal Company of Winona, MN (Nasdaq: FAST) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one-time dividend of $.27 per share be paid in
In a B.I.G. Tips report released Friday to Bespoke Premium subscribers, we detailed how the current earnings season has compared to past earnings seasons so far.
Since Alcoa (AA) reported earlier this month, 159 US companies covered by analysts have released earnings. Below we list the best and worst performing stocks (>$10/share) in reaction to their earnings reports. We measure this by looking at the change on the first trading day following the company's report. For companies reporting in the morning, we use that day's change, and...
Fastenal Company (FAST) is expected to report Q3 earnings before market open Monday Oct. 13, with a conference call scheduled for 8:00 am ET.
Guidance
Analysts are looking for EPS of 51c on revenue of $624.02M. The consensus range is 48c to 52c for EPS, and $618.8M to $627.64M for revenue, according to First Call.
People often say that when a stock gets added to the S&P 500, it's often the kiss of death, because by the time S&P adds it, the story is already known (examples include tech stocks in 2000, homebuilders in 2005, etc). Well, 2008 has been no different. Of the 20 stocks added to the index during the first three quarters of 2008, only six (30%) have outperformed the index since being added. And even that stat is misleading since three of these stocks (LO, PM, and SNI)...
Early indications point to a modest rebound Thursday after Central Banks across the globe pledged more liquidity to the world's financial markets. Less than an hour before the opening bell on Wall Street, stock index futures indicate that the Dow Jones Industrial Average could add 50 or 60 points at the open. The NASDAQ is indicated 10 or 15 points higher.
Stock index futures rose early after the US Federal Reserve and others said they would pump $180 billion into money market funds to ease the funding squeeze that has plagued the financial markets....
As of the close of trading on Wednesday, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be removed from the S&P 500 because their market capitalizations no longer meet the index’s $5-billion minimum.
After a disastrous three-months for both stocks, Freddie Mac (FRE) is worth roughly $550-million and Fannie Mae (FNM) is worth around $1.1-billion now that the U.S. government seized control of the nations largest mortgage finance companies.
Piecing together the Lehman puzzle. Shares of Lehman (LEH) plunged 45% Tuesday after reports Korea Development Bank was not pursuing a stake in the troubled broker - which it later denied. After the close, Lehman pushed forward its Q3 earnings report (.pdf) by one week, to this morning, saying it would also discuss 'key strategic alternatives.' Overnight, conflicting media reports say 1) KDB has ended talks with LEH, 2) KDB is seeking to take a controlling stake in LEH (more than the 25% mentioned in previous reports) for about $6B, 3) LEH is in...
As expected, Standard and Poor's announced Tuesday that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) would be removed from the S&P 500 effective September 10th after the close. In their place, Salesforce.com (CRM) and Fastenal (FAST) will be added after the close on September 12th. Besides the fact that the additions will not take place until two days after the two stocks being removed will be taken out (Will it be the S&P 498 for two days?), there are other inconsistencies with the reasoning surrounding the...
Warren Buffett is best known as the Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B) and one of the richest men in the world. He is easily the greatest investor of the 20th century, if not of all time. Since 1965, he’s produced average annual gains of 21%. Put another way, a mere $1,000 invested with Buffett when he took over Berkshire Hathaway would be worth an astounding $6 million today.
However, few investors realize that Buffett produced his greatest gains long before he became involved with Berkshire Hathaway. He actually started out managing money via a series of partnerships in the ‘50s. During...
WINONA , Minn . , Nov 18 , 2008 / PRNewswire - FirstCall via COMTEX / - - - - The Fastenal Company of Winona , MN ( Nasdaq : FAST ) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one - time ...
Fastenal Company ( Nasdaq : FAST_ declared a special one - time dividend of $ . 27 per share be paid in cash on December 15 , 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December ...
WINONA , Minn . , Nov . 18 / PRNewswire - FirstCall / - - The Fastenal Company of Winona , MN ( Nasdaq : FAST ) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one - time dividend of $ . 27 ...
WINONA , Minn . , Nov . 18 / PRNewswire - FirstCall / - - The Fastenal Company of Winona , MN ( Nasdaq : FAST ) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one - time dividend of $ . 27 ...
WINONA , Minn . , Nov . 18 / PRNewswire - FirstCall / - - The Fastenal Company of Winona , MN ( Nasdaq : FAST ) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one - time dividend of $ . 27 ...
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WINONA , Minn . , Nov . 18 - - The Fastenal Company of Winona , MN ( Nasdaq : FAST ) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one - time dividend of $ . 27 per share be paid in cash ...
WINONA , Minn . , Nov . 18 / PRNewswire - FirstCall / - - The Fastenal Company of Winona , MN ( Nasdaq : FAST ) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one - time dividend of $ . 27 ...
WINONA , Minn . , Nov . 18 / PRNewswire - FirstCall / - - The Fastenal Company of Winona , MN ( Nasdaq : FAST ) reported its Board of Directors declared a special one - time dividend of $ . 27 ...
I mentioned in my last blog post that Gurufocus now grades stocks on business uncertainty.Businesses that have shown consistent growth in revenue and EBITDA per share tend to perform better than ...
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. bucked the downward trend in the U.S. market and scraped together small gains in Thursday trades.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Burger King Corp. said Wednesday it would begin limiting sodium in all of its "Kids Meals" advertised to children under 12 years old. Burger King said the initiative was the first of its kind and would limit sodium to 600 milligrams or less, beginning with its currently advertised Kids Meals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends children over 4 years of age consume less than 2,400 milligrams of sodium a day. Similarly, the fast-food giant said the children's meals would also provide a "good source" or "excellent source" of at least two of the...
The dollar's losses fade late in the session, recovering from an earlier dip as crude-oil prices rise and stocks rally, reducing demand for the greenback's safe haven.
A severe downturn could be just the opportunity the airline sector needs to clean up its act once and for all, said Robert Crandall, the former chief executive of AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and a veteran of the industry, on Tuesday.
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