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by Dan Kolber
Post No. 2,972 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of Dec. 20 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 12/20.
A read of the print editions of Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal & Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Tuesday's closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 18024.17 up 64.73 or 0.36% from Monday's close of 17959.44. For the year the Dow is up 8.73%. Of the Dow components 25 gained and 5 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Chevron up $1.92 or 1.71%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Johnson & Johnson down $2.46 and percentage-wise was Merck down 2.97%.
WSJ pA1 "Dow clears 18000 after five day tear" by E.S. browning says in a stunning turnaround the Dow finished above 18000 for the first time ever after gaining nearly 1,000 points in 5 trading days.
IBD pB5 "Market uptrend resumes but distribution an issue" by Ken Shreve says the S&P closed ata new high which put the market back in an uptrend but conditions remain difficult. The Dow toped 18000 for the first time buoyed by Chevron and Coke. Tuesday's action was mixed in lower vol while the current outlook is market uptrend resumes but still under pressure.
As of the open of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Wednesday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.84 up from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.78 (last year it was 16.68). Today's P/E estimate is 15.71 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 15.71 (year ago it was 15.01) and today's dividend yield is 2.16 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.16 (last year it was 2.08). The Dow's all-time high was 18024.17 on December 23, 2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.
Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2806.65 up 10.08 from Monday's numerator of 2796.57. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator change for today by the divisor (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.
The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $93.55 up 33 cents from Monday's average closing price of $93.22. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $94.07 (AXP/MCD) up 59 cents from Monday's median closing price of $93.48 (XOM/AXP). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Pfizer.
If Tuesday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,008 ($280,665 - $279,657).
12/23/14 Tues. 4:04 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova & Sarah Sjolin says the Dow industrials closed above 18,000 for the first time ever and the S&P 500 notched up its 51st record close of the year, underscoring confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy.The advances were relatively modest, particularly after some of last week’s monster gains. But investors appeared to be particularly heartened by a far-stronger-than-expected revision to third-quarter economic growth that put the U.S. on its best pace in 11 years.The stock market’s performance over the past five trading sessions has looked like a classic Santa Claus rally — up more than 5% since last Tuesday’s close. The S&P 500 is on track to finish the year with a double-digit gain, while the Dow’s 2014 gains are more modest. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.17% set an intraday record of 2,086.75 and closed up 3.6 points, or 0.2%, at 2,082.17. Energy and materials stocks led the gains, while the health-care sector closed with a 2.2% loss. Health-care sector is taking a broad beating as pricing fears grow The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.36% added 64.73 points, or 0.4%, to 18,024.17, closing at a record level for the 36th time in 2014. 25 of its 30 components ended higher. The holiday mood didn’t extend to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.33% which finished 16.00 points, or 0.3%, lower at 4,765.42, thanks to a large selloff in biotechnology stocks. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF IBB, -4.66% fell 4.6%.JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade, said the strong report on gross domestic product — up an annualized 5% — was so stunning that investors could look past data on durable goods and sales of new homes that were rather disappointing.“Trading volumes are extremely low, volatility measure Vix came down significantly, oil prices appear to be stabilizing, so it is not surprising to see markets inching higher at the year-end,” he added.Trading volume is expected to be light Wednesday, even by the light standards of this holiday-shortened week. Stock markets will close at 1 p.m. Eastern, three hours earlier than normal.
Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: No mentions found.
American Express: No mentions found.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: IBD pB5 "Market uptrend resumes but distribution an issue" by Ken Shreve says the S&P closed ata new high which put the market back in an uptrend but conditions remain difficult. The Dow toped 18000 for the first time buoyed by Chevron and Coke. Tuesday's action was mixed in lower vol while the current outlook is market uptrend resumes but still under pressure.
Cisco: No mentions found.
Coke: WSJ pB1 "Austerity is the new flavor at Coca-Cola" by Mike Esterl says Coke will make its biggest job cuts in 15 years as part of a $4 bil cost costing plan Coke announced in Oct. after warning it would miss profit targets this year and next as consumers drink less soda. Procter & Gamble is in a list of other consumer firms who have lowered operating costs.
IBD pB5 "Market uptrend resumes but distribution an issue" by Ken Shreve says the S&P closed ata new high which put the market back in an uptrend but conditions remain difficult. The Dow toped 18000 for the first time buoyed by Chevron and Coke. Tuesday's action was mixed in lower vol while the current outlook is market uptrend resumes but still under pressure.
Disney: WSJ pB2 "direcTV, Disney reach deal" by Josh Beckerman says DirecTV and Disney reaced a multiyear distribution agreement that expands content available on smartphones & tablets.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: No mentions found.
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: No mentions found.
IBM: No mentions found.
JPMorgan: No mentions found.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: WSJ pB8 "From the grill: ways to rescue McDonald's" by Julie Jargon says McDonald's has lost trust among millennials and explores ways it can recover.
IBD pA14 "Attack on Big Mac" is an editorial that says a federal ruling against McDonald's and its franchises is another heavy hand of gov cracking down on private affairs.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: WSJ pB1 "Deal brings new peace to phone patent wars" by Ashby Jones says Apple, Microsoft and others paid $4.5 bil for patents have agreed to sell them for $900 mil to settle patent lawsuits.
USAT p3B "Apple watch, windows 10: what to expect in tech in 2015" by Edward C. Baig says Windows 10 in 2015 will be a big story.
IBD pA2 "Microsoft Surface 3 sales hot" says Microsoft's Pro 3 tablet notebook convertible computer is selling surprisingly well this holiday season.
Nike: No mentions found.
Pfizer: No mentions found.
Procter & Gamble: WSJ pB1 "Austerity is the new flavor at Coca-Cola" by Mike Esterl says Coke will make its biggest job cuts in 15 years as part of a $4 bil cost costing plan Coke announced in Oct. after warning it would miss profit targets this year and next as consumers drink less soda. Procter & Gamble is in a list of other consumer firms who have lowered operating costs.
3M: IBD pB8 "Four conservative stocks that could win" by Paul Whitfield says 3M has gained 24% since mid Oct as 3M grew earnings 11 to 15% in the past 4 quarters.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
UnitedHealthcare: No mentions found.
Verizon: No mentions found.
Visa: No mentions found.
Walmart: No mentions found.
Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
| Symbol | Last Sale | Change | % Change | Share Volume | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| AXP | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| BA | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| CAT | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| CVX | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| CSCO | ▲ | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| KO | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| DIS | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| DD | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| XOM | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| GE | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| GS | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| HD | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| INTC | ▲ | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| IBM | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| JPM | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| JNJ | ▼ | NYSE | |||
| MCD | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| MRK | ▼ | NYSE | |||
| MSFT | ▲ | NASDAQ-GS | |||
| NKE | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| PFE | ▼ | NYSE | |||
| PG | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| MMM | ▼ | NYSE | |||
| TRV | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| UTX | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| UNH | ▼ | NYSE | |||
| VZ | ▲ | DualListed | |||
| V | ▲ | NYSE | |||
| WMT | ▲ | NYSE |
Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:
AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill)
Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)
Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)
Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)
Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)
Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)
DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)
ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)
GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)
Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)
Home Depot HD Craig Menear (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Brian Krzanich (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Virginia M. Rometty (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Alex Gorsky (New Brunswick, NJ)
McDonald's MCD Donald Thompson (Oak Brook, Ill)
Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Satya Nadella (Redmond, WA)
Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)
Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)
Procter & Gamble PG A. G. Lafley (Cincinnati, OH)
3M MMM Inge Thulin (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
UnitedHealthUNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)
United Technologies UTX Greg Hayes (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)
Visa V Charles W. Scharf (Foster City, CA)
Wal-Mart WMT Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)
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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 12/20/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:
1. Exxon Mobil XOM $396.52
2. Microsoft MSFT 392.85
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 295.45
4. Wal-Mart WMT 274.49
5. GE 257.28
6. Procter & Gamble PG 248.73
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 231.48
8. Chevron CVX 213.49
9. Pfizer PFE 201.24
10. Verizon VZ 195.12
11. Coke KO 183.75
12. Intel INTC 175.85
13.AT&T T 173.97
14. Merck MRK 169.86
15. Visa V 164.40
16. Disney DIS 157.51
17. IBM 156.87
18. Cisco CSCO 142
19. Home Depot HD 134.33
20. 3M MMM 106.04
21. United Technologies UTX 105.38
22. UnitedHealth UNH 98.37
23. American Express AXP 96.71
24. McDonald's MCD 90.72
25. Boeing BA 89.99
26. Goldman Sachs GS 87.52
27. Nike NKE 81.71
28. DuPont DD 66.40
29. Caterpillar CAT 55.52
30. Travelers TRV 35.05
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/20/14:
Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments
AT&T T:
12/19/14 8K re: amendment to Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
12/2/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/10/14 2 10/A's & 10Q re: qtr. ended 9/10/14
11/10/14 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes
11/7/14 8K re: increased of Board to 15 & election of William E. Kennardd & agrmt to buy Mexican wireless firm GSF telecom
10/24/14 8K re: completion of sale of Ct. wireline operations to Frontier Comm
3 8Ks (10/22; 10/22 & 9/30/14) re: 3Qtr result
American Express AXP:
12/15/14 8K re: Delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 11/30
12/5/14 8K re: issuance of Sub. Notes
12/4/14 8K re: retirement of Director Richard A. McGinn
11/17/14 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 mos. ended 10/31
11/12/14 8K re: issuance of Series B Preferred Shares
10/28/14 10Q & 10/15/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 9/30/14
Boeing BA:
12/19/14 8K re: retirement of Shephard W. Hill, Pres. of Boeing Int'l & Sr. VP, Bus. Dev/Strategy
12/15/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div & authorization of $12 bil share buyback
10/31/14 8K re: issuance of senior notes
10/22/14 10Q & 10/22/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: credit agreements
Caterpillar CAT:
12/18/14 8K re: retirement of Group VPs Stuart L. Levenick & Steven H. Wunning
12/18/14 8K & 11/20/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: retail sales of machines & power systems
12/11/14 8K re: retirement of director Peter A. Magowan
10/31/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sales to retail and OEM
10/14/14 8K re: retirement of Group Presidents Stuart Levenick & Steven Wunning
Chevron CVX:
12/12/14 8K re: election of Alexander B. Cummings Jr. to Board
11/18/14 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
11/7/14 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
Cisco CSCO:
12/19/14 & 12/18/14 8Ks re: Pre-arranged stock trading plan for execs
11/24/14 8K re: amendment to employee stock purchase plan
11/12/14 8K; 11/14/14 8K & 11/20/14 10Q re: results of 1 Qtr. ended 10/25/14
Coke KO:
12/11/14 8K re: increase Board to 17 & election of Marc Balland & David B. Weinberg
10/29/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/26/14
10/1/14 8K re: Guidelines for '14 Equity Plan
Disney DIS:
11/19/14 10K & 11/6/14 8K re: results of fiscal year ended 9/27/14
11/6/14 8K re: 4Qtr & FY ended 9/27/14
10/3/14 8K re: CEO Robert Iger's amended employment contract
DuPont DD:
12/18/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: presentation re: Performance Chemicals segment
12/18/14 8-K/A re: pre-tax charges re: restructuring plan
10/28/14 CEO letter to shareholders
10/28/14 & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
ExxonMobil XOM:
11/24/14 8K re: retirement of VP S.D. Pryor
11/5/14 10Q & 10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
GE:
11/10/1 8K re: incentive grant to CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt
11/4/14 10Q & 10/17/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
Goldman Sachs GS:
12/19/14 8K re: election to Board of Mark A. Flaherty & Mark D. winkelman
12/17/14 & 12/16/14 8Ks re: issuance of notes
11/5/14 10Q & 10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/23/14 8K re: legal opinion re: debt issuance
Home Depot HD:
11/25/14 10Q & 11/18/14 8K re: Qtr. ended 11/2/14
11/6/14 8K re: breach of payment data system
10/20/14 8-K/A re: promotion of Craig A. Menear to CEO
10/14/14 8K re: resignation of Marvin R. Ellison, EVP
Intel INTC:
12/16/14 8K re: trigger of interest change on debentures
11/21/14 28Ks & 11/18/14 8K re: FD Disclosure re: Annual investor meeting
11/20/14 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & '15 Business Outlook
10/29/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3rd Qtr ended 9/27/14
IBM:
12/8/14 8K re: retirement of Robert C. Weber sVP, Legal
11/25/14 8K re: issuance of debt securities
11/12/14 8K re: investors conference
11/5/14 8K re: underwriting contract with JPMorgan
10/28/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/20) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: closing of Lenovo's purchase of IBM's x86 server business
10/20/14 8K re: sale of IBM's global comm'l semiconductor tech business to Globalfoundries
JPMorgan Chase JPM:
12/9/14 8K re: close of public offering of Sub. Notes
11/12/14 8K re: payment of $1.01d bil to settle foreign exchange trading allegations
11/3/14 & 2 8Ks (10/14) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sale of 2.2% notes due '19
10/2/14 8K re: cyberattack
10/2/14 8K re: adjustment of warrant price
Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
11/21/14 8K re: issuance of notes
11/10/14 8K re: closing of purchase of Alios BioPharma, Inc. for $1.75 bil
10/30/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
10/2/14 8K re: agreement to purchase Alios Biopharma
McDonald's MCD:
12/8/14 8K re: Nov. '12 sales
11/12/14 8K re: Oct. '12 sales
11/3/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/22/14 8K re: raising quarterly div. by 5% to 85 cents payable 12/15 to record holders 12/1
9/9/14 8K re: global sales decreased 3.7% in Aug.
Merck MRK:
11/10/14 10Q re: Qtr. ended 9/30/14
10/27/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/15/14 8K re: issuance of notes
10/2/14 8K re: completion of sale of Consumer Care Business to Bayer for 414.2 bil
Microsoft MSFT:
12/4/14 8K re: results of votes at 12/3 Annual Shareholders Meeting
11/14/14 Proxy Letter from Bd Chair John W. Thompson re: Annual Mtg
10/23/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/21/14 & 10/20/14 & 10/20/14 Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Mtg at 12/3/14 at 8 am at Meydenbauer ctr., Bellevue, WA
Nike NKE:
12/18/14 8K & 10/7/14 10Q re: results of Qtr. ended 11/30/14
10/7/14 10Q & 9/30/14 8K & 9/25/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 8/31/14
9/23/14 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting
Sec. 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 9/18/14 at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Or.
Pfizer PFE:
11/6/14 10Q for quarter ended 9/28/14
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
Procter & Gamble PG:
11/21/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan of CEO A.G. Lafley
11/13/14 8K re: '14 Analysts Mtg & sale of Duracell to Berkshire Hathaway
11/4/14 8K re: closing of sale of floating rate notes due '64
11/3/14 8K re: sale of notes
11/3/14 re: Argentina regulatory problems re: taxes
10/24/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/24) 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: voting results of 10/14 Annual Mtg of Shareholders
10/14/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents payable 11/17 to record holders on 10/24/14
3M MMM:
12/16/14 8K re: dividend for 1Q '15 & '15 outlook
11/10/14 8K re: sale of Floating rate Notes
10/30/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
Travelers TRV:
10/21/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/10/14 2 8Ks re: realignment of 2 of 3 business segments
United Technologies UTX:
12/19/14 8K re: rejection of mini tender offer by TRC Capital
12/10/14 8K re: appointment of Akhil Johri, Sr. VP & CFO
11/24/14 Retirement of Louis Chenevert replaced by Gregory J. Hayes & election of Dir. Edward A. Kangas as Chairman of Bd. & appointment of Peter F. Longo as Acting CFO
10/24/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
UnitedHealth Group UNH:
12/8/14 8K re: sale of notes
12/1/14 8K re: annual investor conference
11/12/14 8K re: appointment of David S. Wichmann Pres/CFO & Larry Renfro as Vice-Chair
11/10/14 10Q for Qtr. ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
12/8/14 28Ks re: change of duties for Randal S. Milch EVP & GC
12/1/14 8K re: 4Q results
11/26/14 8K re: trading of shares in UK
10/28/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
Visa V:
12/19/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plans
12/12/14 & 11/21/14 Proxies re: Annual Stockholders Meeting 1/28/15 8:30 am Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA
11/21/14 10K for fiscal year ended 9/30/14
10/29/14 8K re: 4Qtr & full year ended 9/30/14 results
10/22/14 8K re: 1/28/15 Annual Stockholders Mtg & dividend of 48 cents payable 12/2 to record holders on 11/14/14
WalMart WMT:
12/16/14 8K re: latest ruling re: class action lawsuit in Phil for underpaying employees - Braun/Hummel v. Walmart
12/1/14 10Q & 11/13/14 8K re: quarter ended 10/31/14
11/24/14 8K re: election of Thomas W. Horton to Board
10/30/14 8K re: Closing of Walmart Seiyu stores in Japan
10/17/14 8K re: issuance of notes
THE END FOR NOW
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