Wednesday, March 25, 2015

3/25/15 Wed am Merck To Buback $10 Bil of Shares


 
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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,105 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 3/22/15 and a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of 3/22/15.

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 18011.14 down 104.9 or 0.58%  from Monday's close of 18116.04. For the year the Dow is up 1.06%. Of the Dow components 6  gained  and 24   declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was McDonald's up 74 cents or 0.75%. The  biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Chevron down $1.72 or 1.62%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks end sleepy day with a loss" by Corrie Driebusch, Dan Strumpf says Us stocks closed lower with no particular news behinds the slow move lower Tuesday.

IBD pB5 "Distribution this Nasdaq, but damage limited again" by Ken Shreve says stocks traded in a tight range Tues as the action was moderate losses in mixed vol while the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

As of the open of  the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.14985889030177.  Wednesday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.91 down  from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of 17.01 (last year it was 16.21).  Today's P/E estimate is 16.30 unchanged from Tuesday's P/E estimate of 16.30 (year ago it was 14.85) and  today's dividend yield is 2.47 up from  yesterday's dividend yield of 2.46  (last year it was 2.17). The Dow's all-time high was 18288.63 on March 2,  2015. 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 2699.13 down 15.72  from Monday's average numerator of 2714.85.   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 (0.14985889030177) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.67  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $89.97 down 52 cents from Monday's closing average of $90.49.  The median closing price of  Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $84.22  (XOM/PG) down 42 cents from Monday's median closing price of $85.14 (XOM/PG).  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 lost  $1,572 ($271,485 - $269,913).

3/24/15 Tues. 4:49 pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova & Barbara Kollmeyer says U.S. stocks declined for the second straight day on Tuesday, with Dow industrials losing more than 100 points as investors grappled with a batch of better-than-expected economic reports that suggest a rate hike may be nearing. Wall Street is starting to fret that upbeat economic trends may offer Chairwoman Janet Yellen, who said that the central bank plans to be very “data dependent” at the conclusion of the Fed’s policy meeting last week, more reason to hike rates sooner than later.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.61%  fell 12.92 points, or 0.6%, to 2,091.50, with all of its 10 main sectors ending with losses. Homebuilder stocks were among the bright spots, rallying after a jump in new-home sales.The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.58%  dropped 104.90 points, or 0.6%, to 18,011.14, with 24 of the 30 components finished lower.The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.32%  ended the day down 16.25, or 0.3%, at 4,994.73.Kim Forrest, senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group, said that markets have not fully weaned themselves off relying on the Federal Reserve’s lose monetary policy.“Today’s CPI was a goldilocks number - the uptick was enough for those who wanted to see a rise, but was not too big for those who worry about high inflation,” Forrest said.Economic reports showing the first increase in inflation in four months pushed the dollar higher. Stocks briefly rose after a jump in new-home sales and a strong initial reading on manufacturing activity in March. But those gains soon evaporated.Randy Frederick, managing director at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, said markets appear to be puzzled about economic indicators, as investors are at a loss of how to parse gauges of U.S. economic health and the implications for the pace of the Fed’s rate-hike plan.Pointing at low levels of implied volatility measured by the CBOE volatility index, Frederick said institutional investors are not anticipating big downside moves. The CBOE Vix has been falling since it spiked in January and at 13, is hovering around its lowest levels of this year.Economic data: The U.S. consumer-price index climbed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in February, as gas prices rebounded and the cost of food and shelter increased again, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Wednesday's Dow News followed by Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

American Express:  WSJ pc1 "AmEx looks to move past setbacks" by Robin Sidel says on Wed. CEO Ken Chenault outlines his strategy for Amex for the first time since losing a key court case the its Costco deal.  JPMorgan's stock is down 2.7%, Visa's is up 2.2% while Amex is down 12% this year.

Apple:  IBD pA2 "Apple watch: production cut" says Apple slashed its per month Apple Watch shipment target to 1.25 mil from 2.5 to 3 mil due to production problems with displays for the watch.

WSJ pB4 "Apple: The first $1 trillion company?" by Maureen Farrell.

WSJ pA1 "Google is frequent visitor to White House" by Brody Mullins lists 8 firms that were big '14 lobbyists and f Dow components are on it with Apple spending $4.1 mil, Exxon 12.7, Microsoft 8.3, Johnson & Johnson $7.7 mil and Walmart at $7 mil.

Boeing:  AJC says Boeing will do a consortium with Ga. Tech.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke: No mentions found.

Disney: No mentions found.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon:  WSJ pA1 "Google is frequent visitor to White House" by Brody Mullins lists 8 firms that were big '14 lobbyists and f Dow components are on it with Apple spending $4.1 mil, Exxon 12.7, Microsoft 8.3, Johnson & Johnson $7.7 mil and Walmart at $7 mil.

GE: No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pc1 "AmEx looks to move past setbacks" by Robin Sidel says on Wed. CEO Ken Chenault outlines his strategy for Amex for the first time since losing a key court case the its Costco deal.  JPMorgan's stock is down 2.7%, Visa's is up 2.2% while Amex is down 12% this year.

Johnson & Johnson: WSJ pA1 "Google is frequent visitor to White House" by Brody Mullins lists 8 firms that were big '14 lobbyists and f Dow components are on it with Apple spending $4.1 mil, Exxon 12.7, Microsoft 8.3, Johnson & Johnson $7.7 mil and Walmart at $7 mil.

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck:  IBD pA2 "Merck sets massive buyback" says Merck added $10 bil to its share buyback program raising its current program to $11.7bil.

Microsoft: WSJ pA1 "Google is frequent visitor to White House" by Brody Mullins lists 8 firms that were big '14 lobbyists and f Dow components are on it with Apple spending $4.1 mil, Exxon 12.7, Microsoft 8.3, Johnson & Johnson $7.7 mil and Walmart at $7 mil.

Nike: No mentions found.

Pfizer: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.

3M: No mentions found.

Travelers: No mentions found.

United Technologies: No mentions found.

UnitedHealth: No mentions found.

Verizon: No mentions found.

Visa:  WSJ pc1 "AmEx looks to move past setbacks" by Robin Sidel says on Wed. CEO Ken Chenault outlines his strategy for Amex for the first time since losing a key court case the its Costco deal.  JPMorgan's stock is down 2.7%, Visa's is up 2.2% while Amex is down 12% this year.

Walmart: WSJ pA1 "Google is frequent visitor to White House" by Brody Mullins lists 8 firms that were big '14 lobbyists and f Dow components are on it with Apple spending $4.1 mil, Exxon 12.7, Microsoft 8.3, Johnson & Johnson $7.7 mil and Walmart at $7 mil.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:
Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AXP▼ NYSE
AAPL▼ NASDAQ-GS
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

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 Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)

Apple: Tim Cook (Cupertino, CA)

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 M. 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 Steve Easterbrook (Oak Brook, Ill)

Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)

Microsoft MSFT Satya Nadella (Redmond, WA)

Nike NKE 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)

UnitedHealth UNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)

United Technologies UTX Greg Hayes (Hartford, CT)

Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)

Visa V Charles W. Scharf (San Francisco, CA)

Wal-Mart WMT Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)
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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 3/22/15  ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Apple AAPL $733.34
2. Exxon Mobil XOM $354.62
3. Microsoft MSFT 351.78
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 284.72
5. Wal-Mart WMT 268.87
6. GE 255.65
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 229.36
8. Procter & Gamble PG 228.84   
9. Pfizer PFE 209.91
10.  Verizon VZ 205.94
11.  Chevron CVX 201.24
12. Disney 184.28
13. Coke KO 177.49
14. Merck MRK 166.26
15. IBM 160.99
16.  Home Depot HD 153.44 
17. Cisco CSCO 145.18
18. Intel INTC 144.28
19. UnitedHealth UNH 113.62
20.  Boeing BA 108.83 
21.  United Technologies UTX 108.37
22. 3M MMM 105.68 
23. McDonald' s MCD 93.28   
24. Nike NKE 88.10
25. Goldman Sachs GS 87.21
26. American Express AXP 84.29
27. DuPont DD 67.31
28. Caterpillar CAT 49.21
29. Visa V 42.35
30. Travelers TRV 35.26
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 3/22/15  for the prior 90 day period:

Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

American Express AXP:
3/16/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. thru 2/15/15
3/11/15 8K re: increase of quarterly dividend & repurchase of up to $6.6 of shares
3/2/15 8K re: issuance of preferred shares
2/24/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/17/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months thru 1/15
2/12/15 8K re: end of exclusive deal w/Costco
1/21/15 8K re: 4Q & FY '14 earnings
1/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off delinq. stats. for 3 mos ended 12/31/14.

Apple AAPL:
3/13/15 8K re: amdmt. to employee stock purchase plan
2/9/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/28/15 8K re: change to fin'l stmts due to change of reporting
1/28/15 10Q & 1/27/15 8K re: Qtr. ended 12/27/14
1/22/15 2 14A Proxies re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders on 3/10/15 at 9 am at HG at Cupertino, CA

Boeing BA:
3/13/15 14A Def. Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 4/27/15 at 9 am at Field Museum, Chicago
2/20/15 8K re: issuance of senior notes
2/12/15 10K & 1/28/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: retirement of Linda Z. Cook from Board
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Caterpillar CAT:
3/19/15 8K re: sales thru 2/15
2/19/15 8K re: sales thru 1/15
2/17/15 & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/26/15 8K re: 3 mos ended 12/31/14 retail sales stats

Chevron CVX:
3/3/15 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/20/15 10K & 1/30 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/3/15 8K re: election of Jeanette L. Ourada, Corp. VP & Comptroller
1/30/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Cisco CSCO:
3/19/15 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/18/15 & 2/11/15 8K re: 2Qtr ended 1/24/15

Coke KO:
3/2/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders 11 am, Cobb Galeria Centre, Atlanta
3/10/15 & 3/3/15 8Ks re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/25/15 10K & 2/10/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/20/15 8K re: retirement from Board of James D. Robinson & Peter V. Ueberroth
2/18/15 8K re: Amdmt to employee stock option plans

Disney DIS:
3/13/15 8K re: voting results of 3/12 Annual Shareholders Mtg
2/11/15 Def14A re: shareholder proposals
2/5/15 8K re: Agreement for COO Thomas O. Stagg
2/3/15 10Q & 2/3/15 8K re: Qtr ended 12/27/14
1/16/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg. of Shareholders at 10 am 3/12/15 at Palace of Fine Arts, SF

DuPont DD:
3/17/15 - 3/19/15 Def. Proxy 14A re: Trian's proposal to add Directors
2/5/15 8K re: election to Board of Edward D. Breent & James L. Gallogly
2/5/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/27/15, 1/15/15, 1/14/15, 1/13/15, 1/9/15 (five) 14A Proxy: re: Nelson Peltz's Trian's proposal to break-up DuPont
1/12/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

ExxonMobil XOM:
3/10/15 8K re: 3/4/15 analyst meeting
3/6/15 8K re: issuance of Floating rate Notes
2/25/15 10K & 2/24/15 8K & 2/2/15 8K re: 10K for FY ended 12/31/14

GE:
3/10/15 def. 14A Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg 4/22/15 10am at Cox Conv. Ctr. Oklahoma City
2/27/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/11/15 8K re: Amdmt By-laws re: proxy access by 3% holders
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Goldman Sachs GS:
3/11/15 8K re: revised '15 Capital Plan
3/9/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Claes Dahlback
2/23/15 10K & 1/16/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/15
2/8/15 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
1/23/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/16/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Home Depot HD:
2/24/15 8K re: FY & Qtr ended 2/1/15
1/16/15 8K re: replacement of Chairman of Board Francis S. Blake with Craig A. Menear

Intel INTC:
3/12/15 8K re: 1Qtr guidance
2/13/15 10K & 1/15/15 8K re: FY ended 12/27/14
1/15/15 8K re: fin'l results of 4Qtr ended 12/27

IBM:
3/19/15 Def. Proxy  14A Stockholders Annual Mtg at 10 am 4/.28/15 at Statehouse Conv. Ctr., Little Rock, Ark & nomination of Alex Gorsky, CEO, Johnson & Johnson & Peter R. Voser to Board
2/24/15 10K & 1/20/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/5/15 8K re: issuance of debt securities
1/30/15 8K re: compensation amounts for execs for 2014
1/21/15 & 1/20/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/7/15 8K re: exec promotions and amendment to bylaws to increase Board to 14 & election of Peter R. Voser to Bd

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
3/20/15 8K & 3/6/15 8K re: redemption of Bear Stearn Notes
3/6/15 8K re: release of '15 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test results
2/27/15 8K re: redemption of Capital securities
2/25/15 8K re: 2/24/15 Investor Day Conf.
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/14
2/17/15 8K re: redemption of notes
2/12/15 8K re: issuance of Preferred Shares
1/23/15 8K re: closing of note offering

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
3/11/15 Def. 14A Proxy for Annual shareholder Mtg a 10:30 am on 4/23/15 at State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
3/2/15 8K re: sale of Cordis Business for $1.99 bil to Cardinal Health
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/28/14
1/20/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/28/14 fin'l results

McDonald's MCD:
3/20/15 8K re: stock award to execs
3/9/15 8K re: Feb. global sales
3/3/15 8K & 2/3/15 8K re: election of Stephen Easterbrook as CEO
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: Global sales for Jan.
2/4/15 8K re: TRC mini-tender offer
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results

Merck MRK:
2/27/15 10K & 2/4/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: issuance of Floating rate Notes

Microsoft MSFT:
2/12/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/26/15 10Q & 1/26/15 8K re: fin'l results for qtr ended 12/31/14

Nike NKE:
3/19/15 8K for Qtr ended 2/28/15
2/12/15 8K re: election & retirement of VPs
1/7/15 10Q & 12/2214 8K re: results of qtr ended 11/30

Pfizer PFE:
3/12/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: 4/23/15 Annual Shareholder Mtg at Short Hills, NJ
2/27/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/15
2/10/15 8K re: $5 bil share buyback program
2/6/15 8K re: purchase of Hospira, Inc.
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:
2/19/15 8K re: Consumer analysts Group conf. on 2/19/15
2/10/15 8K re: appointment of ex-Home depot CEO Frank S. Blake to Board
1/27/15 10Q & 1/27/15 8K re: 2Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/13/15 8K re: quarterly div. of 0.6436 cents payable 2/17 to record holders as of close of business

3M MMM:
2/23/15 8K purchase of Polypore's separation Media business
2/12/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/31/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Travelers TRV:
2/12/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/22/15 8K re: qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results

United Technologies UTX:
3/13/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders on 3/2/15 2pm at PGA Nat'l Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
3/1/13/15 8K re: repurchase of $2.6 bil of stock
2/5/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/15
3/12/15 8K re: reviewing possible spin-off of Sikorsky Aircraft Business
1/26/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/23/15 8K re: separation agreement for ex-CEO Louis Chenevert
1/15/15 8K re: departure of exec Alain M. Bellemare

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
3/6/15 8K re: Barclays Global Healthcare Conf on 3/10 in Miami
2/17/15 8K re: exec. comp. changes
2/10/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/6/15 8K re: Leenik Global Healthcare Conf. on 2/11
1/21/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
3/12/15 8K & 2/26/15 8K & 2/25/15 8K 2/12/15 8K re: results of exchange offer
2/23/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/18/15 8K re: EVP changes
2/5/15 8K re: election of Mark T. Bertolini to Board
2/5/15 8K re: sale of assets, purchase of wireless towers & $5 bil stock buybacks
1/30/15 8K re: results of bidding for AWS-3 spectrum licenses in FCC auction
1/22/15 & 1/16/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/14/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Robert W. Lane

Visa V:
2/27/15 8K & two 1/29/15 8Ks: re: amd. by-laws to allow 4 for 1 stock splits
2/2/15 8K re: exec. changes
1/29/15 10Q & 1/29/15 8K re: 1Qtr ended 2/31/14 fin'l results
1/29/15 8K, 1/21/15 Proxy & 1/14/15 Proxy  re: amendment of Cert of Incorp. for stock split
1/28/15 8K re: dividend of 48 cents payable 3/3 for record holders on 2/13

WalMart WMT:
2/19/15 8K re: 4Q results
12/16/14 8K re: latest ruling re: class action lawsuit in Phil for underpaying employees - Braun/Hummel v. Walmart

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