BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Filed under: NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Stocks to Buy After meandering for most of the summer, Nike Inc.'s ( NKE ) stock has accelerated above its 50-day moving average, and that's one reason I'm Reiterating my Buy rating for the company's shares, first recommended on May 12, 2009 at a price of $50.98. If you bought NKE in May, you're up about 27%. Look for Nike to record a roughly 7-9% earnings gain in...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Filed under: Marketing and advertising , Columns , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Business of sports I promised myself that I wasn't going to give Nike ( NKE ) the publicity that it wants with its new rivalry uniforms. You see, the company has decided that 10 colleges will wear specially designed uniforms for their big rivalry games this year, assigning the slogan " Prepare for Combat " to the program....
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Filed under: Deals , Columns , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Business of sports An interesting situation developed this week in Florida, where Heir Jordan (Michael's son Marcus) cost the University of Central Florida (UCF) its $3 million sponsorship with Adidas . Marcus felt it necessary to wear Nike (NYSE: NKE ) basketball shoes, since they were his father's Nike Air Jordans. Jordan took to the court in an...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , Walgreen Co (WAG) , Darden Restaurants (DRI) , Gannett Co (GCI) , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Accenture Ltd. (NYSE: ACN ) lower Q4 earnings met analysts' expectations but the Q1 outlook was weak. Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM ) posted a Q1 net loss and said it will skip its dividend this quarter....
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Filed under: Columns , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Business of sports To Mike Vick or not to Mike Vick, that is the question, and the controversy that is surrounding athletic apparel giant Nike (NYSE: NKE ). Actually it isn't too much of a question, mainly because the company that once used Vick as a celebrity endorser dumped him and his products once he was arrested and charged with running a dog-fighting...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Filed under: Analyst reports , Analyst upgrades and downgrades , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Target Corp. (TGT) , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Analyst initiations Analyst upgrades: Kaufman Bros. upgraded American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC ) to Buy from Hold as it believes the follow-on contract from Sinovel has positive implications. The firm has a $36 price target on shares. Goldman upgraded Nike (NYSE: NKE ) to...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , Good news , From the boards , Market matters , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) This afternoon, Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE ) reported its fiscal first quarter numbers, and the company was able to put up better than expected earnings numbers , but revenues came in slightly under expectations. As we noted in our earnings preview yesterday , analysts had been expecting to see the company...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Options After the opening bell, Nike (NYSE: NKE ) will be reporting first-quarter earnings results. Analysts are looking for per-share results of 97 cents and revenue of $4.9 billion. Check out Michael Fowlkes' earnings preview for a complete look at this report. On Monday, option players waved a bullish flag ahead of Nike's results, trading nearly...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Filed under: International markets , Earnings reports , Forecasts , Products and services , China , Market matters , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Recession , Financial Crisis Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE ) will get its chance to impress Wall Street when it reports its most recent quarterly results Tuesday following the market close. The company will be reporting its fiscal first quarter numbers, and analysts are...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Filed under: Darden Restaurants (DRI) , Research in Motion (RIMM) , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Cramer on BloggingStocks From TheStreet.com Network Jobs, Unemployment Take Center Stage: Coming Week Decidedly Bearish: A Peek at the Week TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says a good shakeout on Monday would prepare us for a "fulcrum day" on Tuesday. Could have been worse. With Research In Motion (NASDAQ:...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Filed under: NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Small business Nike 's (NYSE: NKE ) "swoosh" logo is incredibly powerful and captures the essense of the company. Interestingly enough, back in 1971 Carolyn Davidson designed the logo for a mere $35 (for more stories about logos, check out the LogoBlog ). So of course, your company's logo is critical -- in terms of branding, getting customers, and presenting...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Darden Restaurants (DRI) , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) , Economic data Autumn has arrived and the quarter winds down this week. The Dow has been inching toward 10,000 for a while now, though it closed lower in the past three sessions. Can it make it to 10,000 for the start of the third quarter? If so, what will push it higher? If not, what will drag it down further?...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Filed under: NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) Nike has strong fundamentals, an exceptional brand, and ample opportunities to expand in emerging markets. And yet the stock has meandered for the better part of four months -- straddling the critical 50-day moving average . What's going on here? More than likely, institutional investors are concerned that Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE ) will fall prey to consumer pull-back,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Nike Inc. said Monday its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Nike Inc. said Monday its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents.
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