DEMZ News and Press, DEMZ Political Contributions ETF From 07/13/22

Starbucks has raised its menu prices three times since October, proving the company has pricing power to combat inflation. A potential upcoming recession could be troubling for Starbucks, but could also eliminate smaller coffee shops that are competing. Starbucks' stance against u...

Kimberly-Clark has a fantastic business that has been around for 150 years. It's not going away anytime soon. Inflationary pressures are taking a bite out of Kimberly-Clark's operating profits, and price increases haven't been enough to keep things moving in the right direction. T...

PVH Corp. has come under pressure due to the effects of supply chain shortages and COVID lockdowns in China. However, the company has a strong cash position and Chinese demand is set to pick up once again with the easing of restrictions. With an attractive EV/EBITDA ratio, the sto...

Stocks had a ripsnorter of a rally last week and a lot of people are pondering the question in the title over this long weekend. Sentiment is certainly negative right now by several measures. Sentiment surveys (AAII, Investor’s Intelligence, etc.) are universally negative becau...

Colgate’s share of the global toothpaste and manual toothbrush market is a large moat. There is long-term, expected growth in the company's key markets. The current stock price has 35% upside at consensus growth rates. For further details see: Colgate-Palmolive: S...

Big box retailer Costco beats earnings and sales estimates in Q3. Prices of hot dog/soda combo and membership fees not being increased. We look at how Costco will continue to take market share if indeed inflation persists. For further details see: Costco: Solid Q3 Earnin...

As the MOMO, YOLO, and BTFD days sink deeper into the past, we remind investors to focus on fundamentals. CarMax’s consistent profit growth before the pandemic suggests, over the long run, Core Earnings will return to trend growth. CarMax’s PEBV ratio means the stock...

Carrier Global reveals more opportunities, as the U.S.' decarbonization footprint shows only modest improvement. It benefits from a strong outlook for share repurchases and minimal operating impact from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The company is one of the publicly tr...

Beyond the broad S&P benchmark, 45% of NASDAQ 100 stocks are already off more than 50%, which only happened as part of the larger-than-historically-average bear markets of 2000-02 and 2008-09. The last eight times the S&P 500 was down in a calendar year, bonds finished the yea...

While there are some issues like unionization, accumulation of debt, and the reemergence of Howard Schultz, Starbucks's growth and free cash flow generation remain strong. The macro-environment favors companies that generate cash now rather than later - Starbucks falls in the first ca...