Leading pizza chain Domino's (NYSE: DPZ) has been on a decade-long growth tear, but its third-quarter report didn't bring the usual extra cheese: It missed on revenue and profits, and cut guidance. Yet share prices rose. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE), the housewares, personal care, and beauty products company behind better-known names like Revlon, OXO, Pur, and Braun, beat on profit and revenue, and raised its guidance. And yet, after a very brief spike, its shares spend most of the day in the red.
In this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and senior analyst Ron Gross dig into the details and background to explain both of these companies' share price moves, and consider where they're headed. They also answer a timely listener question: Are dividend reinvestment plans still a smart choice now that stock commissions have fallen to zero?
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