Cisco Systems Inc

NASDAQ: CSCO
$53.02
+$0.17 (+0.3%)
Closing Price on September 27, 2024

CSCO Articles

Despite big companies holding unprecedented billions and billions of dollars on their balance sheets, it is shocking how many companies do not reward shareholders in the most classic sense by paying...
The rising dividend theme of 2010 is already continuing in 2011 and this looks to be another great year for investors seeking higher dividends.  We have seen three fresh dividend hikes from Carnival...
There are several ways to rank America’s most widely followed public companies. They could be ranked by annual sales, brand value, market capitalization, number of customers, or profits. Another...
The market for Initial Public Offerings is booming.  After seeing so many IPOs trade exponentially higher than expected in 2010, the market should continue to be strong in 2011.  We have created...
Short sellers cut their bets against tech shares as earnings seasons approaches, based on data of short interest in major stocks as of December 31. Shares short in Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) dropped 17% to...
Dot Hill Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: HILL) is finding itself back in favor this morning.  The company has aspects of the cloud for investors but it is more for storage solutions, software, and...
The next round of earnings officially kicks off next week with Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) first out of the blocks on Monday. We’re taking advantage of the occasion to preview some developments in a...
It is 2011 and we have our outlook target pieces for sectors and for indexes for the year ahead.  After taking a look at the implied upside to one-year price targets for Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Share repurchase programs, or stock buybacks, have been and may always be a more questionable method of returning capital to shareholders than dividends.  Many even disagree with the effect of...
Can the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise 12.65% more in 2011 after gaining about 11% in 2010?   Our calculations show the the DJIA is likely to hit 13,042.06 in 2011.  That’s a 12. 65% rise. At...
We have already introduced the 2011 Dogs of the Dow for investors looking into 2011.  The term “dogs” might imply that they are the worst performers when they are actually just the highest...
There has been an amazing feat in 2010.  All of the most recent companies which have been booted out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average have outperformed their replacement stocks and the broad...
There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate is that many companies have given big updates or announced new buyback plans in the month...
There are several rumors and developments happening this morning.  We are tracking these and other situations, with updates throughout the day pending developments. China is considering a tightening...
The Battelle Memorial Institute, which looks at R&D in major nations, says that China will pass Japan as the No.2 spender next year. “China is expected to spend $153.7 billion on R&D in...