The stock of household cleaning and product firm Clorox (NYSE:CLX) was badly lagging the market earlier this year, but has remained somewhat steady while the stock market has entered another period of volatility. This speaks to the stability of its product mix, which counts as basic necessities to most consumers. The valuation isn’t compelling, but the dividend yield is, as is the downside protection that the shares offer.
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Back in December 2011, online travel operator Expedia (Nasdaq:EXPE) spun out TripAdvisor (Nasdaq:TRIP) as its own public company. Shareholders that hung on to TripAdvisor are sitting pretty as the stock is up about 60% since the spinoff. The company is also growing rapidly, but similar growth levels could be hard to sustain going forward. In addition, the valuation currently reflects much of this future growth potential.
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