Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), TRW Corp. (NYSE: TRW), Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA) and Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP).
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Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:
What to Do About Detroit?
The latest chapter in the great bailout saga revolves around what should happen to the Big Three automakers. Specifically, what aid, if any, should the Federal Government provide to them since General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) might run out of cash in a few months and Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Chrysler (private) could quickly follow.
Also, there are probably a fair number of CDS's that have been written on the suppliers like TRW Corp. (NYSE: TRW) and Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA), which would most likely follow GM and Ford into bankruptcy court. In case you have not noticed, the banking and financial system is not in the best shape right now, and massive CDS triggers could just be the coup de grace for the whole system.
Avon's Successful Make-over
Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP), headquartered in New York City, is benefiting from both the expansion into the developing and emerging markets and its emphasis on the Beauty products portfolio. CEO Andrea Jung has transformed the company over the last eight years. Management aims to achieve high single-digit local currency revenue growth supported by margin expansion over the long term.
Management instilled financial discipline in the company through the multi-year supply chain cost reduction program along with the Product Line Simplification (PLS) and Strategic Sourcing Initiatives (SSI). Due to attractive valuation, the stock is upgraded to a Buy.
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