Jeff Smith, Starboard Value Add to Position in Office Depot Inc (ODP)
Jeff Smith‘s fund Starboard Value, has slightly increased its position in Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), the latest filing with the Securities and...
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Staples, Inc. (SPLS): A $500 Investment in This Office Supply Stock Could Yield a 60% Return
There was a corporate shakeup in the office supply world in February when Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) and OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX) announced their intended...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX): Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Is Fighting Hard Against Industry Trends
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), the once-dominant office supply store, isn’t what it used to be due to weak consumer spending and competitive online...
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS), Apollo Group Inc (APOL): Avoid These Shrinking Market Leaders
Even the best companies are finding it hard to generate solid revenue growth these days. The slow-growth economy means that the majority of companies...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX), Staples, Inc. (SPLS): Can Investors Find Value in the Office Supply Sector?
Three major office supply chains control nearly 75% of their sector, according to data provider IBIS World, but this hasn’t led to strong profitability...
Office Depot Inc (ODP): Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Takes a Break
Earlier this summer, office supplies retailer Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) took a detour from its typical path of supplying businesses with paper, ink...
Intel Corporation (INTC), ARM Holdings plc (ADR) (ARMH), Staples, Inc. (SPLS): Friday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our headlines...
EZCORP Inc (EZPW): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
Should investors be bullish on EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW)? To the average investor, there are a multitude of gauges market participants can use to track...
Hedge Funds Are Selling Office Depot Inc (ODP)
Is it smart to be bullish on Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP)? In today’s marketplace, there are many gauges investors can use to track publicly traded...
Finish Line Inc (FINL): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
Is Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:FINL) a good investment? In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of metrics shareholders can use to monitor...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Office Depot Inc (ODP): A Tough Quarter For This Office Supply Company
There are many industries that have been negatively affected by the rise of mobile computing, and one of the most obvious is office supplies. The demand...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS), OfficeMax Inc (OMX), The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX): Will a Poor Back-to-School Shopping Season Spell Trouble For These Stocks?
It’s no secret that the U.S. economy has been slow to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression. The ongoing sequester, payroll tax...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Which Companies Make the Grade With Back-to-School Shoppers?
Despite school not starting for two months, we are already being inundated with back-to-school deals. Expectations for this year’s back to school shopping...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS): A Look at Office Supply Retailers
I first blogged about the office supply retail store operators in December of last year (see my December blog.) Since then, the largest component of...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), Compuware Corporation (CPWR), Integrated Device Technology Inc (IDTI): Is Starboard Value Right on These Three Companies?
Starboard Value is a New York-based hedge fund that adopts a fundamental approach to invest in publicly traded companies. It invests in undervalued companies...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Stock Could Have Much Further to Rise
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) has long been the crown jewel among office-supply retailers, with competitive advantages that have forced its main rivals...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS), OfficeMax Inc (OMX): A Few Interesting Developments in Specialty Retail
Like most other companies, specialty retailers were not spared during the recession. However, many of these companies are now staging a strong comeback...
Finish Line Inc (FINL): Hedge Funds and Insiders Are Bearish, What Should You Do?
Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:FINL) was in 13 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. FINL investors should pay attention to a...
Hedge Funds Are Selling OfficeMax Inc (OMX)
OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX) investors should pay attention to a decrease in hedge fund sentiment lately. In the eyes of most traders, hedge funds are viewed...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), Staples, Inc. (SPLS): A Specialty Retailer the Internet Cannot Kill
Specialized retailers and category killers make for excellent businesses, but there’s a very big difference between good and bad. Some are runaway...
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS): 2 Important Metrics To Keep An Eye On
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund interest lately. In today’s marketplace, there are many gauges...
Can the Office Depot Inc (ODP) Retailers Survive?
In a few months there will be two office “superstores” left, once Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) finishes its purchase of OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX)...
Will OfficeMax Inc (OMX)’s Merger Lead to a Turnaround?
On Tuesday, OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings...
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD): Is This Market Still Building Shareholder Value?
After several years in the housing market doldrums, the news is finally starting to get good. Since 2007, many consumers who were not in danger of losing...
Office Depot Inc (ODP) & Starboard Value’s End Run Around It
Change at Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) can’t come fast enough for activist investor Starboard Value, which owns almost 15% of the office-supplies...
Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:FINL), OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX): This Metric Says You Are Smart to Buy EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW)
EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) was in 15 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. EZPW has seen an increase in activity from the...
Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN), EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW): This Metric Says You Are Smart to Sell Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:FINL)
Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:FINL) has experienced a decrease in hedge fund sentiment in recent months. To the average investor, there are many metrics shareholders...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX), Staples, Inc. (SPLS): Office Supply: That Wasn’t Easy
As an overall sector, retail is intensely competitive. In recent years, margins decreased for even the largest behemoths, such as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc...
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): March Madness Special: 2 Underdog Stocks Looking to Upset Analysts Next Quarter
The rally since the stock market bottomed out four years ago has been nothing short of ferocious and phenomenal. There are quite a few companies that...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Office Depot Inc (ODP): The Office Product Industry Is Getting Interesting!
The office product industry has been hit by a weakening economy and low customer purchases. Furthermore, competition has increased as bigger retailers...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS): Still a Good Investment After Revenue Miss and Merger News
For a long time the office supply industry had three main players: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), and OfficeMax Inc (NYSE...
Monday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades): Boise Cascade Co (BCC), OfficeMax Inc (OMX), Office Depot Inc (ODP)
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our headlines...
Merger of Office Depot Inc (ODP) Supply Retailers? – OfficeMax Inc (OMX)
In late February, U.S. office-supply rivals OfficeMax (NYSE:OMX) and Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) made the exciting but largely expected announcement...
The True Winner in the OfficeMax Inc (OMX)/Office Depot Inc (ODP) Merger
Recently, OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX) and Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) announced a $1 billion merger in an effort to consolidate businesses in a struggling...
Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Turnaround Is Underway: Take Notice or Be Clipped
Yesterday was quarterly earnings time again for office supply superstore Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), which often means only one thing for shareholders...
One Person’s Trash Is Another Person’s Treasure Portfolio: Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Dell Inc. (DELL), Skullcandy Inc (SKUL)
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) In November 2012, I announced my intention to create a portfolio of 10 companies that investors had effectively thrown away...
Why the Office Depot Inc (ODP) Supply Industry Is so Hot: OfficeMax Inc (OMX), ACCO Brands Corporation (ACCO)
Certain industries have recently been closely watched by the Street as having great potential for consolidation. The merging of different players within...
Buy Staples Staples, Inc. (SPLS) for 25% Upside: Office Depot Inc (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX)
Recently, I wrote an article on the merger of Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) and OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX). I discussed in detail how the merger’s premature...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX): The War for the Supply Closet – Can Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Stave Off Invasion?
In the wake of the recent announcement of merger talks between Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) and OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX), pundits and analysts have increasingly...
Staples Inc. (SPLS) Earnings: An Early Look
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies left to report...
Office Depot Inc (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Shaking Up the Office Supply Space
Through a merger announcement that surprised virtually nobody, Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) agreed to buy OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX) for roughly $1.2 billion...
Has Office Depot Inc (ODP) Become the Perfect Stock?
Every investor would love to stumble upon the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that provides everything you could possibly want? One...
Office Depot Inc (ODP) and OfficeMax Inc (OMX): Do Two Losers Make a Winner?
Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) and OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX), the second and third largest office supply retailers in the United States after Staples, Inc...
Office Depot Inc (ODP)/ OfficeMax Inc (OMX) Merger Is a Win-Win for Everyone
Two companies to watch are Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) and OfficeMax Inc (NYSE:OMX). These two companies will soon be on the rise after a report that...
Office Depot Inc (ODP) and OfficeMax Incorporated (OMX) are Tying the Knot
As the Princess Bride movie famously proclaimed, “Mawwage is what bwings us togeva today.” (Translation: “Marriage is what brings us together...
Gathering of the Office Depot Inc (ODP) Supply Stores
So Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) is buying out OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX). The larger firm will take over the smaller one in a $976 million all-...
Why Office-Supply Stores Popped and Then Dropped: Office Depot Inc (ODP) and More
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes — just in case...
Today’s 3 Worst Stocks: Garmin Ltd. (GRMN), Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR)
A day after going on about how remarkable the bullish run in the S&P 500 Index had been in 2013, I come face to face with a day like this: a day where...
Whoa! These 3 Stocks Are Shining Bright: SunPower Corporation (SPWR) and More
It might not have been the biggest rally, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped enough yesterday to push the index to a new multiyear high. The...
This New Trend Has Me Worried: Dell Inc. (DELL)
Everywhere you turn, merger and acquisition activity is kicking into high gear. Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) , a personal holding of mine, agreed earlier this...
