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Fortune Brands, Inc. (FO)

CAPS Rating:
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A holding company with operating companies engaged in the manufacture, production and sale of Home and Hardware products, Spirits and Wine and Golf products.

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Total Members

587 Outperforms
44 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

236 Outperforms
15 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

10 Outperforms
1 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Chicago (30), S&P 500 (499), Distressed (1597), Cyclical (3415), Mid Cap (610), Fixtures (12), Consumer Discretionary (795), Household Durables (91), Value (1901), Conglomerates (16)
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Fortune Brands, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $40.92
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $40.66
Daily Range: $40.51 - $41.52
52-Week Range: $17.67 - $46.77
Volume: 1,247,416
Market Cap: $6.15B
P/E Ratio: 16.60
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Fortune Brands, Inc. (FO)

Avatar PsychoDr (91.79) Submitted: 3/15/09 5:33 PM

FO trading below book value, mostly because of their home products and golf equipment segments, but really a nicely diversified company. Also trading at a PE that is below the S&P. Big dividend, lots of cash generated by the liquor segments, and a nice footprint in the wine industry. Booze will carr...More

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Fortune Brands, Inc. (FO)

Avatar NetscribeConsGds (90.99) Submitted: 5/15/07 7:31 AM

Fortune brands with unfortunate products!!!





The U.S. economy is struggling with downturn in housing market. The U.S. mortgage default rates hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2007 and has refrained people to renovate their home. Fortune brand seems to be the victim...More

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Avatar SRHunterlaw (50.80) Submitted: 12/30/09 1:47 PM : Outperform Start Price: $43.03 FO Score: -0.32

In a recession, people will drink, and it is always good to have an addictive product.

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Avatar killtheump (94.21) Submitted: 8/23/09 11:37 AM : Outperform Start Price: $39.65 FO Score: -1.66

Fortune has some great brands that should maintain their leadership positions for years to come -- Titleist, Moen, Masterlock, Canadian Club and Jim Beam. I missed the bottom in March, but this still looks like a great company at a reasonable value, as it trades at less than half of what it was two years ago.

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Avatar bagdropboy (52.99) Submitted: 8/16/09 3:17 AM : Underperform Start Price: $38.45 FO Score: 2.57

Fortune Brands is a relatively safe company overall. But their exposure to the golf industry and the housing industry will drag the stock down. The spirit sales will maintain stable with natural increases throughout the holiday season. But again it won't be enough to rally this stock. Look for Fortune Brands to turn around in the spring of 2010.

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Avatar HoboAlley (< 20) Submitted: 8/05/09 2:58 AM : Outperform Start Price: $40.47 FO Score: -5.79

Diversification is good. They are involved entirely with quality, name brand products. Liquor, Golf, and Faucets... These are things that people are not likely to give up on any time soon.

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Avatar JerryDreamer (< 20) Submitted: 8/02/09 8:44 PM : Underperform Start Price: $39.08 FO Score: 3.15

There is less momentum, less volume, and less buying going on. We are in the last part of this rally.

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TrackJimCramer < 20 06/08/09 Underperform 3W $36.18+13.10%+15.06%+1.95
TrackDavenport 72.99 05/04/09 Outperform NS $42.05-2.68%+22.35%-25.03
TrackEveillard 93.31 03/31/08 Outperform NS $65.63-37.65%-15.75%-21.91 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackDreman 93.64 12/31/07 Outperform NS $67.92-39.75%-23.57%-16.18 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackDodgeCox 90.73 12/31/07 Outperform NS $67.92-39.75%-23.57%-16.18 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $76.10-46.23%-26.38%-19.85 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackBRogers 97.70 09/30/07 Outperform NS $76.10-46.23%-26.38%-19.85 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackSoros 82.58 09/30/07 Outperform NS $76.10-46.23%-26.38%-19.85 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackBillNygren 94.66 09/30/07 Outperform NS $76.10-46.23%-26.38%-19.85 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackMichaelSivy 91.90 03/20/07 Outperform 1Y $72.62-43.66%-19.59%-24.07

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