Daily Contrarian Blog

The Daily Contrarian is a popular blog which contains Schaeffer's contrarian insights into recent stock market-related media stories. Contrarian Investing requires a fair bit of sentiment analysis of what the "herd" is doing and the discussions posted on this blog pay special emphasis to stock and options trading, the public sentiment of a stock and the contrarian takeaway.

• Is Sentiment Growing Too Grim Toward Microsoft?
  This lively and interesting article contends that far too many analysts have been making negative comments about software behemoth Microsoft (MSFT)...(Read More)

  

• Google Battles a Tiny Competitor
  This article asserts that the biggest threat to Google (GOOG: sentiment, chart, options) right now is not a potential merger between Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO)...(Read More)
• Could Panera Bread See Fresh Buying Pressure?
  The article begins by noting Panera Bread's (PNRA: sentiment, chart, options) most recent earnings report, which beat the Street's expectations...(Read More)
• Does Your Portfolio Need a Cup of JOE?
  The Barron's article I found today focuses on land-development firm St. Joe (JOE: sentiment, chart, options) ...(Read More)
• Whirlpool's Stuck in the Slowdown Cycle
  This article harkens back to the old ad campaign featuring an underworked Maytag repair man, prompting the author to note, "Unfortunately, nowadays, it's the Maytag salesman who's more likely twiddling his thumbs due to a thinning stream of buyers in stores." On April 24, appliance maker Whirlpool (WHR: sentiment, chart, options) confessed to a 24% decline in first-quarter earnings...(Read More)
• Is Sherwin-Williams a Pretty Picture for Near-Term Investors?
  This article states that Sherwin-Williams (SHW: sentiment, chart, options) has "differentiated itself from other paint producers," noting the company's "terrific track record over the past decades." The column cites the paint guru's "relatively stable comparable-store (organic) growth and margin performance as well as successful acquisitions under the strong leadership of Chief Executive Officer Chris Connor." The article goes on to suggest "investors put Sherwin-Williams on their radar screens and wait on the sidelines until late 2008." While the author does note some short-term challenges for SHW, the article concludes by predicting the company will "remain focused on facilitating technology innovation, enhancing brand management, strengthening its distribution network and sales force, and penetrating fast-growing, low-cost markets." ...(Read More)
• Nokia (NOK) is Not Out of the Woods Yet
  The premise of this Barron's article is that Nokia (NOK: sentiment, chart, options) shares plunged following a miscommunication, or misinterpretation, of comments made by the company's officials...(Read More)
• Cleaning Up With Kimberly Clark?
  Today's featured article comes from Barron's and focuses on Kimberly Clark (KMB: sentiment, chart, options) ...(Read More)
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