The stock markets have been volatile over the past few weeks. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shaken-up Western security and defense policy and ended decades of trade relations between the West and Russia almost overnight. But the truth is also that Russia’s share of the world market and world trade is relatively small, in the low single digits, so we can already see the first signs of a “back to normal” on the international stock exchanges. This, at least, could explain the recent “rally” in leading indices. Not much happened at all: The performance of the DAX, S&P 500, NASDAQ, and ..read more

The CVS stock has had its ups and downs in recent years. At its all-time high in mid-2015, the stock was worth USD 113.45 per share. Today, the stock is trading at only USD 75. Investors who bought at the top have been sitting on losses for several years now. Ever since the price drop in 2016, the stock has been trading sideways but has nevertheless been quite volatile. On several occasions, the price has broken out to the upside, only to completely give up those gains shortly after. As a result of this volatility, the individual return of a CVS investor has heavily depended on the timing of t ..read more

Church & Dwight stock has been an excellent investment in recent years. Unfortunately, the almost constant rise in stock prices meant that investors rarely had the opportunity to buy at a reasonable price. Nevertheless, investors who bet on Church & Dwight’s quality and bought the stock have been rewarded with an average annual return of over 15 percent over the past 20 years. Including dividends, the total return in USD amounts to almost 2,000 percent. Click here to switch between logarithmic and linear chart However, the stock has recently lost momentum and is trading around 15 per ..read more

Hormel Foods stock is anything but an old piece of ham in the long run. Investors have made more than 17,000 percent gains on the stock over the past 40 years. And even within the last ten years, the iconic breakfast meat “SPAM” producer brought it to a cumulative total return of 273 percent, representing an annual return of 15.2 percent. In recent years, however, Hormel Foods stock has faced headwinds. In the period from 2016 to 2017, for example, the stock lost a full 30 percent in value. Click here to switch between logarithmic and linear chart Even though Hormel Foods has recovered its l ..read more

The Altria stock was a darling of shareholders for a long time. A stable and high cash flow ensured increasing dividends year after year also driven by share buybacks. On top of that, there were decent stock price gains. The stock seemed to be a no-brainer. But that is history now. Altria’s stock price has plummeted by more than 46 percent since its peak in 2017. While the broad stock market has rushed from record to record in recent years, Altria shareholders have been left in the dust. The stock is worth no more today than it was in 2013. Click here to switch between logarithmic and linear ..read more