Unilever

The stocks of the following dividend-paying companies are trading more than 20% higher than six months ago and all are within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS): The New Jersey-based maker of shelf-stable foods, such as Cream of Wheat and Joan of Arc brands,...

At the end of last week, consumer goods giants Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) and Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) reached new mutliyear highs of $93.73 and $69.88 per share, respectively. Colgate-Palmolive recently said it would buy back 50 million of its shares. The company also completed the...

While the markets trended downward most of the day yesterday, consumer goods giants Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) and Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) reached new mutliyear highs of $90.99 and $69.39 per share, respectively. Colgate-Palmolive reported strong second-quarter results earlier this summer,...

Having recovered from the recent market volatility, Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) and Unilever (NYSE: UL) reached new 52-week highs of $141.71 and $33.74 per share, respectively, in yesterday's trading session. Polo Ralph Lauren easily beat EPS estimates for the most recent quarter, bought back...

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) and Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) reached new 52-week highs of $89.28 and $39.56 per share, respectively, late in Monday's trading session. Colgate just announced the completion of its purchase of the Sanex personal care brand from Unilever (NYSE: UL). Colgate has a...