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Church & Dwight reported earnings this last week.

Finally, shares of Church & Dwight fell 7.5%. The maker of consumer brand products like Arm & Hammer, Oxiclean, and Waterpik said that sales grew more than 4% in the fourth quarter of 2018 on an organic basis, with especially strong 9% gains internationally.

Yet even though results in the consumer international and consumer domestic segments were solid, Church & Dwight saw a big drop in net sales of specialty products. Moreover, investors were concerned about the impact of tariffs, which was a significant cause of a 2.5-percentage-point drop in gross margin to

Under Armour Inc. will report fourth-quarter financial results pre-market Tuesday. Analysts largely expect the quarterly report and the 2019 forecast to be inline with the forecasts provided at the company’s December 12th investor day in which they disappointed investors by forecasting low-single-digit-sales growth in North America over the next five years.  

But that didn’t stop the stock from rising 17% in January, even received an upgrade from Goldman Sachs on January 22nd with a price target of $28.  However, did the price rise to fast in too short of a span? 

Analysts will be paying close attention to what Under Armour footwear sales and

Five days ago I spoke about unusual options activity in Mattel,

Unusual Options Activity In Mattel

 In 2018, Mattel’s stock declined about 33% in 2018. However, investors are upbeat about the company in 2019. So upbeat that the Smart Money is buying up a tons of the February 8th, $12 – $13 strike call options before the company announces earnings on February 7th.

Well, the options are now worth 3X to 4X higher.

Hasbro, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a play and entertainment company. The company’s U.S. and Canada segment markets and sells action figures, arts and crafts,