Best Cheapest Companies To Buy Right Now

Best Cheapest Companies To Buy Right Now: Family Dollar Stores Inc.(FDO)

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates a chain of self-service retail discount stores primarily for low and middle income consumers in the United States. The company offers consumables, including household chemicals, paper products, candy and snack products, health and beauty aids, hardware and automotive supplies, and pet food products and supplies; and home products, which comprise domestics, housewares, giftware products, and home decor products. It also provides apparel products and accessories consisting of men?s and women?s clothing products, boys? and girls? clothing products, infants? clothing products, shoes, and fashion accessories; and seasonal products and electronics, such as toys, stationery and school supplies, seasonal goods, and personal electronics. As of August 11, 2011, the company operated approximately 7,000 stores in rural and urban settings across 44 states. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina .

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rick Aristotle Munarriz]

  AFP/Getty Images You can never know in advance all the news that will move the market in a given week, but some things you can see coming. From the year's most important consumer tech exposition to a struggling casual dining chain reporting quarterly results, here are some of the things that will help shape the week ahead on Wall Street. Monday -- Steaks on Skates: When it comes to fast food with throwback charm it's hard to beat the retro ways of Sonic (SONC). There are more than 3,500 "drive-in" locations where guests can pull up to a parking stall and order burgers, shakes, and taters from intercoms. Things haven't been easy for the fast food industry. An improving economy is sending customers to the higher quality fare at fast casual concepts, which combine fresher food with quick service. Sonic has held up better than its more traditional burger-flipping riva! ls, posting same-restaurant sales growth of nearly 6 percent in its most recent quarter. It will provide financial results for its latest quarter on Monday. Tuesday -- Check In with the Tech Insiders: Consumer tech has never been hotter as consumers snap up smartphones and tablets. CES -- the annual consumer tech powwow -- kicks off on Tuesday for four days of companies showing off their latest gadgets. Wearable computing will naturally be a big part of the event, and we'll see on Tuesday how many companies will be aiming for this market with high-tech bracelets, shoes, glasses, and other accessories. Wednesday -- Ruby Tuesday in the Red: It's not just fast food that's feeling the pain these days. Many of the more ordinary casual dining chains are also struggling to woo the hungry. Ruby Tuesday (RT) is no different. The stock hit new lows three months ago after posting disastrous quarterly results. Comps are plunging, profits have turned to losses, and Ruby Tuesday has missed Wall Street's expectations in back-to-back quarters. Ruby Tuesday's trying. Its latest strategy has been to offer pretzel

• [By David Kerr]

  Discount store Family Dollar (FDO) has finally put itself up for sale after much pressure from billionaire investor Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio), who recently acquired a 9.4% stake in the company. Icahn reportedly sent a letter to Family Dollars CEO demanding that the company offer itself for sale, which he believes would greatly improve the companys performance and bring the company up to speed with other big name rivals. The billionaire investor went as far as to threatening to disperse his demands and recommendations to the companys shareholders, and to make an attempt at pushing out the entire board of directors. Needless to say, Icahn firmly believed that Family Dollars management team was not up to the task of managing the organizations operations. The discount chain obviously recognized problems within the business when it closed a large number of stores, and ! announced! plans to close almost 400 more in the third and fourth quarter of 2014.

• [By Chris Hill]

  In this installment, our analysts explain why they're watching Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO  ) and CarMax (NYSE: KMX  ) .

  The relevant video segment can be found between 5:54 and 6:52.

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