Comments on: Fortune’s 50 Most Admired Companies http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: worth http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-149670 worth Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:50:44 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20611#comment-149670 Bet many of these would also be on a "Most Despised List" as compiled by consumers [maybe that disconnect between what consumers value and "businesspeople" admire is a problem? anyone?]: Starbucks B of A Wells Fargo Exxon AT&T...just to name a few. Bet many of these would also be on a “Most Despised List” as compiled by consumers [maybe that disconnect between what consumers value and "businesspeople" admire is a problem? anyone?]:

Starbucks
B of A
Wells Fargo
Exxon
AT&T…just to name a few.

]]> By: pjcalafi http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-149669 pjcalafi Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:49:25 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20611#comment-149669 Flibby: 29 companies outperformed the S&P500. Flibby: 29 companies outperformed the S&P500.

]]> By: deanscamaro http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-149647 deanscamaro Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:57:48 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20611#comment-149647 Bank of America and Wells Fargo?????????? Are the participants in this survey all dope smoking financial guys who got increased bonus'? I agree with a lot, but some of those must be higher-ups from companies receiving bailouts. Bank of America and Wells Fargo?????????? Are the participants in this survey all dope smoking financial guys who got increased bonus’? I agree with a lot, but some of those must be higher-ups from companies receiving bailouts.

]]> By: flibby http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-149644 flibby Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:50:58 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20611#comment-149644 Not a single winner! And here is the 50 Most Admired Companies Performance Over the Last Year: Rank Company YOY % Change 16 McDonalds -1.5 11 Walmart -2.71 45 General Mills -6.86 49 Accenture -19.72 17 IBM -21.38 5 Johnson & Johnson -21.98 32 Honda Motor -24.24 25 Exxon Mobil -24.4 1 Apple -26.9 4 Google -27.62 6 Proctor & Gamble -28.43 12 Coca-Cola -32.06 21 PepsiCo -32.52 23 NIKE -33.02 48 AT&T -33.54 38 Nestle -33.97 22 Costco -33.88 44 Best Buy -36.6 36 Intel -37.38 47 Lowe's -38.96 31 Cisco Systems -40.61 10 Microsoft -40.87 30 Hewlett-Packard -40.86 3 Toyota Motor -44.05 46 Toyota Industries -44.4 18 3M -44.62 27 United Parcel -44.89 20 JPMorgan Chase -44.95 15 Goldman Sachs -46.22 2 Berkshire Hataway -46.64 S&P500 -46.57 19 Target -47.72 13 Walt Disney -50.08 34 Starbucks -50.14 7 FedEx -54.03 7 Southwest Airlines -55.11 37 Marriott -60.54 14 Wells Fargo -60.76 40 Boeing -63.03 39 Sony -64.67 24 Nordstrom -64.92 35 Caterpillar -69.25 41 Deere -71.18 29 American Express -72.86 42 Nokia -75.24 9 General Electric -76.65 26 Bank of America -90.17 BMW, Singapore Air, Northwestern Mutual, and Samsung excluded. Not a single winner!
And here is the 50 Most Admired Companies Performance Over the Last Year:
Rank Company YOY % Change
16 McDonalds -1.5
11 Walmart -2.71
45 General Mills -6.86
49 Accenture -19.72
17 IBM -21.38
5 Johnson & Johnson -21.98
32 Honda Motor -24.24
25 Exxon Mobil -24.4
1 Apple -26.9
4 Google -27.62
6 Proctor & Gamble -28.43
12 Coca-Cola -32.06
21 PepsiCo -32.52
23 NIKE -33.02
48 AT&T -33.54
38 Nestle -33.97
22 Costco -33.88
44 Best Buy -36.6
36 Intel -37.38
47 Lowe’s -38.96
31 Cisco Systems -40.61
10 Microsoft -40.87
30 Hewlett-Packard -40.86
3 Toyota Motor -44.05
46 Toyota Industries -44.4
18 3M -44.62
27 United Parcel -44.89
20 JPMorgan Chase -44.95
15 Goldman Sachs -46.22
2 Berkshire Hataway -46.64
S&P500 -46.57
19 Target -47.72
13 Walt Disney -50.08
34 Starbucks -50.14
7 FedEx -54.03
7 Southwest Airlines -55.11
37 Marriott -60.54
14 Wells Fargo -60.76
40 Boeing -63.03
39 Sony -64.67
24 Nordstrom -64.92
35 Caterpillar -69.25
41 Deere -71.18
29 American Express -72.86
42 Nokia -75.24
9 General Electric -76.65
26 Bank of America -90.17

BMW, Singapore Air, Northwestern Mutual, and Samsung excluded.

]]> By: JD http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-149640 JD Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:37:36 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20611#comment-149640 Wells Fargo is number 14? What exactly are the businesspeople admiring here, ability to hide toxic crap off the balance sheet? Wells Fargo is number 14? What exactly are the businesspeople admiring here, ability to hide toxic crap off the balance sheet?

]]> By: donna http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-149635 donna Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:04:48 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20611#comment-149635 Meh. I loathe at least 10 of those companies. Gotta agree with the Apple pick, though. Never been happier than since I've switched to all Apple computer products. And B of A? Lol! Meh. I loathe at least 10 of those companies.

Gotta agree with the Apple pick, though. Never been happier than since I’ve switched to all Apple computer products.

And B of A? Lol!

]]> By: TheReformedBroker http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/fortunes-50-most-admired-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-149632 TheReformedBroker Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:48:31 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20611#comment-149632 no Cash 4 Gold? there's always next year... no Cash 4 Gold?

there’s always next year…

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