$53.72

0.18 (0.34%)

5/16/2008 4:00 PM

UST, Inc. (UST)

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The Company through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of consumer products in the following business segments: Smokeless Tobacco Products, Wine and All Other Operations.

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S&P 500 (484), Tobacco Products, Other (5), Mid Cap (670)
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UST, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$53.72
Last Trade Time:	5/16/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$53.48
Previous Close:	$53.54
Daily Range:	$53.18 - $53.85
52-Week Range:	$47.40 - $59.95
Volume:	864,516
Market Cap:	$7.92B
P/E Ratio:	15.43
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Other News Headlines for UST

UST sets regular quarterly dividend of 63 cents
5/7/2008 6:24:00 PM - AP
Premarket roundup: Countrywide, Comerica
5/5/2008 9:23:00 AM - AP
Ahead of the Bell: Deutsche Bank upgrades UST to 'Buy'
5/5/2008 8:12:00 AM - AP
Earnings roundup: PepsiCo, Hershey's
4/24/2008 11:17:00 AM - AP

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5 UST, Inc. (UST)

Avatar xthecritic (87.75) Submitted: 2/06/08 1:43 PM

People still need their smokes even in a bad economy. This is a consumer staple play performing well over the last several months and I expect will continue to outperform for 12-18 months.

Relax and have a smoke with me while we watch the points add up won't ya?

-- Prophet of Portsmouth

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1 UST, Inc. (UST)

Avatar JMCB3 (47.89) Submitted: 3/03/08 10:53 PM

Looks like this board needs a bear case. Nothing personal or political, just a little history lesson. Take it from someone who missed out on a pile of cash from 2000 to now. I do not own nor am I short any tobacco stocks now, nor do I intend to at least until this election is over.

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Recs 0 (UST) noparking (57.07) Submitted: 5/15/08 8:05 AM : Start Price: $53.12 UST Score: 0.08 Smokeless... the future of tobacco. Check out snus: Swedish chewing tobacco. Cured differently than the American brands, Swedes studied it for 50+ years and found it causes a 2 percent increase in pancreatic cancer among hardcore users. No mouth or throat cancer increases... Incomparable nicotine hit. checkitout.... Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (UST) cwolf04 (< 20) Submitted: 4/24/08 2:17 PM : Start Price: $54.09 UST Score: -2.89 Good stock for low interest rate environment and slow market growth. There is a good amount of buybacks occurring, indicating management confidence in the operations. Tobacco products tend to be fairly resistant during down market times. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (UST) sacnutmeg (54.08) Submitted: 4/23/08 10:20 AM : Start Price: $52.88 UST Score: -1.94 Although people may (or may not) give up smoking, I'm guessing the desire for(smokeless) tobacco products will at least hold steady, if not gain. I'm also betting that wine will never go out of style... Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (UST) wwjb (49.32) Submitted: 4/14/08 11:10 AM : Start Price: $53.35 UST Score: 6.48 47 Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (UST) Toddq34 (87.68) Submitted: 4/07/08 8:40 AM : Start Price: $54.61 UST Score: -5.07 UST Inc. through its direct and indirect subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of consumer products. The Company’s segments include Smokeless Tobacco Products, Wine and All Other Operations. The Smokeless Tobacco Products segment manufactures and markets smokeless tobacco products. The Wine segment produces and markets varietal and blended wines, and imports and distributes wines from Italy. UST Inc.'s international operations, which market moist smokeless tobacco, are included in the All Other Operations segment. On September 11, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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