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Baby boom? How to profit

Posted Aug 25 2008, 01:43 PM by Kim Peterson
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There's a mini baby boom in the U.S., with a record number of babies born last year. Seeking Alpha looks for some money-making opportunities in the midst of all those diapers. (CNBC ran the same story earlier this month).

Parents don't skimp on their children, consultants tell SA. That's why these companies are good to watch right now:

Martek Bioscience: Develops vegetarian sources of DHA, which is a key ingredient in some infant formulas, foods and dietary supplements. Martek shares are at $35.01, and have just started a downturn after solidly rising for the last year.

Childrens Place: The retail store chain just reported solid quarterly earnings. It's trading at $40.45, and shares have soared since hitting a 52-week low of $15 in January.

Leap Frog: Makes toys and educational products, and is strong on innovation. Shares are at $8.25, up from a low of $5 in January.

Natus Medical: Makes diagnostic products for newborns. Has grown through acquisitions. Nabbed the "BABY" ticker. Trades at $23.48, an impressive climb from $15 a year ago.

Gymboree: Possible turnaround in the cards for struggling children's retailer, but I'm not holding my breath. Trades at $36.25, down slightly from a year ago.

Disney: Owns the ubiquitous Baby Einstein brand. I'm not sure its other properties stand to gain near-term from a baby boom, though. Trades at $31.71, down from the $33 range a year ago.

Comments

 

Of course theres a baby boom, those 12 million illegals spend all their time procreating.  Then the rest of us foot the bill!!!  GET THEM OUT!

Baby boom as agreed from above comments. Wet-backs everywhere and we pay their bills and for thewir toys and clothes. Why should we buy into those listed. Get -um outta here. They are legally robbing all the USA tax payers and we are allowing to happen eveyday with more wet-backs coming in. They must go back to mexico.

those wet backs will be paying taxes to support your social security one day. idiots

12 million illegals or as you called them "wet backs" work hard to provide for their families little things that we take for granted...if you want to talk about deadbeats having babies and leaving the bill for the rest of us.  Then all you have to do is take a look at the white trash piled in trailer parks all across america.  What is there excuse...they'd rather stay at home and make more little white trash babies than get off their lazy behinds get a job and contribute to society.

Wow, talk about agendas and a leak of personal bias into non-related subjects.  How did this become a discussion of immigration?    You are offensive.

Its amazing during a time of such wonderful change in our country, that racist remarks with sweeping generalizations still plague our nation. Although it is true that minorities make up a larger part of the baby boomers and in general the population, it is a fact that programs such as Welfare still are dominated by caucasions. It is a gross assumption to simply say "..they  must go back to mexico." The latino population is made up from Mexicans, Central Americans and other latin american countries. Instead of fueling fire with ignorant racist remarks do your part as an american and vote. Vote so that large corporations stop sending their work overseas for cheap labor. Vote so that we can come up with a better solution for our border problems. Vote so that there can be a better healthcare solution so that so many aren't forced to rely on the state because they don't make enough for insurance. Vote so that your voice can be heard and that you can make a difference. You may think you are paying for toys and clothes but what about what you pay for the millions of older americans that are living longer and having higher healthcare costs. It all comes full circle. Stop picking at whats right under your nose or an easy scapegoat to pinpoint your anger, look at the bigger picture.

Sounds like MP should be sent back to what ever cave he crawled out from.  It must be nice to go through life unencumbered by facts.   If you read the BLS studies it shows that the numbers of illigal aliens is indeed high - approx - 11M from spanish speaking countries - 4M Asians and 2M Africans.  Unemployment amongst illegals is measured at between 7.6% - 8.5%.  Pretty low considering they should technically not be working in this country.  Unless MP and the rest of the trolls would like to pay $10 for a tomato and $30lb for beef - he should keep his senseless comments to himself.   If you are going to be a racist at least be one that understands how to make logical arguments.  

so true, I agree how can you blame a group of people for something.And a little peice of advice if you ever in life want to get your point across in a statement.Started off with racist comments wil never work. It just makes your point of view, pointless

Does anyone realize that the US is so full of itself that it is depressing....  Whites are the devil, Blacks are the poor helpless people and Spanish or Mexican people which ever you say are robbing all of us........ First off Mexico is a Country not a population of people.   Give me a break!!!  We all sit around and argue while Washington is eating $200 meals and riding around in limo's.  So who is the real idiot here?  We are the people.  I'm a republican and everyone thinks we are the devils now and Bush is our ring leader???  Does anyone realize that the president only has limited power?   Yet the dems have controlled the house for the last 4years?  Also half the population voting doesn't even know the true meaning behind Rep. and Dem.  No clue???  Ignorant people breeding more ignorance!!!!!!  Woohoo America is changing you all say or it's time for a change.  Well it is but it starts with us becoming educated people.  Lets not hide behind our fears of others and all start helping each other like this country was founded for doing.  Then everyone lets the media dictate what they think and hear and read????  Come on people wake up read!!!!!!!!!!  Read!!!!!!!  Read!!!!  Why not pick up a book about a certain situation instead of watching the medias take and going form there.  I wish I could up and move to Canada now but I can't because I lost my house my wife and everything else I had.  Yet I still go to work everyday so others can have welfare and life handed to them yet they still complain.  I hope everyone has a blessed day.  Wake up America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Sorry if I seem all over the place but America's selfishness is so depressing I don't know where to begin............

White Trash? What about all the black trash that drains social services by having baby after baby and live off welfare until they can draw Social Security. Forget Mexico, GO BACK TO ARFICA!

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