Google Discriminating Against Cougars?

Cougars (mature women who date younger men) have been ubiquitous in the news lately. We even wrote about the Cougar Stock Portfolio a couple weeks ago.

However, according to the New York Times, Google (GOOG) has refused to run ads for CougarLife.com, a site which matches mature women with men who are younger. This in spite of the fact that Google does accept ads for services matching older men with younger women, such as ArrangementSeekers.com, a site owned by the same company that owns CougarLife, according to the report.

The Cougar Stock Portfolio? Lingerie Sales Up Due to Cougars

With all the popularity of the Cougar Town TV show staring Courtney Cox, and the Sex and the City movies, lingerie sales have increased dramatically, especially at the Debenhams (DBHMY.PK) clothing store in London. According to a study by the retail chain, purchases by woman over 40 are way up during the last six month.

Maybe we should set up a 'Cougar Portfolio', which would include such companies as Limited Brands (LTD), which owns Victoria's Secret. The stock has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 14, a price earnings to growth ratio of 1.33, and pays a decent yield of 2.2%.

Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI), owns several brands including Wonderbra, L’eggs, and Playtex. The stock has a forward PE ratio of 10.3, and has an excellent PEG ratio of 0.33.

Frederick's of Hollywood (FOH), is the seductive lingerie company founded by Frederick Mellinger, inventor of the push-up bra, in 1946. The company recently generated negative earnings, but has a favorable Price Sales ratio of 0.18.

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Author owns FOH.

By Stockerblog.com