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Drug makers should see strong gains over the next few years, particularly due to the aging population. However, they still face challenges. For example, they must continually invest large sums to develop new drugs as patents expire on older ones. New drugs can also take years to win regulatory approval. As well, the pharmaceutical business is extremely competitive, and new, …read more »
WAL-MART STORES INC. $57 (New York symbol WMT; Conservative Growth Portfolio: Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 3.4 billion; Market cap: $193.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.walmart.com) fell 8% recently after it admitted that it is investigating allegations that executives of its 69%-owned Mexican subsidiary paid bribes to local officials in 2005 to speed up …read more »
In addition to Pfizer, medical device makers like these three offer another way to profit from aging baby boomers and rising health care spending. However, not all are buys right now.
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. $55 (New York symbol BAX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 556.3 million; Market cap: $30.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork …read more »
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $204 (New York symbol IBM, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $244.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ibm.com) continues to expand its analytics operations, which make software that helps businesses and governments quickly gather and analyze a wide range of data.
The company recently …read more »
MICROSOFT CORP. $32 (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.4 billion; Market cap: $268.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.microsoft.com) is paying $1.1 billion for 925 patents held by AOL Inc. (New York symbol AOL). It will also license another 300 patents from AOL. Microsoft held cash of …read more »
Intel and Nvidia have thrived as a result of the rapid growth of personal computers in the past two decades. Both companies now aim to duplicate that success with new chips for smartphones and tablet computers.
INTEL CORP. $28 (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.0 billion; Market cap: $140.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend …read more »
GANNETT CO. INC. $14 (New York symbol GCI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 237.0 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 5.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gannett.com) earned $80.8 million, or $0.34 a share, in the first quarter of 2012. That’s down 18.3% from $98.9 million, or $0.41 a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 2.6%, …read more »
Limited Brands and Jones Group own some of the clothing industry’s best-known brands. That puts them in a good position to profit as consumer confidence improves. We like both, but we prefer Limited Brands.
LIMITED BRANDS INC. $49 (New York symbol LTD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 289.4 million; Market cap: $14.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 2.0%; …read more »
MACY’S INC. $40 (New York symbol M, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 418.5 million; Market cap: $16.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.macysinc.com) continues to benefit from its My Macy’s plan to tailor its merchandise to local tastes. This strategy has attracted new shoppers to its department stores and encouraged repeat visits.
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FORD MOTOR CO. $12 (New York symbol F; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 3.8 billion; Market cap: $45.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.ford.com) is expanding its Chinese operations. Its plan involves spending $760 million to build a new car assembly plant and an additional $600 million to expand an …read more »
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