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SARA LEE CORP. $19 (New York symbol SLE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 639.3 million; Market cap: $12.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.saralee.com) has gained 58.3% since we first recommended it in the December 2009 Wall Street Stock Forecaster. That’s because the company is focusing on its processed-food operations, and has …read more »
SARA LEE CORP. $14 (New York symbol SLE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 662.2 million; Market cap: $9.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.1%; WSSF Rating: Above Average) should complete the sales of its remaining personal-care and household-product businesses by the end of 2010. Selling these operations will let Sara Lee focus on its more profitable food …read more »





