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ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $34 (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 593.9 million; Market cap: $20.2 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend yield: 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, canola, flax seed, peanuts and other crops into a variety of food ingredients, such as flour, oils and sweeteners. The company has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum for a controlling stake in Iowa-based Harvest Innovations. This private firm makes soy proteins and oils for gluten-free pastas and other foods. Harvest’s expertise will help Archer Daniels profit as increasingly health-conscious consumers eat products made with organic and non-genetically modified ingredients. Archer Daniels Midland is a buy.
These two former Stocks of the Year continue to lead their markets. But each has moved down lately, mainly because the high U.S. dollar is hurting the contribution of their overseas businesses. However, their underlying sales remain strong, and both are doing a good job controlling their costs. That should spur their long-term earnings growth, and give them more cash for dividends. NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $38 (New York symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 267.1 million; Market cap: $10.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellrubbermaid.com) makes plastic storage bins, tools, pens and many other household goods. Its main brands include Sharpie markers, Parker and Paper Mate pens, Calphalon cookware, Irwin tools and Graco car seats and strollers....
GENUINE PARTS CO. $91 (New York symbol GPC; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 150.8 million; Market cap: $13.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.genpt.com) gets 52% of its sales and 57% of its earnings by selling replacement auto parts: Genuine operates 1,100 outlets under the NAPA banner, and its distribution business serves 4,900 independent stores in North America, Australia and New Zealand. The company also sells industrial parts (30% of sales, 27% of earnings), office products (13%, 11%) and electrical equipment (5%, 5%). In 2015, Genuine’s overall sales fell 0.4%, to $15.28 billion from $15.34 billion in 2014. Leaving out currency exchange rates, sales rose 2.5%, due to acquisitions (up 1%) and higher growth at its existing businesses (up 1.5%)....
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $94 (New York symbol UTX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 836.4 million; Market cap: $78.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.utc.com) jumped $5 on news that rival Honeywell International (New York symbol HON) seeks to merge the two firms. Anti-trust regulators are unlikely to approve such a merger: the combined company would dominate several markets, including aerospace products (such as jet engines and landing gear) and building equipment (elevators, thermostats). Meanwhile, United Technologies earned $5.6 billion in 2015. That’s down 5.5% from $5.9 billion in 2014. The company used the $9.1 billion it received from last year’s sale of its Sikorsky helicopter operations to buy back $10.0 billion of its shares. As a result, its per-share earnings fell just 2.5%, to $6.30 from $6.46. If you factor out exchange rates, per-share earnings gained 0.5% to $6.49....