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Perimeter Solutions Inc. reported strong revenue and earnings as it benefits from its unique position in aerial retardants backed by a multi‑year government contract base.
IBM Corp. offers double-digit software and AI-fueled growth as its leadership in quantum computing could be a major growth spur.
Campbell’s Co. offers a high 7.2% yield at a cheap valuation with plenty of upside if the company can stabilize volumes, extract synergies, and defend margins.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions offers high growth in an expanding market, but is expensive at the current price.
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L BRANDS INC. $98 (New York symbol LB; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 289.4 million; Market cap: $28.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.lb.com) owns the Victoria’s Secret lingerie chain (63% of sales) and the Bath & Body Works personal care products stores (28%). Smaller chains, including La Senza (lingerie) in Canada and Henri Bendel (jewellery and accessories) in the U.S., supply the remaining 9% of sales. In November 2015 (which includes the important Black Friday promotion), the company’s sales rose 8.4% to $1.17 billion from $1.08 billion in November 2014. Overall same-store sales gained 7%. Same-store sales rose 6% at Victoria’s Secret, while this division’s online and catalogue sales jumped 12%. Seasonal home fragrances, soaps and sanitizers also spurred a 7% same-store sales gain at the company’s Bath & Body Works stores....
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. $70 (New York symbol MSI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 176.7 million; Market cap: $12.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.motorolasolutions.com) is buying Airwave, which provides two-way radio and other communications services to over 300 emergency and public service agencies in the U.K....
HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO. $15 (www.hpe.com) should benefit as more businesses shift to cloud computing systems. However, this new firm faces strong competition from larger, better-established cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and IBM. Hold.
HP INC. $12 (www.hp.com) took its current form on November 1, 2015, when the old Hewlett-Packard Co. split into two firms. HP Inc. focuses on personal computers and printers, while Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (see below) sells computing services and products, like servers and analytics software, to businesses and governments....