Small industrial stocks with big potential

These four small industrial companies should continue to benefit as the global economy grows. They are also market leaders, and their shares trade at attractive multiples to earnings. They also kept paying dividends during the recession. However, only two are buys right now.

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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP. $23 – New York symbol BGG

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP. $23 (New York symbol BGG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 50.3 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.briggsandstratton.com) is the world’s largest lawnmower engine maker. This business accounts… Read More

Cost cuts help revive Briggs’profits

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP. $19 (New York symbol BGG;
Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector;
Shares outstanding: 50.0 million; Market cap: $950.0 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 2.3%; WSSF Rating: Above Average) is the world’s largest lawnmower engine maker. This business accounts for 60% of… Read More