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ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $46 (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 558.9 million; Market cap: $25.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, flaxseed, peanuts and other crops to make a variety of food ingredients such as flour, oils and sweeteners....
These three firms are well-established leaders in their niche markets. That helps cut the risk of operating in highly cyclical industries. Moreover, their recent acquisitions improve their long-term prospects. Still, only one of the three stocks is currently a buy.
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP....
Alphabet’s shares have declined 4% since the start of 2018. That’s partly due to fears the recent Facebook data scandal will prompt governments to bring in new regulations on how Internet companies gather and use customer information. That could hurt the ability of the company’s Google division to sell targeted ads.
However, Google’s targeted-ad features restrict themselves to tracking a user’s search history, rather than the user’s personal data....
However, Google’s targeted-ad features restrict themselves to tracking a user’s search history, rather than the user’s personal data....
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WestRock Co.— a leading cardboard-packaging maker—recently spun off its specialty chemical operations as Ingevity Corp.
The spinoff created two “pure play” companies that can now focus on expanding their main businesses.
For example, WestRock recently announced a deal to buy rival paper maker KapStone....
LISTEN: TEGNA INC. $12 (New York symbol TGNA; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 215.6 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.3%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.tegna.com) owns 46 TV stations....
NEWELL BRANDS INC. $27 (New York symbol NWL; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 485.2 million; Market cap: $13.1 billion; Divd. yield: 3.4%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellbrands.com) makes a variety of household goods such as pens, coffee makers and baby strollers....
WestRock Co.— a leading cardboard-packaging maker—recently spun off its specialty chemical operations as Ingevity Corp.
The spinoff created two “pure play” companies that can now focus on expanding their main businesses.
For example, WestRock recently announced a deal to buy rival paper maker KapStone....
The spinoff created two “pure play” companies that can now focus on expanding their main businesses.
For example, WestRock recently announced a deal to buy rival paper maker KapStone....
NUTRIEN LTD. $65 (Toronto symbol NTR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 644.2 million; Market cap: $41.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: n.a.; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nutrien.com) is the new firm formed by the merger of Agrium (old symbol AGU) and rival fertilizer producer Potash Corp....