price to sales ratio

HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO. $13 (New York symbol HPE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $20.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.hpe.com) sells computing services and products, such as servers and analytics software, to businesses and governments.

The company recently merged most of its software operations with U.K.-based Micro Focus International plc....
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC. $42 (Nasdaq symbol MDLZ; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $63.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Divd. yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mondelezinternational.com) makes cookies and crackers (Oreo, Ritz), chocolate bars (Cadbury, Toblerone), gum and candy (Trident, Chiclets) and Halls cough drops.

In the third quarter of 2017, Mondelez’s sales rose 2.1%, to $6.5 billion from $6.4 billion a year earlier....
CHEVRON CORP. $116 (New York symbol CVX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $220.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.chevron.com) plans to begin developing its properties in the Duvernay shale oil field in central Alberta....
Slowing sales of new ATMs have hurt Diebold and NCR. However, profits should improve as they continue to expand their software and servicing businesses.

NCR CORP. $31 (New York symbol NCR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 121.8 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 0.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ncr.com) makes automated teller machines (ATMs), cash registers, self-serve checkouts and kiosks for theatres and arenas.

In the three months ended September 30, 2017, NCR’s revenue fell 0.2%, to $1.66 billion from $1.67 billion a year earlier....
MCKESSON CORP. $146 (New York symbol MCK; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 208.5 million; Market cap: $30.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mckesson.com) is the largest wholesale drug distributor in the U.S....
On November 1, 2016, Arconic spun off its bulk aluminum business (Alcoa) as a separate company. Each investor received one Alcoa Corp. share for every three ARNC shares they owned.

The split has benefitted both companies: Alcoa is up 69%, while Arconic has gained 34%....
GANNETT CO., INC. $12 (New York symbol GCI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector: Shares outstanding: 111.8 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 5.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gannett.com) publishes over 100 U.S....
GENUINE PARTS CO. $87 (New York symbol GPC; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 146.6 million; Market cap: $12.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.genpt.com) sells replacement auto parts through 1,100 outlets under the NAPA banner; and the company’s distribution business serves 4,900 independent stores in North America, Australia and New Zealand....
In addition to Visa and American Express (see pages 111 and 112), we also recommend these three stocks to investors looking to broaden their Finance holdings beyond the big banks.

All three picks are leaders in their niche fields. That helps shield them from fintech startups or robo-advisors....
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $69 (New York symbol A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 321.8 million; Market cap: $22.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.0; Dividend yield: 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www....