price to sales ratio
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. $67 (New York symbol MSI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 174.6 million; Market cap: $11.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.motorolasolutions.com) split from cellphone maker Motorola in 2011....
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $62 (Nasdaq symbol TXN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $62.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.9; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ti.com) mainly makes analog chips, which convert inputs like touch, sound and pressure into electronic signals that computers can understand....
WAL-MART STORES INC. $72 (New York symbol WMT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 3.1 billion; Market cap: $223.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.walmart.com) is testing a new home delivery service using the Uber and Lyft ride-sharing services....
These two firms provide specialized services to banks and other large financial institutions. Long-term relationships with their clients make it difficult for new competitors to enter either of these markets. However, we see State Street as the better choice for new buying....
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $42 (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 587.6 million; Market cap: $24.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, canola, flax seed, peanuts and other crops to make a variety of food ingredients such as flour, oils and sweeteners....
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $63 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 308.7 million; Market cap: $19.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.campbellsoupcompany....
In response to lower prices for oil, minerals and other commodities, these three industry leaders have aggressively cut their operating costs. They’re also unloading less-important properties.
These actions have put the companies in a strong position to spur their long-term earnings when commodity prices recover....
These actions have put the companies in a strong position to spur their long-term earnings when commodity prices recover....
FEDEX CORP. $157 (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 268.4 million; Market cap: $42.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) delivers packages in the U.S....
IBM has a long history of breaking free of declining technologies. In 2004, it sold its personal computer operations as falling prices hurt the profitability of this business. More recently, it sold its less-profitable server and computer chip businesses.
The company continues to aggressively expand into faster-growing fields such as cloud computing— storing and managing data on the Internet....
The company continues to aggressively expand into faster-growing fields such as cloud computing— storing and managing data on the Internet....
We chose CAE as top Conservative stock for 2016, as it stands to profit from several long-term trends.
For example, the growing need for new airline pilots, particularly in Asia, will spur strong demand for its flight simulators and pilot-training services....
For example, the growing need for new airline pilots, particularly in Asia, will spur strong demand for its flight simulators and pilot-training services....