These two have met the pandemic challenge: Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Russel Metals

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The pandemic presents both of these industrials with unique challenges. However, each has remained profitable and is well positioned to keep weathering the crisis to prosper anew in the future. We see both stocks as buys. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER $17.90 (Nasdaq symbol GT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.goodyear.com; Shares outstanding: 233.3 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; No dividends paid) is one of the world’s largest tire makers. It has 47 production plants in 21 countries. The company’s overall tire volume dropped to 37.7 million units for the three months ended December 31, 2020. That’s a 5% drop from a year earlier; the decline was due to lower shipments to vehicle makers because of COVID-19. In the quarter ended December 31, 2020, Goodyear’s revenue fell 1.5%, to $3.66 billion from $3.71 billion a year earlier. Meanwhile, it earned $103.0 million, or $0.44 a share, in the latest quarter, excluding one-time items. That’s an increase of 128.9%, from $45.0 million, or $0.19. The gain was due to…