A top buy for global gains

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We feel U.S. stocks with large international operations offer investors a great way to tap into fast-growing overseas markets. Tupperware is an excellent example: it gets 60% of its sales from Asia and South America. Moreover, the company’s well-known brands help it quickly increase its sales in new markets and attract more dealers. Tupperware sells its goods through individuals instead of retail stores. These dealers are also an overlooked asset, because Tupperware could use them to sell more products in the future without the cost of setting up new stores and distribution networks. TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $54 (New York symbol TUP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 55.9 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands.com) gets 70% of its sales by making high-quality products for the home, including plastic food and beverage containers and children’s educational toys. The remaining 30% comes from its beauty-products division, which makes a wide range of cosmetics, bath…