Updating Briggs & Stratton Corp., Intel Corp. and Pfizer Inc.

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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP. $23 (New York symbol BGG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 42.8 million; Market cap: $984.4 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www. briggsandstratton.com) makes lawnmower engines, portable power generators, pressure washers and snowblowers. In its fiscal 2017 third quarter, ended March 31, 2017, Briggs earned $35.8 million, up 2.5% from $34.9 million a year earlier. Due to fewer shares outstanding, per-share earnings rose 3.8%, to $0.83 from $0.80. The company’s sales declined 1.1%, to $597.0 million from $603.8 million. That’s because colder-than-normal spring weather prompted lawnmower makers to delay purchases of new engines. Briggs & Stratton is still a hold. INTEL CORP. $35 (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.7 billion; Market cap: $164.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) is the world’s leading maker of computer chips. The company maintains its market share by devoting a high 20% of…