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PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $152 is a buy. The company (New York symbol PG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $364.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.4; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pg.com) has five main business lines: fabric and home-care products such as Tide laundry detergent (36% of sales, 35% of earnings); baby, feminine and family-care goods, including Pampers diapers (24%, 24%); beauty items such as Head and Shoulders shampoo (18%, 16%); health-care items such as Crest toothpaste (14%, 15%); and grooming products including Gillette razors (8%, 10%). Walmart accounts for 16% of its overall sales.

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Value Stocks

Lower costs lift embecta earnings

EMBECTA CORP. $15 is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Nasdaq symbol EMBC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 58.5 million; Market cap: $877.5 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 4.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.embecta.com) makes insulin syringes, insulin pens and related products for the treatment of diabetes.

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Value Stocks

Here are three key updates on your portfolio

BECTON DICKINSON & CO. $186 is a buy. The medical device maker (New York symbol BDX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 286.6 million; Market cap: $53.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 2.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bd.com) has agreed to merge its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions operations with lab equipment maker Waters Corp. (New York symbol WAT).

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Value Stocks

Ford aims to offset tariff hit

FORD MOTOR CO. $12 is a hold. The automaker (New York symbol F; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.0 billion; Market cap: $48.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend yield: 5.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.ford.com) expects new U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum and other materials will cut its 2025 EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) by $2 billion, to between $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion. The midpoint of that range is down 42.3% from $10.4 billion in 2024.

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Value Stocks

U.S.-Japan trade deal cuts their risk

TOYOTA MOTOR CO. ADRs $198 is a buy. The stock (New York symbol TM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $257.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.toyota.com) gives you exposure to the world’s largest automaker by production. It gets about half of its sales from markets outside of Japan.

Toyota sold 2.41 million vehicles in its fiscal 2026 first quarter ended June 30, 2025. That’s up 7.1% from 2.25 million a year earlier.

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Growth Stocks

Mondelez raises your dividend

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Value Stocks

Foodmakers adjust to changing tastes

CONAGRA BRANDS INC. $19 is a buy for long-term gains. The company (New York symbol CAG; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 477.4 million; Market cap: $9.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 7.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.conagrabrands.com) makes a variety of popular foods, including Hunt’s tomato sauce, Orville Redenbacher popcorn and Reddi-wip whipped cream.

The company is selling some of its slower-growing businesses. For example, it recently sold its Chef Boyardee brand of ready-to-eat pasta meals for $601.2 million. It also sold its frozen fish business, which includes the Van De Kamp’s and Mrs. Paul’s brands, for $42.4 million.

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Mining Stocks

BHP shifts to better projects

BHP GROUP LTD. (ADR) $54 is a buy. This Australian company (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.6 billion; Market cap: $140.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bhp.com) is a major producer of iron ore, copper, nickel and coal.

BHP is now selling its Carajas copper mines in Brazil for up to $465 million. These projects account for less than 1% of the company’s total copper production.

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Mining Stocks

Our top gold pick is up 125%

NEWMONT CORP. $83 is a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $91.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.7; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold mining company. It also produces copper, silver, lead and zinc.

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Growth Stocks

AI is also a boon for legacy tech stocks

APPLE INC. $252 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol AAPL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 14.8 billion; Market cap: $3.7 trillion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.4; Dividend yield: 0.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apple.com) gets about half of its revenue from iPhone sales. The other half comes from sales of its Mac computers, iPad tablets and other products and services.

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