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HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. $34 is a hold. The company (New York symbol HWM; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 417.9 million; Market cap: $14.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.9; Dividend yield: 0.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.howmet.com) makes a variety of industrial parts, from jet engine components and fasteners to forged aluminum wheels.

The company continues to benefit from rising demand as the easing of COVID-19 restrictions spur air travel volumes....

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Growth Stocks

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QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. $144 is still a buy. The company (New York symbol KWR; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 17.9 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.quakerhoughton.com) acquired rival specialty chemicals maker Houghton International in August 2019....

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Growth Stocks

This acquisition is already paying off

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. $75 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BAX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 503.5 million; Market cap: $37.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.baxter.com) recently acquired Hill-Rom Holdings Inc....

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Growth Stocks

Investors continue to like this breakup

Agilent and Keysight, which it spun off in November 2014, continue to benefit investors as their split lets each focus on its own niche markets. Since the breakup, Agilent has gained 215%, while Keysight is up 336%.

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $120 is a buy. The company (New York symbol A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 299.0 million; Market cap: $35.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.7; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agilent.com) makes specialized testing equipment for medical research laboratories and industrial clients....

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Growth Stocks

PS5 sales will pay for buyback plan

SONY GROUP CORP. ADRs $88 is a hold. The Japanese conglomerate (New York symbol SONY; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $105.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) continued to benefit from strong consumer demand for video games due to COVID-19 lockdowns....

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Growth Stocks

Two ways to diversify your Finance holdings

These legacy industrial conglomerates are now breaking up into smaller firms. Eliminating their “holding company discounts” should unlock value for shareholders. However, ABB has a brighter short-term outlook than GE.

ABB LTD. ADRs $30 is a buy. This Swiss-based company (New York symbol ABB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $60.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abb.com) plans to narrow its focus to its main electrification and automation businesses.

Under that strategy, the company will sell or spinoff its turbocharging business (called Accelleron) later this year....

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Value Stocks

McKesson pivots to North America

MCKESSON CORP. $333 is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (New York symbol MCK; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 149.8 million; Market cap: $49.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mckesson.com) recently sold its European operations so it can focus on its more-profitable North American drug distribution and drugstore businesses....

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Value Stocks

T. Rowe Price still attractive

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $123 is still a buy. The mutual fund seller’s (Nasdaq symbol TROW; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 227.3 million; Market cap: $28.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 3.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.troweprice.com) fee income varies with the value of the assets it administers....

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Value Stocks

Focus on quality firms to cut your tech risk

The recent market downturn has hit technology stocks particularly hard. That inherent volatility is why we advise investors to stick with well-established tech firms with popular products and services, such as Apple, Intel and IBM. All of them remain in a strong position to quickly rebound with the overall market....

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Value Stocks

Amex gains more customers

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. $161 is a buy. The company (New York symbol AXP, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 753.1 million; Market cap: $121.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.americanexpress.com) is one of the world’s largest issuers of payment cards.

In the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Amex’s expenses jumped 34%....

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One of the ways a company can try to unlock its own hidden value is by creating a separate company out of a corporate subsidiary. The parent company can either sell stock in the new company to the public, or spin it off—hand the stock out to its own investors.

Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks make cash payouts that serve as a way for companies to share the wealth they’ve accumulated. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow and paid to the shareholders of the company. Typically, these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may be paid annually or even monthly as well.

ETFs

What are ETFs?

ETF is an acronym for exchange traded fund. These exchange traded funds are used to track indexes as closely as possible, since investors cannot actually buy an index outright.

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What are value stocks?

One of the sweetest and most profitable pleasures of successful investing is to buy high-quality “value stocks” (or stocks that are reasonably priced, if not cheap, in relation to its sales, earnings or assets), then hold on to them as mainstream investors recognize the value and push up the share price.

Blue Chip Stocks

Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects. These are companies that also have sound management that should be able to make the right moves to keep competing successfully in a changing marketplace.

Penny Stocks

A penny stock in general trades for under five dollars a share, and as the name implies, sometimes for pennies. Most of the time they’re young companies, or start-ups in speculative markets like mining or technology.

Growth Stocks

Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

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Mining Stocks

Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.

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Energy Stocks

What are energy stocks?

Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.