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Pick of the week, ADM
Trading week beginning Monday, February 6, 2012
Archer Daniels Midland company has a business focused on grains and oils for home and industry. My recommendation is for those investors who are willing to hold their stock purchases for one year or longer or sell for a short term gain if the price goes up enough before one year has passed. ADM has a moderate P/E that is about 13 and a dividend over 2%. It has a BETA of about .45. and good earnings. ADM trades about 4,300,000 shares daily. It is near the middle of its 52 week range. It is about $30. I do not own this stock.
These are some stocks and funds which you might want to research. There are many other stocks to choose from. Start wherever you decide to look and follow every link of information and news about any company before you invest. Do not believe any claims made by companies which send you pamphlets. Once you are on a list of investors anywhere you will receive mailings and e-mails about sure fire rocket companies which you must buy now. Ignore them.
Stocks I own (See above for my pick for the current week)
VGR
Vector Group
RAI
Reynolds American
SDRL
SeaDrill Limited
VZ
Verizon
USMO
USA Mobility
T
AT&T.
VOD
Vodaphone
MRK
Merck
PBI
Pitney Bowes
GE
General Electric
CIM
Chimera Investment
NOK
Nokia
IVR
Invesco Mortgage CapitalCAG
ConAgra
PFE
Pfizer
FTR
Frontier Communications
ARCC
Ares Capital Corporation
IGD
ING Global Equity ETF
SBGI
Sinclair Broadcasting
YHOO
Yahoo
DUK
Duke Energy Corporation
ELNK
Earthlink
EGHT
8 X 8 INC.
MO
Altria Group Inc.
AGNC
American Capital Agency Corporation
Stocks I am watching (See above for my pick of the week)
GLD
An Exchange Traded Fund which tracks gold
Even though gold prices are declining, this is much too expensive at $168 per share. I gave been proven wrong about gold for about 4 years. I think it is a bubble. I have been wrong before. Wars and calamity drive gold prices up but good news hurts gold dealers.
CAG
ConAgra
ConAgra is now about $26.80. All of the P/E and earnings and dividend numbers are excellent. It is worth a look.
MAT
Mattel
The toy maker Mattel might be right for you. It has good volume, a moderate P/E and a high dividend. It is a well known brand.
NLY
Annaly Capital Management
This one is a wonderful dividend play while you wait for the housing market to recover. It will. About $17 per share and near 13.5% dividend.
PPL
PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation is an energy supplier. The company operates in many states and regions of the US. It has a moderate P/E, a high, 5% dividend and low BETA with good earnings. The daily volume is about 4 million shares. About $27.50.
GE
General Electric
General Electric is one of America's oldest companies. It has an excellent set of numbers right now. $19 per share with a P/E of about 15. It pays about 3.5% dividend. It is near the middle of its 52 week range. It trades about 60 million shares daily.
XEL
Xcel Energy
Energy provider for eight states. Moderate P/E and a high dividend of about 4%. Good earnings and good volume with the possibility of some good growth in the futue. Now about $26.50.
SPY
Exchange Traded Fund which tracks the S&P 500 stocks. Too expensive at the current $134.50 per share.
CTL
Centurt Link, Inc.
Cebtury Link is a communications company provising voice, data, internet and video services. It has a moderate P/E and a very high, near 8% dividend. It is currently about $37.40.
MSFT
Microsoft looks good as a stock to hold. Its long term prospects are positive. It is a known high tech player. The P/E is about 10 and the dividend is about 3%. That is good for a big NASDAQ stock. The price per share is about $30.25.
MO
Altria
If you do not want to own stock in a tobacco company, Altria (MO) is not for you. Moderate P/E, high dividend and good management make this a dependable staple. It is a consistent good earner and is in many of the retirement portfolios. About $28.85 per share.
T
AT&T
About $30 per share for this a well known name. It currently is in the dog house, so it is time to look at the communications giant.
PFE
Pfizer
Pfizer is now about $21.20 per share. It has a dividend near 4%.