June 14, 2013
Written by Richard C. Young
“The Southern Company (SO 44.26 NYSE – yield 4.60%)—Of Fortune Magazine’s ‘Most Admired Electric and Gas Utilities,’ The Southern Company has scored first place in financial soundness each of the last four years. Southern’s service area stretches across the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, where it serves 4.4 million residents. Southern Co. owns 46,000 megawatts of electrical generating capacity. Alongside Southern’s power business, it is active in telecommunications and wireless communications. Southern Company’s board of directors has chosen to raise the company’s dividend in each of the last 12 years. Read More »
May 17, 2013
Written by J. Royden Ward
“Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU 66.60 NYSE – yield 2.40%), a financial services leader with approximately $1.06 trillion of assets under management as of December 31, 2012, has operations in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Latin America. Prudential offers investment management, group insurance and other financial services in the U.S., and life insurance overseas. Sales moved up sharply in 2012 as a result of acquisitions and two new major contracts for pension services. Acquisition costs, sluggish growth in the insurance business and higher claims in the disability business caused earnings per share to slip 5%. Prudential has exciting prospects for 2013. Higher Read More »
April 18, 2013
Written by Neil Macneale III
“Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL 119.33 NYSE – yield 2.30%) announced a stock split just last week. Even though it’s a March split,I’m going to recommend CL and buy it for the 2 for 1 portfolio early next week. Colgate-Palmolive has been a household name in the U.S. for over 200 years.
Read More »
November 16, 2012
Written by John Buckingham
“Corning, Inc. (GLW) is the leading designer and manufacturer of glass and ceramic substrates found in liquid crystal displays, fiber-optic cables, automobiles and laboratory products. The company has five primary divisions—display technologies, telecommunications, environmental technologies, specialty materials and life sciences. Despite posting Q3 EPS of $0.34, beating analyst estimates by two pennies, shares tumbled on Oct. 24 after the company issued cautious guidance. Read More »
September 14, 2012
Written by George Putnam III
“Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO – yield 2.90%) is a world leader in networking and other data transmission products. … Cisco finally appears to be on the verge of breaking out of its more than decade-long doldrums. While the company has not given up on acquisitions entirely, it is now focused on building up its market-leading positions in some of the most important technology segments in order to build profits and cash flow. Read More »
August 17, 2012
Written by Russ Kaplan
“Back in 1919, Clessie Lyle Cummins developed an engine that was state-of-the-art for its time in the very new trucking industry. Cummins, Inc. (CMI) has been on the cutting edge of the trucking industry’s technology ever since. A good example of their strength in innovation is the high quality and superb design of their truck engines. It is the only type of truck engine in existence that meets standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency. Read More »
