Praxair, Inc.

• Recurring Revenue and Pricing Power Make This Stock a Buy

  By Mark Lin - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: APD, ARG, PX

  Many investors might focus too much on quarterly earnings and short-term economic trends. I prefer companies with good business models which equips them with the ability to weather recessions. Praxair (NYSE: PX), one of the largest producers and distributors of industrial gases in the world, is one of the stocks that caught my eye.

  It boasts of strong recurring revenue and pricing power that is validated by its stellar financial more »

• 5 Dividend Picks to Play It Safe in the Materials Sector

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 31, 2013 | Tickers: APD, BMS, DD, PX, SON

  Following a weak second half of 2012, the industrial materials sector has shown some signs of picking up pace. Even though the fiscal cliff concerns dampened demand across the U.S. economy and weak growth overseas continued to exert pressure in the first quarter, better days for the industrial materials are likely in the quarters ahead. The risks to the downside persist, but the outlook is more optimistic.

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• A Flatlining ETF That Should Perform Better

  By Jeff Stouffer - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: DD, FCX, IYM, PX, DOW

  Investments that defy logic are more common than you'd think. Even during periods of modest growth of gross domestic product, indices and investment strategies based on basic materials would seem to benefit from improving economic conditions. The two one-year charts below display a disparity of this premise. The first chart is the one-year US GDP, and the other is a one-year chart of the iShares Dow Jones US Basic more »

• 3 Diversified Stock Ideas for Your Watchlist

  By Federico Zaldua - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: CRK, JAH, PX

  I have been watching three sectors in the quest for promising mid-caps. With the S&P 500 up 9% so far this year, it makes sense to take a look at companies that might not usually be on investors' radar. Here, I will analyze three companies in three different sectors that might serve as useful equity ideas for your portfolio. Let's take a sector-by-sector look.

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• Three Sectors, Three Ideas

  By Federico Zaldua - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: CRK, JAH, PX

  I have been watching three sectors in the quest for promising mid-caps. With the S&P500 up by 9% Year To Date (YTD), it does make sense to take a look at companies that might not usually be in investor's radar. Here I detected three companies in three different sectors that might serve as useful equity ideas for your portfolio. Let's take a sector-by-sector look.

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• Read This If You Don’t Own Equities

  By Justin Carley - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, HD, PX, WFC

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average has set a new market high and the S&P 500 is within 1% of its record as well. Yet the bearish pessimism continues to permeate through the media as if every time an asset hits a new record high there must be an artificial bubble that is about to burst. What isn’t usually mentioned is that these new highs are following the worst more »

• A Board Member Bought Air Products & Chemicals

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 27, 2012 | Tickers: APD, ARG, EMN, FMC, PX

  Lawrence Smith, who serves on the Board of Directors at Air Products & Chemicals ), bought 5,000 shares of the company on October 23 at an average price of $77.36. This roughly doubled Smith’s direct holdings of the stock. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Air Products & Chemicals’ product offerings include gases such as oxygen, helium, and specialty gases, as well as a variety of performance chemicals. Its market capitalization is about $16 more »

• Helium Shortage Inflating Profits of Industrial Gases Companies

  By Steve Van - June 8, 2012 | Tickers: APD, ARG, PX

  There has recently been a surge of coverage in local media outlets about a nationwide shortage of helium. The coverage has focused on the impact that higher prices have on consumers of helium, such as florists, welding companies, and university science departments.

  On the other side of the story are the providers of helium that seek to balance the rising cost and delays in supplies of helium with the potential more »

• 5 Bullish Materials Stocks Crossing Their 200 Day Moving Average

  By Christopher French - January 25, 2012 | Tickers: APD, AA, ATI, PX, TIE.DL

  I respectfully suggest that recent news regarding positive growth in manufacturing may bode well for the 5 companies I will analyze today. Four of these stocks have crossed over their 200 day moving average, which many investors regard as indicative of the market turning in favor of the stock. The lone exception is Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) which is trading at 90.81% of its 200 day moving average at more »