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• Industrial Companies with Consistent Earnings Growth

  By Damon Churchwell - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: CFI, SNA, SXI

  In continuing to look for value in industrial equities, which I like because of expanding industrial production and capacity utilization statistics, I used the The Motley Fool Screener to find some of the best quality holdings based on recent historical data.

  Among the set of criteria were average annual earnings increases of 10% over the past three years, a liquid balance sheet based on current ratio and long-term debt-to-equity, and more »

• Intentional Investing : Can I Actually EARN Something From The Housing Recovery ?

  By Penny Czarra - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: AOS, AAON, ADT, AMWD, APOG, AWI, BECN, BLDR, CSTE, CLGX, EXP, ELLI, FBHS, GNRC, GFF, HW, HD, JHX, LII, LOW, LXU, LL, LEDR, MLM, MAS, MOVE, NCS, NTK, OC, PFIN, PATK, PGTI, PPG, NX, RPM, SHOS, SNA, SWK, TXI, VAL, TTS, USCR, USLM, URI, UFPI, USG, VRSK, VMC, WSO, Z

  I don't like "noise". I try to avoid it whenever / wherever I can.

  Yep , call me what you want, but I'm a "retail investor". I know this to be true because everyone (and I mean Everyone) is always trying to sell me something. This means high decibels and lots and lots of BOLD PRINT.

  "Renovation Nation". "Renters Nation". "Housing Recovery". "The ONE sure, market-beating stock for your Long-Term more »

• 5 Stock Picks from Gates Capital Management

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 25, 2012 | Tickers: DAR, DVA, MHFI, NTK, SNA

  Jeffrey Gates founded Gates Capital Management in 1996 after a career researching and selling high-yield bonds and currently serves as the fund’s portfolio manager. Gates is an event-driven investor who seeks to identify “dislocation events” at public companies that create cash flow and sustainable value. Read on for analysis of five of the fund’s top holdings.

  Gates reported owning 2 million shares of Nortek (NASDAQ: NTK), the fund more »

• Increased Focus on Portfolio Rationalization Makes This Stock an Attractive Buy

  By Ankit Agrawal - September 17, 2012 | Tickers: DHR, HD, SNA, SWK

  Stanley Black & Decker Inc's (NYSE: SWK) growth outlook has been buffered by the realization of cost & revenue synergies from the merger with Black & Decker and accretion from the recently completed Niscayah (Security) acquisition. I am impressed by the company's track record of finding and completing suitable acquisitions to boost long-term sales and earnings growth rates. I'm optimistic that the recently announced Infastech acquisition and the sale of more »

• Stanley Black & Decker Has the Right Tools for Continued Growth

  By Steve Van - July 4, 2012 | Tickers: DHR, MKTAY, SNA, SWK

  The $4.5 billion, all stock merger between Stanley Works and Black & Decker in 2010 created the leader, by market capitalization and revenue, of the hand and power tool industry. The acquisition of Black & Decker by Stanley Works to create Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is an example of one of the four components of the strategy it has been executing since 2002. In addition to achieving growth through acquisitions more »

• Stanley Black & Decker Dividend – Slowing or Growing?

  By Chad Henage - June 11, 2012 | Tickers: SNA, SWK

  Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the combination of two of the most popular brands in tools, the Stanley brand and Black & Decker. With brands that have been around for over 150 years, if you're looking for tools, these have stood the test of time. The company also has an impressive dividend growth record, showing dividend increases for at least 25 straight years in a row. As with any record, the big question is whether the company can continue this streak, or if the record will fall.

• Can Household Names Be Good Investments?

  By Steve Van - June 4, 2012 | Tickers: SNA, CLX, WDFC

  Peter Lynch, the legendary portfolio manager of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund, advised investors to know their investments and to invest in what they know. Most consumers know household names, with hardly a thought of their investment potential. Three household consumer names that are also interesting stocks are The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX), Snap-On Inc. (NYSE: SNA), and WD-40 Co. (NASDAQ: WDFC).
  
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• Is Stanley Black & Decker an Attractive Investment?

  By Bobby Fisher - February 28, 2012 | Tickers: MKTAY, SNA, SWK

  Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the leader by market capitalization and revenue in the hand and power tool industry, has been executing a four part strategy since 2002 that reached a milestone in 2010 with the $4.5 billion, all stock merger between Stanley Works and Black & Decker.  This strategy seeks growth through acquisitions, reduction of customer concentration risk, increase of the contribution to total sales from emerging markets primarily more »

• Three Dividend Stocks to Learn From

  By Erin McBride - February 8, 2012 | Tickers: CHD, GME, SNA

  Investors looking for reliable dividends should look to these three companies for three very different reasons. Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA) has paid consecutive quarterly dividends since 1939. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), manufacturer of ARM & HAMMER® consumer and specialty products, announced its 444^th regular consecutive quarterly dividend. And GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest multichannel video game retailer, today announced its initiation of quarterly dividends.

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• Price The Market Part 12

  By Glen Bradford - December 12, 2011 | Tickers: SNA, SWK, SPLS, SBUX, HOT, TGT

  Hi, my name is Glen Bradford and I wanted to Price the S&P 500. This is my story.