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• This Earth Day Week: You Can Have Your Conscience & Count Your Profits, Too!

  By BA McKenna - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: AWR, NEE, VMI

  In honor of Earth Day, which was Monday, this article is for those who would rather not invest in the Big Oils such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, and BP Plc. Though I'm using the oil companies here, the point is universal: You don't have to choose between investing in industries or companies with which you have ethical issues or settling for lesser returns than those with no such qualms more »

• These Stocks Could Benefit From Sector Strength

  By Damon Churchwell - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: ABB, CHMT, VMI

  Searching through stocks, I have come across the usual suspects in terms of price upside. There might even have been some unwarranted selling off in certain quality issues. Although not without their downside risks, here are a few that could make for wise additions to a portfolio at this juncture.

  Chemtura Corp.

  Chemtura (NYSE: CHMT) resides in the specialty chemical sector, one I've discussed previously, most recently in the more »

• These Stocks Could Benefit From Sector Strength

  By Damon Churchwell - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: ABB, CHMT, VMI

  Searching through stocks, I have come across the usual suspects in terms of price upside. There might even have been some unwarranted selling off in certain quality issues. Although not without their downside risks, here are a few that could make for wise additions to a portfolio at this juncture.

  Chemtura Corp.

  Chemtura (NYSE: CHMT) resides in the specialty chemical sector, one I've discussed previously, most recently in the more »

• These Stocks Could Benefit From Sector Strength

  By Damon Churchwell - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: ABB, CHMT, VMI

  Searching through stocks, I have come across the usual suspects in terms of price upside. There might even have been some unwarranted selloff in certain quality issues. Although not without their downside risks, here are a few that could make for wise additions to a portfolio at this juncture.

   Chemtura Corp.

  Chemtura (NYSE: CHMT) resides in the specialty chemical sector, one I've discussed previously, most recently in the blog more »

• Irrigation Stocks -- A Pre-Planting Season Check-up

  By BA McKenna - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: LNN, VMI

  During the midst of the US heat wave and widespread drought last July, I wrote, "Are Irrigation Stocks Raining Profits?" That article covered the two publicly-traded agricultural irrigation stocks: Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) and Lindsay Corp. (NYSE: LNN). 

  Last year’s record warm temperatures and drought conditions combined with favorable agricultural economics (record or near-record plantings and commodity prices) increased demand for irrigation systems, as well as fertilizers and water more »

• Drought Benefits Two Irrigation Companies

  By Michael Hooper - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: LNN, VMI

  Farmers are flush with cash from strong income in recent years. They have been buying land and upgrading equipment. Both Lindsay Corporation and Valmont Industries are well positioned to take advantage of the drought by selling irrigation systems to farmers. I expect record sales of irrigation equipment in 2013.

• What makes Valmont Industries an immediate buy!

  By rakesh jaiswal - February 27, 2013 | Tickers: MRC, TS, VMI

  Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) has the pole position. Its founder, Robert Daugherty, helped develop the center pivot irrigation pipe that transformed farming. The company has four business units: engineered infrastructure products (EIP; metal poles and other structures for lighting, traffic, and wireless communications industries); irrigation (agricultural irrigation equipment sold under the Valley brand); utilities support structures (steel and concrete poles and other structures used by utilities); and coatings (galvanizing, anodizing more »

• 3 Long Term Buys You Must Not Miss

  By Shweta Dubey - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: FDX, KRFT, VMI

  While analyzing Gofen & Glossberg's portfolio, the most interesting thing I found was its continuous focus on long-term targets rather than gaining from short-term market movements. Gofen & Glossberg recently reported their 13F filings on Dec. 31, 2012.  The top five holdings in its portfolio are big names in their respective industries. It includes IBM, Procter & Gamble, Exxon Mobil, Johnson & Johnson, and Qualcomm. Its portfolio mainly consists of tech stocks that more »

• Are Irrigation Stocks Raining Profits?

  By BA McKenna - July 20, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR, LNN, VMI |

  Some like it hot. I'm not referring to the classic Marilyn Monroe comedy, but to the weather and companies, such as Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) and Lindsay Corp (NYSE: LNN), that produce and sell irrigation systems for the agricultural industry.

  They're not the only ones, as there are a few investment plays on the longer-term US warming trend:

  • Irrigation Systems Manufacturers
  • Water Utilities
  • Fertilizer Companies 

  Of the three more »