KM: Savers have few options these days and are in need of both safety and yield. The previously unsexy area of agribusiness has gotten almost everyone's attention by now, even that of Meredith Whitney's. (See Meredith Whitney's Statement about Agriculture and Commodities Becoming our Next Decade's Structural Change.)
Listed in the table below are nineteen stocks which passed my screening based upon dividend yield, PEG ratios and analysts ratings. I included railroads since they are an important agricultural commodity transport method, although they are less specifically related to Ag. The list is in the order of dividend yield from largest to smallest. Buying a basket within the list would diversify risk, of course, as would timed buying in this risky and volatile time period, as I see that stocks are falling again this AM as I prepare to post this listing.
Prices quoted: end 8/18/11.
This is not investment advice. Please do your own due diligence. Data obtained from Yahoo Finance.
Disclosure: I own none of these stocks.
Listed in the table below are nineteen stocks which passed my screening based upon dividend yield, PEG ratios and analysts ratings. I included railroads since they are an important agricultural commodity transport method, although they are less specifically related to Ag. The list is in the order of dividend yield from largest to smallest. Buying a basket within the list would diversify risk, of course, as would timed buying in this risky and volatile time period, as I see that stocks are falling again this AM as I prepare to post this listing.
| Stock | Symbol | Yield | Dividend
| PE | 5-yr PEG | Mean Analyst Recommendation
(1.0=Strong Buy 5.0=Strong Sell) | Current
Price | 52-Week Range
|
| DuPont
| DD
| 3.40%
| 1.64
| 12.95
| 1.15
| 2.0
| 46.73
| 38.71 - 57.00 |
| Kraft Foods
| KFT
| 3.30%
| 1.16
| 19.73
| 1.53
| 1.8
| 34.53
| 28.85 -36.30 |
| Lance Inc.
| LNCE
| 3.10%
| .64
| n/a
| 1.67
| 2.0
| 20.41
| 17.06 - 24.26 |
| McDonalds
| MCD
| 2.80%
| 2.44
| 17.71
| 1.61
| 1.9
| 87.50
| 72.14 - 89.57 |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
| SMG
| 2.60%
| 1.20
| 16.22
| 1.42
| 2.2
| 45.55
| 42.03 - 60.00 |
| Diageo PLC | DEO
| 2.60%
| 2.02
| 16.39
| 1.52
| 2.2
| 77.87
| 64.79 - 85.53 |
| Norfolk Southern
| NSC
| 2.50%
| 1.72
| 14.42
| .89
| 1.9
| 68.30
| 51.53 - 78.40 |
| Siemens AG
| SI
| 2.50%
| 2.70
| 14.46
| .29
| 2.3
| 106.68
| 88.81 - 146.74 |
| Deere & Co.
| DE
| 2.18%
| 1.69
| 12.77
| 1.07
| 2.0
| 74.26
| 60.45 - 99.80 |
| CSX Corp.
| CSX
| 2.10%
| .48
| 14.51
| .83
| 1.9
| 22.56
| 15.50 - 27.06 |
| Union Pacific
| UNP
| 2.00%
| 1.90
| 15.30
| .86
| 1.7
| 91.93
| 70.34 - 107.89 |
| Caterpillar Inc.
| CAT
| 2.00%
| 1.84
| 14.50
| .73
| 2.1
| 87.64
| 63.34 - 116.55 |
| YUM! Brands, Inc.
| YUM
| 1.90%
| 1.00
| 20.62
| 1.41
| 2.2
| 51.34
| 41.00 - 57.75 |
| Kroger Co.
| KR
| 1.80%
| .42
| 12.64
| 1.19
| 2.0
| 23.38
| 19.67 - 25.85 |
| CNH Global
| CNH
| .94%
| .42
| 9.54
| .63
| 2.3
| 30.36
| 27.01 - 54.45 |
| CF Industries
| CF
| .90%
| 1.60
| 12.17
| .78
| 2.1
| 171.91
| 85.37 - 172.92 |
| Joy Global
| JOYG
| .90%
| .70
| 15.89
| .67
| 2.3
| 79.41
| 44.25 - 103.44 |
| Valmont Ind.
| VMI
| .80%
| .72
| 17.65
| 1.22
| 1.9
| 88.09
| 66.73 - 116.02 |
| KMG Chemicals
| KMGB
| .60%
| .10
| 14.93
| .94
| 1.0
| 15.42
| 12.80 - 20.69 |
This is not investment advice. Please do your own due diligence. Data obtained from Yahoo Finance.
Disclosure: I own none of these stocks.