Pimco, the bond-fund manager that predicted the next five years would be a "new normal" of slow economic growth and below-average investment returns, boosted its 2015 economic-growth forecast last week by a full percentage point.
Pimco's new normal, coined after the financial meltdown and stock-market crash, has cast a pall over the investing world because the firm runs the world's biggest bond fund and employs some of the brighest minds in the market. With U.S. stocks struggling this year, it seemed Pimco's prediction was prescient.
But some investors disagreed. Ken Fisher, billionaire CEO of Fisher Investments, said as stocks were rebounding in September that the next decade would be as fruitful as the 1990s, when the S&P 500 Index rose in eight of 10 years. He called the concept of the new normal "idiotic." Just on Friday, "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer said a "raging" bull market is beginning.
So, the case for stocks is compelling, given the low yields offered by bonds and the government's commitment to accelerate economic growth. Among the cheapest stocks in the U.S. market are Dow components, which offer clean balance sheets, powerful brands and emerging-markets exposure.
Below are analysts' aggregate ratings, calculated by Bloomberg, of the bottom Dow dividend stocks.
Great Stocks In October 2015:Landstar System Inc. (LSTR)
Landstar System, Inc. operates as a non-asset based provider of freight transportation services and supply chain solutions. It operates in two segments, Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment provides transportation services, which include truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, project cargo, and customs brokerage. It also provides supply chain solutions that comprise integrated multi-modal solutions, outsourced logistics, supply chain engineering, and warehousing, as well as delivers supply chain solutions through a software-as-a-service model. This segment primarily serves automotive products, paper, lumber, metals, chemicals, foodstuffs, heavy machinery, retail, electronics, ammunition and explosives, and military hardware industries, as well as provides transportation services to other transportation companies, including logistics and less-than-truckload service providers. The Insurance segment provides risk and claims management services; reinsures certain risks of the company?s BCO independent contractors; and offers property and casualty insurance. The company provides services to shippers principally in the United States and Canada; between the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and internationally. Landstar System, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.Great Stocks In October 2015:China Information Technology Inc. (CNIT)
China Information Technology Inc. provides integrated solutions for the geographic information systems (GIS), digital public security technology (DPST), and the digital hospital information systems markets in the People?s Republic of China. The company offers a portfolio of integrated solutions and services, including software development and display technologies. It offers police-use geographic information systems platform, application interface services, and civil-use GIS, as well as Geostar, its GIS software. The company also provides DPST products comprising first responder coordination platform, a software program which integrates the contact numbers for general police, fire, traffic, and other related government organizations into one contact number; intelligent recognition systems, which store biometric information from passengers in a database, and integrates it with infrared and license plate recognition technologies to enable the automation of border control checkpoints; and residence card information management system that facilitates various social programs. In addition, it offers hospital information management software and solutions, such as medical case statistics software and electronic medical case management system for building digital hospitals. The company provides its products for use in the management of hospital fiscal information, clinic information, medical technologies, equipment, and inventory, as well as hospital information. It sells its products primarily to public sector entities for use in public security, traffic control, fire control, medical rescue, border control, surveying, and mapping, as well as healthcare management. The company was formerly known as China Information Security Technology. China Information Technology Inc. is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People?s Republic of China.Great Stocks In October 2015:Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (EGLE)
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. engages in the ocean transportation of bulk cargoes in the dry bulk industry. The company primarily transports iron ore, coal, grain, cement, and fertilizer along worldwide shipping routes. As of December 31, 2009, it owned and operated a fleet of 27 oceangoing vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 1,412,535 deadweight tons. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Great Stocks In October 2015:Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI)
Intrepid Potash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and marketing of muriate of potash or potassium chloride, and langbeinite under the Trio brand name primarily in the United States. It also offers by-products, including salt, magnesium chloride, and metal recovery salts. Intrepid serves agricultural, industrial, and feed markets. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Denver, Colorado.Great Stocks In October 2015:Perrigo Company (PRGO)
Perrigo Company, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, infant formulas, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) worldwide. It operates in four segments: Consumer Healthcare, Nutritionals, Rx Pharmaceuticals, and API. The Consumer Healthcare segment offers OTC pharmaceutical products in the areas of analgesics, cough/cold/allergy/sinus, gastrointestinal, and smoking cessation. The Nutritionals segment provides infant formula products, infant and toddler foods, and oral electrolyte solution products, as well as vitamin, mineral, and dietary supplement products. The Rx Pharmaceuticals segment manufactures and markets a portfolio of generic prescription drug products, such as creams, ointments, lotions, gels, shampoos, foams, suppositories, sprays, liquids, suspensions, and solutions, as well as nasal sprays, oral liquids, and transdermal products. The API segment develops, manufactures, and markets API used by the generic drug industry and branded pharmaceutical companies. Perrigo Company also manufactures and markets branded prescription drugs; and imports pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and other medical products. The company sells its products through chain drug stores, wholesalers, distributors, hospital systems, and group purchasing organizations, as well as retail drug, supermarket, and mass merchandise chains. The company has collaborative agreements with Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, and Cobrek Pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Allegan, Michigan.Great Stocks In October 2015:Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM)
Sanderson Farms, Inc., an integrated poultry processing company, engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen, processed, and prepared chicken products. The company?s prepared chicken product line includes institutional and consumer packaged partially cooked or marinated chicken items. It sells ice pack, chill pack, bulk pack, and frozen chicken in whole, cut-up, and boneless form under the Sanderson Farms brand name. The company sells its products to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the southeastern, southwestern, northeastern, and western United States, as well as to the United States based customers who resell frozen chicken into export markets. Sanderson Farms, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Laurel, Mississippi.Great Stocks In October 2015:Ever-Glory International Group Inc. (EVK)
Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of apparel for women, men, and children. Its products include coats, jackets, slacks, skirts, shirts, trousers, vests, skiwear, down jackets, knitwear, and jeans. The company offers its products to the casual wear, sportswear, and outerwear brands, as well as retailers, such as department stores, flagship stores, stores-within-a-store, and specialty stores primarily in Europe, the United States, Japan, and the People?s Republic of China. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 293 retail stores in the People?s Republic of China. The company is based in West Covina, California.Related Articles:Pot Grow Operations Were Hidden Among Quiet, Family Neighborhoods – CBS Local
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