Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Top Defensive Companies To Watch For 2014

Investors have been nervous about the stock market's nearly straight-up movement over the past several months, as stocks have been remarkably resilient even in the face of past bad news. But today's onslaught of troubling items -- ranging from slowing Chinese economic growth and a nearly 10% plunge in gold prices to the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon -- were enough to provoke a massive sell-off on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) closing down 266 points. The S&P 500 dropped more than 2%, and the small-cap Russell 2000 Index suffered a nearly 4% decline.

Not a single Dow component managed to post even the tiniest of gains, but a couple of stocks minimized their losses. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT  ) finished down 0.1%, fulfilling its traditional role of holding up well as a defensive stock in light of potential threats to future economic growth. The company announced that it would boost its energy efficiency and commitment to renewable energy in an attempt to cut costs, but the discount retailer's strong performance in past recessionary times is likely the real reason behind its managing to hold up well today.

Top Defensive Companies To Watch For 2014: Sauer-Danfoss Inc.(SHS)

Sauer-Danfoss Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of engineered hydraulic and electronic systems, and components that generate, transmit, and control power in mobile equipment worldwide. It offers closed circuit axial and bent axis piston hydrostatic transmissions for the propulsion of mobile equipment; open circuit piston pumps used to transform mechanical power from the engine to hydraulic power for various functions of the vehicle; geroller and gerotor motors used for propel and work functions; and hydrostatic steering units to convert steering wheel motion into hydraulic flow and pressure. The company also provides electronic controls, including microprocessor-based controllers, intelligent displays, joysticks, and electronic sensors, as well as develops and licenses software that helps its customers to integrate components into systems; and proportional valves, such as electro hydraulic valves for forestry and agricultura l harvesting equipment, and mechanically actuated valves for construction equipment. In addition, it offers open circuit gear pumps and motors under the TurollaOCG brand name; cartridge valves and hydraulic integrated circuits under the Comatrol brand; directional control valves under the Valmova brand; inverters under the Schwarzmuller Inverter brand; and light duty hydrostatic transmissions, gear reduction drives, piston pumps, and wheel motors under the brand Hydro-Gear. The company sells its products directly or through distributors to original equipment manufacturers of mobile equipment, including construction, road building, agricultural, turf care, material handling, and specialty vehicle equipment. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Ames, Iowa. Sauer-Danfoss Inc. is a subsidiary of Danfoss A/S.

Top Defensive Companies To Watch For 2014: Golden Peaks Res Com Npv (GL.TO)

Reliance Resources Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of various resource properties in Indonesia. The company explores for gold, copper, and silver ores. It holds interests in Tanoyan property covering 1,853 acres and the Anggrek property covering 2,223 acres located on the northern arm of Sulawesi Island; Palopo property that covers 20,006 acres located in the Palopo City; Kapa Kapa property covering 12,355 acres located in north arm of Halmahera Island in the North Maluku Province; and Roko property, which covers 31,852 acres in north arm of Halmahera Island in the North Maluku Province. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Hot New Companies To Watch In Right Now: FedEx Corporation(FDX)

FedEx Corporation provides transportation, e-commerce, and business services in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services. The FedEx Express segment offers various shipping services for the delivery of packages and freight. This segment also provides international trade services specializing in customs brokerage, and ocean and air freight forwarding services; customs clearance services, as well as global trade data, an information tool that allows customers to track and manage imports; and international trade advisory services, including assistance with the customs-trade partnership against terrorism program, as well as publishes customs duty and tax information in various customs areas. In addition, it offers supply chain solutions, including critical inventory logistics, transportation management, fulfillment, and fleet services. The FedEx Ground segment provides business and reside ntial ground package delivery services. It primarily serves customers in the small-package market in North America. The FedEx Freight segment offers less-than-truckload freight services, as well as freight-shipping services. As of May 31, 2010, this segment operated approximately 60,000 vehicles and trailers from a network of 492 service centers. The FedEx Services segment provides sales, marketing, information technology support, and customer service support services; and access to copying and digital printing through retail and Web-based platforms, signs and graphics, professional finishing, computer rentals, and a range of ground shipping and time-definite express shipping services. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Jeanine Poggi]

    Susan C Schwab, who is a Director at FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), bought 140 shares on Sep 27 at $71.20 per share for a total value of $9,967. About the company: FedEx Corp. delivers packages and freight to multiple countries and territories throught an integrated global network. The Company provides worldwide express delivery, ground small-parcel delivery, less-than-truckload freight delivery, supply chain management services, customs brokerage services, and trade facilitation and electronic commerce solutions.

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