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Key Points

  • After a breakout fiscal third quarter earnings report, Emerson Electric has been upgraded to ‘buy’ twice and received several price target increases.
  • Popular brands, a debt-free balance sheet and a rising 2.1% dividend make the dip in Lancaster Colony well worth dipping into.
  • Eight out of nine analysts have buy ratings on Sysco stock and the group’s average price target of $85.56 implies almost 25% upside.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by March 1st.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Emerson Electric (EMR)
4.5293 of 5 stars
$121.41-0.4%1.74%28.97Moderate Buy$136.90
Lancaster Colony (LANC)
4.312 of 5 stars
$194.750.0%1.95%34.23Hold$211.33
Sysco (SYY)
4.8829 of 5 stars
$73.48+0.3%2.78%18.89Moderate Buy$84.38
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
2.7259 of 5 stars
$11.17+3.6%N/A-2.43Moderate Buy$11.76
NVIDIA (NVDA)
4.9087 of 5 stars
$134.63+0.1%0.03%53.07Moderate Buy$168.21
Meta Platforms (META)
3.7542 of 5 stars
$673.71-1.4%0.31%28.08Moderate Buy$719.26
Tesla (TSLA)
4.5874 of 5 stars
$338.47+0.2%N/A165.57Hold$319.57
Lowe's Companies (LOW)
4.7569 of 5 stars
$237.46-0.7%1.94%19.81Moderate Buy$282.96
Nucor (NUE)
4.9727 of 5 stars
$136.73+1.1%1.61%16.27Moderate Buy$163.13
Tennant (TNC)
4.9322 of 5 stars
$87.73+1.0%1.35%20.03Buy$125.00
Consolidated Edison (ED)
3.4493 of 5 stars
$99.65+1.4%3.41%19.02Hold$101.10
American States Water (AWR)
3.6798 of 5 stars
$75.80+0.5%2.45%23.91Sell$74.00
Procter & Gamble (PG)
4.2692 of 5 stars
$170.79+0.3%2.35%27.20Moderate Buy$180.42
Genuine Parts (GPC)
4.6456 of 5 stars
$122.19+0.5%3.37%18.88Hold$137.63
Dover (DOV)
4.4747 of 5 stars
$200.520.0%1.03%10.30Moderate Buy$218.91
US Foods (USFD)
4.5587 of 5 stars
$71.16+1.5%N/A35.24Buy$70.33
Performance Food Group (PFGC)
4.6337 of 5 stars
$82.97+1.4%N/A33.44Moderate Buy$95.73
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