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Old 01-01-2012, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1-IROC View Post
What your thoughts on HSY?

Range 61.72 - 62.19
52 week 46.24 - 62.26
Open 62.05
Vol / Avg. 606,311.00/1.09M
Mkt cap 13.91B
P/E 22.86
Div/yield 0.34/2.23
EPS 2.70
Shares 225.12M
Beta 0.26
Inst. own 54%

They have been steadily increasing dividends and they split in 2004. It's my wifes favorite company...LOL

This holding - Herseys - would be the perfect counterbalance to the previous stock pick - SXL.... because of the "smallish" dividend it needs (IMHO) to be balanced out with a higher paying dividend of something. Otherwise you're losing out to inflation. But a great name with a decent chart and the only downside is that under 3% dividend.
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