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May 22nd, 2013 | Comments Off

CONSUMER staples stocks have become the latest drug on Wall Street. But when it comes to some tobacco stocks, investors resisted the urge. They should resist the temptation. Consider the action Procter & Gamble and Clorox, which have both rallied in recent months, as risk-averse investors chased yield and stable, even a modest profit growth. Both sport a dividend yield of about 3 percent, and analysts expect earnings to increase by mid-single-digit percent this year. Stocks of both trade on forward earnings of about 19 times, the highest level in several years. By some estimates, Imperial Tobacco Group looks like P & G and Clorox. Imperial, which produces cigarette brands such as Davidoff and Gauloises, was able to increase profits through price increases to offset the long decline of smoking in developed markets. The stock … Read entire article »

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