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Crossing Wall Street Buy List
The following 20 stocks are the Crossing Wall Street Buy List. Below, I’ve provided each stock’s name, ticker, current price, year-to-date return and a brief description. I change the Buy List just once a year, on January 1. After that, the Buy List is set for the next 12 months. In mid-December, I’ll unveil the list for next year.
| Stock |
Symbol |
Current Price |
YTD % |
Comments |
| AFLAC |
AFL |
$45.07 |
-2.91% |
The duck stock. Sells supplemental life and health insurance. |
| Bed Bath & Beyond |
BBBY |
$33.73 |
-6.69% |
The home furnishings retailer has met or beaten earnings every quarter for 13 straight years. |
| Biomet |
BMET |
$32.71 |
-10.56% |
Orthopedic company. Record sales and earnings every year since inception in 1977. |
| Brown & Brown |
BRO |
$29.94 |
-1.96% |
Very well-run mid-cap insurance company. |
| Donaldson |
DCI |
$33.38 |
4.97% |
They make filters--air filters, water filters, sound filters. If it can be filtered, Donaldson filters it. |
| Dell |
DELL |
$22.55 |
-24.71% |
Dude, you're getting the world's largest PC-maker. |
| Danaher |
DHR |
$0.00 |
-100.00% |
Diversified industrial giant. |
| Expeditors International |
EXPD |
$39.81 |
17.94% |
Expeditors takes care of all your shipping needs, whether by land, sea or air. |
| FactSet Research Systems |
FDS |
$44.10 |
7.14% |
Provides Wall Street with all the numbers we love. |
| Fair Isaac |
FIC |
$35.01 |
-20.74% |
The dominant credit-scoring company. |
| Fiserv |
FISV |
$44.16 |
2.06% |
The major outsourcing resource for the financial services industry. |
| Golden West Financial |
GDW |
$75.49 |
14.38% |
The best S&L; in America. Herb and Marion Sandler have run it since 1963. |
| Home Depot |
HD |
$34.29 |
-15.29% |
With 2,000 stores, HD is the world's largest home improvement retailer. |
| Harley-Davidson |
HOG |
$58.51 |
13.63% |
Harley-Davidson is an American icon. For 100 years, Harleys have ruled the road. |
| Medtronic |
MDT |
$46.90 |
-18.53% |
One of the largest medical device makers in the world. |
| Respironics |
RESP |
$36.91 |
-0.43% |
Makes respiratory products that help people with sleep apnea. |
| SEI Investments |
SEIC |
$51.04 |
37.95% |
Helps banks and money managers with their technology needs. |
| Sysco |
SYY |
$31.39 |
1.10% |
It's pronounced the same as the router stock, but this Sysco is a very efficient food service giant. |
| UnitedHealth Group |
UNH |
$51.95 |
-16.40% |
The Minnesota-based company is the nation's largest provider of health care services. |
| Varian Medical Systems |
VAR |
$53.30 |
5.88% |
The company has a 60% market share of radiation therapy equipment. It's a hugely profitable niche. |
| Total YTD Portfolio Performance |
-5.66% |
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Stock Prices Updated: Thu Aug 31 17:50:24 EDT 2006
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