Auto Makers and Retailers Are Among the New Picks
| Posted in | Posted on
The darts hit auto-parts maker ArvinMeritor (ARM, $13.35); toy maker Hasbro (HAS, $38.28); defense, security and advanced technology company Lockheed Martin (LMT, $83.22); automotive service and retail chain Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack (PBY, $10.05); oil and natural-gas investment trust Penn West Energy Trust (PWE, $21.12); and Wabco Holdings (WBC, $29.92), a maker of truck braking, suspension and transmission control systems.
Here are the new reader picks and the March 31 starting prices for Sunday Journal's 39th Investment Dartboard Contest, running through Sept. 30.
-- American Tower (AMT, $42.61) This cellphone-tower maker has the ability to benefit from "the growth of the cellphone industry, especially with 3G and 4G" technology, says Joe Alexanian of Albuquerque, N.M., who reads the Albuquerque Journal.
-- Buckle (BKE, $36.76) John Price of New Cumberland, Pa., who reads the Sunday Patriot-News, thinks this retailer's jeans appeal to young people, who "don't mind spending money, even if it's tough to come by."
-- Cisco Systems (CSCO, $26.03) Ken Reed of Bozeman, Mont., likes the track record of this designer and seller of electronics gear. He reads the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
-- Fuqi International (FUQI, $10.91) This Chinese jewelry producer has been beaten down following legal troubles, but has the ability to bounce back, says Bill James of Finksburg, Md., who reads the Carroll County Times.
-- Insulet (PODD, $15.09) Marion Yoder of Goshen, Ind., thinks shares of this maker of the OmniPod (a tube-free insulin pump system) will rise as Insulet expands beyond the East Coast. He read about the Dartboard contest in the East Valley Tribune in Arizona.
-- Toyota Motor (TM, $80.42) Despite its recent recall and legal woes, Steve Lawrence says Toyota should bounce back. The Daily Herald reader lives in Gray's Lake, Ill.
And the Darts...
The darts hit auto-parts maker ArvinMeritor (ARM, $13.35); toy maker Hasbro (HAS, $38.28); defense, security and advanced technology company Lockheed Martin (LMT, $83.22); automotive service and retail chain Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack (PBY, $10.05); oil and natural-gas investment trust Penn West Energy Trust (PWE, $21.12); and Wabco Holdings (WBC, $29.92), a maker of truck braking, suspension and transmission control systems.
