Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is United Technologies Underappreciated? Despite a solid collection of businesses, United Technologies hasn't always gotten a lot of love. But as commercial construction and aviation recover, the company should be poised for some solid growth. Investors take note.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	United Technologies Still in Sweet Spot Aerospace and industrial controls are great places for investors to be right now.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Honeywell May Be on Autopilot Can this huge conglomerate stay ahead of maturing markets? The company is on track to match its long-term record of mid-single-digit growth in annual structural free cash flow, offering no compelling reason to purchase shares today.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Curtiss-Wright for You? Although the company is seeing renewed demand in the commercial aviation and energy/petrochemical industries, the stock more or less reflects that bump quite plainly.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	UTXcellent Investors, behold the wonders of a diversified industrial company firing on most of its cylinders.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Tooling Around Illinois Tool Works The valuation outlook on this diversified manufacturing company is mixed.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Why Does Ingersoll-Rand Look Cheap? The market doesn't seem to think that this machinery company's diversification efforts will matter over the long haul.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Danaher: There It Grows Again Growth has to eventually get harder ... right? For now, though the stock isn't as cheap as one might hope, the conglomerate still has plenty of opportunity ahead of it.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2005 Jeff Hwang	United Technologies' Solid Quarter The Dow component and maker of elevators, air conditioning systems, aircraft engines, and helicopters reports blue chip fourth-quarter results.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aerospace Gives UTX a Lift Industrial conglomerate United Technologies posts another all-around solid quarter. But a real drawback is that the price of the stock is bit high -- investors may want a bit more of a discount before jumping in.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2003 Jeff Hwang	United Technologies Impresses UTC forecasts healthy 2004 revenue and earnings growth during a meeting with analysts and investors.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3 Cheers for 3M? Sales and margin improvements underlie the value for investors here.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Does Parker Hannifin Have a Second Act? Valuation on this industrial company looks very appealing, if orders keep coming in. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Oh, Danny Boy ... Danaher has a bewildering array of businesses, but they've delivered growth so far. Annualizing the second quarter's results leaves you with a return on assets of more than 10% and a return on equity of close to 20% -- two hallmarks of well-run companies. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Goodrich Find Friendly Skies? The aerospace company looks for commercial aviation turnaround to fuel growth.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Rich Smith	United Tech's Troubling Text The industrial and aerospace conglomerate's CEO changes his tune on future prospects. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Jeff Hwang	United Technologies Delivers The Dow component wraps up the year with another strong performance.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Bill Mann	UTX Propelled Higher The diversified manufacturer of helicopters and air conditioners reported results that were higher by 42% for its second quarter over last year's: $837 vs. $632 million, or $1.66 per share vs. $1.26.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Precision Castparts, Imprecise Market The way things have been going in the stock market, it's been hard not to make a lot of money from aerospace-related ideas. But the market may have leapfrogged Precision's robust growth projections.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Diving Into the Dow: The Final Five The authors banter about the relative merits and investment opportunities of some the biggest companies in America: AT&T... United Technologies... Verizon Communications... Wal-Mart ... Disney...
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hughes Supplies Respectable Results A buyout may be in the works for this diversified wholesaler of construction and maintenance products. In the meantime, moderating prices could be a bit of a challenge to the company, but the current valuation doesn't seem to have exceptional expectations baked into the stock price.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	George David Over the past decade, the chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp. has quietly outperformed rival General Electric in total shareholder return and averaged double-digit earnings growth.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2011	A Brief History of 3M's Returns The good news is that, at 15 times earnings, shares look reasonably valued today.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Tyco Tied to Cash Flow This conglomerate looks both cash-rich and undervalued. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Illinois Tool Still Working Growth guidance chilled investors, but the ROIC should warm an investor's heart.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Andrew Tonner	4 Stocks With Stellar Earnings Let's see how these movers and shakers fared this earnings season.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Building Upon Building Supplies With a reasonable dividend, brightening prospects for the nonresidential construction business, and expectations of continuing double-digit income growth, Hughes looks like it might be worth a further look.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Rockwell Collins Pumps Payout The Boeing and U.S. military supplier generates -- and pays out -- plenty of cash.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2008 Rich Smith	This Company Beats Earnings Again The company with the unsexy industry categorization -- "diversified industrial conglomerate" -- once again turned in decidedly attractive earnings by pulling in robust earning margins.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	CLARCOR's "S.O.L.": Strong Operating Leverage Modest revenue growth becomes strong bottom-line growth for this filtration supplier. However, the stock has had a pretty nice run and no longer looks all that cheap.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	MMM'mmm Good Like other conglomerates, 3M is coupling decent upper-single-digit revenue growth with margin improvements and driving nice double-digit earnings growth. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	The Buzzing About Honeywell With its global reach in aerospace and industrial markets, Honeywell is a solid play on the economic recovery.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	It's 80/20 at ITW Will Illinois Tool Works' recent gains continue? Overall, cyclical companies are hard to recommend as long-term buy-and-hold investments.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Cintas' Uniform Growth This would be a fine company to own at the right price, but as the last six years have shown, even excellent companies can tread water for years at a time when the valuation gets ahead of the story.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2005 Dave Marino-Nachison	Smooth Flight for Rockwell Collins The aviation-electronics company's shares are rising -- along with its profit projections.
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	United Technologies: Going Up? Once the darling of investors, the group has long been out of favor. Now, several analysts are in favor of it.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Why Pay for Pall? Filtration is still a good business, but this firm's modest performance doesn't impress shareholders.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Laser Targets True Gem Rofin-Sinar turns in a blowout quarter. With its rock-solid balance sheet and widening technology base, the industrial laser manufacturer is focused on growth and profits.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Homing In on Honeywell The mega-conglomerate reports its third quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow morning. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool November 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Boeing Is Coming Up Sevens A busy weekend of orders will lead to an even busier next few years. The stock is up more than 3% -- less than a dollar from its 52-week high.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	A Giant Question for GE Its diversity and double-digit growth across the board are attractive to investors, but is the price right?
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 David Lee Smith	Take a Brief Respite From Honeywell The New Jersey-based industrial conglomerate checks in with decidedly mixed results from its various segments.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Rockwell an Automatic Buy? Industrial cap-ex spending is improving, but Rockwell Automation may not be the best positioned. These shares have been marching steadily upwards since May of 2005.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Plumbing Clogs Hughes Supply If this wholesale distributor of construction and maintenance products can flush out a few problems, it could be a stealthy winner for investors.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Not So Goodrich It's not quite up, up, up, and away for this aerospace company today. Investors, this is a cyclical company that probably isn't earning back its cost of capital.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 David Lee Smith	United Technologies Gets an Aerospace Lift United Technologies' results were solid, but there could be caution ahead.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Why Break Up GE? While some shareholders may be frustrated with GE's stock price the past few years, that's more about a ridiculous valuation assigned to the company in 2000 than any operational missteps.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	World Fuel Fueling the World Boring and low-margin it may be, but World Fuel's business is essential and profitable. While the stock isn't expensive, it's also not a deep value.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Integra Needs to Grow From Within Acquired growth is nice, but organic growth is the key to long-term success. Quite frankly, the only way this stock works from a cash flow valuation standpoint is if the company does in fact deliver very good growth over the next 10 years or so.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Old Dominion, Same Story This less-than-truckload hauler continues to post excellent growth. So what about that valuation?