If history repeats itself, you may consider seven stocks that held up fairly well during the 2008-2009 Recession. They may hold on to both stock price (blue vertical bars) and earnings (green dotted line) better than most and may survive a Double Dip recession. The SRC Stockcharts of these 7 show some price retracement currently but can be monitored for possible bargain hunting:
1. Balchem Corp (BCPC)
It provides specialty performance ingredients and products for food, nutritional, feed, pharmaceutical, and medical sterilization industries worldwide. It has 3 business segments: Specialty products, Food & nutrition, and Animal Nutrition & Health.
The chart below is included in the SRC Orange Book of 12-Year NASDAQ Stock Charts available here.
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Source: Securities Research Company (www.srcstockcharts.com)
2. Church & Dwight (CHD)
Largest producer of sodium bicarbonate & potassium carbonate for industrial cleaners, animal feed, pharmaceutical applications, & glass production. Consumer products include Arm & Hammer baking soda, laundry detergent, carpet and room deodorizer, cat litter, toothpaste, deodorant, and Brillo. It also offers personal care products.
The chart below is included in the SRC Blue Book of 12-Year NYSE Stock Charts available here.
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Source: Securities Research Company (www.srcstockcharts.com)
3. Dollar Tree (DLTR)
The world’s leading operator of $1 price-point variety stores, offering merchandise at prices above $1 at its 164 Deal$ stores and at prices of $1.25 (CAD) in its 86 stores in Canada. Dollar Tree operates more than 4,177 stores which are located across the 48 contiguous United States and four Canadian provinces.
The chart below is included in the SRC Orange Book of 12-Year NASDAQ Stock Charts available here.
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Source: Securities Research Company (www.srcstockcharts.com)
4. HMS Holdings Corp (HMSY)
Provides cost containment and payment accuracy for state and federal government sponsored health and human services programs throughout the U.S. It coordinates benefit services claims already paid by government programs; it identifies errors due to waste, fraud, and abuse, and it recoups erroneous payments. HMSY holds separate contracts throughout almost all the various states. In most cases, the Federal Government requires that the states hire cost containment services.
The chart below is included in the SRC Orange Book of 12-Year NASDAQ Stock Charts available here.
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Source: Securities Research Company (www.srcstockcharts.com)
5. McDonald’s Corp (MCD)
Operates or licenses 32,805 fast-food restaurants in the United States, Canada, and overseas. 80% are by franchises or affiliates, the remainder under company control. Foreign operations contributed 66% of system wide sales and 54% of operating profits.
The chart below is included in the SRC Blue Book of 12-Year NYSE Stock Charts available here.
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Source: Securities Research Company (www.srcstockcharts.com)
6. Neogen Corp (NEOG)
Neogen engages in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of products for food and animal safety worldwide. Products that detect dangerous or unintended substances in human food and animal feed such as food borne pathogens, spoilage organisms, natural toxins, food allergens, genetic modifications, ruminant byproducts, drug residues, pesticide residues, and general sanitation concerns. It markets to food and feed producers and processors through national and international distributors.
The chart below is included in the SRC Orange Book of 12-Year NASDAQ Stock Charts available here.
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Source: Securities Research Company (www.srcstockcharts.com)
7. Ross Stores (ROST)
Ross Stores operates a chain of 988 off-price retail stores located in 27 states and Guam, primarily offering first quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel for the entire family at every day savings of 20-60% below department and specialty store prices.
The chart below is included in the SRC Orange Book of 12-Year NASDAQ Stock Charts available here.
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Source: Securities Research Company (www.srcstockcharts.com)
The author, Paul Schneider, is an individual investor and a volunteer member of Better Investing, a non-profit organization dedicated to investor education. Paul is a retired engineer from GE Aviation in Massachusetts and has been a long time SRC subscriber.
November 18, 2011 at 1:34 am
Great pics and work on your charts. Wish I had these thru past !0 years.Good work.
Jerry
November 18, 2011 at 1:50 am
Continue-The red and purple graph lines denote what?
Thanks Jerry
November 23, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Jerry,
The purple line shows the price strength of the prices relative to the S&P 500 index. Up and to the right means the price strenth is greater than the S&P. Flat would mean they coincide with the S&P, etc.
The red/brown line with circles are the dividend payments.
The green dot are quarterly earnings, etc.
Poking around on the SRC site provides a graphic explaining these and many many other features.
Paul