8 Reasons to Take Advantage of Exxon's Recent Underperformance

By Bret Jensen:I recently came across ADM in my research on stocks selling near or at their 52 week lows. Its low valuation, growing dividend yield and A rated balance sheet make it worth considering as an investment.

By Bret Jensen:After three months of continuous rally, values in the market are starting to get harder to find than an atheist in a foxhole given the still uncertain economic outlook. However, there seem to be plenty of cheap stocks in the semiconductor sector. Here are two cash-rich stocks in the sector that look undervalued from a variety of metrics and that consistently beat analysts' earnings estimates.

Bret Jensen submits:Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) - Sanofi-Aventis engages in the discovery, development, and distribution of therapeutic solutions to improve the lives of everyone. The company offers a range of healthcare assets, including a broad-based product portfolio in prescription drugs, OTC/OTX, generics, vaccines, and animal health. It has a strategic alliance with Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

By Bret Jensen:The recent pullback in the markets worldwide has created the scenario where one can find high dividend yielding stocks with low valuations outside the traditional sectors of utilities, consumer staples and pharmaceutical companies. Two companies that demonstrate this recent trend are Embraer and Microchip Technologies. Embraer (ERJ)

eChristian Investing submits:Pfizer (PFE) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter 2009 results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 3rd.

TORONTO — There was a time when Research in Motion could say it enjoyed a strong home-country advantage and thrived with the support of patriotic smartphone-carrying Canadians. Not anymore. In fact, according to analysts at IDC, BlackBerry now has a smaller slice of the smartphone market in Canada than it does globally.

By The Independent Investor:Wow, the market isn't going straight up any more. While the S&P 500 and its tracking exchanged traded fund, SPY, have rallied over 15% since the market's lows of last year, and stocks such as Apple (AAPL) are up over 30% in the last year, the last two months have been brutal.

Dividend Monk submits: Everyone loves a good value. In search for one, it makes sense for most investors to be looking for high quality companies trading for a good price rather than mediocre companies trading at bargain prices. Companies on this list each face certain risks and are not necessarily recommendations, but they may not be a bad place to look for some solid dividend investments. So, without further delay, here are five high-quality names currently on the discount rack: