Cramer's Picks: 1 To Buy, 2 To Sell
In recent editions of Lighting Round on his Mad Money program, Jim Cramer was bullish on several stocks that I closely follow. I have selected three such stocks for further analysis to determine if following Cramer's recommendation makes sense at current levels. The selected companies are Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED), Devon Energy Corp (DVN) and Becton, Dickson and Co. (BDX). ED and BDX have very similar market capitalization of approximately $17 billion while DVN is the larger firm on the list with a market capitalization of $27 billion. The stocks all pay dividends with ED, a utility company, not surprisingly leading the way with a yield of 4.2%.During the last five years, ED is the only company on the list that has generated positive returns for its shareholders (not counting dividends). BDX and DVN have declined by 3% and 12%, respectively.Coming to growth rates, I evaluated the historicalComplete Story »
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