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After a breakout fiscal third quarter earnings report, Emerson Electric has been upgraded to ‘buy’ twice and received several price target increases.
Popular brands, a debt-free balance sheet and a rising 2.1% dividend make the dip in Lancaster Colony well worth dipping into.
Eight out of nine analysts have buy ratings on Sysco stock and the group’s average price target of $85.56 implies almost 25% upside.
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Company	MarketRank™	Current Price	Price Change	Dividend Yield	P/E Ratio	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target
Emerson Electric (EMR)	4.6615 of 5 stars	$109.89	+0.3%	1.91%	5.72	Moderate Buy	$116.25
Lancaster Colony (LANC)	3.8972 of 5 stars	$187.03	-0.5%	1.92%	39.96	Hold	$198.75
Sysco (SYY)	4.7259 of 5 stars	$77.07	flat	2.65%	18.84	Moderate Buy	$85.38
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)	2.6592 of 5 stars	$8.11	-2.2%	N/A	-6.34	Moderate Buy	$13.83
NVIDIA (NVDA)	4.4464 of 5 stars	$877.35	+6.2%	0.02%	73.48	Moderate Buy	$940.30
Meta Platforms (META)	4.1788 of 5 stars	$443.29	+0.4%	0.45%	25.46	Moderate Buy	$509.18
Tesla (TSLA)	4.7696 of 5 stars	$168.29	-1.1%	N/A	42.93	Hold	$186.70
Lowe's Companies (LOW)	4.6472 of 5 stars	$229.87	0.0%	1.91%	17.47	Hold	$252.52
Nucor (NUE)	4.1325 of 5 stars	$175.42	-0.3%	1.23%	10.32	Hold	$193.14
Tennant (TNC)	4.2322 of 5 stars	$115.63	+0.1%	0.97%	19.83	Buy	$106.00
Consolidated Edison (ED)	4.0343 of 5 stars	$92.93	-1.3%	3.57%	12.94	Reduce	$87.54
American States Water (AWR)	4.6082 of 5 stars	$69.91	-0.6%	2.46%	20.74	Reduce	$77.00
Procter & Gamble (PG)	4.5413 of 5 stars	$161.29	-0.8%	2.49%	26.35	Moderate Buy	$169.76
Genuine Parts (GPC)	3.8468 of 5 stars	$159.93	-0.7%	2.50%	17.83	Hold	$173.10
Dover (DOV)	4.7715 of 5 stars	$180.17	+0.6%	1.13%	17.31	Moderate Buy	$185.75
US Foods (USFD)	4.2853 of 5 stars	$51.35	+1.8%	N/A	25.42	Moderate Buy	$54.92
Performance Food Group (PFGC)	4.3502 of 5 stars	$68.85	-0.1%	N/A	25.13	Moderate Buy	$81.25

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