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[|1. Ford Motor Company]

Stock Symbol: F

Market is traded on: NYSE

Company is in the AUTOMOTIVE industry.

What do they produce?

Copied from [|Yahoo Finance] Ford Motor Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and service of vehicles and related parts worldwide. The company operates through two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services. The automotive sector offers vehicles primarily under the Ford and Lincoln brand names. This sector markets cars, trucks, and parts through retail dealers in North America, and through distributors and dealers outside North America. It also sells cars and trucks to dealers for sale to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. In addition, this sector provides various after-sale vehicle services and products to retail customers, such as maintenance and light repair, heavy repair, collision repair, vehicle accessories, and extended service contracts under the Ford Service, Lincoln Service, Ford Custom Accessories, Ford Extended Service Plan, and Motorcraft brand names. The Financial Services sector offers various automotive financing products to and through automotive dealers. It provides retail financing, which include retail installment contracts for new and used vehicles; direct financing leases to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers; wholesale financing that comprise loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; and loans to dealers to finance working capital, purchase dealership real estate, and/or make improvements to dealership facilities, as well as offers insurance services. Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.

Current P/E Ratio: 2.44

Current P/E Ratio for Competitors: [|GM] 8.56 [|Toyota] 16.72 [|Honda] 12.85

Dividend Info: 0.20 (1.90%)

52 Week H/L: 8.82-13.05

Competitors: [|GM] [|Honda] [|Toyota]

RSS Feed: [|Press Release] No RSS Feeds available RSS Feed

[|2. M&T Bank]

Stock Symbol: MTB

Stock traded on: NYSE

Company is in the REGIONAL NORTHEAST BANKING industry.

What do they produce?

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M&T Bank Corporation operates as the holding company for M&T Bank that provide commercial and retail banking services to individuals, corporations and other businesses, and institutions. It offers demand, savings, time deposits, and NOW accounts; business loans and leases, including loans guaranteed by the small business administration; business credit cards; and financial services, such as cash management, payroll and direct deposit, merchant credit card, and letters of credit. The company also originates, sells, and services commercial real estate loans; and offers short-term and long-term borrowed funds, brokered certificates of deposits, interest rate swap agreements, and foreign exchange services, as well as invests and trades in securities. In addition, it originates and services residential mortgage loans and sells those loans in the secondary market to investors, as well as originates loans to developers of residential real estate properties. Further, the company provides consumer installment loans, automobile loans, home equity loans, and lines of credit; investment products, including mutual funds and annuities; trust, fiduciary, and custodial services; reinsurance of credit life and accident, and health insurance; insurance agency services; securities brokerage and investment advisory services; and investment management services to certain private funds. M&T Bank Corporation offers its products and services through its banking offices, telephone banking, Internet banking, and automated teller machines (ATM). It operates approximately 780 retail and commercial branches and 2,000 ATMs located in 8 states, the District of Columbia, and Ontario, Canada. M&T Bank Corporation was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

Current P/E Ration: 16.33

Current P/E Ration for Competitors: [|Wells Fargo] 10.75 [|First Niagra Financial Group Inc.] 19.40 [|US Bank] 12.06

Dividend Info: 2.80 (2.70%)

52 Week H/L 67.23 - 105.33

Competitors:

[|Wells Fargo] [|First Niagra Financial Group Inc.] [|US Bank]

RSS Feed [|Link To The Press Release Page] [| Yahoo Finance RSS Feed Link]

[|3. T. Rowe Price]



Stock Symbol: TROW

Stock is traded on: NasdaqGS

Company is apart of the ASSET MANAGEMENT industry

What do they produce? Copied from [|Yahoo Finance]

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional investors, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries. Through its subsidiaries, it manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and venture capital markets across the globe. The firm was previously known as T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. T. Rowe Price Group was founded in 1937 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland with additional offices in London, United Kingdom; Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore

Current P/E Ration: 20.62

Dividend Info: 1.36 (2.10%)

Current P/E Ration for competitors: 14.69 (Industry Avg.)

52 Week H/L: 49.35 - 66.66

Competitors: [|American Century] [|Fidelity] [|Vanguard Group Inc.]

RSS Feed: [|Link to the Press Releases] [|NY Times T. Rowe Price RSS Feed]

4. [|ADM]

Stock Symbol: ADM

Traded on the NYSE

Company is apart of the FARM PRODUCTS industry.

What do they produce? Copied from [|Yahoo Finance]

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company engages in the manufacture and sale of protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients. The companys Oilseeds Processing segment is involved in the origination, merchandising, crushing, and processing of oilseeds, such as soybeans and soft seeds into vegetable oils and protein meals. Its products include oilseeds products; crude vegetable and salad oils; margarine, shortening, and other food products; partially refined oils; oilseed protein meals; cottonseed flour; and cotton cellulose pulp. This segment also engages in the blending of fertilizers; procurement and processing of cocoa beans into cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, chocolate, and various compounds; and supply of peanuts and peanut-derived ingredients. The companys Corn Processing segment converts corn into sweeteners, starches, and bio products. Its products include sweeteners, starch, syrup, glucose, and dextrose; alcohol, amino acids, and other specialty food and animal feed ingredients; ethyl alcohol; corn gluten feed and meals, and distillers grains; citric and lactic acids, lactates, sorbitol, xanthan gum, and glycols; propylene and ethylene glycol; and sugarcane ethanol. The companys Agricultural Services segment engages in buying, storing, cleaning, and transporting agricultural commodities, such as oilseeds, corn, wheat, milo, oats, rice, and barley; and reselling those commodities primarily as food and feed ingredients. This segment is also involved in the merchandising of agricultural commodities and processed products; origination and processing of wheat flour; and processing and distribution of formula feeds, animal health and nutrition products, and edible beans. The company also engages in futures commission merchant business. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois.

Current P/E Ration: 18.80

Dividend Info: 0.70 (2.60%)

Current P/E Ration for competitors: (Industry P/E) 11.36

52 Week H/L 25.02 - 33.98

Competitors: [|Bunge Limited] [|Tyson Foods] [|Land O' Lakes]

RSS Feeds: No RSS feeds available, Link to [|Press Releases] [|USA Today RSS Feed link for ADM]

5. EA



Stock Symbol: EA

Traded on: NasdaqGS

Company is apart of the MULTIMEDIA & GRAPHICS SOFTWARE industry.

What do they produce? Copied from [|Yahoo Finance]

Electronic Arts Inc. develops, markets, publishes, and distributes game software content and services for video game consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, tablets and electronic readers, and the Internet. It provides games, and related content and services under the EA brand in various categories, including action-adventure, role playing, racing, and first-person shooter games. The company also offers a collection of sports-based video games, and related content and services comprising simulated sports based on real-world sports leagues, players, events, and venues, as well as casual games with arcade-style gameplay and graphics under the EA SPORTS brand. In addition, it provides compelling games for a mass audience under Maxis Label, as well as develops easy-to-learn games. Further, the company offers casual games, such as cards, puzzles, and word games through its pogo.com, as well as on Facebook and other platforms; and digital content and Internet-based advertising services. Additionally, it publishes games for mobile devices; and develops digital games, such as MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE, YAHTZEE, NERF, and LITTLEST PET SHOP. The company sells its products through mass market retailers, electronics specialty stores, and game software specialty stores worldwide. Electronic Arts Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Current P/E Ration: 283.04

Dividend Info: N/A (N/A)

Current P/E Ration for competitors: (Industry) 10.36

52 Week H/L: 10.77 - 24.00

Competitors: [|Activision] [|Ubisoft] [|Nintendo]

RSS Feeds: [|Press Room link (EA)] Battlefield 3 RSS Feeds (EA Games)