Against the current economic and fiscal backdrop, the most prudent course of action is to focus on large-cap consumer and information technology stocks that are less vulnerable to unexpected political shocks and the market�� ups-and-downs.
However, investors worried about the contractionary effects of ��equestration��don�� have to sit on the sidelines. They can take a defensive stance and still enjoy growth.
Accordingly, our latest ��est Buy��is Home Depot (HD), from the Growth Portfolio�� consumer discretionary sleeve. The stock is a timely play on rising home prices and the pick-up in construction activity.
Top 5 Defensive Stocks To Own For 2014: (HCLTECH.NS)
HCL Technologies Limited provides software-led information technology (IT) solutions, remote infrastructure management, engineering, research and development (R&D), and business process outsourcing services worldwide. Its custom application services comprise custom application development, application management, application support, re-engineering, modernization, migration, and independent verification and validation. The company?s engineering and R&D services include hardware product engineering, embedded engineering, mechanical engineering, and software product engineering. Its enterprise application services consist of blue printing, development, deployment, global rollouts, and application maintenance and support in the areas of ERP, CRM, and SCM. The company?s enterprise transformation services include business transformation; technology transformation; data warehousing and business intelligence; middleware and SOA; enterprise content management and portals; indepe ndent verification and validation; and IT governance. Its IT infrastructure management services comprise end user computing, data center transformation, network, information security, integrated operation management, cross functional, and mainframe services. The company?s business services consists of supply chain management, finance and accounts outsourcing, knowledge process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing, customer relationship management, and technical support services. It serves aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, energy and utilities, financial services, government, healthcare, independent software vendors, industrial manufacturing, medical devices, media and entertainment, retail and consumer, semiconductors, server and storage, telecom, transportation and logistics, and travel and hospitality sectors. HCL Technologies Limited was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Noida, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Kennedy]
HCL Technologies, based in Delhi, offers is engaged in providing software-IT solutions, remote infrastructure management services and business process outsourcing (BPO). Through its global offshore infrastructure, HCL delivers solutions in selected verticals, including financial services, retail and consumer, life sciences and healthcare, hi-tech, telecom, and media and entertainment.
The company’s net profit rose by 57.7% to Rs 344 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2010. HCL's total revenue in the quarter stood at Rs 3,076 crore, a 7.5% increase over the same quarter a year ago. The company board has proposed an interim dividend of Re 1 on each share with a face value of Rs 2.
Top 5 Defensive Stocks To Own For 2014: Innophos Holdings Inc.(IPHS)
Innophos Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production of mineral based specialty ingredients that are used in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, oral care, and industrial end markets. The company?s specialty ingredients include specialty phosphate salts, specialty phosphoric acids, and a range of other mineral based specialty ingredients that are used as flavor enhancers in beverages; electrolytes in sports drinks; texture modifiers in cheeses; leavening agents in baked goods; mineral sources for nutritional supplements; pharmaceutical excipients; and abrasives in toothpaste, as well as in industrial applications, such as asphalt modification and petrochemical catalysis. It also provides food and technical grade purified phosphoric acid (PPA) used in the production of fertilizer, and specialty phosphate salts and acids, as well as in beverage and water treatment applications; technical grade sodium tri polyphosphate (STPP), a specialty phosphate, which is used as an ingredient in cleaning products, such as industrial and institutional cleaners, automatic dishwashing detergents, and consumer laundry detergents, as well as in water treatment, clay processing, and copper ore processing activities; and detergent grade PPA that is primarily used in the production of STPP. In addition, the company offers granular triple super phosphate, a fertilizer product line used for increasing crop yields in various agricultural sectors. It serves primarily consumer goods manufacturers, distributors, and specialty chemical manufacturers in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. Innophos Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey.
Top 5 Healthcare Equipment Stocks To Buy For 2014: BroadSoft Inc.(BSFT)
BroadSoft, Inc. provides software and services that enable mobile, fixed-line, and cable service providers to deliver unified communications and other voice and multimedia services over Internet protocol (IP) based networks. The company?s communications platform consists of BroadWorks software, which enables its service provider customers to provide enterprises and consumers with a range of cloud-based or hosted IP multimedia communications, such as private branch exchanges, video calling, unified communications, collaboration, and converged mobile and fixed-line services; BroadCloud hosted or cloud service that enables its service provider customers to offer Web collaboration, video conferencing, instant messaging, presence, and short messaging to their end-users; and BroadTouch, a client application that enables carriers to offers unified communications services for smartphones, tablets, desktops, and laptops. It also provides a range of professional support services, i ncluding pre-sales support; installation, network integration, project management, and remote upgrade services, as well as consulting services; product life-cycle services; and training services. The company sells its products to telecommunication service providers directly, as well as indirectly through telecommunications equipment vendors, value-added resellers, and other distributors. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. BroadSoft, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Top 5 Defensive Stocks To Own For 2014: Bank of the Carolinas Corporation(BCAR)
Bank of the Carolinas Corporation operates as the holding company for Bank of the Carolinas that provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals and small-and medium-sized businesses primarily in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Its deposit products portfolio includes business and individual checking accounts, savings accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, certificates of deposit, and money market checking accounts, as well as fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities. The company?s loan products portfolio comprises consumer and commercial loans offered to individuals and small-and medium-sized businesses for various personal, business, and agricultural purposes, including term and installment loans, commercial and equity lines of credit, and overdraft checking credit; and commercial operating and working capital loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, other consumer loans, and loans secured by comm ercial real estate. It operates through 10 banking offices. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Mocksville, North Carolina.
Top 5 Defensive Stocks To Own For 2014: 99 Capital Corporation (WDG.V)
Giyani Gold Corporation, a gold exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company holds an option agreement to acquire 5 exploration licenses covering approximately 170 square kilometers in the Giyani Archean Greenstone Belt located in the northeastern region of South Africa. It also has options and licenses covering approximately 140 square kilometers located in the western part of the Goudreau-Lochalsh Greenstone Belt near Wawa, Ontario. Giyani Gold Corporation is based in Oakville, Canada.
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