These are the stocks that I frequently replace with others in the category. There’s no point expecting a quick tenbagger in a stalwart, and if the stock price gets above the earnings line, or if the p/e strays too far beyond the normal range, you might think about selling it and waiting to buy it back later at a lower price—or buying something else, as I do
• New products introduced in the last two years have had mixed results and others still in the testing stage are a year away from the marketplace
• The stock has a p/e of 15, while similar-quality companies in the industry have p/e’s of 11–12
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