Top 13 Stock Picks for 2013 to buy Long term $PM $TOL $EDU $ADP $TNGO $AAPL $JBSS #STOCKS

Mr. Market often takes investors for a wild ride that instills them with fear and drives them away from stocks. But giving in to your market-phobia means missing out on big wins and losing out to future inflation.Despite a rally that has seen the market more than double from its bear-market low in 2009, stocks still represent good value. Stocks in most major sectors are trading below their long-term average price-earnings ratios. At the same time, companies are sporting profit margins and cash levels above their historical norms. Cash-rich companies that can manufacture growth in a tepid economy will deliver the goods to shareholders. Instead, add a more-reliable brand of stock to your portfolio. Here are ten low-volatility stocks that will deliver consistent returns over the long haul without all the drama. They all have betas of less than 1, which suggests that their moves are less than the market's (beta is a measure of volatility compared with a particular market, in this case the U.S. stock market, as measured by Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index). On top of having low volatility, the companies tend to pay generous dividends and increase them regularly. They usually boast pristine balance sheets, with loads of cash and little debt. Plus they are industry leaders and have been around for a long time, so you’ll no doubt find their products and services familiar Year company was founded: 1882 (ExxonMobil merger was in 1999) 52-week high: $86.42 52-week low: $66.80 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 13 Yield: 2.8% Beta: 0.50 ExxonMobil may have ceded its claim as the world’s most valuable company to Apple (AAPL), but the energy giant has something Apple doesn’t: a corporate history spanning more than a century and a reputation for safety befitting a stock with a market value of $400 billion. Plus, it is one of just four companies with a perfect, AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. Exxon is not without some challenges. The company has cut back its refining business, for example, as demand for oil in developed countries shrinks. Another hurdle is a huge stake in North American natural gas production Year company was founded: 1856 (as Minneapolis Milling Company) 52-week high: $40.73 52-week low: $34.15 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 29 Yield: 3.2% Beta: 0.18 The brands of consumer food giant General Mills are strong enough to withstand competitive pressures from cheaper generic brands. Is there really any substitute for Cheerios? Other brands include Lucky Charms, Progresso soups, Green Giant vegetables and Betty Crocker baking mixes. A weak economy and high commodity prices are challenges. A slightly muted outlook for the fiscal year that ends May 2013 in part reflects increased spending to shore up the company’s recently acquired Yoplait yogurt division, a laggard in the trendy Greek yogurt category. But General Mills is cutting costs elsewhere and using its formidable cash position to expand in faster-growing emerging markets and to finance dividends, share buybacks and acquisitions -- most recently a Brazilian food maker that is expected to more than double the company’s annual sales in Latin International Business Machines (IBM) Year company was founded: 1911 (as Computing-Tabulating Recording Company) 52-week high: $208.63 52-week low: $155.65 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 17 Yield: 1.8% Beta: 0.66 Big Blue has been around for a century and knows how to weather economic storms. The company offers a wide range of computer hardware, software and services, making it a one-stop shop for many corporate information-technology departments. Cloud computing could challenge IBM’s high-end hardware business. But the company continues to innovate. It spent $6.3 billion on research last year and won more U.S. patents (6,180) than any other company. Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Year company was founded: 1949 52-week high: $56.07 52-week low: $43.48 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 36 Yield: 2.9% Beta: 0.70 ADP is a bet on an improving economy and a rosier employment picture. The world’s largest provider of outsourced payroll services, it's another of the four triple-A-rated companies left standing. The annual dividend has grown from $1.16 per share in 2008 to a rate of $1.58 this year. A recessionary relapse would be bad news for ADP. But employment numbers in the U.S. are trending up. And untapped markets among small and midsize businesses, as well as overseas, provide plenty of running room for ADP. Read more at Coca-Cola Co. (KO) Year company was founded: 1886 52-week high: $76.94 52-week low: $62.19 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 23 Yield: 2.7% Beta: 0.52 You can order a Coke almost anywhere. Coca-Cola Co. delivers its soft drinks, which also include Sprite, Fanta, Tab and Fresca, to thirsty consumers in some 200 countries. (Other brands include Minute Maid orange juice, Powerade energy drink and Dasani bottled water.) And the company is investing billions of dollars more in overseas markets (which account for 70% of sales), especially in China, Russia, Brazil and other big emerging markets. Coke battled higher commodity prices last year but recently announced a plan to shave annual costs by $550 million to $650 million by the end of 2015. Analysts, on average, expect Coke to generate annualized earnings growth of nearly 8% over the next three to five years. Some, such as analyst Caroline Levy, at Credit Agricole Securities, think Coke can achieve a double-digit earnings growth rate over the long haul. The stock, at 18 times estimated earnings, isn’t cheap. But the bulls say that because of Coke’s steadiness, it deserves an even higher price-earnings ratio. Read more at Philip Morris International (PM) Year company was founded: 1847 (went public in 1881) 52-week high: $89.50 52-week low: $60.06 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 4 Yield: 3.7% Beta: 0.87 You’ll find the shares of Philip Morris International tempting if you have no concerns about investing in tobacco. Consider this telling prediction, from Morningstar: By 2020, there will be 1.4 billion smokers globally, up from 1.3 billion today, even if the percentage of the population that smokes declines 1% annually. Not counting China and the U.S., the market share of Marlboro, PMI’s best-selling brand, rose to 9% last year. And Parliament, a luxury brand with a high profit margin, saw sales volume increase 12%. Midprice L&M has been gaining market share in the European Union since 2009 and is the second-largest brand there. Unfortunately for smokers, cigarette price hikes are a frequent fact of life. But that pricing power helps PMI offset pockets of declining sales in Europe. And it contributes to the large profits that fund an aggressive stock-repurchase program and regular dividend increases, including a 20% boost in the payout rate last year Read more at Procter & Gamble (PG) Year company was founded: 1837 52-week high: $67.33 52-week low: $57.09 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 10 Yield: 3.8% Beta: 0.45 Check your pantry or laundry room and you'll probably find this company's products lining the shelves. P&G has more brands generating at least $1 billion in annual sales -- including Tide, Duracell and Charmin -- than any other household-goods maker. P&G hasn’t been immune to consumer belt-tightening in the U.S. and Europe and slower growth in emerging markets. As with many multinationals, currency swings have cut into revenues. The company recently warned that sales and profits for the fiscal year that ends in June 2013 would be less than previously expected. But P&G has responded with some belt-tightening of its own. The company is engineering a $10 billion, five-year cost-savings program aimed at plumping profit margins. And executives have vowed to focus on core markets and businesses, as well as on dreaming up the next game-changing product you don’t yet know you need. Disappointing short-term projections have pushed the stock to bargain levels, say long-term bulls. If P&G’s plan works, shareholders could come out winners as earnings growth re-accelerates. Meanwhile, investors are paid to wait for progress with a generous dividend on a stock that is less than half as volatile as the overall market Coach 52-Week High: $79.70 52-Week Low: $48.24 Annual Revenue: $4.9 billion Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 14.7% From Kiplinger: Shares of the luxury handbag maker Coach (symbol: COH) fell 7% in 2012, mainly because of sluggish sales in North America. But skittish investors overlooked Coach's overseas business. In the July–September quarter, foreign sales rose 15% from the same period in 2011, driven by nearly 40% growth in China. Coach pulls in average sales of $2,500 per square foot per year from its more than 800 stores worldwide, 25% more than rival Tiffany. Coach has significantly raised its dividends every year since 2009; its stock yields 2.1 John B. Sanfilippo & Sons 52-Week High: $19.67 52-Week Low: $7.16 Annual Revenue: $721 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 5.4% From Kiplinger: One bag of nuts is like any other, right? Not at John B. Sanfilippo & Sons (symbol: JBSS). The Elgin, Ill., nut processor has done much to make its brands -- Fisher and Orchard Valley Harvest -- stand out. Small innovations, such as the use of resealable bags, are just a start. The firm launches new products every year -- such as vanilla-flavored almonds in 2012. Adam Strauss, co-manager of Appleseed Fund, expects a 44% bump in 2013 profits from 2012. The stock, which has a market value of just $184 million, sells for 11 times estimated 2013 earnings Toll Brothers 52-Week High: $37.08 52-Week Low: $18.95 Annual Revenue: $1.7 billion Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 61.2% From Kiplinger: Housing has turned the corner, and that’s pushed up homebuilder stocks. Shares of Toll Brothers (symbol: TOL), which bills itself as the nation's biggest builder of luxury homes, rose 62% in 2012, and the Horsham, Pa., company has plenty of momentum going into the new year. Toll Brothers recently reported that the backlog of homes under construction had climbed 59% from the year before. The company is diversified. Single-family homes account for 53% of sales; high-rises, senior communities and multifamily homes make up the rest. Analysts see profits rising 65% in the current fiscal year. New Oriental Education & Technology Group 52-Week High: $29.19 52-Week Low: $9.41 Annual Revenue: $841 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 30.4% From James K. Glassman: New Oriental Education & Technology Group (symbol: EDU), which I recommended for 2010, gained a lovely 48% over the following 12 months. For the past year, however, New Oriental -- which dominates the market for private educational services in China (55 schools and 726 learning centers) -- has taken a dive, as have many Chinese stocks. It's now close to its early-2010 price, even though revenues have doubled Tangoe 52-Week High: $23.05 52-Week Low: $11.99 Annual Revenue: $140 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 33.3% From James K. Glassman Terry Tillman, who analyzes software stocks for the Raymond James investment firm, chose SuccessFactors for 2012. Now he's enthusiastic about Tangoe (symbol: TNGO), which makes software that helps manage the telecom services that large and midsize companies use. Revenues in the July–September quarter were up 39% from the same period in 2011. When you consider Tangoe's fast growth, its P/E of 20, based on 2013 earnings estimates, seems attractive. But I'm mainly drawn by the firm's similarity to SuccessFactors. Two in a row?

9 ( Nine ) For 09 , Risky Stock Picks ( 2009 )

1. Midas ( MDS ) 10.49 a share As of 1/1/2009
Midas, Inc. is a provider of automotive repair and maintenance services with over 2,550 shops globally. Midas retail shops, which are operated by the Company, its franchisees and licensees, offer an array of automotive repair and maintenance services. As of December 29, 2007, there were 1,711 North American Midas shops located in all 50 United States and nine Canadian provinces. Midas operates in a single business segment with retail, supply chain and real estate operations in support of automotive service shops. Retail operations consist of franchised and Company-operated shops in North America and licensed shops in 15 other countries. Supply chain activities include providing value-added merchandising services to franchisees, in which the Company establishes relationships with vendors who distribute products and equipment directly to Midas shops. Real estate activities include the development, ownership and leasing of Midas shops in North America. With nobody buying new cars people need to repair there older cars & in the USA we will find ways on paying to repair our cars ! Midas is a reliable company w/ low dept , this could be a winner for 2009 ! target price 20.00 a share.

2. Clean Energy Fuels ( CLNE ) 6.01 a share as of 1/1/2009
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Clean Energy) is a provider of natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicle fleets in the United States and Canada. The Company offers a solution to enable customers to run their fleets on natural gas. It designs, builds, finances and operates fueling stations, and supplies customers with compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Company also helps them acquire and finance natural gas vehicles, and obtain local, state and federal clean air rebates and incentives. The Company serves fleet vehicle operators in a variety of markets, including public transit, refuse hauling, airports, taxis, seaports, and regional trucking. It generates revenues primarily by selling CNG and LNG, and to an extent by building, operating and maintaining CNG and LNG fueling stations.CLNE is the largest supplier of CNG for automotive fuel in the U.S.. When the price of gasoline doubles again next year, CLNE will be poised to pick up the renewed interest in alternative fuels. Recently, it has been awarded several government contracts to keep it healthy until consumer interest picks up again.Largest supplier of natural gas stations. As the country shifts to natural gas for its autos(and it will) this company will be in the forefront to set up service stations across the country. T.Boone Pickens a large stockholder. Target price 21.00 a share .

3. Citigroup ( C ) 6.71 A Share As Of 1/1/2009
Citigroup Inc. (Citigroup) is a diversified global financial services holding company whose businesses provide a range of financial services to consumer and corporate customers. Citigroup is a bank holding company. As of March 31, 2008, Citigroup was organized into four major segments: Consumer Banking, Global Cards, Institutional Clients Group and Global Wealth Management. In March 2008, Citigroup reorganized its consumer group into two global businesses: Consumer Banking and Global Cards. In May 2008, the Company has reorganized its equity and debt business in Japan. Nikko Citigroup Ltd, the Company’s Japan investment banking unit, merged its equity and debt underwriting teams into one.CIti is one of those "can't fail" companies. When financials get their act together Citi should be a better than average performer.While it has written down nearly 30 Billion in assets, these assets are not worthless. Additionally, these write-downs are non-cash balance sheet charges, not cash outflows. The recapitalization due to the non-cash losses is a tiny fraction of the overall write downs. Citi is, was, and will be one of the largest players in international finance and banking. Once the fair value of these assets is determined, and the financial markets stabilize, I believe Citi will return to EPS in the $3.40 to $4.10 range. Remember, the $1.05 dollar first-quarter loss included a whopping 12 Billion in write-downs. Without those items, that Citi made $1.24/share. My point is, the core-business of Citi makes sense. These banks are not going anywhere. They made some mistakes, and lost some money, but no one can convince me that Citigroup is worth less than it was in 1998. Eventually the market will figure that out. If you pass on CIti at these prices, you are missing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy a great company at a great price. This stock will greatly outperform the market over the next 3-5 years. Target price 9.75 a share.

4. United States Oil Fund ETF ( USO )32.85 A share as of 1/1/2009
United States Oil Fund, LP (USOF) is a commodity pool that issues limited partnership interests or units that may be purchased and sold on the American Stock Exchange (the AMEX). The Company invests in futures contracts for light, sweet crude oil and other types of crude oil, heating oil, gasoline, natural gas and other petroleum-based fuels that are traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), International Currency Exchange (ICE) Futures or other United States and foreign exchanges (collectively, Oil Futures Contracts). It holds interests in other oil-related investments such as cash-settled options on Oil Futures Contracts, forward oil contracts, and oil-based over-the-counter transactions.Oil is waaaay down, but only due to overall weakness in the markets. It will come back in a big way, and now is the time to get in to anything that is even remotely related to the oil markets.
This is just a reality. The thought that oil will forever fall is just not sound thinking. As conditions improve and people hoard the oil, prices will rise and this ETF will again ride higher. It will not be until the late summer or fall of 2009 but it will occur. The same way we are amazed at the massive oil price drop we will all sit around and discuss how that one _____ (hurricane, war, terrorist act) tripled oil in a months time. The wonderful part of old age is you slowly realize the waves that pound the beach are rather predictable. Anyway I have bought oil and plan to continue. Target price 70.75 a share.

5. Baidu.com, Inc. ( BIDU ) 129.90 a share as of 1/1/2009
Baidu.com, Inc. (Bidu) is a Chinese-language Internet search provider. The Company conducts its operations principally through Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Baidu Online), its wholly owned subsidiary in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China. In addition, it conducts part of its operations through Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd. (Baidu Netcom), which holds the licenses and approvals necessary to operate Baidu’s Websites and provide online advertising services.Google US market share 60%
Baidu China market share 60%
US Population 300M
Chinese Population 1B+
Google market value 150B
Baidu Market value 10B
Chinese version of Google. Huge under-tapped market. Strong ownership interest. Recommended by Fools. Internet is here to stay and just getting started in China.Target price 225.00 a share.

6. Toll Brothers ( TOL ) 21.43 a share as of 1/1/2009
Toll Brothers, Inc. is engaged in designing, building, marketing and arranging finance for single-family detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities. The Company is also involved, directly and through joint ventures, in projects where it is building, or converting existing rental apartment buildings into high-, mid- and low-rise luxury homes. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company delivered 7,023 homes from 385 communities. In fiscal 2007, the Company has introduced 70 new single-family detached models, 28 new single-family attached models and 32 new condominium units. The four segments operated by the Company includes the North, the Mid-Atlantic, the South and the West.
With the Fed throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the housing problem they will create and artificial bottom in housing prices. Once all the buyers that have been waiting for a bottom will have already missed the bottom and have to pay 1% to 3% more than they originally wanted. And one more thing beware of the crowded short. Also Jim Cramer thinks housing should bottom by mid year in 2009 . How can you not love such a honest CEO as Toll Brothers. I love how candid and open this man is to the little investors. Crammer has interviewed this "gentleman" and I love his straight shooting and talking style. I belive that Toll Brothers is a great place to park your money for some substantial time , long term play !target price 35.00 a share.

7. Suburban Propane Partners ( SPH ) 35.45 a share as of 1/1/2009
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a marketer and distributor of an array of products, which meet the energy needs of its customers. The Company specializes in the distribution of propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, as well as the marketing of natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets. The Company conducts its business through Suburban Propane, L.P., which operates its propane business, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The Company’s general partner, and the general partner of Suburban Propane, L.P., is Suburban Energy Services Group LLC. The Company manages and evaluates its operations in six segments, four of which are reportable segments: propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, natural gas and electricity and Services. Jim Cramer states ,Brrrr! Many of us are enduring some downright frigid temperatures lately. So while you're sitting at home, staying out of the snow and wind, I'm sure the one question on your mind is, 'How can I make money off this arctic-like weather?' Cramer, as always, is here to help you with that dilemma. And his answer is one that many of you faithful viewers have been on to for a while: Suburban Propane Partners [SPH 35.45 1.05 (+3.05%) ]. After so many of you talked this one up, Cramer did his homework. And the result? He's feeling the warmth too.
Suburban is an energy outfit that delivers propane and other fuels to over a million customers.Another reason propane is doing so well now is its wide profit margin. The wholesale price of heating oil is down 43% but the propane companies haven't passed those savings to their customers -- the retail price is down only 33%. I know, I know... the consumer part of you is outraged, as you think about your winter heating bill. But the investor side of you -- well that side should be pretty happy with that nice, fat profit margin. And don't forget we're only at the end of December, with at least two more months of Old Man Winter ahead. That puts Suburban in a good spot for now.

Finally, look at Suburban's dividends, "the main reason to own this stock." Its expected 2009 payout is $3.34 per share -- the aforementioned 10.7% yield. The company has had 10 consecutive increases in quarterly dividend payouts. With over $4M in cash flow expected next year, it will cover that payout handily. Its balance sheet looks great too: $4 per share and a $175M credit facility. All of that means that even in a worst-case scenario with its business falling apart, "it has the balance sheet to keep supporting it."
Cramer's Bottom Line: "You asked, I answered -- Suburban Propane Partners, with that 10.7% yield, is a buy, buy, buy!" Target price 55.00 a share.

8. Genentech ( DNA ) 82.91 a share as of 1/1/2009
Genentech, Inc. (Genentech) is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes pharmaceutical products to treat patients with unmet medical needs. It commercializes multiple biotechnology products and also receives royalties from companies that are licensed to market products based on the Company’s technology. Genentech commercializes various products in the United States, including Avastin, Rituxan, Herceptin, Lucentis, Xolair, Tarceva, Nutropin, Activase, TNKase, Cathflo Activase, Pulmozyme and Raptiva.11B in cash and accumulating. Flat for several years waiting for earnings to catch up to valuation. Great depth in mgmt, research. Best in class products.Safe harbor and a risky stock that can make u mad money. target price 100.00 a share.

9. DENTSPLY International ( XRAY ) 28.24 a share as of 1/1/2009
DENTSPLY International Inc. (DENTSPLY) is a designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of products for the dental market. The Company’s principal dental product categories are dental consumables, dental laboratory products and dental specialty products. Sales of DENTSPLY’s dental products accounted for approximately 97% of its net sales, excluding precious metal content, during the year ended December 31, 2007. The remaining 3% of consolidated sales are related to materials sold to the investment casting industry and various medical products. As of December 31, 2007, the Company conducted its business through four operating segments, all of which were primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of dental products in three principal categories: dental consumables, dental laboratory products and dental specialty products. DENTSPLY conducts its business in over 120 foreign countries, principally through its foreign subsidiaries.
Dentsply earnings can grow 10 % in 2009 . also they have $ 240 million in cash .There's a whole swath of boomers that are going to be needing dental work soon.It helps to have worked as a dental assistant. Dentsply products include xray holders that are easy on the mouth, protective aprons that are more comfortable, a new night guard that can be created in the office rather than cast and sent to a lab, dental tools that help sense hidden caries (cavities) in back molars, and even a toothpast that will help with tooth sensitivity. Most of these are the same kind of everyday, constant use dental products that will be constantly re-ordered by every dentist. The company is a good one with good reputation. This should be a Procter and Gamble of the dental community.Looks like a good company. I'm trying to get a few medical/pharmaceutical companies in antipication of the Obama election. Target price 48.00 a share .

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I hope u all like my top 9 for 09 , risky stock picks ! What are your thoughts ??