E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (NYSE:DD)

DuPont ---Helping farmers increase production ---seed corn,wheat, soybean, etc, and herbicides-- planting sason around the corner---grain prices are up and CPR contracts are expiring---if it rains fresh plowed grassland---What a system paid to take it out of production now encouraged to increase production for ethanol plants
DuPont wins either way!!!!

climb and as the U.S. economy, particularly the housing and auto markets, slow. (For example, DuPont is one of the largest suppliers of auto paint in the world.) But for your money, you get a piece of DuPont's big agriculture business just as it's set to reverse a decade-long slide in market share

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DuPont is a case of a classic cyclical that has been beaten down severely despite the basic soundness of it as an enterprise. I am looking for a 35-40% return over the next 12-18 months, with little downside risk. If ou're looking for a bigger "kick" with a bit more risk, try a long-term option play on this company.

this company is in the agricultural field, specially in corn. It is also into fertilizers. There is going to be a huge increase in demand for commodities, specially food over the coming years and decades. Dupont has been around a long time. And will be around a long time. besides it pays a nice dividend.

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Dupont's bread and butter is Pioneer Hi-Breds and they are having a great comeback in the seed business.

Dupont is giving a very rosy picture on earnings for the near future. these projections are for overseas markets not the US market.

There are three reasons why I think DuPont is an attractive investment:

1. Considerable foreign sales exposure, making the company a principal benefactor of a weak U.S. dollar.

2. Majority stake in Solae, LLC, a joint venture that manufactures soy-based food ingredients with $1.2 billion in annual revenue. As dairy prices rise (or stay elevated), soy protein's value proposition materially improves. Same goes for soy-based polymers as crude oil remains expensive.

3. Strong annual dividend.

Assuming the dollar remains depressed, the dairy protein market remains expensive and the dividend stays constant (if not increased), this stock should deliver a nice return as crude oil prices come down and the U.S. housing sector recovers. So far, DuPont has managed to pass higher input costs through to their customers (in the form of double-digit price increases).

I also like their diversified biofuels and biomaterials strategy. Even if ethanol prices collapse, the company should see nice growth in its biomaterials sector.

Finally, I'm optimistic that DuPont's Pioneer subsidiary will do a better job of keeping up with rival Monsanto in the ag biotechnology field.

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DP is run more by financial people then scientists and engineers since I watch this stock in 1990. It has been disappointing since it last spilt stock in the 90ies. All investments are now driven by shorterm quarter influence which will pay off shortly...longterm is another story ML

Great dividend, PE ratio, and product base.

Dupont is going to be a key player in the future with or without their alternative fuel products and research. Additionally, Dupont has a strong international presence so it will be less volatile as the dollar continues to decline.

"During 2006 DuPont shifted its emphasis toward bio-based materials and biofuels."

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Daniel J Boyle. Better Investing.

High-quality, High-Value company doing Share repurchases for the right reasons (cheap stock price). What could be better? This ain't a quick double, but should beat the overall market over time, especially in a downturn.

When companies get big and expectations are very high is difficult to prove that the company is doing a good job. DD is well positioned at important businesses.

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The move from traditional industrial chemicals company to being more "green" in bio-fuels and seeds.

Corn seed, improving crop yields and ethanol yield, bio-butanol, and now the bio-PDO facility. This company is far advanced in what the world is going to need in the coming years. I love this company. Get it now while it's still cheap.