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Dallas Cowboys of the '90s have one crucial element in
common: consistent excellence in their organizations and
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Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE: APD), for
example, has beaten the S&P 500 by 21 points since
January 2009, and it currently rewards investors with a 2.2%
yield. Or consider
AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL), which has topped
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members of our CAPS community:
Company
Yield
CAPS Rating
(out of 5)
Plum Creek Timber (NYSE: PCL)
5.1%
****
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN)
2.6%
****
Public Service Enterprise
Group (NYSE: PEG)
4.3%
*****
AT&T (NYSE: T)
6.3%
****
Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO)
2.8%
*****
Source: Capital IQ (a division of
Standard & Poor's), Yahoo! Finance, and CAPS as of Oct.
15.
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