DryShips: Your Ship Has Come In

Like me, many of our bloggers have been fans of DryShips Inc (DRYS) for quite some time. In fact, when I put the question of whether or not to buy DRYS in front of the community, I had a hard time finding a bearish opinion on the stock!

DRYS is a worldwide dry bulk carrier. The company operates a fleet of 35 ships with a combined deadweight tonnage of 3 million. Some of the commodities it carries include coal, iron ore and grains. There is no speculation here. The company is a cash cow operating in an industry with tight supply and huge demand. Their earnings are growing like a weed and yet shares trade at current prices for just 6.5 times trailing earnings and 6 times forward earnings.

Get additional information on DryShips in the InvestorPlaceBlogs Bull/Bear Report "Should You Buy DRYS?"

Take a Bite of Apple

Apple Inc., (AAPL) has been a favorite with our stock pickers, continuously occupying a spot in our top five most widely held stock list. This year the company finally succumbed to recessionary fears combined with reduced guidance for 2008, and sold off hard in January and February.

That sliced nearly $80 off its share price, taking it low enough to make shares of AAPL intriguing again. Remember, this company is a gold mine. They are habitual innovators and fantastic marketers, and are capturing a larger piece of the PC market, the iPhone is growing globally, and then there's the iPod. Will there be more innovations from Apple?

You bet there will!

The company deserves a premium valuation and in a stronger economic environment would be trading for much higher levels. You want to own this stock! To access the most up-to-date research, posts and articles on AAPL, visit our Apple Computer Stock Intelligence page.

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