The industrial goods sector is a major integrated branch within the economy. If the economy starts to recover, the industrial goods sector is one of the first sectors starting to boom. Particularly for cyclical investors, it is an interesting investment field.

I screened the industrial goods sector by large capitalized stocks of more than USD $10 billion as well as a dividend yield of more than 3%. As result, 10 stocks from the sector resist the selection of which half of the companies came from the aerospace and defense as well as waste management industry.

Here are my three most promising stocks from the screening results:

1. Waste Management (WM) is acting within the waste management industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $14.6 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $12.9 billion and a net income of USD $948.0 million. It follows P/E ratio is 15.6 and forward P/E ratio 12.5, P/S 1.1 and P/B ratio 2.3. Dividend Yield: 4.4%. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increase: 7 Years. Five-Year Dividend Growth: 9.3%. The company paid dividends since 1986.

2. Lockheed Martin (LMT) is acting within the aerospace and defense industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $23.6 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $46.4 billion and a net income of USD $2.7 billion. It follows P/E ratio is 9.3 and forward P/E ratio 8.1, P/S 0.5 and P/B ratio 7.2. Dividend Yield: 4.3%. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increase: 8 Years. Five-Year Dividend Growth: 20.3%. The company paid dividends since 1995.

3. General Electric (GE) is acting within the diversified machinery industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD $173.7 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD $151.0 billion and a net income of USD $13.7 billion. It follows P/E ratio is 12.7 and forward P/E ratio 10.0, P/S 1.2 and P/B ratio 1.4. Dividend Yield: 3.7%. Years of Consecutive Dividend Increase: 0 Years. Five-Year Dividend Growth: -3.0%. The company paid dividends since 1899.

Take a closer look at the full table. The average P/E ratio (P/E ratio) of the list amounts to 13.16 while the average forward P/E ratio is 9.82. The dividend yield has an average value of 3.46%; 46.57% of the annual income was paid to shareholders. P/B ratio is 1.78 and P/S ratio 1.03. The average operating margin amounts to 12.45%.

Related stock ticker symbols:
CRH, WM, LMT, RTN, NOC, GE, ETN, ITW, RSG, ABB

Selected Articles:

· 11 Best Yielding Stocks in Industrial Goods Sector

· Best Yielding Industrial Goods Stocks With High Margins

· Long-Term Financial Analysis of General Electric (NYSE:GE)

· 11 Best Yielding Aerospace And Defense Stocks

· Best Yielding Industrial Shares

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