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Strategist: These 3 Green Stocks Can Make Money
Brent Wilsey has a new take on the phrase "market environment."
The president of Wilsey Asset Management has some suggestions for investors looking to "green up" their portfolios with the stocks of environmentally-conscious companies.
"If you do your homework here, you can find green companies that will actually put some green in your pocket down the road," he told CNBC.
Recommendations:
Appropriately enough, Wilsey's first pick is First Solar [FSLR
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Another sunny selection is GT Solar International [SOLR
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"GT Solar actually makes the equipment, First Solar sells the equipment," he said, explaining the difference between the two companies. "Sales are up 380 percent; you're only paying eight times forward earnings."
Although there's no debt on the company's balance sheet, Wilsey points out that $50 million of the company's $69 million total equity is in intangible assets.
An older green favorite is ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland [ADM
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"Their sales grew by 14 percent year-over-year," he explained, although he admitted that ethanol demand has dropped.
Disclosures:
Disclosure information for Brent Wilsey was not immediately available.
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