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Dow Inc. (Formerly Dow Chemical) (DOW-N)DOWCOMMENTMar 02, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 22, 2026. Market Open.
One of the themes that is starting to play out is materials, and chemicals would be included in this. This company has lots of opportunity. The economy is growing nicely and their business is improving. You get a very nice 3% dividend. If the US economy continues to perform, the stock is going to do well. It recently pulled back to $63, which is a great opportunity to buy it.
This is a good company that is getting better. They are merging into DuPont (DD-N), and will wind up splitting into 3 pieces. The US has the lowest cost natural gas globally. In chemical companies, natural gas is the biggest cost. There are very persistent low natural gas prices because of what has happened with fracing in the US. The merging companies will likely unlock some value. They generated about a 20% dividend growth over the last 5 years. Dividend yield of 3.01%. (Analysts’ price target is $67.06.)
Going through a merger with DuPont, which should be approved sometime in 2017. There will be a spin out at 3 different businesses. They have grown their dividend at about 20% a year over the last 5 years. There is tremendous cost savings to be had. He likes the industrials group. Also, the feed stock that goes into the materials they produce, are at the lowest costs. Dividend yield of 3.16%. (Analysts’ price target is $61.44.)
Merging with DuPont (DD-N). This will be one of the great industrial companies of the world. They make products that everybody needs in the manufacturing business. Assumes there will be synergies because of cost cutting, and that there will be more pricing power than what they currently have. In the chemical industry much is dependent on the price of feedstock, which is oil and natural gas. This is one that people are going to want to own.