Eaton Corporation ($ETN) Cautious Buy or Hold to $61 Confident Investor Rating: Fair

Company name Eaton Corporation
Stock ticker ETN
Live stock price [stckqut]ETN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $76.3
Target stock price (averages with growth) $69.33
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $49.1
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $58.07

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=etn

Eaton Corporation (Eaton) is a diversified power management company. It is engaged in the manufacturing of electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use, and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. On January 1, 2011, it closed the acquisition of the Tuthill Coupling Group, which is a division of the Tuthill Corporation. It has five segments: Electrical Americas and Electrical Rest of World; Hydraulics; Aerospace; Truck, and Automotive. On October 12, 2010, it acquired Chloride Phoenixtec Electronics. On October 1, 2010, it acquired CopperLogic, Inc. On August 25, 2010, it acquired Wright Line Holding, Inc. On July 15, 2010, it acquired EMC Engineers, Inc. In May 2011, it acquired Internormen Technology Group.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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