| Company name | The Dow Chemical Company |
| Stock ticker | DOW |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]DOW[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Fair |
| Employee productivity | Fair |
| Sales growth | Fair |
| EPS growth | Good |
| P/E growth | Good |
| EBIT growth | Good |
| Confident Investor Rating | Good |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $54.69 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $79.08 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $67.43 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $45.23 |
The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=dow
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is a diversified manufacturer and supplier of products used primarily as raw materials in the manufacture of customer products and services worldwide. It operates in six segments. Dow provides services to a range of industries, including appliance, automotive, agricultural, building and construction, chemical processing, electronics, furniture, house wares, oil and gas, packaging, paints, coatings and adhesives, personal care pharmaceutical, processed foods, pulp and paper, textile and carpet utilities, and water treatment. Its portfolio includes specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses deliver a range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries. In March 2012, the Company’s subsidiary Dow AgroSciences LLC, divested its European Dithane fungicide business to Indofil Industries Ltd.
Confident Investor comments: It is fairly unusual for a manufacturing company that is this large to have such strong numbers. At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.