Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

3D Systems Corp (TDSC) 3M Co (MMM) Ajinomoto Co Inc (AJINY) Ameriprise Financial Inc (AMP) Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM) Avnet Inc (AVT) Balchem Corp (BCPC) Banco Santander Chile (SAN) RG Barry Corp (DFZ) Bell Microproducts Inc (BELM) Briggs & Stratton Corp (BGG) Cadbury PLC (CBY) Cato Corp (CATO) China Green Agriculture Inc (CGA) Conceptus Inc (CPTS) Consolidated Graphics Inc (CGX) Crane Co (CR) Cymer Inc ...

Coach, Inc. (COH) recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, which translates into an industry-leading yield of 1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate continues to see upward revisions, rising 2% in the past month.

Solid Income

Coach announced that its dividend of $0.075 is payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 7.

Bullish Forecasts

Analysts polled by Zacks are bullish on earnings for COH. For the year ending June 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.07 was increased by a penny in the past week and hiked from $1.92 over the past 60 days. For the following year, forecasts of $2.27 are up 2 cent in the past week and climbed from $2.07 over the past 60 days.

Favorable Benchmark Comparisons

The company offers solid fundamentals, trading with a forward P/E

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Crane Co. (CR), which boasts an industry-leading yield of 2.7%, recently declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share. The company also posted solid results for the third quarter, raising the lower end of its earnings outlook.

Company Description

Crane Co. manufactures highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, the company provides products and solutions to customers in the aerospace, electronics, hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, automated merchandising, transportation and other markets. Crane's five business segments are: Aerospace & Electronics, Engineered Materials, Merchandising Systems, Fluid Handling and Controls. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Solid Income

The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share, noting that it is payable on December 10 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 30.

Crane's dividend yield of 2.7% tops the industry average of 1.6%

A Strong Quarter

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Advisory Board Co (ABCO) Bell Microproducts Inc (BELM) Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc (BNCL) Briggs & Stratton Corp (BGG) Commerce Bancshares Inc (CBSH) Conceptus Inc (CPTS) Crane Co (CR) Dolan Media Co (DM) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Dover Corp (DOV) Dow Chemical Co (DOW) Drew Industries Inc (DW) E-House China Holdings Ltd (EJ) ev3 Inc (EVVV) GAMCO Investors Inc (GBL) ICT Group Inc (ICTG) Integrated Silicon Solution Inc (...

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3M Co (MMM) Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) Actel Corp (ACTL) Amerigon Inc (ARGN) Avnet Inc (AVT) Santander BanCorp (SBP) Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (BGFV) Briggs & Stratton Corp (BGG) Carrols Restaurant Group Inc (TAST) Cavco Industries Inc (CVCO) Connecticut Water Service Inc (CTWS) Crane Co (CR) Dow Chemical Co (DOW) Drew Industries Inc (DW) Enbridge Energy Management LLC (EEQ) Euronet Worldwide Inc (EEFT) GAMCO Investors Inc (...

Crane Company (CR) recently raised the bottom end of its full-year earnings guidance. The company has surprised on estimates 4 quarters in a row by an average of 24.22%. Crane is trading with a forward P/E of 14.42.

Company Description

Crane, which was founded in 1855, is a diversified manufacturer with 5 business segments and employees in 25 countries.

The segments include: Aerospace & Electronics which designs aircraft components including landing systems and electronics for military, medical and commercial applications including on Mars Rovers and fighter jets; Engineered Materials such as composites; Merchandising Systems like vending machines; Fluid Control Systems; and Controls.

Crane Surprised by 25% in the Third Quarter

On Oct 26, Crane reported third quarter results which easily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12 cents per share. Earnings per share were 60 cents compared to the Zacks Consensus of 48 cents. EPS was also 60

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