Andy Singh

DuPont Looks Better Than Dow - Barron's

Finally a really good call by Barrons. I recently did a detailed analysis on DD at my site (which was also published here). I already have a small position in the stock, but apart from the dividend yield, here's 2 more things I really ike I about it that should add value in the longer term:

- Sales in emerging international markets grew 25 percent, led by Brazil, China, India and Eastern Europe. Given the growing international market and weakening US dollar it is a very positive sign that DuPont's market share and sales in overseas markets like China and India are rising.

- The company has a growing presence in the Solar (photovoltaic) market which it expects to grow by over 30% over the next several years . This rapidly growing market and technology could provide a key future growth catalyst for the company once the agriculture boom slows.