Walgreen Company (WAG), Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR): An Easy Way to Zero In on the Growing Large- and Mid-Cap Markets

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Other companies didn’t do as well last year but could see their fortunes change in the coming years. Food giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) gained 5%, but some analysts, such as those at BMO Capital Markets, see it as a bit overvalued now; BMO cut its rating to market perform. The company recently raised its dividend by 9%, and it now yields 2.3%. In February, it posted strong second-quarter results, despite weak corn processing numbers.

A market darling not so long ago, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) added 3%. Investors have been worried about the patent expiration for its K-Cups, but the company has continued signing big deals with many major food names — such as Lipton. (My colleague Alyce Lomax finds instant K-Cup servings of tea silly, though, as we’ve always had tea bags.)

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The article An Easy Way to Zero In on the Growing Large- and Mid-Cap Markets originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Selena Maranjian.

Longtime Fool contributor Selena Maranjian has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Express Scripts and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and owns shares of Express Scripts.

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