Baseball is, and will always be, America’s pastime. Rawlings is another brand in Jarden Corp (NYSE:JAH)’s portfolio. Rawlings has been the official supplier of baseballs to the major leagues for over 35 years. It doesn’t get much more American than that.
Finally, beer
What Fourth of July would have been complete without beer? It was a bit trickier to find an American company here, and I may be exploiting a loophole here, but I managed to do it. When I think of American beer brands, two names come to mind: Budweiser and Coors.
Budweiser is owned by Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE:BUD), a company that is a result of a merger between Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE:BUD), a company that is as American as they come, and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) a Belgian-Brazilian brewer.
Coors is owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP). That company is a result of a merger between Coors and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP), a Canadian company. What made me decide that Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP) was more American than Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) might seem trivial to some.
While Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) controls the top two beer brands in America, Bud Light and Budweiser, the parent company has its headquarters in Belgium.
Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP), on the other hand, is headquartered in two cities, with one of them being Denver. Having its headquarters in an American city made me want to mention the stock more. Trivial as it may be that was my decision.
Foolish final thoughts
I haven’t said a word about P/E ratios or balance sheets or income statements, things that certainly demand close examination before any stock is purchased. But, in this article, I just wanted to shed some light on four companies who own brands that are distinctly American.
These are some of the biggest and most popular brands in our country today. And to a certain extent, they will succeed as we, the American people, do. If our country excels in the future as it has in the past, then it is very likely that these companies will be major beneficiaries of that prosperity. Betting on any one of these companies is, in a sense, betting on the future of America, and anyone who has made that bet so far has been a big winner.
Ryan Palmer has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Molson Coors Brewing Company. Ryan is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network — entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
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