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Robbins & Myers has an attractive current valuation of $48 per share, leaving it at only 24x its earnings per share over the past four quarters.

It is a relatively low-beta stock at 0.80, while outperforming the S&P 500 by over 27% over the past four weeks, and a staggering 17% over the past one week!

Its current fiscal year earnings estimate has been revised by analysts by approximately 15%. RBN has also had a healthy number of EPS surprises in its history, averaging a +6% surprise over the past nine quarters.

We like RBNs growth rate and valuation, and set a price target o

Robbins & Myers, Inc. and its subsidiaries supply engineered equipment and systems for various applications in energy, industrial, chemical, and pharmaceutical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Fluid Management, Process Solutions, and Romaco. The Fluid Management segment designs, manufactures, and markets equipment and systems used in oil and gas exploration and recovery, specialty chemical, wastewater treatment, and various other industrial applications. Its products and systems include hydraulic drilling power sections; down-hole and industrial progressing cavity

By purchasing only stocks that have made stock split announcements, Neal Macneale has seen the portfolio in his 2-for-1 newsletter return almost three times the S&P 500 for the past 12 years,with its 7.8% annualized return.

With no new stock splits announced over the past month, the advisor has reviewed his current holdings and reviews four that he feels are particularly timely for new purchase.

"There were no split announcements in October so there won’t be a new buy recommendation for a new position in the 2 for 1 portfolio.

"This is unfortunate because now is the time to be buying. There ar

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I really HATE buying a stock one day and then selling it a few days later.  It really stinks.  No kidding. 

On September 11, 2008, just 4 days ago (!) I purchased 210 shares of Robbins & Myers (RBN) at a cost basis of $38.21/share.  Today, I sold my 210 shares at $35.0832.  That represented