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We ran a screen on stocks paying dividend yields above 1% and sustainable payout ratios below 50% for those with encouraging trends in inventory relative to revenue.

Ajita Rajendra , president and chief operating officer of A. O. Smith , has been appointed the 2012 chairman of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute .

Jan. 20 Edison Roseberry Hickman vs. A.W. Chesterton Company; Aurora Pump Corporation; Bechtel Corporation; et al PA- Bronwyn I. Rinehart, Victoria L. Antion, Scott A. McGee; J- visiting * Hickman was diagnosed with lung cancer on Aug.

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A.O. Smith 's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Group in a research note issued on Monday.

The stock last traded at $42.52, up from its previous close of $41.72. Separately, analysts at Maxim Group raised their price target on shares of A.O. Smith from $50.00 to $54.00 in a research note to investors on Friday.

A Earnings from continuing operations in 2010 were "The A. O. Smith team did an excellent job of achieving this record performance in a less than ideal economy," , chairman and chief executive officer, observed.