Manufacturing

It can seem like a nothing-to-buy market. But there are solid stocks out there. We find six of them, from pizza to jelly to oil and car parts.

Schneider Electric reported record quarterly sales and strong 2026 guidance, boosted by surging demand from AI data centers.

Thursday, Qnity reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of 82 cents from sales of $1.2 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of 63 cents from sales of $1.2 billion.

Comfort Systems USA has surged amid the AI boom. Directors are selling millions worth of stock.

Wells Fargo analyst Jerry Revich increased his price to $870 a share from $756.

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Nvidia’s earnings are good for some stocks but not all of them.

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Advanced Micro Devices rallies after the chip maker unveils a multiyear deal to supply computing power to Meta Platforms.

Companies that make things, such as GE Vernova, are back in favor.

Apple will be expanding factory operations in Houston.

Monday, Jefferies analyst Stephen Volkmann cut his rating on Deere stock to Sell from Hold.

Aerospace and manufacturing are turning out to be potential havens.

Cardboard prices unexpectedly fell in February, continuing a decline.

Chemours reported quarterly earnings per share of 5 cents, 2 cents lighter than Wall Street expectations.

Corning stock rises after UBS reiterates a Buy rating and raises the price target on the shares.

Corning, Ciena, and Comfort Systems USA are among the big winners of the AI trade in 2026.

Japan’s Toto makes bathroom fixtures but also manufactures components for chip equipment firms. A top investor wants Toto to focus more on that business.

President and CEO Natascha Viljoen called 2025 a milestone year for the gold mining company.

The company’s “hard-hat” business, including data-center work, benefits from the AI boom.

The construction company grew both earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter.

Deere reports better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings and raises fiscal-year guidance.

The company and its bidding partner SGH are seeking to buy Australia’s BlueScope Steel.

Nvidia shares rise after Meta Platforms expands an existing partnership with the AI chip designer.

The GPS and wearables maker forecast 2026 earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations.