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The robotics industry is separated into three main fields: industrial robotics, service robotics, and personal robotics. While these three fields all are expected to grow, service and personal robotics, the newest of the three, are expected to grow much more rapidly than the more mature...

IAC/InterActiveCorp (NSQ: IACI) is an Internet conglomerate that owns a series of websites and other media properties including Ask.com, Match.com and Service Magic. On August 2008, IAC launched a divestiture and spun-off four of its bigger segments - HSN, Interval Leisure Group (IILG)...

Humana (NYSE: HUM) is a health insurance company. Historically, about half of Humana's beneficiaries have participated in government sponsored programs, including the state- and federally- funded Medicare, the federally funded Medicaid Advantage, and TRICARE, a program for armed services...

Holly Corporation (NYSE:HOC) is a petroleum refiner with a total capacity of 111,000BPD; it’s markets are western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Its main input, crude oil, has historically had volatile prices, making the company's margins volatile as well. From the first half of the year...

Hologic is a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of diagnostic and medical imaging systems primarily dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women. The company focuses its resources on developing systems and subsystems offering superior image quality and diagnostic accuracy, which...

Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) is an industrial conglomerate that makes airplane controls and engines, turbo chargers for car engines, industrial automation and controls systems and heating and air conditioning systems. Honeywell's $31 billion revenue[1] places it amongst the largest...

Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ: HIBB) sells sporting goods in 688 stores in 23 states, predominately in the Sun Belt, Mid-Atlantic, and lower Midwest regions of the U.S.A. It focuses on markets where there is little to no direct competition - small counties with as few as 30,000 people - and as a...

Hershey Foods (NYSE HSY) is North America's largest chocolate producer. With 42.5% of the US chocolate market,[1] Hershey sells products in 50 countries under 60 brand names including, Hershey's, Reese's, and Kisses.[2] In 2009, the company's net revenues were nearly $5.30 billion with net...

Headquartered in Melville, NY, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN) produces, distributes, markets, and sells various natural and organic food, as well as personal care products. The company offers popular "better-for-you" products in grocery, snacks, and frozen/refrigerated categories...

Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) is the primary electric utility in the state of Hawaii. It also operates the third largest commercial bank by assets in the state. HE's electric utilities both generate and transmit power to 95% of Hawaii's population, while its banking unit provides...

Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) is the largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles in the world by market share, capturing half the U.S. market and a third of the global market.[1] As a luxury good, Harley competes primarily on design and quality, rather than price, which keeps margins high...

Headquartered in Melville, NY, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN) produces, distributes, markets, and sells various natural and organic food, as well as personal care products. The company offers popular "better-for-you" products in grocery, snacks, and frozen/refrigerated categories...

Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) is a top three provider of support services for early stage energy production with revenues, for the first quarter of 2010, of $3.8B and 2009 total revenues of $14.7B and operating income of $1.99B.[1][2][3] Its primary business is to help oil exploration and drilling...

Groupe Danone (OTC: DANOY) is a French food and beverage company with revenues totaling nearly 15 billion EUR (19.55 billion USD) in 2009.[1] Danone's largest consumer brands include Activia, Actimel, Vitalinea/Taillefine, Danonino/Petit Gervais, Evian, Aqua, and Blendina.[2] Danone's Fresh...

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) manufactures and sells components and systems for commercial and military aircraft. With jet fuel prices increasing, commercial airlines are demanding more fuel efficient aircraft like Boeing’s 787. Furthermore, developing countries are demanding more planes. GR's...

Headquartered in Waterbury, Vermont, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a provider of premium, specialty coffees through multiple wholesale distribution channels and also to the single cup brewing industry through the acquisition of Keurig in June 2006. Since the acquisition of Keurig, Green...

Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) makes devices to handle and apply industrial liquids - which can include lubricants, sealants, and paint. The company's customers are generally in the manufacturing and construction industries.[1] Graco owns a 60% share of the paint sprayer market.[2] In fiscal 2007...

Goldcorp (TSX:G NYSE:GG) is one of the world's largest, most cost effective (twice as much net income as Kinross Gold in the first three quarters of 2010 despite similar revenue) and most active (has had a major interest in a number of other major companies including Silver Wheaton, Glamis Gold...

Le Gaga Holdings (NASDAQ:GAGA) is Chinese farming corporation which grows vegetables mostly in greenhouses. The company owns and operates 16 farms, which together, consist of 1,257 hectacres of land. The majority of the farms are located in Southern China, and the company sells most of its...

Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) makes devices to handle and apply industrial liquids - which can include lubricants, sealants, and paint. The company's customers are generally in the manufacturing and construction industries.[1] Graco owns a 60% share of the paint sprayer market.[2] In fiscal 2007...