The article recommends three industrial stocks it describes as defensive and reasonably valued for investors worried about a market crash: Waste Management (WM), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). Waste Management's second-quarter revenue rose 4% year over year to $6.7 billion, and its forward P/E of 23 sits below a five-year average of 27, with a 1.8% dividend yield. Lockheed Martin's second-quarter revenue rose 11% to $20 billion, its backlog reached a record $230 billion, and its forward P/E of 15 is below a five-year average of 17. Stanley Black & Decker offers a 3.8% dividend yield and a forward P/E of 14 versus a five-year average of 16, and has reported about $2.1 billion in pre-tax run-rate savings. The author argues these dividend-paying stocks could provide steady income while investors wait for better market conditions.
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