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ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $52 is a hold. The company (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 494.4 million; Market cap: $25.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, flax seed and other crops into a variety of food ingredients such as flour, oils and sweeteners. Archer will now restate its results for 2023, as well as the first two quarters of 2024. That’s due to additional accounting errors it discovered related to the way it handles sales between business units within the company. The new Trump Administration’s threat to impose tariffs on imported goods from Canada and Mexico could also increase Archer’s input costs. Moreover, a rising U.S. dollar will make its products more expensive in foreign markets. Archer Daniels Midland is a hold. TOYOTA MOTOR CO. ADRs $187 is a buy. The stock (New York symbol TM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.35 billion; Market cap: $252.5 billion;…