Defensive Investors are defined as investors who are not able or willing to do substantial research into individual investments, and therefore need to select only the companies that present the least amount of risk.

Strong buy signals for these five large-caps.

Leggett & Platt, Inc. is one of the leading manufacturers of engineered products serving several major markets.

With earnings season currently in full swing, investors have turned most of their attention to quarterly reports, and crunching profit and revenue numbers.

Today's list includes Pentair (PNR), Kroger (KR), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Eastman Chemical (EMN) and Leggett and Platt (LEG)