10 High Yielding Drug Manufacturers

Here is a current sheet of 10 drug manufacturing stocks with highest industry yield. The whole industry contains 36 stocks.

In average, the current P/E ratio is 25.55 while the average dividend yield amounts to 4.83 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.77 and price to sales ratio 2.14. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 21.6 percent. The average debt to assets ratio amounts to 20.80.

Here is the table of 10 best yielding stocks within the drug manufacturing industry:

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Related stock ticker symbols:
LLY, AZN, GSK, BMY, MRK, SNY, NVS, PFE, ABT, JNJ


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High Yields From The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats March 2011

Here is a current sheet of stocks from the Standard & Poor's 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index that have the highest dividend yields. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. The sheet contains 42 stocks with an average dividend yield of 2.69 percent.

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Stocks with high dividend yields seem to be attractive if the dividends are sustainable. Dividends are main wealth contributors and deliver nearly one third of the annual long-term return. The list is only an indicator for investors and should not used as single information tool.



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CTL, PBI, CINF, ED, LEG, KMB, ABT, JNJ, CTAS, CLX, MCD, VFC, PG, PEP, BMS, ADP, KO, PPG, CB, MHP, EMR, MMM, MKC, APD, XOM, WMT, SWK, AFL, BF.B, DOV, BDX, ADM, HRL, SHW, LOW, WAG, TGT, GWW, FDO, ECL, SIAL, BCR,


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10 Dividend Contenders - Part VIII

Here is a current sheet of stocks that increased their dividends from 10 to 24 consecutive years (U.S. Dividend Contenders). This article will be divided into several parts; more than 114 Dividend Contenders will be presented. The list is sorted alphabetically.

The average dividend-yield of the Dividend Contenders list amounts to 4.27 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.93. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 20.48, price to sales ratio with 2.66 and price to book ratio with 1.54. Total debt to assets ratio is 22.03 leads to a return on equity of 9.96 percent. The operating margin amounts to 21.84 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 10 Dividend Contenders with some fundamentals:

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NNN, NJR, NEE, NU, NWFL, NS, OVBC, ORRF, OMI, PBCT


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Warren Buffett Buys Lubrizol? Some More Ideas From the Industry!

As of March 14, 2010, Warren Buffett announced a takeover bid for Lubrizol. The total amount of the transaction is USD 9.7 billion, representing a premium of USD 27.7 percent of the latest Lubrizol stock price. The company has two segments: Additives as well as Advanced Materials. The products of Lubrizol are used in sporting goods, medical products as well as in the automotive industry. However, Buffett has a good taste to find stocks with good economic perspectives. Here is a sheet of 6 additional stocks acting within the same industry as Lubrizol and having similar fundamentals.

The average dividend yield of Lubrizol’s peer amounts to 1.57 percent while the average P/E ratio is calculated at 16.64. Price to book ratio is 3.88 and price to sales ratio 1.73. The average operating margin amounts 15.97 percent; net profit margin amounts to 10.66 percent. Total debt to assets ratio is 23.24.

Here is the table of Lubrizol‘s Peer:
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Related stock ticker symbols:
LZ, IFF, NEU, EMN, ALB, BCPC, BASFY


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7 Japanese Cement Companies Against Quake Aftereffects

Here is a current sheet of 7 Japanese stocks acting within the cement industry.
The actual dividend yield of the 7 cement stocks amounts to 2.70 percent. Price to book ratio is 0.52 and price to sales ratio 0.29. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 0.79 percent.

Here is the table of 7 Japanese cement stocks with some fundamentals:

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Related stock ticker symbols:
5234, 5282, 5267, 5262, 5232, 5233, 5268


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13 Japanese Growth Stocks Listed On Americas Stock Exchanges

Here is a current sheet of 13 Japanese stocks with highest 5-year sales growth listed on American stock exchanges. The average five year sales growth of the top 13 Japan ADR stocks was 3.4 percent.

The actual dividend yield of the 13 growth stocks amounts to 1.59 percent while the average price to earnings ratio amounts to 21.58. Price to book ratio is 1.29 and price to sales ratio 1.08. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 8.73 percent.

Here is the table of 13 Japanese growth stocks listed on national stock exchanges:

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MTU, IIJI, MKTAY, NJ, NMR, MITSY, NSANY, TM, WACLY, MFG, SNE, KNM, IX


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Carl Icahn’s Investment Portfolio As Of Q4/2010

Carl Icahn is an American financier, corporate raider and private equity investor. He is with an estimated net worth of USD 10.5 billion one of the wealthiest persons in America. His business model follows a simple strategy: He buys huge positions of stock listed companies and starts to build up pressure on management to impose his interests. Mostly he wants to force companies to sell, merge or dissolve or sell unprofitable divisions.

These are the details of Carl Icahn's top stock initiations, closings, buys, and sells:

Top positions closed out by Carl Icahn: NONE
Top positions initiated by Carl Icahn: NAV
Top positions decreased by Carl Icahn: MAS, CDNS
Top positions increased by Carl Icahn: ENZN, CMC, CHK, AMLN, HAIN, LWSN

During the fourth quarter 2010 Carl Icahn had 23 total positions. The sector allocations of Carl Icahn's portfolio went as follows:

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MSI, BIIB, GENZ, CHK, LGF, AMLN, MENT, HAIN, LWSN, TTWO, REGN, CYBX, MAT, CMC, ENZN, DYN, MAS, NRG, FRX, EXEL, CDNS, ANX, NACV

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12 Japanese Home Builders To Reconstruct Earthquake Damages

Here is a current sheet of 12 Japanese home building and construction stocks that could benefit from the latest destruction of the earthquake and tsunami.

The actual dividend yield of the 12 home building and construction companies’ amounts to 2.47 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.26 and price to sales ratio 0.29. The companies are working with an average EBITDA margin of 5.75 percent.

Here is the table of 12 Japanese home building and construction stocks that could benefit from the earthquake and tsunami damages:

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Related stock ticker symbols:
8895, 8840, 8907, 8880, 3254, 1405, 1766, 1840, 1928, 1925, 1868, 1722,

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10 Stocks That Could Benefit From Japanese Earthquake

Here is a current sheet of 10 Japan stocks that could benefit from the destruction of the latest earthquake and tsunami. Most of the stocks are from the construction and building materials industry.

In average, the current P/E ratio amounts to 26.23 while the average forward P/E ratio amounts to 16.15. The actual dividend yield is 1.76 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.03 and price to sales ratio 0.42. The companies are working with an average EBITDA margin of 4.39 percent.

Here is the table of 10 Japanese stocks that could benefit from the earthquake and tsunami damages:

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Related stock ticker symbols:
1802, 5232, 1812, 1803, 7011, 1801, 5406, 1928, 5233, 6301


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