Stock Downgrades From 2011/11/04

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company downgrades by brokerage firms.

Downgrades:

Accelrys (ACCL) has a market capitalization of $357.60Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Northland Securities from “Outperform” to “Market Perform”. The stock price closed at $6.47 and has changed by -4.85% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 2.78 and Price/Book 1.52. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 9.38% for next year and 22.25% for the upcoming 5 years.

CommonWealth REIT (CWH) has a market capitalization of $1.31Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Hold” to “Sell”. The stock price closed at $18.19 and has changed by -4.31% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 55.12, Price/Sales 1.56 and Price/Book 0.39. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -2.59% for next year and 1.10% for the upcoming 5 years.

Exterran Holdings (EXH) has a market capitalization of $744.90Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Howard Weil from “Market Outperform” to “Market Perform ($15)”. The stock price closed at $11.65 and has changed by 1.30% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.30 and Price/Book 0.44. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 50.00% for next year and 25.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Frontier Communications (FTR) has a market capitalization of $5.63Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Hilliard Lyons from “Buy” to “Neutral”. The stock price closed at $5.66 and has changed by -1.22% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 35.37, Price/Sales 1.04 and Price/Book 1.15. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 20.83% for next year and 0.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

Gap (GPS) has a market capitalization of $10.03Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Standpoint Research from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $19.65 and has changed by -0.30% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.80, Price/Sales 1.00 and Price/Book 0.58. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 107.70% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

GMX Resources (GMXR) has a market capitalization of $114.80Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Hold” to “Sell”. The stock price closed at $1.89 and has changed by -1.56% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.68 and Price/Book 3.32. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 14.86% for next year and 9.57% for the upcoming 5 years.

KAR Auction Services (KAR) has a market capitalization of $1.77Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Barrington Research from “Outperform” to “Mkt Perform”. The stock price closed at $12.97 and has changed by 0.15% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.16, Price/Sales 1.40 and Price/Book 7.29. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 8.62% for next year and 8.29% for the upcoming 5 years.

Kellogg (K) has a market capitalization of $18.07Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $49.91 and has changed by 0.00% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.12, Price/Sales 0.96 and Price/Book 1.34. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.46% for next year and 17.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

Magellan Midstream (MMP) has a market capitalization of $7.22Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Ladenburg Thalmann from “Buy” to “Neutral”. The stock price closed at $64.08 and has changed by 1.68% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.36, Price/Sales 0.82 and Price/Book 3.13. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 21.33% for next year and 21.25% for the upcoming 5 years.

Medifast (MED) has a market capitalization of $231.90Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Northland Securities from “Outperform” to “Market Perform ($17)”. The stock price closed at $15.01 and has changed by -2.21% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.14, Price/Sales 0.54 and Price/Book 1.14. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 3.87% for next year and 20.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Multi-Fineline (MFLX) has a market capitalization of $464.17Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Needham from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $19.26 and has changed by -18.04% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.33, Price/Sales 4.43 and Price/Book 4.96. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.61% for next year and 5.34% for the upcoming 5 years.

Openwave (OPWV) has a market capitalization of $149.19Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Dougherty & Company from “Buy” to “Neutral ($2)”. The stock price closed at $1.74 and has changed by 10.83% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.96 and Price/Book 3.48. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 200.00% for next year and 27.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Pioneer Drilling (PDC) has a market capitalization of $544.95Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Morgan Keegan from “Outperform” to “Mkt Perform ($10.5)”. The stock price closed at $10.06 and has changed by 2.13% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.90 and Price/Book 1.38. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 125.00% for next year and 9.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

RealNetworks (RNWK) has a market capitalization of $273.68Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Brigantine from “Buy” to “Hold ($8.5)”. The stock price closed at $8.00 and has changed by -14.53% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 33.33, Price/Sales 1.79 and Price/Book 0.77. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 54.22% for next year and 16.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

SandRidge Energy (SD) has a market capitalization of $3.24Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $7.86 and has changed by -4.73% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.77 and Price/Book 0.68. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 116.70% for next year and 5.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Sapient (SAPE) has a market capitalization of $1.69Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm BB&T Capital Mkts from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $12.16 and has changed by -5.44% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.66, Price/Sales 1.73 and Price/Book 3.41. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 32.65% for next year and 24.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

Sun Life (SLF) has a market capitalization of $12.73Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Barclays Capital from “Equal Weight” to “Underweight”. The stock price closed at $21.84 and has changed by -3.75% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.05, Price/Sales 2.67 and Price/Book 2.25. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by - for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Transocean (RIG) has a market capitalization of $16.03Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Morgan Keegan from “Outperform” to “Mkt Perform ($48)”. The stock price closed at $50.12 and has changed by 2.29% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.60 and Price/Book 0.78. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 323.60% for next year and 9.78% for the upcoming 5 years.

TreeHouse Foods (THS) has a market capitalization of $2.16Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm BB&T Capital Mkts from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $60.25 and has changed by -2.62% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.32, Price/Sales 1.10 and Price/Book 2.11. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 15.70% for next year and 11.75% for the upcoming 5 years.

Ultralife (ULBI) has a market capitalization of $76.86Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Ardour Capital from “Accumulate” to “Hold ($4.5)”. The stock price closed at $4.44 and has changed by -2.84% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.44 and Price/Book 1.11. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 229.41% for next year and 17.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

Watts Ind (WTS) has a market capitalization of $1.32Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Longbow from “Buy” to “Neutral”. The stock price closed at $35.67 and has changed by -0.70% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.62, Price/Sales 3.25 and Price/Book 2.01. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 10.71% for next year and 18.88% for the upcoming 5 years.

Whiting Petroleum (WLL) has a market capitalization of $5.52Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities from “Buy” to “Neutral ($60)”. The stock price closed at $47.02 and has changed by -1.80% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.51, Price/Sales 1.04 and Price/Book 1.52. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.85% for next year and 12.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

5 Best Yielding Rubber And Plastics Stocks

Rubber And Plastics Stocks With Best Dividends by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the rubber and plastics industry with a positive dividend yield. 19 stocks are listed within the investment category of which 5 pay dividends. The whole industry is valuated at USD 12 billion and offers a dividend yield of 1.0 percent.


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Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) has a market capitalization of $38.06Million. The company employs 2,538 people, generates revenues of $84.02 million and has a net income of $-8.11 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $-2.63 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to -3.13 percent (operating margin is -10.51 percent and the net profit margin finally -9.66 percent).


The total debt representing 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -6.99 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $-0.36 of which $0.10 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.45 and Price/Book ratio 0.34. Dividend Yield: 5.19 percent. The beta ratio is 0.96.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Deswell Industries, Inc. (Click To Enlarge)

Cooper Tire & Rubber (NYSE:CTB) has a market capitalization of $888.75Million. The company employs 12,898 people, generates revenues of $3,360.98 million and has a net income of $139.77 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $313.25 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 9.32 percent (operating margin is 4.76 percent and the net profit margin finally 4.16 percent).


The total debt representing 20.54 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.77 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 29.39 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.35 of which $0.42 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.58, Price/Sales 0.25 and Price/Book ratio 1.83. Dividend Yield: 3.07 percent. The beta ratio is 2.41.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Click To Enlarge)

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has a market capitalization of $445.45Million. The company employs 3,332 people, generates revenues of $737.62 million and has a net income of $-42.83 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $-14.09 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to -1.91 percent (operating margin is -6.46 percent and the net profit margin finally -5.81 percent).


The total debt representing 19.39 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 39.58 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -18.23 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $-0.90 of which $0.26 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.56 and Price/Book ratio 2.06. Dividend Yield: 2.27 percent. The beta ratio is 2.28.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Myers Industries, Inc. (Click To Enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 13.4 while the forward P/E ratio is 10.4. The dividend yield has a value of 2.8 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.5 and price to sales ratio 0.5. The operating margin amounts to 1.0 percent.

Here is the table with some fundamentals:

5 Best Yielding Rubber And Plastics Stocks (Click to enlarge)

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Stock Upgrades From 2011/11/04

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

Blackrock Kelso Capital (NASDAQ:BKCC) has a market capitalization of $630.39Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Ladenburg Thalmann from Neutral to Buy ($9.5). The stock price closed at $8.61 and has changed by +0.14 or 1.65% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.09, Price/Sales 5.78 and Price/Book ratio 0.87. Dividend Yield: 12.44 percent. The beta ratio is 1.50.

Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) has a market capitalization of $761.86Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm FBR Capital from Underperform to Mkt Perform ($13). The stock price closed at $16.54 and has changed by +0.40 or 2.48% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 159.33, Price/Sales 2.75 and Price/Book ratio 4.75. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.27.

IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRIS) has a market capitalization of $171.39Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Feltl & Co. from Hold to Buy ($13.2). The stock price closed at $9.58 and has changed by +0.21 or 2.24% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 110.71, Price/Sales 1.50 and Price/Book ratio 1.81. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.06.

IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRIS) has a market capitalization of $171.39Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm The Benchmark Company from Sell to Hold ($8.5). The stock price closed at $9.58 and has changed by +0.21 or 2.24% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 110.71, Price/Sales 1.50 and Price/Book ratio 1.81. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.06.

Petroleum Development (NASDAQ:PETD) has a market capitalization of $701.83Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities from Accumulate to Buy ($40). The stock price closed at $29.75 and has changed by +2.04 or 7.36% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 1.79 and Price/Book ratio 0.97. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.93.

Plains All American (NYSE:PAA) has a market capitalization of $9.89Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Wunderlich from Hold to Buy ($71). The stock price closed at $66.25 and has changed by +1.60 or 2.47% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.78, Price/Sales 0.37 and Price/Book ratio 2.13. Dividend Yield: 6.23 percent. The beta ratio is 0.49.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) has a market capitalization of $11.24Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Argus from Hold to Buy ($76). The stock price closed at $66.77 and has changed by +0.46 or 0.69% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.62, Price/Sales 1.28 and Price/Book ratio 1.52. Dividend Yield: 2.56 percent. The beta ratio is 1.47.

Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) has a market capitalization of $16.03Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities from Sell to Reduce ($46). The stock price closed at $50.12 and has changed by +1.12 or 2.29% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 1.86 and Price/Book ratio 0.84. Dividend Yield: 5.64 percent. The beta ratio is 1.01.

YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW) has a market capitalization of $2.36Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from Sell to Hold. The stock price closed at $0.0495 and has changed by -0.0095 or -16.10% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.02 and Price/Book ratio not calculable. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 2.98.

Dividend Yield Analysis Dow Jones And NASDAQ As Of November 2011

Best Yielding Stocks from Dow Jones and NASDAQ By Dividend Yields – Stock, Capital, Investment. I screened stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 Index and NASDAQ 100 by dividend yields and dividend structure.

Here are the best yielding Dow Jones 30 stocks:

1. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is has a market capitalization of $174.46Billion. The company employs 256,210 people, generates revenues of $124,280.00 million and has a net income of $19,400.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $38,952.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 31.34 percent (operating margin is 15.75 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.61 percent). The total debt representing 24.64 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 59.26 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 17.90 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.97 of which $1.69 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.95, Price/Sales 1.39 and Price/Book ratio 1.54. Dividend Yield: 5.91 percent. The beta ratio is 0.60.

2. Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) is has a market capitalization of $106.02Billion. The company employs 195,400 people, generates revenues of $106,565.00 million and has a net income of $10,217.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32,862.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 30.84 percent (operating margin is 13.74 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.59 percent). The total debt representing 24.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 136.88 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 6.38 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.49 of which $1.92 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.02, Price/Sales 0.98 and Price/Book ratio 2.70. Dividend Yield: 5.43 percent. The beta ratio is 0.58.

3. Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) is has a market capitalization of $106.38Billion. The company employs 91,000 people, generates revenues of $45,987.00 million and has a net income of $982.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,250.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 20.11 percent (operating margin is 3.59 percent and the net profit margin finally 2.14 percent). The total debt representing 16.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 1.51 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.46 of which $1.52 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.63, Price/Sales 2.29 and Price/Book ratio 1.94. Dividend Yield: 4.45 percent. The beta ratio is 0.66.

Take a close look at the full yield table of the Dow Jones. In average, dividend stocks from the Dow Jones have a yield of 2.96 percent. All 30 Dow Jones stocks pay dividends.

The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The NASDAQ stock market is based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies including investment companies.

Here are the best yielding NASDAQ 100 stocks:

1. Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) is has a market capitalization of $142.69Billion. The company employs 83,862 people, generates revenues of $73,161.55 million and has a net income of $12,548.63 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,414.44 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 18.34 percent (operating margin is 12.20 percent and the net profit margin finally 17.15 percent). The total debt representing 25.31 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.72 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 8.96 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.40 of which $1.42 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.70, Price/Sales 1.91 and Price/Book ratio 1.03. Dividend Yield: 5.19 percent. The beta ratio is 0.82.

2. Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) is has a market capitalization of $6.96Billion. The company employs 8,897 people, generates revenues of $2,689.91 million and has a net income of $584.60 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $726.84 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 27.02 percent (operating margin is 23.67 percent and the net profit margin finally 21.73 percent). The total debt representing 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 19.86 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.51 of which $1.50 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.32, Price/Sales 2.58 and Price/Book ratio 2.28. Dividend Yield: 4.48 percent. The beta ratio is 1.35.

3. Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) is has a market capitalization of $10.71Billion. The company employs 12,400 people, generates revenues of $2,084.30 million and has a net income of $515.30 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $875.10 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 41.99 percent (operating margin is 37.73 percent and the net profit margin finally 24.72 percent). The total debt representing 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 35.56 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.47 of which $1.24 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.14, Price/Sales 4.99 and Price/Book ratio 6.95. Dividend Yield: 4.46 percent. The beta ratio is 0.84.

Take a close look at the full yield table of the NASDAQ stocks. In average, dividend stocks from the NASDAQ have a yield of 2.19 percent. 58 stocks from the index don’t pay dividends. The average yield of the full index amounts to 0.92 percent.

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