The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (March 05 - 11, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 40 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 10 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 7.49 percent. The biggest hike was announced by CME Group (CME) who raised its quarterly distributions by 59.3 percent from $1.40 to $2.23.

Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:

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CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) has a market capitalization of $18.38 billion. The company employs 2,740 people, generates revenues of $3,280.60 million and has a net income of $1,814.40 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,281.60 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 69.55 percent (operating margin 61.61 percent and the net profit margin finally 55.31 percent).


Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 5.17 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 9.78 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.71 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $27.18. Last fiscal year, the company paid $5.60 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.17, P/S ratio 5.60 and P/B ratio 0.85. Dividend Yield: 3.23 percent. The beta ratio is 1.10.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of CME Group Inc (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of CME Group Inc (CME) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) (Click to enlarge)

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) has a market capitalization of $25.59 billion. The company employs 95,100 people, generates revenues of $32,677.00 million and has a net income of $2,552.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,418.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 13.52 percent (operating margin 11.71 percent and the net profit margin finally 7.81 percent).


Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 11.27 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 29.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.23 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.95. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.88 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.33, P/S ratio 0.78 and P/B ratio 1.93. Dividend Yield: 2.84 percent. The beta ratio is 1.25.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of General Dynamics Corp. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of General Dynamics Corp. (GD) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) (Click to enlarge)

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) has a market capitalization of $45.07 billion. The company employs 38,600 people, generates revenues of $16,734.00 million and has a net income of $2,554.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,256.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 25.43 percent (operating margin 22.95 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.26 percent).


Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 37.80 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 202.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 96.28 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.94. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.27 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.02, P/S ratio 2.69 and P/B ratio 18.99. Dividend Yield: 2.64 percent. The beta ratio is 0.42.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Colgate-Palmolive Company (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) (Click to enlarge)

Here are the stocks with recent dividend hikes:

Dividend Growth Stocks (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 7.49 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 4.56 percent. Stocks from the sheet are highly valuated because of the P/E ratio of 30.66. The average P/S ratio is 7.72 and P/B 2.03.

Here are the current market ratios and yields:

Ticker		P/E	P/S	P/B	Dividend Yield
MIN	MFS Intermediate Income Trust	60.18	24.42	1.04	8.23%
HAV	Helios Advantage Income Fund, Inc.	7.96	8.98	1.12	8.08%
HMH	Helios Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc	12.5	9.11	1.1	8.00%
TAXI	Medallion Financial Corp.	10.63	5.5	1.14	6.94%
MAIN	Main Street Capital Corporation	9.85	11.37	1.71	6.52%
MVT	BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.	23.69	13	1.17	6.40%
BTA	BlackRock LT Municipal Advantage Trust	26.93	13.57	0.91	6.39%
BLE	BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II	48.48	13.01	1.15	6.38%
MYD	Blackrock MuniYield Fund, Inc.	29.37	13	1.13	6.32%
MYF	BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund	41.76	13.21	1.13	6.14%
MUC	BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.10%
MUH	BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.	21.83	13.59	1.1	6.08%
BFZ	BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust	30.59	13.36	1.12	5.98%
MQY	BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.	20.25	13.89	1.08	5.93%
BYM	BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.89%
MCA	Blackrock MuniYield California Insured Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.86%
MQT	BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.	20.15	14.11	1.1	5.83%
MEN	BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.	20.83	13.87	1.08	5.76%
MYJ	BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc.	33.92	14.81	1.1	5.45%
MNE	BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.91%
WRI	Weingarten Realty Investors	N/A	5.63	1.79	4.68%
BNS	The Bank Of Nova Scotia	11.61	3.25	1.77	3.79%
PNY	Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc.	20.59	1.63	2.35	3.59%
CME	CME Group Inc.	10.18	5.6	0.85	3.23%
ENH	Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.	N/A	0.79	0.63	3.22%
CPT	Camden Property Trust	211.3	7.62	3.05	3.09%
MLR	Miller Industries Inc.	9.35	0.49	1.2	2.88%
GD	General Dynamics Corp.	10.33	0.78	1.93	2.62%
SPLS	Staples, Inc.	11	0.43	1.53	2.60%
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Co.	19.02	2.69	19.02	2.47%
BKYF	Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp.	12	3.09	1.18	2.41%
DEI	Douglas Emmett Inc	N/A	5.27	1.53	2.39%
ELS	Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.	91	4.79	3.46	2.23%
MYE	Myers Industries Inc.	19.49	0.61	2.24	2.02%
MJN	Mead Johnson Nutrition Company	32.02	4.4	N/A	1.31%
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.	N/A	2.2	1.64	1.29%
HRC	Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.	16.74	1.35	2.81	1.29%
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	26.11	3.01	1.76	0.98%
Average		30.66	7.72	2.03	4.56%

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BKYF, BNS, BBN, BFZ, BTA, MNE, BYM, BLE, MEN, MUC, MUH, MVT, MCA, MYD, MYF, MYJ, MQT, MQY, CME, CPT, CNQ, CL, DEI, ENH, ELS, GD, HAV, HMH, HRC, HST, MIN, MAIN, MJN, TAXI, MLR, MYE, PNY, SPLS, WRI