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The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (August 06 – August 12, 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, 45 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 26 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 14.68 percent. Exactly 12 stocks have a yield over five percent and 16 are currently recommended to buy.

Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:
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Terra Nitrogen (NYSE:TNH) has a market capitalization of $4.41 billion. The company employs people, generates revenue of $798.90 million and has a net income of $508.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $527.70 million. The EBITDA margin is 66.05 percent (operating margin 63.57 percent and net profit margin 63.59 percent). 

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 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, a return on equity of 127.46 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $16.23. Last fiscal year, the company paid $13.91 in form of dividends to shareholders. 

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.54, P/S ratio 5.47 and P/B ratio 18.70. Dividend Yield: 7.07 percent. The beta ratio is 0.80.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Terra Nitrogen Co... (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Terra Nitrogen Co... (TNH) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Terra Nitrogen Co... (NYSE: TNH) (Click to enlarge)

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) has a market capitalization of $17.81 billion. The company employs 2,740 people, generates revenue 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. The EBITDA margin is 69.55 percent (operating margin 61.61 percent and net profit margin 55.31 percent). 

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 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 $4.74. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.12 in form of dividends to shareholders. 

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.31, P/S ratio 5.43 and P/B ratio 0.82. Dividend Yield: 3.36 percent. The beta ratio is 1.12.


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)

Briggs & Stratton (NYSE:BGG) has a market capitalization of $828.04 million. The company employs 6,716 people, generates revenue of $2,066.53 million and has a net income of $29.01 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $104.95 million. The EBITDA margin is 5.08 percent (operating margin 2.00 percent and net profit margin 1.40 percent). 

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 14.18 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 36.08 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.23 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.57. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.45 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.98, P/S ratio 0.40 and P/B ratio 1.31. Dividend Yield: 2.82 percent. The beta ratio is 1.08.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Briggs & Stratton... (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Briggs & Stratton... (BGG) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Briggs & Stratton... (NYSE: BGG) (Click to enlarge)

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has a market capitalization of $26.87 billion. The company employs 65,000 people, generates revenue of $17,786.58 million and has a net income of $2,017.01 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,320.68 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.67 percent (operating margin 15.35 percent and net profit margin 11.34 percent). 

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 22.19 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 39.83 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.60 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.98. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.40 in form of dividends to shareholders. 

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.40, P/S ratio 1.51 and P/B ratio 2.77. Dividend Yield: 2.65 percent. The beta ratio is 1.16.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Illinois Tool Wor... (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Illinois Tool Wor... (ITW) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Illinois Tool Wor... (NYSE: ITW) (Click to enlarge)


Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 14.68 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 4.18 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 16.55. The average P/S ratio is 4.31 and P/B 2.79.

Here is the full table:

Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (Click to enlarge)

Here are the market ratios:

Ticker
Company
P/E
P/S
P/B
Dividend Yield
ECT
ECA Marcellus Trust I
9.08
8.87
1.29
11.23%
ARCC
Ares Capital Corporation
11.91
4.95
1.11
8.63%
FGB
First Trust Specialty Finance a
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.48%
HQL
H&Q Life Sciences Investors
5.08
N/A
1.05
7.51%
TNH
Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P.
15.22
5.46
18.22
6.88%
BOX
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.
8.98
2.05
1.63
6.09%
TYN
Tortoise North American Energy Corporation
N/A
N/A
1.10
5.95%
OAK
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
N/A
7.72
4.32
5.87%
TYG
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.
33.43
N/A
1.16
5.49%
ABR
Arbor Realty Trust Inc.
N/A
1.45
0.73
5.41%
LTC
LTC Properties Inc.
21.86
11.70
2.20
5.17%
NHI
National Health Investors Inc.
19.28
16.93
3.22
5.03%
LEG
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
21.02
0.88
2.41
4.84%
TGH
Textainer Group Holdings Limited
9.15
4.08
2.53
4.32%
CME
CME Group Inc.
11.31
5.60
0.82
3.33%
STR
Questar Corporation
17.32
3.29
3.47
3.15%
NICK
Nicholas Financial Inc.
7.21
2.37
1.13
3.00%
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.
17.82
1.21
3.43
2.90%
KNL
Knoll Inc.
11.62
0.76
3.80
2.87%
SMG
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
31.36
0.92
4.45
2.79%
BGG
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
43.64
0.38
1.12
2.59%
ALTE
Alterra Capital Holdings Limited
12.68
1.43
0.82
2.43%
AUY
Yamana Gold, Inc.
19.95
5.08
1.51
1.43%
MON
Monsanto Co.
21.68
3.39
3.78
1.38%
TSO
Tesoro Corporation
7.63
0.16
1.35
1.35%
SLW
Silver Wheaton Corp.
18.91
14.05
3.92
1.17%
CHE
Chemed Corp.
13.84
0.85
2.65
1.03%
HAR
Harman International Industries Inc.
11.06
0.75
1.94
0.66%
GBL
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
15.13
3.51
3.04
0.37%






Average

16.65
4.31
2.79
4.18%


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