Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week III/2011

Stocks With 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, 4 stocks raised dividends of which 3 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 21.05 percent.

Here are the 3 biggest stocks with fast dividend growth:

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CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) has a market capitalization of $53.35 billion. The company employs 201,000 people, generates revenues of $96,413.00 million and has a net income of $3,439.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,634.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 7.92 percent (operating margin 6.39 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.57 percent).

The total debt representing 16.18 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.68 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 9.37 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.51 of which $0.35 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.35, Price/Sales 0.54 and Price/Book ratio 1.44. Dividend Yield: 1.63 percent. The beta ratio is 0.80.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of CVS Caremark Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion. The company employs 48,200 people, generates revenues of $13,202.60 million and has a net income of $1,793.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,540.69 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 19.24 percent (operating margin 16.41 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.58 percent).

The total debt representing 12.71 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 20.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 14.15 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.70 of which $0.08 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.72, Price/Sales 2.49 and Price/Book ratio 2.30. Dividend Yield: 0.21 percent. The beta ratio is 0.94.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Danaher Corporation (Click to enlarge)

SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion. The company employs 2,240 people, generates revenues of $900.84 million and has a net income of $233.32 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $263.48 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 29.25 percent (operating margin 24.15 percent and the net profit margin finally 25.90 percent).

The total debt representing 6.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 9.12 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 23.75 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.19 of which $0.20 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.51, Price/Sales 3.33 and Price/Book ratio 3.00. Dividend Yield: 1.79 percent. The beta ratio is 1.06.