The Highest Yielding Stock Buys Of William B. Frels Fund

William B. Frels’s Best Dividend Stock Buys By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of the best yielding stock increasing of the fund portfolio from William Frels. He bought eight companies of which seven pay dividends; two stocks have a yield of more than three percent. His best yielding stock buys came from the industrials and conglomerates sector.

Take also a closer look at William B. Frels’s - Mairs & Power Growth - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he held 45 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 1,950,102,000.

Here are his best yielding buys in detail:

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General Electric Company (GE) is acting within the “Diversified Machinery” industry and has a market capitalization of $203.55 Billion. The company has 10.56 Billion shares outstanding of which 0.03% were owned by insiders and 53.64% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 7.83% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by 0.98%.


Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 15.67
- Price/Sales: 1.38
- Price/Book: 1.75
- Dividend yield: 3.53%.

6-Month Chart of General Electric Company (Click to enlarge)

Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) is acting within the “Industrial Equipment & Components” industry and has a market capitalization of $37.82 Billion. The company has 734.44 Million shares outstanding of which 0.50% were owned by insiders and 72.76% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 12.22% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -0.43%.


Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 16.51
- Price/Sales: 1.58
- Price/Book: 3.72
- Dividend yield: 3.11%.

6-Month Chart of Emerson Electric Co. (Click to enlarge)

3M Co. (MMM) is acting within the “Conglomerates” industry and has a market capitalization of $60.81 Billion. The company has 694.54 Million shares outstanding of which 0.08% were owned by insiders and 70.00% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 44.08% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by 1.71%.


Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 14.72
- Price/Sales: 2.05
- Price/Book: 3.84
- Dividend yield: 2.70%.

6-Month Chart of 3M Co. (Click to enlarge)

Corning Inc. (GLW) is acting within the “Diversified Electronics” industry and has a market capitalization of $21.01 Billion. The company has 1.52 Billion shares outstanding of which 0.23% were owned by insiders and 73.60% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 32.67% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -7.67%.


Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 7.82
- Price/Sales: 2.66
- Price/Book: 0.99
- Dividend yield: 2.17%.

6-Month Chart of Corning Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Daktronics Inc. (DAKT) is acting within the “Industrial Electrical Equipment” industry and has a market capitalization of $471.65 Million. The company has 41.85 Million shares outstanding of which 8.75% were owned by insiders and 47.11% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by -0.54% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -0.76%.


Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 38.86
- Price/Sales: 1.01
- Price/Book: 2.26
- Dividend yield: 1.95%.

6-Month Chart of Daktronics Inc. (Click to enlarge)