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, 33 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 20 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 18.79 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Mastercard (MA) and Assured Guaranty (AGO). Both companies showed a growth of 100 percent. Seven stocks yielding above 3 percent and eighteen have a buy or better rating.
Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:
Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) has a market capitalization of $10.62 billion. The company employs 6,300 people, generates revenues of $5,311.71 million and has a net income of $548.08 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $829.97 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.63 percent (operating margin 15.63 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.32 percent).
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 59.15 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 236.45 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.69 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.31. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.48 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.95, Price/Sales 2.04 and Price/Book ratio 4.43. Dividend Yield: 1.33 percent. The beta ratio is 2.18.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) (Click to enlarge) |
3M Company (NYSE:MMM) has a market capitalization of $60.56 billion. The company employs 84,000 people, generates revenues of $29,611.00 million and has a net income of $4,357.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,178.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 20.86 percent (operating margin 20.86 percent and the net profit margin finally 14.71 percent).
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 16.34 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.57 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.17 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.95. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.20 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.64, Price/Sales 2.08 and Price/Book ratio 3.86. Dividend Yield: 2.68 percent. The beta ratio is 0.88.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of 3M Company (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of 3M Company (MMM) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) (Click to enlarge) |
L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion. The company employs 63,000 people, generates revenues of $15,169.00 million and has a net income of $968.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,810.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 11.93 percent (operating margin 10.30 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.38 percent).
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 26.61 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.11 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.23 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.07. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.80 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.73, Price/Sales 0.46 and Price/Book ratio 1.06. Dividend Yield: 2.84 percent. The beta ratio is 0.96.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of L-3 Communications Hld... (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of L-3 Communications Hld... (LLL) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of L-3 Communications Hld... (NYSE: LLL) (Click to enlarge) |
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion. The company employs 3,600 people, generates revenues of $2,749.30 million and has a net income of $309.60 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $569.70 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 20.72 percent (operating margin 17.92 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.26 percent).
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 8.09 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 12.36 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.83 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.12. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.68 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.33, Price/Sales 2.48 and Price/Book ratio 3.34. Dividend Yield: 2.02 percent. The beta ratio is 0.34.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 18.79 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.36 percent.
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| Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week 6/2012 (Click to enlarge) |
Ticker | Company | Dividend Yield |
CHSP | Chesapeake Lodging Trust | 4.69% |
AVA | Avista Corp. | 4.28% |
LO | Lorillard, Inc. | 4.24% |
HME | Home Properties Inc. | 4.10% |
PRE | PartnerRe Ltd. | 3.70% |
DBD | Diebold, Incorporated | 3.22% |
BRE | BRE Properties Inc. | 3.03% |
UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. | 2.71% |
FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 2.71% |
OMI | Owens & Minor Inc. | 2.68% |
SPG | Simon Property Group Inc. | 2.63% |
LLL | L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 2.57% |
MMM | 3M Co. | 2.52% |
TWX | Time Warner Inc. | 2.51% |
OMC | Omnicom Group Inc. | 2.10% |
DFZ | R.G. Barry Corporation | 2.06% |
AIV | Apartment Investment & Management Co. | 1.91% |
CCE | Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | 1.90% |
EML | Eastern Co. | 1.85% |
WU | Western Union Co. | 1.82% |
OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1.79% |
TKR | Timken Co. | 1.54% |
EXBD | Corporate Executive Board Co. | 1.53% |
EFX | Equifax Inc. | 1.50% |
CHD | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 1.43% |
JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates Inc. | 1.22% |
HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 1.08% |
AGO | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 1.03% |
MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 0.15% |
Average | 2.36% | |
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