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The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (May 07 – May 13, 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, 47 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 36 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 70.42 percent. Exactly 11 stocks have a yield over five percent and 26 are currently recommended to buy.

Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:
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Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE:MSA) has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion. The company employs 5,300 people, generates revenues of $1,178.61 million and has a net income of $70.04 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $154.31 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 13.09 percent (operating margin 8.89 percent and the net profit margin finally 5.94 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 30.70 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 78.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.73 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.16. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.03 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.71, P/S ratio 1.33 and P/B ratio 3.63. Dividend Yield: 2.63 percent. The beta ratio is 1.31.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Mine Safety Appliances (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE: MSA) (Click to enlarge)


CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) has a market capitalization of $22.51 billion. The company employs 31,000 people, generates revenues of $11,743.00 million and has a net income of $1,822.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,394.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 37.42 percent (operating margin 29.11 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.52 percent).


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 31.35 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 109.30 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.26 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.75. 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 12.39, P/S ratio 1.92 and P/B ratio 2.69. Dividend Yield: 2.59 percent. The beta ratio is 1.24.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of CSX Corporation (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of CSX Corporation (CSX) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) (Click to enlarge)


Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has a market capitalization of $36.71 billion. The company employs 92,000 people, generates revenues of $88,915.00 million and has a net income of $1,542.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,294.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 3.70 percent (operating margin 2.74 percent and the net profit margin finally 1.73 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 8.05 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 17.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.81 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.43. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.89 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.64, P/S ratio 0.41 and P/B ratio 3.06. Dividend Yield: 1.30 percent. The beta ratio is 0.67.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Costco Wholesale Corp. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) (Click to enlarge)


Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion. The company employs 3,800 people, generates revenues of $821.08 million and has a net income of $63.72 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $118.69 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 14.46 percent (operating margin 11.38 percent and the net profit margin finally 7.76 percent).


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 19.77 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 36.59 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.38 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.12. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.54 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.80, P/S ratio 1.41 and P/B ratio 2.56. Dividend Yield: 1.18 percent. The beta ratio is 1.02.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Franklin Electric Co. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Franklin Electric Co. (NASDAQ: FELE) (Click to enlarge)


Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion. The company employs 8,900 people, generates revenues of $2,054.13 million and has a net income of $130.42 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $293.26 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 14.28 percent (operating margin 9.98 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.35 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 22.16 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.83 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.92 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.67. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.32 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.26, P/S ratio 0.75 and P/B ratio 1.24. Dividend Yield: 1.10 percent. The beta ratio is 1.19.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Curtiss-Wright Corp. (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Curtiss-Wright Corp. (CW) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Curtiss-Wright Corp. (NYSE: CW) (Click to enlarge)


Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 70.42 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 3.67 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 18.01. The average P/S ratio is 39.28 and P/B 2.01.


Here is the full table:


The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (May 07 – May 13, 2012) 




Here are the market ratios:



Ticker
Company
P/E
P/S
P/B
Dividend Yield
WHX
Whiting USA Trust I
6.23
6.08
5.47
16.34%
PSEC
Prospect Capital Corporation
6.78
4.07
1.02
11.15%
NMFC
New Mountain Finance Corporation
13.56
2.62
0.35
9.26%
HTGC
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
10.37
5.03
1.13
8.29%
EFC
Ellington Financial LLC
34.58
5.55
0.95
7.46%
HQH
H&Q Healthcare Investors
13.10
233.26
1.16
7.39%
HQL
H&Q Life Sciences Investors
12.81
355.98
1.23
7.25%
TYN
Tortoise North American Energy Corporation
14.80
84.21
1.06
5.88%
BOX
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.
9.44
2.20
1.69
5.65%
TYG
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.
16.59
765.98
1.15
5.40%
CLDT
Chatham Lodging Trust
N/A
2.50
0.84
5.34%
TGH
Textainer Group Holdings Limited
9.64
4.24
2.62
4.04%
HNI
HNI Corp.
22.65
0.57
2.57
3.90%
KSW
KSW Inc.
16.96
0.37
1.15
3.69%
SBSI
Southside Bancshares Inc.
9.21
2.75
1.39
3.66%
NKSH
National Bankshares Inc.
11.23
4.09
1.40
3.56%
NVE
NV Energy, Inc.
25.15
1.37
1.19
3.04%
TRNO
Terreno Realty Corp.
N/A
7.58
0.84
2.79%
MSA
Mine Safety Appliances Co.
19.69
1.31
3.41
2.44%
CSX
CSX Corp.
12.38
1.89
2.65
2.22%
KWR
Quaker Chemical Corporation
13.13
0.84
2.25
2.10%
NC
Nacco Industries Inc.
7.37
0.27
1.50
1.95%
CPA
Copa Holdings SA
12.03
2.02
2.66
1.95%
TS
Tenaris SA
14.22
2.02
1.89
1.94%
TBNK
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
18.32
3.95
1.10
1.87%
NWL
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
40.71
0.89
2.73
1.75%
SCI
Service Corp. International
17.75
1.10
1.89
1.68%
GKSR
G&K Services Inc.
28.29
0.68
1.12
1.67%
RELV
Reliv International, Inc.
16.00
0.22
1.05
1.56%
POOL
Pool Corp.
23.68
0.95
6.21
1.53%
BBOX
Black Box Corp.
N/A
0.36
0.80
1.26%
HL
Hecla Mining Co.
8.06
2.46
1.03
1.22%
FNV
Franco-Nevada Corporation
N/A
14.60
2.04
1.15%
COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation
24.66
0.39
3.00
1.13%
FELE
Franklin Electric Co. Inc.
15.78
1.37
2.36
1.10%
GPI
Group 1 Automotive Inc.
14.05
0.20
1.48
1.04%
MAR
Marriott International, Inc.
70.25
1.08
N/A
1.02%
FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
28.63
6.32
8.93
1.00%
CW
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
12.25
0.73
1.17
0.98%
EEA
European Equity Fund Inc. (The)
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.12%






Average

18.01
39.28
2.01
3.67%

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