Upgraded Dividend Stocks:
Regal Entertainment Group (RGC) has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($17)”. The stock price closed at $14.39 and has changed by 5.04% compared to the previous day.
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 55.35, Price/Sales 0.83 and Price/Book is not calculable. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 6.76% for next year and 7.05% for the upcoming 5 years.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Regal Entertainment Group (Click to enlarge) |
Williams Partners LP (WPZ) has a market capitalization of $18.00 billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($62)”. The stock price closed at $56.77 and has changed by -2.52% compared to the previous day.
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.26, Price/Sales 2.63 and Price/Book 3.15. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 1.76% for next year and 6.38% for the upcoming 5 years.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Williams Partners LP (Click to enlarge) |
Herbalife (HLF) has a market capitalization of $6.17 billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Auriga” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($68)”. The stock price closed at $52.70 and has changed by -6.39% compared to the previous day. Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.92, Price/Sales 1.79 and Price/Book 10.91. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 13.46% for next year and 15.10% for the upcoming 5 years.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Herbalife Ltd (Click to enlarge) |
Spartan Motors (SPAR) has a market capitalization of $162.91 million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Dougherty & Company” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($6.5)”. The stock price closed at $4.81 and has changed by -2.24% compared to the previous day.
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 240.50, Price/Sales 0.38 and Price/Book 0.88. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 81.82% for next year and 14.00% for the upcoming 5 years.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Spartan Motors Inc (Click to enlarge) |
Masco (MAS) has a market capitalization of $5.20 billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Underperform” to ”Sector Perform ($16)”. The stock price closed at $14.54 and has changed by 4.38% compared to the previous day.
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.70 and Price/Book 9.63. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 195.24% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Masco Corp (Click to enlarge) |
Dynamic Materials (BOOM) has a market capitalization of $258.68 million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Auriga” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($26)”. The stock price closed at $19.19 and has changed by 4.86% compared to the previous day.
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.41, Price/Sales 1.24 and Price/Book 1.76. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 24.79% for next year and 13.00% for the upcoming 5 years.
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| 1-Year Chart Of Dynamic Materials Corp (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent upgrades by brokerage firms. In total, 13 stocks have received a new upgrade rating of which six pay dividends. The average P/E ratio amounts to 22.99, P/S ratio is 1.99 and P/B ratio 5.48. The average dividend yield amounts to 3.1 percent.
Here is the full table:
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| Stock Upgrades From May 02, 2012 (Click to enlarge) |
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