At the stock markets are 601 companies linked to the sector with a total
market capitalization of USD 275.1 trillion. The average sector yield amounts
to 3.19 percent and the average P/E ratio is 14.45. The highest dividend paying
industries are nonmetallic mineral mining and oil and gas pipelines.
I screened the sector by dividend stocks with the highest amount of
short selling stocks, measured by the float short ratio. The ratio shows how
many stocks are shorted by investors. Companies with a high ratio of float short
have a little upside potential if investors need to close their short position.
Nine dividend stocks from the basic material sector have a float short ratio of
more than 25 percent.
Here are my favorite
stocks:
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) has a market capitalization of $25.33 billion. The company employs 8,120 people, generates revenues of $7,942.80 million and has a net income of $449.10 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,510.50 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 31.61 percent (operating margin 17.92 percent and the net profit margin finally 5.65 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 56.25 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 520.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.35 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.54. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.05 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 58.75, P/S ratio 2.81 and P/B ratio 7.63. Dividend Yield: 4.06 percent. The beta ratio is not calculable.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Kinder Morgan Inc (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI) (Click to enlarge) |
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) has a market capitalization of $1.94 billion. The company employs 2,470 people, generates revenues of $1,943.30 million and has a net income of $321.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $587.90 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 30.25 percent (operating margin 27.96 percent and the net profit margin finally 16.52 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 20.02 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 39.50 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 38.09 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.43. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.58 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.89, P/S ratio 1.00 and P/B ratio 2.10. Dividend Yield: 3.58 percent. The beta ratio is 1.75.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Kronos Worldwide,... (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Kronos Worldwide,... (KRO) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kronos Worldwide,... (NYSE: KRO) (Click to enlarge) |
United States Steel (NYSE:X) has a market capitalization of $2.75 billion. The company employs 43,000 people, generates revenues of $19,884.00 million and has a net income of $-53.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $861.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 4.33 percent (operating margin 1.33 percent and the net profit margin finally -0.27 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 26.45 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 121.49 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -1.44 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.51. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.20 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, P/S ratio 0.14 and P/B ratio 0.79. Dividend Yield: 1.05 percent. The beta ratio is 2.44.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of United States Ste... (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of United States Ste... (X) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of United States Ste... (NYSE: X) (Click to enlarge) |
Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion. The company employs 1,811 people, generates revenues of $3,619.85 million and has a net income of $258.97 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $578.19 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.97 percent (operating margin 12.34 percent and the net profit margin finally 7.15 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 23.40 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.74 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.93. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.27 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.14, P/S ratio 0.95 and P/B ratio 1.96. Dividend Yield: 0.57 percent. The beta ratio is 1.88.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Westlake Chemical... (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Westlake Chemical... (WLK) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Westlake Chemical... (NYSE: WLK) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of the most shorted basic material stocks. The average price to earnings
ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 11.68 and forward P/E ratio is 9.83. The dividend
yield has a value of 2.16 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.63 and price to
sales ratio 1.80. The operating margin amounts to 18.61 percent and the beta
ratio is 1.55. The average stock is shorted by 33.54 percent.
Here is the full table with
some fundamentals (TTM):
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| 9 Basic Material Dividend Stocks With Highest Float Short Ratio (Click to enlarge) |
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KMI, KRO, AKS, RES, EGO, CRR, X, WNR, WLK
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