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Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 27.67 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 83.85 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.61 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.39. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.10 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.37, P/S ratio 1.86 and P/B ratio 1.91. Dividend Yield: 3.43 percent. The beta ratio is 0.37.
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Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) has a market capitalization of $23.94 billion. The company employs 30,329 people, generates revenue of $11,172.00 million and has a net income of $1,916.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,075.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.48 percent (operating margin 28.70 percent and net profit margin 17.15 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 26.42 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 76.08 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.53 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.83. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.66 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.85, P/S ratio 2.14 and P/B ratio 2.50. Dividend Yield: 2.67 percent. The beta ratio is 1.07.
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Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion. The company employs 34,000 people, generates revenue of $7,950.14 million and has a net income of $846.36 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,641.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.64 percent (operating margin 15.23 percent and net profit margin 10.65 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 23.02 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 44.36 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.90 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.48. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.18 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.18, P/S ratio 1.25 and P/B ratio 2.03. Dividend Yield: 2.57 percent. The beta ratio is 1.36.
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table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth
amounts to 23.02 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 4.53
percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 18.08. The
average P/S ratio is 5.26 and P/B 2.14.
Here is the full table:
Here are the market ratios:
Ticker
|
Company
|
P/E
|
P/S
|
P/B
|
Dividend Yield
|
DCIX
|
Diana Containerships Inc.
|
32.63
|
5.34
|
0.70
|
16.13%
|
NRF
|
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
|
N/A
|
0.82
|
0.57
|
10.99%
|
TICC
|
TICC Capital Corp.
|
16.50
|
7.45
|
1.04
|
10.91%
|
BBEP
|
Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.
|
7.42
|
2.34
|
0.91
|
9.73%
|
FDUS
|
Fidus Investment Corporation
|
9.29
|
5.52
|
1.03
|
9.39%
|
MFV
|
MFS Special Value Trust
|
N/A
|
14.91
|
1.06
|
9.30%
|
EXLP
|
Exterran Partners, L.P.
|
N/A
|
2.89
|
1.89
|
8.88%
|
TCRD
|
THL Credit, Inc.
|
11.08
|
6.71
|
1.03
|
8.80%
|
MIN
|
MFS Intermediate Income Trust
|
20.31
|
24.95
|
1.03
|
8.28%
|
ZTR
|
Zweig Total Return Fund Inc.
|
36.53
|
32.35
|
0.87
|
7.92%
|
EEP
|
Enbridge Energy Partners LP
|
16.38
|
0.95
|
1.98
|
7.39%
|
SUNS
|
Solar Senior Capital Ltd
|
29.03
|
14.10
|
0.94
|
7.23%
|
MGF
|
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
|
20.40
|
22.26
|
1.02
|
7.12%
|
MAIN
|
Main Street Capital Corporation
|
7.62
|
6.31
|
1.57
|
7.03%
|
ARLP
|
Alliance Resource Partners LP
|
7.87
|
1.19
|
3.45
|
6.79%
|
APTS
|
Preferred Apartment Communities Inc.
|
N/A
|
4.28
|
1.17
|
6.43%
|
FMO
|
Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
6.31%
|
HTA
|
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
|
N/A
|
7.81
|
1.39
|
6.18%
|
AHGP
|
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
|
13.34
|
1.52
|
6.94
|
5.66%
|
SAFT
|
Safety Insurance Group Inc.
|
19.63
|
1.02
|
1.03
|
4.45%
|
ROIC
|
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
|
N/A
|
10.66
|
1.36
|
4.21%
|
SBGI
|
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
|
10.42
|
1.17
|
N/A
|
4.11%
|
MCHP
|
Microchip Technology Inc.
|
21.03
|
4.86
|
3.37
|
4.03%
|
NKG
|
Nuveen Georgia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2
|
17.01
|
14.16
|
1.04
|
3.95%
|
CLMS
|
Calamos Asset Management Inc.
|
12.21
|
0.64
|
1.15
|
3.50%
|
NTC
|
Nuveen Connecticut Premium Income Municipal Fund
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3.48%
|
STX
|
Seagate Technology PLC
|
7.11
|
0.99
|
3.65
|
3.23%
|
WTBA
|
West Bancorp., Inc.
|
13.73
|
3.37
|
1.40
|
3.15%
|
JCOM
|
j2 Global, Inc.
|
12.62
|
3.99
|
2.50
|
2.90%
|
AWR
|
American States Water Company
|
17.34
|
1.81
|
1.88
|
2.70%
|
AIV
|
Apartment Investment & Management Co.
|
N/A
|
2.97
|
3.76
|
2.70%
|
KLAC
|
KLA-Tencor Corporation
|
11.76
|
2.75
|
2.76
|
2.69%
|
MCHX
|
Marchex, Inc.
|
N/A
|
0.75
|
0.71
|
2.60%
|
FRT
|
Federal Realty Investment Trust
|
54.38
|
12.31
|
5.57
|
2.55%
|
VLO
|
Valero Energy Corporation
|
10.27
|
0.11
|
0.96
|
2.51%
|
NSC
|
Norfolk Southern Corp.
|
12.85
|
2.15
|
2.45
|
2.51%
|
RBA
|
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
|
26.05
|
4.95
|
3.21
|
2.37%
|
DOV
|
Dover Corp.
|
12.18
|
1.19
|
1.95
|
2.31%
|
MKSI
|
MKS Instruments Inc.
|
12.20
|
1.77
|
1.37
|
2.28%
|
CALM
|
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
|
15.61
|
0.86
|
2.05
|
2.15%
|
GGP
|
General Growth Properties Inc.
|
N/A
|
6.44
|
2.14
|
2.13%
|
UBSH
|
Union First Market Bankshares Corporation
|
12.97
|
2.08
|
0.90
|
2.13%
|
STE
|
Steris Corp.
|
14.01
|
1.33
|
2.28
|
2.10%
|
MIC
|
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
|
60.49
|
1.80
|
2.55
|
2.03%
|
MUR
|
Murphy Oil Corporation
|
13.57
|
0.38
|
1.18
|
1.99%
|
RGR
|
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc.
|
18.50
|
2.38
|
5.82
|
1.80%
|
RECN
|
Resources Connection Inc.
|
11.86
|
0.83
|
1.29
|
1.77%
|
CBOE
|
CBOE Holdings, Inc.
|
18.42
|
4.88
|
10.72
|
1.70%
|
HWKN
|
Hawkins Inc.
|
19.14
|
1.22
|
2.65
|
1.61%
|
MRLN
|
Marlin Business Services Corp.
|
28.91
|
3.51
|
1.22
|
1.51%
|
CSL
|
Carlisle Companies Inc.
|
12.99
|
0.88
|
1.87
|
1.45%
|
LFUS
|
Littelfuse Inc.
|
14.66
|
1.93
|
2.24
|
1.32%
|
TG
|
Tredegar Corp.
|
14.78
|
0.54
|
1.10
|
1.30%
|
NNC
|
Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund
|
16.61
|
14.38
|
1.04
|
0.71%
|
EXPE
|
Expedia Inc.
|
23.84
|
2.06
|
3.65
|
0.63%
|
Average
|
18.08
|
5.26
|
2.14
|
4.53%
|
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