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5 Of The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (Oct 29 – Nov 04, 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, 49 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 24 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 19.91 percent. Exactly 19 stocks/funds have a yield over five percent (high yield); 25 above three percent. 35 companies are currently recommended to buy.

The biggest dividend hike came from the beverage and softdrink company Cott (COT) and he savings and loans stock Capital Federal Finl (CFFN). Both increased their dividend distributions by 140 percent.

Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:
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GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) has a market capitalization of $107.63 billion. The company employs 97,389 people, generates revenue of $43.88 billion and has a net income of $8.75 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14.75 billion. The EBITDA margin is 33.62 percent (the operating margin is 28.50 percent and the net profit margin 19.93 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 36.27 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 185.52 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 62.19 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.17. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders. GSK announced to raise dividends by 9.7 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.78, the P/S ratio is 2.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.57. The dividend yield amounts to 5.23 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.65.


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

The Western Union (NYSE:WU) has a market capitalization of $7.15 billion. The company employs 8,000 people, generates revenue of $5.49 billion and has a net income of $1.17 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.58 billion. The EBITDA margin is 28.73 percent (the operating margin is 25.22 percent and the net profit margin 21.22 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 39.51 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 400.45 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 157.75 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.01. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.31 in the form of dividends to shareholders. WU announced to raise dividends by 25.0 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.93, the P/S ratio is 1.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.27. The dividend yield amounts to 4.18 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.44.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of The Western Union (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of The Western Union (WU) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of The Western Union (NYSE: WU) (Click to enlarge)

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has a market capitalization of $48.91 billion. The company employs 132,000 people, generates revenue of $36.53 billion and has a net income of $1.87 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.55 billion. The EBITDA margin is 9.71 percent (the operating margin is 6.25 percent and the net profit margin 5.11 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 18.98 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 69.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.31 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.98. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders. HON announced to raise dividends by 10.1 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.92, the P/S ratio is 1.34 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.48. The dividend yield amounts to 2.63 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.35.


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

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has a market capitalization of $38.09 billion. The company employs 149,000 people, generates revenue of $13.30 billion and has a net income of $1.38 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.34 billion. The EBITDA margin is 17.57 percent (the operating margin is 15.02 percent and the net profit margin 10.41 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 6.69 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 10.76 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.15 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.79. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders. SBUX announced to raise dividends by 23.5 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.39, the P/S ratio is 2.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.46. The dividend yield amounts to 1.65 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.21.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Starbucks (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Starbucks (SBUX) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) (Click to enlarge)

Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) has a market capitalization of $23.24 billion. The company employs 38,500 people, generates revenue of $9.71 billion and has a net income of $860.50 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.61 billion. The EBITDA margin is 16.60 percent (the operating margin is 13.50 percent and the net profit margin 8.86 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 19.54 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.13 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 31.96 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.22. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.52 in the form of dividends to shareholders. EL announced to raise dividends by 37.1 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.04, the P/S ratio is 2.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.54. The dividend yield amounts to 1.20 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.34.


Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Estee Lauder (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividends History of Estee Lauder (EL) (Click to enlarge)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) (Click to enlarge)


Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 19.91 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 4.27 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 23.69. The average P/S ratio is 5.51 and P/B 4.09.

Here is the full table of stocks with recent dividend growth:

Stocks With Dividend Growth (Click to enlarge)

Here are the market ratios:

Ticker
Company
P/E
P/S
P/B
Dividend Yield
NRF
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
N/A
1.76
0.78
9.88%
SDR
Sandridge Mississippian Trust II
26.88
25.95
N/A
9.87%
BBEP
Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.
7.01
2.62
0.94
9.08%
EXLP
Exterran Partners, L.P.
N/A
2.73
2.10
8.79%
APTS
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
N/A
3.92
1.01
6.86%
PPR
ING Prime Rate Trust
N/A
N/A
N/A
6.81%
FMO
Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
6.68%
ARLP
Alliance Resource Partners LP
11.62
1.62
2.48
6.61%
NRGM
Inergy Midstream LLC
42.00
10.04
3.06
6.58%
MCY
Mercury General Corporation
15.28
0.80
1.18
6.10%
VVR
Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust
N/A
N/A
N/A
6.06%
EVF
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
21.53
13.08
1.08
6.04%
DPM
DCP Midstream Partners LP
16.31
1.54
2.15
5.97%
GEL
Genesis Energy LP
37.06
0.74
2.78
5.80%
MIC
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
45.96
1.99
2.81
5.73%
AHGP
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
13.78
1.52
6.96
5.69%
HTA
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
N/A
7.67
1.57
5.68%
HEP
Holly Energy Partners L.P
22.83
7.60
5.73
5.55%
GSK
GlaxoSmithKline plc
13.08
2.46
9.50
5.23%
KKR
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
7.37
5.31
2.14
4.59%
OILT
Oiltanking Partners, L.P.
20.50
10.83
4.79
4.28%
AROW
Arrow Financial Corporation
13.42
4.15
1.69
3.99%
SE
Spectra Energy Corp.
17.01
3.52
2.14
3.99%
KIM
Kimco Realty Corporation
55.97
8.50
1.59
3.88%
WU
Western Union Co.
6.13
1.27
6.87
3.35%
JCOM
j2 Global, Inc.
12.65
4.02
2.53
2.87%
CEC
CEC Entertainment Inc.
11.60
0.72
4.17
2.70%
FNF
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
12.72
0.90
1.25
2.59%
SASR
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.
13.37
3.25
0.96
2.58%
CFFN
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.
25.83
5.58
1.03
2.53%
HON
Honeywell International Inc.
20.95
1.30
3.72
2.39%
CAH
Cardinal Health, Inc.
13.43
0.13
2.26
2.31%
TBNK
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
16.69
3.79
1.10
2.00%
SCBT
SCBT Financial Corp.
18.17
3.32
1.36
1.75%
SNA
Snap-on Inc.
15.66
1.57
2.64
1.73%
AMTD
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
14.69
3.24
2.02
1.50%
ATK
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
7.34
0.41
1.49
1.37%
TSO
Tesoro Corporation
7.63
0.16
1.21
1.35%
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
28.40
2.98
7.18
1.34%
ABC
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
15.11
0.13
3.47
1.28%
RKT
Rock-Tenn Co.
18.80
0.51
1.35
1.19%
TPGI
Thomas Properties Group Inc.
43.67
3.32
1.57
1.15%
HSNI
HSN, Inc.
22.94
0.89
5.70
0.98%
EL
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
27.79
2.39
8.55
0.87%
SXI
Standex International Corp.
13.67
1.00
2.59
0.56%
CMN
Cantel Medical Corp.
22.73
1.82
2.55
0.36%
COT
Cott Corporation
21.51
0.33
1.28
N/A






Average

19.98
3.67
2.87
4.10%

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