Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 24.96 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 64.43 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.89 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.88. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.07 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 3.7 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.98, the P/S ratio is 0.42 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.76. The dividend yield amounts to 3.73 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.71.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of SYSCO Corporation (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of SYSCO Corporation (SYY) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of SYSCO Corporation (NYSE: SYY) (Click to enlarge) |
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) has a market capitalization of $26.57 billion. The company employs 57,000 people, generates revenue of $10.665 billion and has a net income of $1.388 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.343 billion. The EBITDA margin is 21.97 percent (the operating margin is 19.90 percent and the net profit margin 13.02 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.05 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.27 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.90 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.82. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 10.1 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.38, the P/S ratio is 2.49 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.34. The dividend yield amounts to 3.18 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.69.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Automatic Data Processing (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) (Click to enlarge) |
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has a market capitalization of $55.30B billion. The company employs 46,205 people, generates revenue of $19.557 billion and has a net income of $3.292 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7.336 billion. The EBITDA margin is 37.51 percent (the operating margin is 29.24 percent and the net profit margin 16.83 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 19.75 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.12 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.07. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.93 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 15.0 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.56, the P/S ratio is 2.83 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.04. The dividend yield amounts to 2.35 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.16.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Union Pacific (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Union Pacific (UNP) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) (Click to enlarge) |
Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF.A) has a market capitalization of $13.68 billion. The company employs 3,800 people, generates revenue of $3.614 billion and has a net income of $513 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $837 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.16 percent (the operating margin is 21.80 percent and the net profit margin 14.19 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 14.67 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.65 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.85 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.52. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 9.3 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.72, the P/S ratio is 3.79 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.73. The dividend yield amounts to 1.56 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.68.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Brown-Forman (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Brown-Forman (BF.A) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 39.01 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.85 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 20.84. The average P/S ratio is 4.57 and P/B 1.89.
Here is the full table:
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| Top Dividend Growth Stocks From Last Week |
These are the market ratios:
Ticker
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Company
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P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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Dividend Yield
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EFR
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust
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15.42
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12.32
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1.05
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6.89%
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LGI
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Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.
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N/A
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20.25
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0.88
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6.82%
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EFT
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Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
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7.71
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12.15
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1.05
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6.53%
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TYN
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Tortoise North American Energy Corporation
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18.41
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N/A
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1.02
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6.42%
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TYY
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Tortoise Energy Capital Corp.
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33.49
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N/A
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1.10
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6.12%
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CFNB
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California First National Bancorp
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23.95
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8.30
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0.96
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6.04%
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LBF
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DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc.
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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5.98%
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TYG
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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.
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6.91
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N/A
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1.05
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5.59%
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RPT
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Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
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N/A
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4.76
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1.13
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5.23%
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AMSWA
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American Software, Inc.
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18.45
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2.01
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2.51
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4.65%
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LG
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Laclede Group Inc.
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14.35
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0.71
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1.43
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4.28%
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WMB
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Williams Companies, Inc.
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29.89
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2.57
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6.43
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3.95%
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TIS
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Orchids Paper Products Company
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16.78
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1.55
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2.09
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3.81%
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SYY
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Sysco Corp.
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15.97
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0.41
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3.61
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3.60%
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NKSH
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National Bankshares Inc.
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11.43
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4.19
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1.36
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3.59%
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SYBT
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SY Bancorp Inc.
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11.64
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3.44
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1.51
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3.55%
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FF
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FutureFuel Corp.
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12.54
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1.31
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1.63
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3.43%
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MDU
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MDU Resources Group Inc.
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29.34
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0.93
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1.37
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3.36%
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WDR
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Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.
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15.35
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2.41
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4.86
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3.10%
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ADP
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
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19.41
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2.47
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4.21
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2.89%
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JCI
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Johnson Controls Inc.
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14.18
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0.41
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1.49
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2.87%
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SFG
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StanCorp Financial Group Inc.
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10.53
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0.50
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0.67
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2.70%
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CG
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The Carlyle Group LP
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9.88
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3.64
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0.84
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2.51%
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TCK
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Teck Resources Limited
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14.48
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1.77
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1.04
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2.44%
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UNP
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Union Pacific Corporation
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14.57
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2.66
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2.83
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2.04%
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NP
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Neenah Paper, Inc.
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10.46
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0.49
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1.89
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1.97%
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PEO
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Petroleum & Resources Corp.
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N/A
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37.40
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0.84
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1.67%
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GRIF
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Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc.
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135.00
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3.06
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1.19
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1.65%
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ASBC
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Associated Banc-Corp
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12.98
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3.01
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0.74
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1.59%
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HTSI
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Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.
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17.72
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0.39
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1.72
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1.55%
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AEL
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American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
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9.66
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0.39
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0.45
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1.11%
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ARTW
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Art's-Way Manufacturing Co. Inc.
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9.17
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0.65
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1.36
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1.05%
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PRI
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Primerica, Inc.
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10.48
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1.37
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1.24
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1.01%
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GFF
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Griffon Corporation
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29.07
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0.27
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0.79
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0.95%
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RGLD
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Royal Gold, Inc.
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49.97
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18.82
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2.59
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0.74%
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NOV
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National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
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12.56
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1.62
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1.54
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0.68%
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ITIC
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Investors Title Co.
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12.81
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1.22
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1.07
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0.47%
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FNV
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
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N/A
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19.54
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2.79
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1.01%
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BKMU
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Bank Mutual Corporation
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32.54
|
2.34
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0.72
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0.95%
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MLI
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Mueller Industries Inc.
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21.57
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0.57
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2.51
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0.90%
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TMO
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
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19.39
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1.79
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1.45
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0.86%
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WFM
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Whole Foods Market, Inc.
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39.13
|
1.52
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4.64
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0.61%
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DK
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Delek US Holdings Inc.
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7.33
|
0.17
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1.93
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0.60%
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PRGO
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Perrigo Co.
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25.26
|
3.12
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5.33
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0.30%
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AAN
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Aaron's, Inc.
|
13.71
|
1.04
|
2.06
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0.20%
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Average
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20.84
|
4.57
|
1.89
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2.85%
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