My favorite player is Qualcomm who hiked its dividend by 40 percent. Another well known company is the fast food chain Burger King. BKW raised dividends by 20 percent. All in all, the results are very mixed.
In total, 16 stocks and 3 funds increased its
dividend payments over the recent week. Five of them are High-Yields and nine have a current buy or better recommendation. The average dividend growth amounts to 39.23 percent.
Here are my favorite dividend growth stocks:
Here are my favorite dividend growth stocks:
Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion. The company employs 950 people, generates revenue of $4.070 billion and has a net income of $96.32 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $171.02 million. The EBITDA margin is 4.20 percent (the operating margin is 2.79 percent and the net profit margin 2.37 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 40.33 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 92.84 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.27 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.22. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.87 in the form of dividends to shareholders. GEL announced to raise dividends by 2.6 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 37.53, the P/S ratio is 0.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.06. The dividend yield amounts to 4.34 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.86.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Genesis Energy (GEL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Genesis Energy (GEL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Genesis Energy (GEL) |
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) has a market capitalization of $114.56 billion. The company employs 26,600 people, generates revenue of $19.121 billion and has a net income of $5.283 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6.499 billion. The EBITDA margin is 33.99 percent (the operating margin is 29.28 percent and the net profit margin 27.63 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.64 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.33. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.93 in the form of dividends to shareholders. QCOM announced to raise dividends by 40.0 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.00, the P/S ratio is 5.99 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.39. The dividend yield amounts to 2.10 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.04.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) has a market capitalization of $14.68 billion. The company employs 15,145 people, generates revenue of $3.133 billion and has a net income of $420.54 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $727.74 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.22 percent (the operating margin is 21.50 percent and the net profit margin 13.42 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.86 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.45. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Fast announced to double dividends.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 34.18, the P/S ratio is 4.69 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.41. The dividend yield amounts to 1.62 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.95.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Fastenal Company (FAST) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Fastenal Company (FAST) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Fastenal Company (FAST) |
Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 39.23 percent and
the average dividend yield amounts to 3.35 percent. Stocks from the sheet are
valuated with a P/E ratio of 23.68.The average P/S ratio is 6.19 and P/B 3.36.
Here is the full list of dividend growers from last week:
Here is the full list of dividend growers from last week:
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| Best Dividend Growth Stocks (Click to enlarge) |
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These are the market price 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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BPT
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BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
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8.74
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8.68
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N/A
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11.41%
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MVO
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MV Oil Trust
|
7.80
|
7.66
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10.61
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9.83%
|
SGL
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Strategic Global Income Fund Inc.
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N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
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6.39%
|
SIR
|
Select Income REIT
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13.49
|
9.06
|
1.24
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5.93%
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FEN
|
Energy Income & Growth Fund
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N/A
|
N/A
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N/A
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5.62%
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EPD
|
Enterprise Products Partners LP
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22.35
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1.30
|
4.17
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4.36%
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GEL
|
Genesis Energy LP
|
37.58
|
0.91
|
4.06
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4.23%
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LKFN
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Lakeland Financial Corp.
|
12.26
|
3.78
|
1.44
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2.58%
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WY
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Weyerhaeuser Co.
|
44.76
|
2.45
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4.24
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2.14%
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BK
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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
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13.95
|
9.42
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0.91
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1.83%
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FCZA
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First Citizens Banc Corp.
|
12.95
|
1.22
|
0.55
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1.63%
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IEX
|
IDEX Corporation
|
N/A
|
2.23
|
2.99
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1.51%
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QCOM
|
QUALCOMM Incorporated
|
20.02
|
5.60
|
3.24
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1.50%
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BKW
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Burger King Worldwide, Inc.
|
56.97
|
3.35
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5.61
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1.06%
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FUL
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HB Fuller Co.
|
25.85
|
0.95
|
2.41
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0.89%
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FRME
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First Merchants Corp.
|
10.42
|
2.43
|
0.76
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0.82%
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FAST
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Fastenal Company
|
34.85
|
4.68
|
9.41
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0.81%
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ISCA
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International Speedway Corp.
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28.28
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2.53
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1.23
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0.60%
|
PEO
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Petroleum & Resources Corp.
|
28.67
|
39.04
|
0.92
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0.47%
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Average
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23.68
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6.19
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3.36
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3.35%
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