Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally
published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”.
Last week was a weak one because only 14 companies announced to raise their dividends.
Three of them have a high yield and ten a buy or better recommendation. In total
they grew dividends by an average ratio of 16.57 percent.
Growing dividends are important because they show which
companies are confident to manage future growth without additional capital. For
you as investor, you get a higher passive income.
The biggest names on the best dividend growers list are
National Grid, Seadrill and American Eagle Outfitters.
Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) has a market capitalization of $19.02 billion. The company employs 8,700 people, generates revenue of $4.478 billion and has a net income of $1.205 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.406 billion. The EBITDA margin is 53.73 percent (the operating margin is 40.00 percent and the net profit margin 26.91 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 60.24 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 214.92 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.30 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.33. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders. SDRL annouced a 4.8 percent dividend hike last week.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.40, the P/S ratio is 4.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.46. The dividend yield amounts to 8.68 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.99.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Seadrill (SDRL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Seadrill (SDRL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Seadrill (SDRL) |
National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has a market capitalization of $43.34 billion. The company employs 25,645 people, generates revenue of $21.822 billion and has a net income of $3.489 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7.773 billion. The EBITDA margin is 35.62 percent (the operating margin is 26.14 percent and the net profit margin 15.99 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 51.36 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 274.69 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.58 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.74. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.03 in the form of dividends to shareholders. NGG annouced a 83.2 percent dividend hike last week.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.55, the P/S ratio is 2.01 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.79. The dividend yield amounts to 5.30 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.60.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of National Grid (NGG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of National Grid (NGG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National Grid (NGG) |
Hill-Rom Holdings (NYSE:HRC) has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion. The company employs 6,950 people, generates revenue of $1.634 billion and has a net income of $120.80 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $324.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 19.84 percent (the operating margin is 10.33 percent and the net profit margin 7.39 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 21.67 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.40 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.54 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.76. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.49 in the form of dividends to shareholders. HRC annouced a 10.0 percent dividend hike last week.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.49, the P/S ratio is 1.32 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.70. The dividend yield amounts to 1.52 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.46.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC) |
Take a closer look at the full
table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts
to 16.57 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 3.53 percent. Stocks
from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 14.59. The average P/S ratio is
2.01 and P/B 2.46.
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| Stocks With Recent Dividend Hikes (Click to enlarge) |
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These are the market price ratios:
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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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ROYT
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Pacific Coast Oil Trust
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17.27
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N/A
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2.66
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8.96%
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SDRL
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SeaDrill Limited
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17.32
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4.25
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3.53
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8.29%
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GLNG
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Golar LNG Ltd.
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3.18
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6.67
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1.55
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5.00%
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CM
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
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9.93
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2.62
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1.83
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4.87%
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NGG
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National Grid plc
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12.65
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2.01
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2.79
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3.86%
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TSH
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Teche Holding Company
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10.39
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2.27
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1.00
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3.45%
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GZT
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Gazit-Globe, Ltd.
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9.27
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0.83
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4.34
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2.66%
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DAKT
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Daktronics Inc.
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21.39
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0.86
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2.34
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2.24%
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AEO
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
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14.99
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1.10
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3.12
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2.22%
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EIHI
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Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc.
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13.45
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0.84
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1.04
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1.95%
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NP
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Neenah Paper, Inc.
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12.08
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0.61
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2.37
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1.91%
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CRY
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CryoLife Inc.
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18.76
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1.26
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1.32
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1.62%
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HRC
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Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
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20.53
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1.28
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2.67
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1.38%
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DSW
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DSW Inc.
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23.05
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1.47
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3.88
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0.97%
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Average
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14.59
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2.01
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2.46
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3.53%
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