I love dividend
growth stocks and made a significant amount of money with them as a long-term
orientated investor. My strategy is somewhat between growth and value. I’m a
fan of Warren Buffett but I have my own experience and strategy.
Within the past
week, sixteen stocks hiked dividends. Big names like Microsoft and McDonalds
are part of the list.
Below is a small overview of my
favorites by biggest market capitalization. At the end of this article, you
will also find a full list of all dividend grower and buyback announcements.
Dividend growth
and share buybacks are two essential ways to give shareholders directly and indirect
more money into their pocket.
It also show in most cases that the
firm is doing well and like to share their success with the owner of the
company.
Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion. The company employs 19,500 people, generates revenue of $3,025.92 million and has a net income of $99.96 million. Iron Mountain’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $820.27 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.11 percent (the operating margin is 14.83 percent and the net profit margin 3.30 percent).
Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion. The company employs 19,500 people, generates revenue of $3,025.92 million and has a net income of $99.96 million. Iron Mountain’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $820.27 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.11 percent (the operating margin is 14.83 percent and the net profit margin 3.30 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 62.70 percent of Iron Mountain’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 400.65 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.80 percent was realized by Iron Mountain. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.90. Last fiscal year, Iron Mountain paid $1.08 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.80, the P/S ratio is 2.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.57. The dividend yield amounts to 5.32 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.86.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Iron Mountain (IRM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Iron Mountain (IRM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Iron Mountain (IRM) |
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has a market capitalization of $91.79 billion. The company employs 440,000 people, generates revenue of $28,105.70 million and has a net income of $5,585.90 million. McDonald's Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,080.40 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.87 percent (the operating margin is 31.18 percent and the net profit margin 19.87 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 38.58 percent of McDonald's Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 88.26 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 35.69 percent was realized by McDonald's Corporation. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.52. Last fiscal year, McDonald's Corporation paid $3.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.09, the P/S ratio is 3.27 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.78. The dividend yield amounts to 3.47 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.36.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) |
IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion. The company employs 2,011 people, generates revenue of $1,246.21 million and has a net income of $182.29 million. IDACORP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $423.85 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.01 percent (the operating margin is 23.41 percent and the net profit margin 14.63 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 31.15 percent of IDACORP’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 90.30 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.16 percent was realized by IDACORP. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.50. Last fiscal year, IDACORP paid $1.57 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.78, the P/S ratio is 2.21 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.49. The dividend yield amounts to 3.13 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.64.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of IDACORP (IDA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of IDACORP (IDA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of IDACORP (IDA) |
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a market capitalization of $384.64 billion. The company employs 128,000 people, generates revenue of $86,833.00 million and has a net income of $22,074.00 million. Microsoft’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,098.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.12 percent (the operating margin is 31.85 percent and the net profit margin 25.42 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 13.14 percent of Microsoft’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 25.22 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.17 percent was realized by Microsoft. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.63. Last fiscal year, Microsoft paid $1.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.06, the P/S ratio is 4.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.28. The dividend yield amounts to 2.66 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.97.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Microsoft (MSFT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Microsoft (MSFT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Microsoft (MSFT) |
Kroger (NYSE:KR) has a market capitalization of $25.66 billion. The company employs 375,000 people, generates revenue of $98,375.00 million and has a net income of $1,531.00 million. Kroger’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,428.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 4.50 percent (the operating margin is 2.77 percent and the net profit margin 1.56 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 38.63 percent of Kroger’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 210.07 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 31.43 percent was realized by Kroger. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.08. Last fiscal year, Kroger paid $0.62 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.96, the P/S ratio is 0.26 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.95. The dividend yield amounts to 1.41 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.71.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Kroger (KR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kroger (KR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kroger (KR) |
Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) has a market capitalization of $2.12 billion. The company employs 1,327 people, generates revenue of $2,682.98 million and has a net income of $130.62 million. Sanderson Farms earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $267.90 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.99 percent (the operating margin is 7.67 percent and the net profit margin 4.87 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 4.35 percent of Sanderson Farms assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 5.99 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.78 percent was realized by Sanderson Farms. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.72. Last fiscal year, Sanderson Farms paid $0.68 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.39, the P/S ratio is 0.79 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.15. The dividend yield amounts to 0.87 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.15.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Sanderson Farms (SAFM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Sanderson Farms (SAFM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Sanderson Farms (SAFM) |
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| 5-Year Performance (Click to enlarge) |
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Dividend Growth of the week overview:
Company
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Yield in %
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Dividend Growth
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Idacorp
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3.41
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9.30%
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Kroger Co
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1.42
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12.12%
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McDonald's
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3.6
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4.94%
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Sanderson Farms
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0.97
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10.00%
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W. P. Carey Inc.
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5.53
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4.44%
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Washington Trust Bancorp
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3.7
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10.34%
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WSFS Financial Corp.
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0.81
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25.00%
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Apollo Residential Mtg
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10.78
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4.76%
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Artesian Resources Cl A
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4.17
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1.51%
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Covanta Holding Corp.
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4.64
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38.89%
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First Of Long Island
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3.09
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7.69%
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Microsoft
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2.66
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10.71%
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U.S. Bncp Pfd Ser A
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4.31
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1.10%
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US Bancorp Dep pfd.
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4.09
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1.10%
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Great North Iron Ore Prop
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42.87
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4.00%
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Iron Mountain
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5.34
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75.93%
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MS Non-Cum. pfd.Ser A
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5.04
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1.10%
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Blackstone Mortgage Cl A
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7.1
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4.17%
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Frisch's Restaurants
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2.96
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11.11%
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Source: long-term-investments.blogspot.com
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| 16 Dividend Grower of the past week (Click to enlarge) Research Results By long-term-investments.blogspot.com |
Share Buyback Announcements of the week:
Company
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Stock Buyback Volume or No. Of Shares
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Rockwell Collins
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$500 Mln
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American DG Energy Inc.
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1 Mln
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NAPCO Security Technologies Inc.
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1 Mln
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Oracle Corp.
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$13.0 Bln
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WSFS Financial Corp.
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470 K
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.
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$105 Mln
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Prudential Bancorp Of Pennsylvania
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950 K
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Autobytel Inc.
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$1 Mln
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Humana Inc
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$2 Bln
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Eureka Financial Corp.
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122547
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Oracle was the biggest player with an
additional buyback plan of USD 13 billion, that's 7.2 percent of its current
market capitalization. But without Larry Ellison as CEO of the company, we
should wait what happens with earnings over the next quarters.