Today I've
compiled the latest dividend growth stocks and share buyback announcements.
Twelve companies have released a share buyback program but only Lockheed Martin
was the company with significant influence.
The military
provider to the U.S. Government plans to buy additional $2 billion in own
shares in the future. That's good news for shareholders and those will also
receive more money by dividends. Lockheed also boosted its dividend payments by
12.78 percent. The new yield will hit the 3.3 percent level.
On the dividend
growth side, only 14 companies or funds/trusts announced to pay higher
dividends. The biggest company was Lockheed Martin followed by the electric
utility stock OGE Energy.
In my view there
were no interesting companies on the attached list. For sure you need a second
check but for my own asset allocation, which excluded highly cyclical stocks
and financials/banks/trusts etc...The research effort was very small for me.
What do you think from the latest
dividend grower and share repurchaser? Do you like them or do you own one of
them? Please let me known by leaving a little comment on this blog. Thank you for reading my blog.
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 44.25 percent of Hersha Hospitality Trust’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 92.31 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 0.43 percent was realized by Hersha Hospitality Trust. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.23. Last fiscal year, Hersha Hospitality Trust paid $0.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.63, the P/S ratio is 4.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.57. The dividend yield amounts to 4.32 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.67.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) |
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Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has a market capitalization of $56.32 billion. The company employs 115,000 people, generates revenue of $45,358.00 million and has a net income of $2,950.00 million. Lockheed Martin’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,212.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.70 percent (the operating margin is 9.93 percent and the net profit margin 6.50 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.00 percent of Lockheed Martin’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 125.09 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 119.02 percent was realized by Lockheed Martin. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.70. Last fiscal year, Lockheed Martin paid $4.78 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.73, the P/S ratio is 1.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 11.51. The dividend yield amounts to 3.00 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.72.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Lockheed Martin (LMT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Lockheed Martin (LMT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Lockheed Martin (LMT) |
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Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of Washington Federal’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 7.90 percent was realized by Washington Federal. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.56. Last fiscal year, Washington Federal paid $0.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.26, the P/S ratio is 5.04 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.08. The dividend yield amounts to 2.88 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.31.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Washington Federal (WAFD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Washington Federal (WAFD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Washington Federal (WAFD) |
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OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) has a market capitalization of $7.34 billion. The company employs 3,269 people, generates revenue of $2,867.70 million and has a net income of $393.80 million. OGE Energy’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $852.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.71 percent (the operating margin is 19.30 percent and the net profit margin 13.73 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 31.09 percent of OGE Energy’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 93.50 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.36 percent was realized by OGE Energy. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.12. Last fiscal year, OGE Energy paid $0.85 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.45, the P/S ratio is 2.56 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.41. The dividend yield amounts to 2.72 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.68.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of OGE Energy (OGE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of OGE Energy (OGE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of OGE Energy (OGE) |
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Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of Atlantic Tele-Network’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 5.92 percent was realized by Atlantic Tele-Network. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.33. Last fiscal year, Atlantic Tele-Network paid $1.04 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.64, the P/S ratio is 3.00 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.35. The dividend yield amounts to 2.11 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.31.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Atlantic Tele-Network (ATNI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Atlantic Tele-Network (ATNI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Atlantic Tele-Network (ATNI) |
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Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 27.76 percent of Curtiss-Wright’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.82 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.63 percent was realized by Curtiss-Wright. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.38. Last fiscal year, Curtiss-Wright paid $0.38 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.18, the P/S ratio is 1.29 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.07. The dividend yield amounts to 0.77 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.30.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Curtiss-Wright (CW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Curtiss-Wright (CW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Curtiss-Wright (CW) |
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Share Buybacks of the week
Company
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Stock Buyback Volume or No. Of Shares
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Starwood Property Trust, Inc
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$250 Mln
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Euroseas Ltd.
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$5 Mln
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City Holding Corp.
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1 Mln
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Curtiss-Wright Corp.
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$300 Mln
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Lockheed Martin Corp.
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$2.0 Bln
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BDCA Venture Inc.
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$5 Mln
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EVERTEC, Inc.
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$75 Mln
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Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
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500 K
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Saratoga Investment Corp.
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200 K
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Peoples Bancorp Of North Carolina Inc.
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$2 Mln
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Charter Financial Corporation
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1.825 K
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Resource America Inc.
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1.5 Mln
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| Share Buyback Companies Of The Week (click to enlarge) Researched By long-term-investments.blogspot.com |
Dividend Growth of the week
Company
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Yield in %
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Dividend Growth
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Lockheed Martin
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3.3
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12.78%
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OGE Energy
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2.72
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11.11%
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Saratoga Investment Corp
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5.45
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22.22%
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Prospect Capital
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13.04
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0.02%
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Western Asset Mortgage
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18.43
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4.48%
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Hersha Hosp Trust Cl A
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4.37
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16.67%
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Intl Bancshares
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2.12
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8.00%
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Mesa Royalty Tr
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16.25
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69.36%
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Washington Federal
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2.85
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33.36%
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Atlantic Tele-Network
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2.02
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7.41%
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Cross Timbers Royalty Tr
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10.1
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5.60%
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Hugoton Royalty Tr Un
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11.01
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7.08%
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PennyMac Mortgage Inv Tr
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11.31
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3.39%
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Resource Cap Pfd. C
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8.82
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80.00%
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| Dividend Growt Stocks Of The Week (click to enlarge) Researched By long-term-investments.blogspot.com |
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For the other stocks: I
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positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about
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