It's no wonder that corporations have a huge interest in spending money for politics: Each dollar should create a return of 220 bucks in the future. That's a pretty good investment in my view.
I'm no social guy and have no thoughts in my mind how
governments work but stocks that have spend huge amounts for lobbying as
a percent of total assets, have performed very well in the past.
Stocks that lobby Washington beat the street by shocking 11 percent yearly!
Stocks that lobby Washington beat the street by shocking 11 percent yearly!
Since 2009 a compilation of lobbing stocks generated
an annual return of 26.25 percent while the Sharpe Ratio of the combined
portfolio reached a high value of 0.88.
Look at my attached stock list. Hope you get some new
ideas. I still introduce many investing ideas and dividend growing stocks on my
blog.
#1 Southern Company (NYSE:SO) has a market capitalization of $41.97 billion. The company employs 26,300 people, generates revenue of $17.087 billion and has a net income of $1.710 billion.
Southern Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,733.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 39.40 percent (the operating margin is 19.05 percent and the net profit margin 10.01 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 36.09 percent of Southern Company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 115.67 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.81 percent was realized by Southern Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.34. Last fiscal year, Southern Company paid $2.01 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.97, the P/S ratio is 2.46 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.18. The dividend yield amounts to 4.50 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.18.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Southern Company (SO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Southern Company (SO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Southern Company (SO) |
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has a market capitalization of $58.95 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).
Financials: 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 $9.89. 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 18.88, the P/S ratio is 1.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.10. The dividend yield amounts to 3.22 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.63.
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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) |
Kindred Healthcare (NYSE:KND) has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion. The company employs 40,000 people, generates revenue of $4,900.51 million and has a net income of $-44.81 million.
Kindred Healthcare’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $306.24 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.25 percent (the operating margin is 0.91 percent and the net profit margin -0.91 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 40.23 percent of Kindred Healthcare’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 146.64 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -4.14 percent was realized by Kindred Healthcare.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.04. Last fiscal year, Kindred Healthcare 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 not calculable, the P/S ratio is 0.26 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.00. The dividend yield amounts to 2.41 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 2.23.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Kindred Healthcare (KND) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kindred Healthcare (KND) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kindred Healthcare (KND) |
HealthSouth (NYSE:HLS) has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion. The company employs 13,900 people, generates revenue of $2,247.20 million and has a net income of $382.50 million.
HealthSouth’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $559.40 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.89 percent (the operating margin is 21.36 percent and the net profit margin 17.02 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 59.88 percent of HealthSouth’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 346.62 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 73.03 percent was realized by HealthSouth.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.52. Last fiscal year, HealthSouth 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 25.34, the P/S ratio is 1.50 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.83. The dividend yield amounts to 2.18 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.72.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of HealthSouth (HLS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HealthSouth (HLS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HealthSouth (HLS) |
ITC Holdings Corporation (NYSE:ITC) has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion. The company employs 539 people, generates revenue of $941.27 million and has a net income of $233.51 million.
ITC Holdings Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $614.66 million. The EBITDA margin is 65.30 percent (the operating margin is 52.70 percent and the net profit margin 24.81 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 57.50 percent of ITC Holdings Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 223.84 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.28 percent was realized by ITC Holdings Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.74. Last fiscal year, ITC Holdings Corporation paid $0.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.79, the P/S ratio is 6.29 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.71. The dividend yield amounts to 1.71 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.21.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of ITC Holdings Corporation (ITC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of ITC Holdings Corporation (ITC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of ITC Holdings Corporation (ITC) |
Chemed (NYSE:CHE) has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion. The company employs 13,952 people, generates revenue of $1,413.33 million and has a net income of $77.23 million.
Chemed’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $199.61 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.12 percent (the operating margin is 9.44 percent and the net profit margin 5.46 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 20.54 percent of Chemed’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 40.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.12 percent was realized by Chemed.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.16. Last fiscal year, Chemed paid $0.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.70, the P/S ratio is 1.29 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.19. The dividend yield amounts to 0.82 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.78.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Chemed (CHE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chemed (CHE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chemed (CHE) |
FedEx (NYSE:FDX) has a market capitalization of $48.59 billion. The company employs 112,000 people, generates revenue of $45,567.00 million and has a net income of $2,097.00 million.
FedEx’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,069.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.32 percent (the operating margin is 7.56 percent and the net profit margin 4.60 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.32 percent of FedEx’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 31.01 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.81 percent was realized by FedEx.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.35. Last fiscal year, FedEx paid $0.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.35, the P/S ratio is 1.07 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.57. The dividend yield amounts to 0.47 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.25.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of FedEx (FDX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of FedEx (FDX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of FedEx (FDX) |
Textron (NYSE:TXT) has a market capitalization of $11.52 billion. The company employs 32,000 people, generates revenue of $12,104.00 million and has a net income of $498.00 million.
Textron’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,208.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.98 percent (the operating margin is 7.00 percent and the net profit margin 4.11 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.62 percent of Textron’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 72.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.51 percent was realized by Textron.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.99. Last fiscal year, Textron paid $0.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.95, the P/S ratio is 0.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.69. The dividend yield amounts to 0.19 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.75.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Textron (TXT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Textron (TXT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Textron (TXT) |
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| 9 Dividend Paying Lobbying Stocks (Click to enlarge) Source: long-term-investments.blogspot.com |