Below
are the top dividend growth stocks and share buyback companies of the week. On
the list are some pretty good yielding stocks. Big names like Starbucks,
Emerson Electric or Honeywell.
AIG, Motorola and Royal Caribbean Cruises are the
biggest stocks with a fresh buyback announcement during the past week.
Cheap is a question of growth. A faster growing
company can be higher valuated. Only 17 of the stocks have a forward P/E of
less than 15.
The 7 Top Dividend Growth Stocks Of the past Week are...
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) has a market capitalization of $45.27 billion. The company employs 131,600 people, generates revenue of $24.537 billion and has a net income of $2.184 billion.
Emerson Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5.002 billion. The EBITDA margin is 20.39 percent (the operating margin is 14.70 percent and the net profit margin 8.90 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.92 percent of Emerson Electric’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 59.25 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.69 percent was realized by Emerson Electric.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.05. Last fiscal year, Emerson Electric paid $1.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.27, the P/S ratio is 1.84 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.46. The dividend yield amounts to 2.90 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.30.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) has a market capitalization of $15.48 billion. The company employs 22,000 people, generates revenue of $6,351.90 million and has a net income of $756.30 million.
Rockwell Automation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,186.90 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.69 percent (the operating margin is 15.44 percent and the net profit margin 11.91 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 18.55 percent of Rockwell Automation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 41.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.04 percent was realized by Rockwell Automation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.65. Last fiscal year, Rockwell Automation paid $1.98 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.86, the P/S ratio is 2.44 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.03. The dividend yield amounts to 2.32 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.43.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Rockwell Automation (ROK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Rockwell Automation (ROK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Rockwell Automation (ROK) |
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has a market capitalization of $75.75 billion. The company employs 131,000 people, generates revenue of $39,055.00 million and has a net income of $3,962.00 million.
Honeywell’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,145.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.29 percent (the operating margin is 13.86 percent and the net profit margin 10.14 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 19.43 percent of Honeywell’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 50.55 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.78 percent was realized by Honeywell.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.29. Last fiscal year, Honeywell paid $1.68 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.28, the P/S ratio is 1.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.34. The dividend yield amounts to 2.14 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.32.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Honeywell (HON) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Honeywell (HON) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Honeywell (HON) |
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) has a market capitalization of $58.44 billion. The company employs 182,000 people, generates revenue of $16,447.80 million and has a net income of $2,067.70 million.
Starbucks Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,541.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 21.53 percent (the operating margin is 18.73 percent and the net profit margin 12.57 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 19.05 percent of Starbucks Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 38.85 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 42.41 percent was realized by Starbucks Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.72. Last fiscal year, Starbucks Corporation 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 28.65, the P/S ratio is 3.55 and the P/B ratio is finally 11.06. The dividend yield amounts to 1.65 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.83.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) |
AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) has a market capitalization of $19.46 billion. The company employs 12,000 people, generates revenue of $119,569.10 million and has a net income of $284.03 million.
AmerisourceBergen’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $972.37 million. The EBITDA margin is 0.81 percent (the operating margin is 0.62 percent and the net profit margin 0.24 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 9.27 percent of AmerisourceBergen’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 101.98 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.28 percent was realized by AmerisourceBergen.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.20. Last fiscal year, AmerisourceBergen paid $0.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 72.53, the P/S ratio is 0.16 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.94. The dividend yield amounts to 1.34 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.64.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of AmerisourceBergen (ABC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AmerisourceBergen (ABC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AmerisourceBergen (ABC) |
Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) has a market capitalization of $27.55 billion. The company employs 42,400 people, generates revenue of $10,968.90 million and has a net income of $1,209.10 million.
Estee Lauder’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,217.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.21 percent (the operating margin is 16.66 percent and the net profit margin 11.02 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 17.07 percent of Estee Lauder’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.84 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 33.72 percent was realized by Estee Lauder.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.89. Last fiscal year, Estee Lauder paid $0.78 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.15, the P/S ratio is 2.51 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.21. The dividend yield amounts to 1.32 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.15.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Estee Lauder (EL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Estee Lauder (EL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Estee Lauder (EL) |
Whole Foods Markets (NASDAQ:WFM) has a market capitalization of $16.91 billion. The company employs 56,700 people, generates revenue of $14,194.00 million and has a net income of $579.00 million.
Whole Foods Markets’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,322.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.31 percent (the operating margin is 6.58 percent and the net profit margin 4.08 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 1.08 percent of Whole Foods Markets’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1.63 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.06 percent was realized by Whole Foods Markets.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.56. Last fiscal year, Whole Foods Markets paid $0.46 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.94, the P/S ratio is 1.19 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.42. The dividend yield amounts to 1.11 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.73.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Whole Foods Markets (WFM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Whole Foods Markets (WFM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Whole Foods Markets (WFM) |
Dividend Growth Stocks
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Company
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Yield in %
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Dividend Growth
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Northern Tier Energy LP
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14.93
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88.68%
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Cypress Energy Partners
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7.08
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2.41%
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Arc Logistics Partners LP
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6.82
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2.50%
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Cedar Fair LP
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6.29
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7.14%
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Colony Financial Inc.
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6.15
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2.78%
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Universal Corp
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4.95
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1.96%
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Getty Realty
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4.71
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10.00%
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Pattern Energy Group Inc.
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4.66
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2.13%
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HSBC USA Pfd. G
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4.43
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1.08%
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PacWest Bancorp
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4.38
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100.00%
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Aircastle Ltd
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4.36
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10.00%
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Spectra Engy Ptnr
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4.04
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1.77%
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Barrett Business Svcs
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3.84
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22.22%
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SpectraEnergy
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3.79
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10.45%
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Great Plains Energy Inc
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3.59
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6.52%
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Schweitzer-Maudit Intl
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3.48
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5.56%
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Vectren Corp
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3.36
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5.56%
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KAR Auction Services
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3.29
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8.00%
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EMC Ins Group
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3.09
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8.70%
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NRG Yield Inc.
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3.05
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2.74%
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Terreno Realty
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3.03
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14.29%
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Acadia Realty Trust
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3.02
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4.35%
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Emerson Elec
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2.92
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9.30%
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Atmos Energy Corp.
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2.88
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5.41%
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Wendy's Co
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2.65
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10.00%
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BOK Financial
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2.48
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5.00%
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American Assets Trust
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2.43
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5.68%
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Rockwell Automation
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2.33
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12.07%
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Powell Industries
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2.25
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4.00%
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Honeywell Intl
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2.16
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15.00%
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AmTr Fincl Svcs
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1.94
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25.00%
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Utah Medical Products
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1.73
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2.00%
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Starbucks
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1.68
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23.08%
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Oshkosh
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1.55
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13.33%
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Semgroup A
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1.54
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11.11%
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Hackett Group
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1.49
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20.00%
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Estee Lauder
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1.35
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20.00%
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AmerisourceBergen
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1.33
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23.40%
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Whole Foods Market
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1.11
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8.33%
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BankFincl
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1.03
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50.00%
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Core-Mark Holding
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0.9
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18.18%
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Skyworks Solutions
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0.87
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18.18%
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AAON
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0.86
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3.84%
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CDW Corp.
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0.83
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58.82%
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DeVry Educ Group
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0.74
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5.88%
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Air Lease
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0.43
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33.33%
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Aaron's Inc
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0.36
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9.52%
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LB Foster Co
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0.3
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33.33%
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Share Buyback Stocks
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Company
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Stock Buyback Volume or No. Of Shares
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Avnet Inc
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$250 Mln
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IDEX Corp.
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$400 Mln
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SurModics, Inc
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$30 Mln
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Ametek Inc.
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$200 Mln
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CDW Corp.
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$500 Mln
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Fuel Systems Solutions
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$25 Mln
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Lifevantage Corp
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$7 Mln
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
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$100 Mln
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King Digital Entertainment Plc.
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$150 Mln
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Fidelity National Financial Ventures
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10 Mln
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Fox Factory Holding Corp.
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$40 Mln
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NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP
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$5 Mln
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Web.com Group, Inc.
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$100 Mln
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Marchex Inc
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3 Mln
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Ansys Inc
|
5 Mln
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EnerSys
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$60 Mln
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Federal Signal Corp
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$75 Mln
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TRC Companies Inc
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$10 Mln
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Comstock Holding Companies Inc.
|
3 Mln
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Western Refining Inc.
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$200 Mln
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Aircastle LTD
|
$100 Mln
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Triple-S Management Corp.
|
$50 Mln
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Motorola Solutions Inc.
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$5 Bln
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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
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$300 Mln
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Jamba, Inc.
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$25 Mln
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Curtiss-Wright Corp.
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$200 Mln
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Exelis Inc.
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$350 Mln
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Michael Kors Holdings Limited
|
$1 Bln
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S&W Seed Co.
|
$2 Mln
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Ardmore Shipping Corp.
|
$20 Mln
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TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.
|
$50 Mln
|
|
American International Group, Inc.
|
$1.5 Bln
|
|
Raven Industries Inc.
|
$40 Mln
|
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ASA
|
3.5 Mln
|
|
Rand Capital Corp
|
1 Mln
|
|
Transact Technologies Inc
|
$4 Mln
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Nautilus Inc.
|
$15 Mln
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