Recently, I wrote about DividendChampions that may rise dividends within the next 3 months in order to keep
their status as dividend grower alive.
It's fantstic to know what companies should hike it's dividends because the current yields are so low that each investor get tears in his eyes.
A potential dividend hike could lift the current dividend yield on a new level.
Today I like to
introduce some Dividend Contenders with potential to hike dividends over the
next quarter. As a result, I found 20 companies; nine of them yield over 3
percent.
Dividend Growth is a wonderful investing space on which I personally spend a lot of time.
I love it to see dividends grow but it's only possible if a company grows and has low debt ratios.
These are my 6 highlights...
Thomson Reuters Company (NYSE:TRI) has a market capitalization of $31.63 billion. The company employs 57,800 people, generates revenue of $12.702 billion and has a net income of $155.00 million.
Thomson Reuters Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.630 billion. The EBITDA margin is 28.58 percent (the operating margin is 11.66 percent and the net profit margin 1.22 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 25.46 percent of Thomson Reuters Company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 51.50 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 0.75 percent was realized by Thomson Reuters Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.50. Last fiscal year, Thomson Reuters Company paid $1.30 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 78.43, the P/S ratio is 2.48 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.03. The dividend yield amounts to 3.34 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.86.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Thomson Reuters Company (TRI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Thomson Reuters Company (TRI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Thomson Reuters Company (TRI) |
L-3 Communications Holdings (NYSE:LLL) has a market capitalization of $10.34 billion. The company employs 48,000 people, generates revenue of $12,622.00 million and has a net income of $760.00 million.
L-3 Communications Holdings’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,426.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.30 percent (the operating margin is 9.60 percent and the net profit margin 6.02 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 26.06 percent of L-3 Communications Holdings’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.12 percent was realized by L-3 Communications Holdings.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.08. Last fiscal year, L-3 Communications Holdings paid $2.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.14, the P/S ratio is 0.82 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.74. The dividend yield amounts to 1.98 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.04.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL) |
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) has a market capitalization of $106.52 billion. The company employs 130,000 people, generates revenue of $126,761.00 million and has a net income of $4,600.00 million.
CVS Health’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,931.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.83 percent (the operating margin is 6.34 percent and the net profit margin 3.63 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 18.74 percent of CVS Health’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 35.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.17 percent was realized by CVS Health.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.87. Last fiscal year, CVS Health paid $0.90 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.14, the P/S ratio is 0.83 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.87. The dividend yield amounts to 1.52 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.04.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of CVS Health (CVS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of CVS Health (CVS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CVS Health (CVS) |
Polaris Industries (NYSE:PII) has a market capitalization of $9.52 billion. The company employs 5,400 people, generates revenue of $3,777.07 million and has a net income of $381.07 million.
Polaris Industries’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $624.11 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.52 percent (the operating margin is 15.30 percent and the net profit margin 10.09 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 17.06 percent of Polaris Industries’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 53.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 62.16 percent was realized by Polaris Industries.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.24. Last fiscal year, Polaris Industries 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 22.91, the P/S ratio is 2.49 and the P/B ratio is finally 17.37. The dividend yield amounts to 1.35 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.37.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Polaris Industries (PII) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Polaris Industries (PII) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Polaris Industries (PII) |
A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion. The company employs 11,400 people, generates revenue of $2,153.80 million and has a net income of $169.70 million.
A. O. Smith’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $312.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.52 percent (the operating margin is 10.98 percent and the net profit margin 7.88 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 8.02 percent of A. O. Smith’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 14.44 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.45 percent was realized by A. O. Smith.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.16. Last fiscal year, A. O. Smith 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 24.71, the P/S ratio is 2.21 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.64. The dividend yield amounts to 1.13 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.26.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of A. O. Smith (AOS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of A. O. Smith (AOS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of A. O. Smith (AOS) |
Roper Industries (NYSE:ROP) has a market capitalization of $15.49 billion. The company employs 9,913 people, generates revenue of $3,238.13 million and has a net income of $538.29 million.
Roper Industries’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,031.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.86 percent (the operating margin is 26.01 percent and the net profit margin 16.62 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 30.11 percent of Roper Industries’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 58.51 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.63 percent was realized by Roper Industries.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.22. Last fiscal year, Roper Industries paid $0.66 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.02, the P/S ratio is 4.76 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.56. The dividend yield amounts to 0.53 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.99.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Roper Industries (ROP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Roper Industries (ROP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Roper Industries (ROP) |
Dividend Contenders With Possible Higher Dividends
Company
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No.
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Div.
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DGR
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Name
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Yrs
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Yield
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5-yr
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Bank of Utica
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14
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2.25
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7.9
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Andersons Inc. (The)
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12
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0.81
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14.5
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Roper Industries
Inc.
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21
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0.51
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17.9
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CVS Health Corp.
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11
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1.20
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28.4
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Alliant Energy Corp.
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11
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3.24
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6.1
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Teekay LNG Partners
LP
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10
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7.68
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4.4
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A.O. Smith Corp.
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21
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1.11
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13.3
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Enterprise Bancorp
Inc.
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20
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2.05
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5.0
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Rollins Inc.
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12
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1.29
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16.5
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JB Hunt Transport
Serv.
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11
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0.97
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8.4
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AGL Resources
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12
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3.75
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2.3
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Honat Bancorp Inc.
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11
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1.65
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14.1
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Linear Technology
Corp.
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22
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2.35
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4.4
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Church & Dwight
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18
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1.62
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45.8
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PartnerRe Limited
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21
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2.30
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6.8
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Landmark Bancorp
Inc.
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13
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3.36
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10.2
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Avista Corp.
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12
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3.69
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12.1
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Thomson Reuters
Corp.
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21
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3.33
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3.8
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Robert Half
International
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11
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1.27
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7.8
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Jack Henry &
Associates
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22
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1.43
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19.5
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Analog Devices Inc.
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12
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2.71
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11.8
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Compass Minerals
Int'l
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11
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2.76
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10.2
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Dominion Resources
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11
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3.31
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7.3
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Meredith Corp.
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21
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3.28
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13.6
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Muncy Bank Financial
Inc.
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14
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2.75
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7.8
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NextEra Energy
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20
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2.78
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8.2
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Perrigo Company plc
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12
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0.26
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11.9
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L-3 Communications
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11
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1.93
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13.8
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Northeast Utilities
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16
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3.10
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12.2
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Polaris Industries
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19
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1.23
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17.2
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| 20 Potential Dividend Contenders With Potential to Grow Dividends (Click to enlarge) Source: long-term-investments.blogspot.com |