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Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) has a market capitalization of $11.78 billion. The company employs 24,255 people, generates revenue of $3,588.00 million and has a net income of $1,142.00 million.
Regions Financial Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $ million. The EBITDA margin is percent (the operating margin is 31.35 percent and the net profit margin 22.39 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 4.78 percent of Regions Financial Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 33.64 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.94 percent was realized by Regions Financial Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.79. Last fiscal year, Regions Financial Corporation paid $0.18 in the form of dividends to shareholders. RF raised dividends by 66.67%.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.07, the P/S ratio is 2.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.73. The dividend yield amounts to 2.30 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 2.12.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Regions Financial Corporation (RF) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Regions Financial Corporation (RF) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Regions Financial Corporation (RF) |
Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) has a market capitalization of $11.13 billion. The company employs 51,500 people, generates revenue of $5,324.75 million and has a net income of $404.52 million.
Hanesbrands’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $662.16 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.44 percent (the operating margin is 10.59 percent and the net profit margin 7.60 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 37.99 percent of Hanesbrands’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 143.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 30.91 percent was realized by Hanesbrands.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.96. Last fiscal year, Hanesbrands paid $1.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders. HBI raised dividends by 50%.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.11, the P/S ratio is 2.09 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.02. The dividend yield amounts to 1.44 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.02.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Hanesbrands (HBI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Hanesbrands (HBI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hanesbrands (HBI) |
AMETEK (NYSE:AME) has a market capitalization of $11.78 billion. The company employs 14,500 people, generates revenue of $4,021.96 million and has a net income of $584.46 million.
AMETEK’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $962.31 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.93 percent (the operating margin is 22.34 percent and the net profit margin 14.53 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 26.72 percent of AMETEK’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 52.87 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.33 percent was realized by AMETEK.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.42. Last fiscal year, AMETEK paid $0.33 in the form of dividends to shareholders. AME raised dividends by 50%.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.79, the P/S ratio is 2.93 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.63. The dividend yield amounts to 0.75 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.24.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of AMETEK (AME) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AMETEK (AME) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AMETEK (AME) |
Danaher (NYSE:DHR) has a market capitalization of $58.02 billion. The company employs 66,000 people, generates revenue of $19,913.80 million and has a net income of $2,598.40 million.
Danaher’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,369.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 21.94 percent (the operating margin is 17.23 percent and the net profit margin 13.05 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 9.39 percent of Danaher’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 14.86 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.36 percent was realized by Danaher.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.63. Last fiscal year, Danaher paid $0.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders. DHR raised dividends by 300%.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.70, the P/S ratio is 2.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.48. The dividend yield amounts to 0.49 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.17.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Danaher (DHR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Danaher (DHR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Danaher (DHR) |
Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) has a market capitalization of $10.15 billion. The company employs 47,000 people, generates revenue of $7,283.82 million and has a net income of $554.02 million.
Universal Health Services’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,352.82 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.57 percent (the operating margin is 13.94 percent and the net profit margin 7.61 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 39.81 percent of Universal Health Services’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 101.82 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.12 percent was realized by Universal Health Services.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.95. Last fiscal year, Universal Health Services paid $0.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders. UHS raised dividends by 100%.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.70, the P/S ratio is 1.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.10. The dividend yield amounts to 0.39 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.40.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Universal Health Services (UHS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Universal Health Services (UHS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Universal Health Services (UHS) |
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