All of the qualifying companies have a market capitalization > $10 billion, trade at a 2015 P/E of less than 22 and are expected to report positive earnings growth this year.
Also, Deutsche Bank’s equity research team has calculated a Net Buyback Yield for each of its 30 stock picks (trailing 12-month buyback expenditures less option exercise proceeds and less stock option expense / Market Cap).
The cheapest stocks on Deutsche Bank’s list of the 30 S&P 500 stocks to buy are Bank of America Corp (2015 P/E of 12.6), JPMorgan Chase & Co (11.3), SunTrust Banks Inc (12.3), Ameriprise Financial Inc (12.4), Mylan Inc (11.9), American Airlines Group Inc (4.7), United Continental Holdings Inc (4.9) and Exelon Corp (11.3).
My top picks are...
Cisco Systems -- Yield: 3.08%
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) employs 71,833 people, generates revenue of $49,161.00 million and has a net income of $8,981.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $138.42 billion.Cisco Systems’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,696.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.86% (the operating margin is 21.91% and the net profit margin 18.27%).
Financials: The total debt represents 22.34% of Cisco Systems assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 42.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.44% was realized by Cisco Systems.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.87. Last fiscal year, Cisco Systems paid $0.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.60, the P/S ratio is 2.82 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.32. The dividend yield amounts to 3.08%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cisco Systems (CSCO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cisco Systems (CSCO) |
T. Rowe Price Group -- Yield: 2.75%
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) employs 5,908 people, generates revenue of $3,982.10 million and has a net income of $1,229.60 million. The current market capitalization stands at $18.99 billion.T. Rowe Price Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,002.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 50.29% (the operating margin is 47.48% and the net profit margin 30.88%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of T. Rowe Price Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.80% was realized by T. Rowe Price Group.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.51. Last fiscal year, T. Rowe Price Group paid $1.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.84, the P/S ratio is 4.77 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.66. The dividend yield amounts to 2.75%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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BlackRock -- Yield: 2.44%
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) employs 12,200 people, generates revenue of $11,081.00 million and has a net income of $3,264.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $59.14 billion.BlackRock’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,727.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 42.66% (the operating margin is 40.38% and the net profit margin 29.46%).
Financials: The total debt represents 3.47% of BlackRock assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 30.37%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.24% was realized by BlackRock.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $19.46. Last fiscal year, BlackRock paid $7.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.54, the P/S ratio is 5.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.15. The dividend yield amounts to 2.44%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of BlackRock (BLK) |
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U.S. Bancorp -- Yield: 2.33%
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) employs 66,750 people, generates revenue of $12,228.00 million and has a net income of $5,908.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $76.72 billion.U.S. Bancorp’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,484.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.57% (the operating margin is 40.10% and the net profit margin 29.63%).
Financials: The total debt represents 15.44% of U.S. Bancorp assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 142.95%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.87% was realized by U.S. Bancorp.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.16. Last fiscal year, U.S. Bancorp paid $0.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.87, the P/S ratio is 3.85 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.02. The dividend yield amounts to 2.33%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of U.S. Bancorp (USB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of U.S. Bancorp (USB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of U.S. Bancorp (USB) |
Abbott Laboratories -- Yield: 2.11%
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) employs 77,000 people, generates revenue of $20,247.00 million and has a net income of $1,721.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $67.74 billion.Abbott Laboratories’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,311.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 21.29% (the operating margin is 12.75% and the net profit margin 8.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 17.93% of Abbott Laboratories assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.38%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.37% was realized by Abbott Laboratories.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.68. Last fiscal year, Abbott Laboratories 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 26.99, the P/S ratio is 3.35 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.18. The dividend yield amounts to 2.11%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) |
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Medtronic -- Yield: 1.99%
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) employs 92,000 people, generates revenue of $20,261.00 million and has a net income of $2,675.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $108.23 billion.Medtronic’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,073.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.97% (the operating margin is 19.62% and the net profit margin 13.20%).
Financials: The total debt represents 33.91% of Medtronic assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 67.96%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.36% was realized by Medtronic.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.39. Last fiscal year, Medtronic paid $1.22 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 32.10, the P/S ratio is 5.34 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.04. The dividend yield amounts to 1.99%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Medtronic (MDT) |
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Alliance Data Systems -- Yield: None
Alliance Data Systems (NYSE:ADS) employs 15,000 people, generates revenue of $5,302.94 million and has a net income of $516.14 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.51 billion.Alliance Data Systems’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,411.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.62% (the operating margin is 20.71% and the net profit margin 9.73%).
Financials: The total debt represents 46.39% of Alliance Data Systems assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 392.31%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 31.14% was realized by Alliance Data Systems.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.60. Last fiscal year, Alliance Data Systems paid no money in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 37.67, the P/S ratio is 3.29 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.60.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Alliance Data Systems (ADS) |
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Cognizant -- Yield: None
Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) employs 211,500 people, generates revenue of $10,262.68 million and has a net income of $1,439.27 million. The current market capitalization stands at $39.27 billion.Cognizant’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,208.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 21.52% (the operating margin is 18.37% and the net profit margin 14.02%).
Financials: The total debt represents 13.97% of Cognizant assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 21.16%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.74% was realized by Cognizant.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.55. Last fiscal year, Cognizant paid no money in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.30, the P/S ratio is 3.83 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.08.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cognizant (CTSH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Cognizant (CTSH) |
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