They have good reason to think that, because U.S. Treasury rates are among the highest investment grade sovereign debt yields in the world, and the 30-year bond is at a pathetic 2.26%.
Not a very fair return for loaning the government money for 30 years. On this blog we are constantly on the lookout for stocks that pay good dividends, are not horribly overbought and are rated reasonably high by some of the top firms we cover. This week we found four companies that pay at least a 5% yield and are rated Buy.
These are the results...
Frontier Communication -- Yield: 8.25%
Frontier Communication (NASDAQ:FTR) employs 20,400 people, generates revenue of $5,576.00 million and has a net income of $-196.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $5.94 billion.Frontier Communication’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,301.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 41.27% (the operating margin is 13.36% and the net profit margin -3.52%).
Financials: The total debt represents 58.79% of Frontier Communication assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 283.61%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -6.88% was realized by Frontier Communication.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.44. Last fiscal year, Frontier Communication paid $0.42 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 1.07 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.06. The dividend yield amounts to 8.25%.
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Guess? -- Yield: 6.08%
Guess? (NYSE:GES) employs 13,500 people, generates revenue of $2,204.31 million and has a net income of $84.82 million. The current market capitalization stands at $1.23 billion.Guess?’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $192.03 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.71% (the operating margin is 5.51% and the net profit margin 3.85%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.41% of Guess? assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.62%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.77% was realized by Guess?.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.63. Last fiscal year, Guess? 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 23.23, the P/S ratio is 0.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.22. The dividend yield amounts to 6.08%.
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Las Vegas Sands -- Yield: 5.74%
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) employs 46,500 people, generates revenue of $11,688.46 million and has a net income of $2,385.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $39.58 billion.Las Vegas Sands’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,875.63 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.16% (the operating margin is 24.31% and the net profit margin 20.41%).
Financials: The total debt represents 44.79% of Las Vegas Sands assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 137.08%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 28.03% was realized by Las Vegas Sands.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.05. Last fiscal year, Las Vegas Sands paid $2.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.48, the P/S ratio is 3.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.85. The dividend yield amounts to 5.74%.
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GlaxoSmithKline -- Yield: 5.06%
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) employs 101,192 people, generates revenue of $31,626.19 million and has a net income of $11,067.78 million. The current market capitalization stands at $110.74 billion.GlaxoSmithKline’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,131.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 32.04% (the operating margin is 46.67% and the net profit margin 35.00%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.12% of GlaxoSmithKline assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 325.22%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 179.63% was realized by GlaxoSmithKline.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.33. Last fiscal year, GlaxoSmithKline paid $2.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 135.98, the P/S ratio is 3.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 16.24. The dividend yield amounts to 5.06%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |