The good thing for investors is there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, and taking profits now makes very good sense. The question is what to do with the proceeds.
Cash is useless from a dividend standpoint, and the Treasury market is more overbought than the stock market.
However, good blue chips trading way off the highs may be a good answer. While the rising tide lifts all boats metaphor is usually correct, there are plenty of solid companies, some that reported great earnings, that are trading way below 52-week highs.
Today we screened our database and found four stocks rated Buy with dividends of at least 4% that fit in the not-overbought club, and they have solid upside to the current price targets.
These are the results in detail...
Centurylink -- Yield: 6.99%
Centurylink (NYSE:CTL) employs 43,000 people, generates revenue of $17,900.00 million and has a net income of $878.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.02 billion.Centurylink’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,826.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.13% (the operating margin is 14.55% and the net profit margin 4.91%).
Financials: The total debt represents 42.49% of Centurylink assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 143.85%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.04% was realized by Centurylink.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.68. Last fiscal year, Centurylink paid $2.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.34, the P/S ratio is 0.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.20. The dividend yield amounts to 6.99%.
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Centurylink (CTL) |
Kohl's Corporation -- Yield: 5.07%
Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) employs 32,000 people, generates revenue of $19,204.00 million and has a net income of $673.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $7.24 billion.Kohl's Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,487.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.95% (the operating margin is 7.21% and the net profit margin 3.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 34.60% of Kohl's Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 85.74%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.72% was realized by Kohl's Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.94. Last fiscal year, Kohl's Corporation paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.41, the P/S ratio is 0.38 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.34. The dividend yield amounts to 5.07%.
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General Motors Company -- Yield: 4.73%
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) employs 215,000 people, generates revenue of $152,356.00 million and has a net income of $9,615.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $50.44 billion.General Motors Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,545.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.89% (the operating margin is 3.51% and the net profit margin 6.31%).
Financials: The total debt represents 32.47% of General Motors Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 158.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.72% was realized by General Motors Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.82. Last fiscal year, General Motors Company paid $1.38 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.11, the P/S ratio is 0.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.21. The dividend yield amounts to 4.73%.
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Invesco -- Yield: 3.94%
Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) employs 6,552 people, generates revenue of $5,122.90 million and has a net income of $964.10 million. The current market capitalization stands at $12.01 billion.Invesco’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,452.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.34% (the operating margin is 26.21% and the net profit margin 18.82%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.95% of Invesco assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 95.24%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.94% was realized by Invesco.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.05. Last fiscal year, Invesco paid $1.06 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.89, the P/S ratio is 2.32 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.48. The dividend yield amounts to 3.94%.
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