20 Low Beta / Risk Dividend Contenders - #Dividend #Yield #Beta #Stocks

Attached you will find a list of 20 Dividend Contenders with the lowest Beta Ratio. 

Ticker	Company	P/E	Fwd P/E	P/S	P/B	Dividend	Beta
RGCO	RGC Resources, Inc.	30.21	26.8	3.27	2.49	2.31%	-0.06
SO	The Southern Company	53.96	14.65	1.93	1.81	5.24%	0.04
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	105.34	70.86	8.27	2.43	3.80%	0.04
CMS	CMS Energy Corporation	19.61	18.09	1.9	2.77	3.16%	0.05
EAT	Brinker International, Inc.	14.76	11.7	0.64	-	3.47%	0.05
AAN	Aaron's, Inc.	19.08	10.43	0.82	1.64	0.29%	0.06
SR	Spire Inc.	20.23	18.79	1.73	1.57	3.20%	0.06
WEC	WEC Energy Group, Inc.	19.12	17.81	2.57	2.03	3.56%	0.07
FMAO	Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.	28.35	24.28	9.25	2.84	1.25%	0.07
ARTNA	Artesian Resources Corporation	9.55	23.72	4.35	2.39	2.47%	0.08
DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	21.78	15.3	2.22	1.27	4.70%	0.1
NWFL	Norwood Financial Corp.	15.41	-	4.88	1.7	2.83%	0.13
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	19.88	17.3	2.01	1.97	3.39%	0.14
EIX	Edison International	23.18	13.87	1.64	1.75	3.86%	0.15
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	26.01	22.99	4.45	2.68	2.22%	0.15
TLP	Transmontaigne Partners L.P.	17.96	14.82	3.13	1.99	8.12%	0.19
NKSH	National Bankshares, Inc.	21.92	17.21	8.12	1.81	2.41%	0.2
AUBN	Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc.	18.43	-	5.7	1.85	2.23%	0.21
ELS	Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.	40.81	34.74	8.4	7.53	2.50%	0.21
CPK	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	24.29	20.37	1.85	2.47	1.70%	0.21

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Analysts Saying These 30 Stocks Have The Biggest Upside Potential - Dividend Growth Stocks At Strong Buy Rating

There is one rule that investors need to keep in mind. The higher the projected return on an investment generally means that there is a lot more risk.

That is certainly true of the latest pack of analyst upside calls for massive upside. Some of these are beaten down stocks, some are very risky companies with uncertain futures, and some could easily end up in the “what ever happened to that company?” category.

Conservative investors and those who are averse to risk should not even remotely consider investing in speculative companies just because some Wall Street analyst says there is upside.

It is undeniable that many analyst calls do prove to be wrong. And many companies just never grow into their full potential. Now that you have been reminded that these are full of much more risk than you might expect from a Dow or S&P 500 stock, these are six of the last week’s analyst upgrades and positive research calls with massive upside.

Below you can get a quick overview of those stocks with the highest upside potential right now. Each of the attached listed dividend growth stocks has a strong buy rating.

Here are the results...

10 Utilities With The Most Solid Debt And Payout Figures To Boost Future Dividends

Utility dividend paying stocks with low payout ratios and relatively small debt figures originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. The utility sector is a little bit different compared to the other sectors on the capital market.

There is a huge need for capital when utilities think about expansion but they also deliver solid sales and returns. It’s like an infrastructure investment within the economy.

Today I like to apply my current article serial criteria about stocks with high potential to boost dividend payments to the utility sector. I needed to weaken the efforts a little bit. These are the new criteria:

Dividend Payout Ratio below 50 percent

Debt-To-Equity Ratio under 1

As you might see, only ten utilities fulfilled these criteria of which six are currently recommended to buy. It’s really so sector to find low leveraged stocks with small payout ratios. You should definitely look at the technology or healthcare sector to find more results.

IdaCorp is the top yielding pick on the list. I recently put them into the Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio which generates currently around $2,500 in passive income.

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IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion. The company employs 2,067 people, generates revenue of $1.080 billion and has a net income of $168.93 million. IDACORP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $366.54 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.92 percent (the operating margin is 22.45 percent and the net profit margin 15.63 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 30.22 percent of IDACORP’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 91.39 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.88 percent was realized by IDACORP. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.75. Last fiscal year, IDACORP paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.85, the P/S ratio is 2.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.37. The dividend yield amounts to 3.57 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.45.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of IDACORP (IDA)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of IDACORP (IDA)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of IDACORP (IDA)

Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (NYSE:TGS) has a market capitalization of $343.22 million. The company employs 829 people, generates revenue of $443.04 million and has a net income of $41.16 million. Transportadora de Gas Del Sur’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $161.79 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.52 percent (the operating margin is 27.41 percent and the net profit margin 9.29 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 33.71 percent of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 91.84 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.97 percent was realized by Transportadora de Gas Del Sur. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.29. Last fiscal year, Transportadora de Gas Del Sur paid $0.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.32, the P/S ratio is 0.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.98. The dividend yield amounts to 15.39 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.63.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (TGS)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (TGS)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (TGS)

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK) has a market capitalization of $488.48 million. The company employs 738 people, generates revenue of $392.50 million and has a net income of $28.86 million. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $79.14 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.16 percent (the operating margin is 14.43 percent and the net profit margin 7.35 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 23.35 percent of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 66.76 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.61 percent was realized by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.34. Last fiscal year, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation paid $1.44 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.17, the P/S ratio is 1.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.90. The dividend yield amounts to 3.03 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.47.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)

Take a closer look at the full list of utilities with potential to boost dividends. The average P/E ratio amounts to 16.98 and forward P/E ratio is 16.41. The dividend yield has a value of 2.41 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.95 and price to sales ratio 2.38. The operating margin amounts to 22.63 percent and the beta ratio is 1.95. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 0.70.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

Utilities With Potential To Hike Dividends (Click to enlarge)

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The Best Performing Utilities And Which Of Them Are Still Cheap

Utility dividend stocks with highest performance year-to-date originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. Utilities are often high dividend payers but they also have high debt amounts and their growth abilities are very limited.

Normally, you should not expect higher capital gains due to the slow growth and high investment costs.

It’s surprising that the best performing utilities gained 18 percent to 80 percent within the first six months of the year. I my view, it’s a shift to quality business models with higher yields and stable returns. Investors look for investment alternatives outside the bond sector and utilities are a place to be for the time being.

You can find a small list of the 20 best performing utility dividend stocks. I excluded all companies with a market capitalization below 300 million. They are definitely too risky and some of them have an extraordinary high return. Lower valuated companies dominating the top results. The average market capitalization amounts to 3.6 billion.

Despite the large price increase of the stocks, twelve of them still have a buy or better rating.

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On June 13, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks June 13, 2013. In total, 25 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 6 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.13%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
UIL Holdings Corporation	UIL	1.98B	18.53	1.73	1.26	4.43%
DTE Energy Co.	DTE	11.65B	15.55	1.53	1.29	3.91%
Merck & Co. Inc.	MRK	143.61B	24.27	2.71	3.11	3.62%
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.	DPS	9.52B	15.55	4.25	1.58	3.26%
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	CPK	499.47M	15.18	1.86	1.21	2.97%
American Railcar Industries, Inc.	ARII	720.14M	10.31	1.89	0.99	2.96%
H&R Block, Inc.	HRB	8.01B	24.71	12.62	2.96	2.72%
Broadridge Financial Solutions	BR	3.23B	21.00	4.17	1.37	2.70%
Gazit-Globe, Ltd.	GZT	2.26B	8.58	1.13	1.18	2.64%
Huntington Bancshares	HBAN	6.44B	10.82	1.10	3.36	2.60%
CONMED Corporation	CNMD	893.74M	22.54	1.50	1.18	1.86%
American Tower Corporation	AMT	29.99B	51.58	8.17	10.06	1.42%
SEI Investments Co.	SEIC	5.07B	22.62	4.61	4.94	1.36%
Brown Shoe Co. Inc.	BWS	927.71M	33.52	2.14	0.36	1.31%
NewMarket Corp.	NEU	3.70B	15.46	8.84	1.66	1.30%
Chico's FAS Inc.	CHS	2.77B	15.94	2.59	1.06	1.29%
Leucadia National Corp.	LUK	10.33B	11.04	1.02	1.15	0.88%
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	TMO	30.66B	23.34	1.97	2.42	0.70%
First Citizens Bancshares Inc.	FCNCA	1.90B	12.81	0.99	1.94	0.61%
Air Lease Corporation	AL	2.77B	19.54	1.17	3.87	0.37%