43 Stocks With The Highest Dividend Growth In August 2012

Shares With Highest Dividend Growth by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies with fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The dividend growth is often a good indicator for the financial health of a stock. Companies with a strong increase in dividends judge the future of their company rosy and they want to give money back to shareholders that they don’t need for their business.

In total, the 43 fastest dividend growth companies realized an average dividend growth of 20.62 percent. The average dividend yield of the stocks amounts to 3.37. The P/E ratio is 16.55, P/B 2.53 and P/S finally 3.16.

24 Of Warren Buffett’s Most Wanted Dividend Stocks

Investment Targets Of Warren Buffett Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Warren Buffett is an American investor, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is the third richest man in the world in accordance to Forbes and one of the most influential people in the world. The investor generates nearly USD 1 billion in free cash flow per month and has additional USD 37.8 billion in cash for takeover projects. As of Q4/2011, Warren's portfolio had a worth of USD 66.15 billion.

Recently, Bloomberg analyst's made a screen of stocks with some classical Buffett target-criteria:

- Market Capitalization from $20 Billion to $40 Billion

- Capital Expenditures / Net Fixed Assets > 10%

- 5-Year Average Growth in ROIC in Highest 50%

- 5-Year Average Operating Cash Flow Growth in Highest 50%

- P/E Ratio < Average Company Value in Home Market

24 companies worldwide remained of which 14 are U.S. listed. Four of the results have a yield over three percent and twelve are currently recommended to buy.

12 Utility Dividend Stocks With Accelerated Earnings Growth

Utility Dividend Stocks With Gaining Earnings Momentum Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Growth stocks are wonderful especially if they are at the beginning of their growth path. Growth normally creates shareholder value and if the company doesn’t need much money to finance the growth, you can benefit already within the early stage.

In order to find some growth opportunities from the utility sector with current dividend payments, I screened the sector by stocks with a positive earnings growth (past five years). In order to catch up only those stocks with a gaining earnings growth, I observed only stocks with a quarter over quarter sales and earnings per share growth of more than five percent. Exactly twelve companies fulfilled these criteria. Eight of them are recommended to buy.