20 Cheapest Healthcare Dividend Stocks

Healthcare dividend stocks with low forward P/E ratios originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Wow, the stock market rises from month to month. The negative thing is that stock prices rise faster than the earnings and stocks getting therefore more expensive. This is a development which is still healthy because of the low yielding bond market. But it’s not sustainable if the interest rates rise. Everybody can imagine what happens if the Fed hikes its rates.

So, my major screening focus goes to cheap stocks, stocks with a low price to earnings ratio. Below is a list of the 20 cheapest healthcare dividend stocks with a forward P/E of less than 15. Health care plans companies are currently the cheapest choice in the list. Two High-Yields are part of the results and fifteen companies are recommended to buy.

25 Stocks Increased Dividends Last Week

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Last week, 25 companies announced to raise their dividend distributions to shareholders. Many REITs and closed-end funds are on the list of the growth stocks.

My favorite is General Mills. GIS increased its dividends by 15.2 percent. That’s a pretty good value in my view especially when you consider that General Mills is not a fast growing stock. I also put shares of GIS into my Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio. With the latest hike, the current yield is back above the 3 percent mark.

Another stock with monthly paying dividends is Realty Income. It seems ambitious how fast they grow dividends. The latest hike was 0.2 percent on a monthly basis. The dividend payments of Realty Income are still higher than the earnings per share income – How long could this go on?

From 25 stocks with dividend growth from last week are 15 with a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 34.58 percent. Linked is a full free list of all companies and funds with some price ratios to compare.

Below the results are 4 High-Yields; 13 companies have a current buy or better rating.

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares On December 24, 2012

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 December 24, 2012. In total, 10 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 6 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 5.87%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
American Capital Agency Corp.	AGNC	10.82B	10.49	0.96	5.72	15.79%
American Capital Mortgage Investment	MTGE	917.38M	2.90	1.00	8.50	14.23%
One Liberty Properties Inc.	OLP	308.01M	23.59	1.26	6.65	6.82%
Philip Morris International, Inc.	PM	142.83B	17.10	-	1.87	3.98%
Xcel Energy Inc.	XEL	13.39B	14.76	1.51	1.32	3.93%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation	CY	1.62B	63.06	6.84	1.95	3.88%
Getty Realty Corp.	GTY	591.18M	-	1.59	5.25	2.82%
Bancolombia S.A.	CIB	14.12B	14.29	2.28	3.49	2.38%
Tellabs Inc.	TLAB	1.26B	-	0.85	1.12	2.33%
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.	ZMH	11.94B	16.07	2.05	2.68	1.05%

Dividend Idea Johnson&Johnson | Healthcare Growth Pick

Weekly Dividend Stock Ideas Researched by The Dividend Yield Weekly. Our weekly dividend idea is the global healthcare and consumer company Johnson&Johnson (JNJ). 

Below the the full free PDF Analysis Report for free. Johnson & Johnson is a holding company. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field. The Company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics. During the fiscal year ended January 1, 2012 (fiscal 2012), the Company’s subsidiaries operated 139 manufacturing facilities occupying approximately 21.8 million square feet of floor space. Within the United States, eight facilities are used by the Consumer segment, 10 by the Pharmaceutical segment and 34 by the Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment. J&J is an industry bellwether and therefore its shares generally reflect the overall performance in healthcare products at any given point in time. It also reflects investor appeal for “defensive” securities, as during periods of economic or market uncertainty investors have generally sought haven in J&J shares as its earnings are less cyclical. More on Reuters here.

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* I am long in JNJ shares. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have positions in GSK, AZN and no positions in other stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.

The stock analysis, including the rating and up/down potential, is based on historical information and provided by several data provider like Thompson Reuters, Morningstar, GoogleFinance, YahooFinance and MSN. The analysis assumes the stock will perform in the future as it has in the past. This is generally never true. Material presented here is for informational purposes only. Before buying or selling a security, you should do your own research and reach your own conclusion.

100 Most Sold Stocks By Famous Investment Gurus Between May - October 2012

Stocks With Recent Short Activities By Investment Professionals Researched By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Investment gurus are asset or fund managers with big amounts of cash under management. They became popular by big returns and spectacular investment strategies. I talk about investors like George Soros and Warren Buffett. They all have one thing in common: The average return beats the market and if they invest, the market follows.

I made a screen of the biggest stock sells from 49 super investors over the recent six month and ranked them in my 100 best guru sells list. They all sold 499 stocks within the past half- year. The top stocks are Wal-Mart (WMT) and Microsoft (MSFT). Both companies were sold by twelve investment gurus.

The Best Healthcare Growth Picks Of The Next Five Years

Healthcare Dividend Stocks With Highest Expected EPS Growth Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. I like healthcare companies because the sector is a long-term growth area due to the ongoing aging population. The sector is a 46.1 trillion bet on stronger than expected health diseases with a current dividend yield of 3.20 percent. We know that the sector is very political driven because heath is a question of cost and money. 80 percent of the world’s population cannot finance a solid medical-aid, medical-care ore even an old-care. The best dividend stocks within the sector still come from the major drug manufacturing industry as well as from the medical practitioners industry.

I made a little screen of the best large capitalized stocks with the highest expected earnings per share growth for the next five years. The industry with the biggest earnings forecast is definitely the biotechnology industry, followed by medical appliances and equipment stocks. But those companies pay no dividends. I focused on stocks with a positive yield and a double-digit earnings growth. Finally, fourteen companies remained of which all are currently recommended to buy. The mostly represented companies are from the healthcare plans industry.

The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks On September 25, 2012

The Best And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. 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-dividend date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on September 25, 2012. In total, 8 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 2 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.70%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding Ex-Dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Philip Morris International, Inc.	PM	155.32B	18.28	-	2.00	3.69%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation	CY	1.78B	38.74	6.10	2.00	3.66%
Getty Realty Corp.	GTY	624.73M	-	1.65	5.24	2.67%
Bancolombia S.A.	CIB	12.85B	12.81	2.16	3.37	2.56%
ProAssurance Corporation	PRA	2.76B	9.30	1.21	3.87	1.11%
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.	ZMH	11.78B	15.76	2.06	2.64	1.07%
Analogic Corporation	ALOG	979.32M	23.39	2.19	1.90	0.50%
Embraer SA	ERJ	5.00B	180.07	1.58	0.80	1.17%

16 Best Dividend Paying Healthcare Stocks

Best Dividend Paying Healthcare Stocks Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. The healthcare sector is a great investment field with fantastic growth potential. The whole sector has a total market capitalization of USD 43.18 trillion and summarizes 543 companies. The average dividend yield amounts to 3.34 percent and the P/E ratio is 22.59.

In order to find the best dividend paying stocks within the sector, I screened all companies with a positive dividend yield, great earnings per share growth of more than five percent and an operating margin over 15 percent. In order get the best results in terms of low debt and high cash, the debt to equity ratio should be under 0.5. Sixteen healthcare companies remain of which four yielding over three percent and thirteen are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Yielding Stock Buys Of David A. Katz - Matrix Advisors Value Fund

David A. Katz Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of David Katz’s best yielding stock buys from the last quarter. In total, he bought four companies and all of them pay good dividends. The highest yielding stock is Teva (TEVA) with a yield of 2.12 percent. The position was increased by 9.43 percent and has a portfolio weighting of 1.54 percent.

John Charles K. Bobrinskoy - Ariel Focus Q4 2011 Fund Portfolio

John Charles K. Bobrinskoy - Ariel Focus Q4-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of John Charles K. Bobrinskoy’s - Ariel Focus - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he has 28 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 42,768,000.

John Charles K. Bobrinskoy’s fund positions as of Q4/2011 with actual share movements:

Sym - Stock	Portfolio Weight	Recent activity	Reported Price*
MSFT - Microsoft Corp.	6.16	Reduce 6.71%	$25.96
DELL - Dell Inc.	5.71	Reduce 3.53%	$14.63
XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp.	5.47	Reduce 8.61%	$84.75
TGT - Target Corp.	5.03	Reduce 7.49%	$51.21
OMC - Omnicom Group	4.63	Reduce 6.72%	$44.57
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson	4.39	0	$65.59
ZMH - Zimmer Holdings	4.34	Add 14.14%	$53.43
LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp.	4.12	Reduce 6.03%	$80.92
TYC - Tyco International	4.03	Reduce 5.39%	$46.70
IBM - International Bus. Machines	3.87	Reduce 36.17%	$183.89
HSP - Hospira Inc.	3.83	Add 69.50%	$30.37
GS - Goldman Sachs Group	3.79	0	$90.45
MS - Morgan Stanley	3.71	0	$15.13
CCL - Carnival Corp.	3.43	Reduce 25.04%	$32.65
DV - DeVRY Inc.	3.4	Add 50.60%	$38.47
AFL - AFLAC Inc.	3.32	Add 37.82%	$43.26
CHK - Chesapeake Energy	3.29	0	$22.28
BK - Bank of New York	3.14	0	$19.91
ACN - Accenture	3.09	0	$53.23
WAG - Walgreen Co.	3.01	Reduce 25.14%	$33.05
KKR - KKR & Co. L.P.	2.94	Add 16.09%	$12.83
BRK.B - Berkshire Hathaway CL B	2.94	0	$76.30
JPM - JPMorgan Chase & Co.	2.54	Reduce 20.05%	$33.24
C - Citigroup Inc.	2.51	Add 70.86%	$26.31
APOL - Apollo Group	2.38	Reduce 37.62%	$53.86
NTRS - Northern Trust Corp.	2.17	Buy	$39.66
BAX - Baxter International Inc.	1.71	Reduce 36.75%	$49.46
ABT - Abbott Labs	1.08	Reduce 77.96%	$56.22

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