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10 High Yielding Large Caps With Low PEG Ratios

Here is a current sheet of 10 large capitalized stocks with price/earnings to growth ratio of less than one and a dividend yield of more than 3 percent. The PEG ratio is a favorite measure of analysts and investors to identify cheap stocks in relation to their future growth. The cheaper the ratio is, the better the company seems to be priced. A value of less than one is well known within the financial community.

In average, the current P/E ratio amounts to 12.92 while the average dividend yield amounts to 4.28 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.54 and price to sales ratio 2.55. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 24.65 percent; Net profit margin is 17.81 percent.

Here is the table of 10 large capitalized stocks with lowest price/earnings to growth ratios:

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STD, VE, SCCO, HBC, CS, TSM, REP, INTC, COP, BT

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10 Dividend Contenders - Part VI

Here is a current sheet of stocks that increased their dividends from 10 to 24 consecutive years (U.S. Dividend Contenders). This article will be divided into several parts; more than 114 Dividend Contenders will be presented. The list is sorted alphabetically.

The average dividend-yield of the Dividend Contenders list amounts to 2.64 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.66. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 21.32, price to sales ratio with 2.65 and price to book ratio with 3.59. Total debt to assets ratio is 32.23 leads to a return on equity of 20.15 percent. The operating margin amounts to 19.85 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 10 Dividend Contenders with some fundamentals:

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IBM, SJM, JKHY, JW.A, KMP, LECO, LLTC, MDU, MMP, MATW

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Ken Fisher’s Current Investment Portfolio Q4/2010

Kenneth Fisher is an American businessman, founder and chairman as well as CEO of Fisher Investments, a money management firm headquartered in California. Fisher writes the monthly “Portfolio Strategy” column in Forbes magazine. Ken Fisher is one of the richest Americans and part of the Forbes 400 list of world billionaires. As of September 2010, his worth was estimated at USD 1.6 billion. Funds run by Ken Fisher at Fisher Asset Management were valued at USD 35.88 billion.

Here is a top 30 list of his investment positions as of December 31, 2010 according to the most recent form 13F-HR filed with the SEC. During the quarter Q4/2010, Ken Fisher had 510 total positions. The allocations of Ken Fisher's portfolio went as follows:

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Bill Gross's Forecast

Sharing his concerns over what will happen to bond yields and stock prices, with William Gross, Pimco co-CIO/founder.

Pacific Investment Management Company, is a global investment management and solutions firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. PIMCO is led by co-founder and legendary investor William H. Gross, who serves as Co-Chief Investment Officer, and Mohamed A. El-Erian, the other Co-CIO as well as the firm's CEO.

19 Healthcare Growth Stocks With 20+ Percent Operating Margins

Here is a current sheet of 19 healthcare growth stocks that have a minimum operating margin of 20 percent as well as a 10 year growth in sales of at least 6 percent. The list is sorted by revenue growth.

In average, the current P/E ratio amounts to 18.38 while the average dividend yield amounts to 2.23 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.18 and price to sales ratio 3.71. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 27.66 percent; Net profit margin is 20.41 percent. The average revenue growth for the past ten years amounts to 10.66 yearly. Earnings per share grew by 15.31 percent within the same period.

Here is the table of 19 healthcare growth stocks with high margins and some more fundamentals:

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8 Cheap Growth Stocks With High Margins And Dividend Yields

Here is a current sheet of 8 growth stocks (5-year sales growth above 25 percent) with high margins (net profit margins above 20 percent), high dividend yields (dividend yield above 5 percent) as well as low forward price earnings ratios (forward P/E ratio less than 15).

In average, the forward P/E ratio amounts to 10.10. Price to book ratio is 1.69 and price to sales ratio 7.24. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 51.90 percent; Net profit margin is 45.47 percent. The average debt to assets ratio amounts to 34.31.

Here is the table of 8 high yield growth stocks with high margins and low forward price to earnings ratios:

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10 Dividend Contenders - Part V

Here is a current sheet of stocks that increased their dividends from 10 to 24 consecutive years (U.S. Dividend Contenders). This article will be divided into several parts; more than 114 Dividend Contenders will be presented. The list is sorted alphabetically.

The average dividend-yield of the Dividend Contenders list amounts to 3.39 percent while the average payout ratio is 1.39. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 44.53, price to sales ratio with 3.77 and price to book ratio with 2.71. Total debt to assets ratio is 18.22 leads to a return on equity of 12.72 percent. The operating margin amounts to 21.77 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 10 Dividend Contenders with some fundamentals:

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FELE, GD, GTY, GGG, HCC, HCP, HGIC, HSC, HIFS, NRGY

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Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of March 2011

Here is a current dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of 30 stocks that have interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double digit long term earnings growth rates. Companies traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 as well as Nasdaq Composite. Date is 2011-03-02. The list is selected by the following criteria’s and sorted by dividend yield:

Market capitalization: > 1 Billion
Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100
Dividend Yield: > 3 < 20
Return on investment: > 10 < 100
Operating Margin: > 10 < 100 10
Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200 10
Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

The average dividend yield amounts to 3.46 percent while the average price to earnings ratio is 14.21. Stocks grew with 18.15 percent in revenues and 20.28 percent in earnings per share over the past decade. The average operating margin is 29.76 percent.

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Stocks That Insiders Are Buying and Selling February 2011

Here is a current list of the top 10 insider buys and sells from last month. In total, the top 10 insiders sold shares in an amount of USD 8.72 billion. Roughly USD 0.242 billion were bought from the top 10 insiders. The sale to buy ratio amounts to 35.92.

An insider is a person who has the function as officer, director, key employee or large shareholder with potential access to non-public information about the company. Insiders have until the 10th of the month to file a Form 4 covering a trade in the previous month. Insider trades could indicate that insiders, those who probably know the company best, are confident of its future success. Insider buys and sells are no perfect indicators, but they often show the intension of better informed persons to its investments. In many cases, the company was getting worse after insider sold stocks and vice versa.

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PCX, DGX, MCP, CVI, BKU, MSFT, WFMI, NDAQ, SSNC, SPB

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Dogs of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of February 2011

Here is a current list of the top 10 cheapest stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average index – Dogs of the Dow. Such companies have the highest dividend yield and offer the lowest expected price earnings ratio. In average, the 10 Dogs of the Dow have a dividend yield of 3.98 percent and a price to earnings ratio of 15.82.

The Dogs of the Dow is an investment strategy popularized by Michael O'Higgins. The strategy is to buy 10 stocks of the Dow Jones with the highest dividend yield and lowest price to earnings ratio at the beginning of the year or any trading period and to hold these stocks for a year. After this period, the investor should sell stocks that are no more dogs of the Dow and buy therefore new dogs of the Dow.

Here is a current table of the Dogs of the Dow:

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High Yields From Nasdaq 100 As Of February 2011

Here is a current sheet of stocks from the Nasdaq 100 Index that have the highest dividend yields. The NASDAQ-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies including investment companies.

In average, they have a dividend yield of 1.81 percent. 59 stocks have a zero dividend.

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High Yields From The S&P 500 As Of February 2011

Here is a current sheet of stocks from the Standard & Poor's 500 Index that have the highest dividend yields. The S&P 500 is a free-float capitalization-weighted index published since 1957 by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies. The sheet contains all stocks with an average dividend yield of 2.29 percent.

Stocks with high dividend yields seem to be attractive if the dividends are sustainable. Dividends are main wealth contributors and deliver nearly one third of the annual long-term return. The list is only an indicator for investors and should not used as single information tool.

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