Bookmark and Share

Best Yields From The S&P 500 As Of March 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 dividend stocks with dividend payments. 114 members of the index pay no dividends. In average, they have a dividend yield of 2.28 percent. The yield of all S&P 500 stocks amounts to 1.76 percent.

Here is the table of best yielding S&P 500 stocks:
(Subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free or follow me on Facebook orTwitter)




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.

Selected Articles:

Cheapest Large Caps With Highest Expected Growth As Of March 2011

Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest Large Caps that have the highest expected growth for fiscal 2011. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion and an expected earnings growth of at least 20 percent for the next year but have a price to earnings ratio of less than 20 and a price to sales ratios of less than 2.

The average current P/E ratio amounts to 13.83. Price to sales ratio is 0.95. The expected earnings growth for next year amounts to 40.47 percent. Stocks 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 America’s cheapest large capitalized stocks with highest earnings growth:
(Subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free or follow me on Facebook orTwitter)




Related stock ticker symbols:
E, VE, LMT, PUK, TWC, WPPGY, BA, MT, BCS, BAM, JCI, MUR, CMI, VLO, NJ, GGB, MU, CAJ, AIG, IX, ING, WF, LYB, MHS, GM, MTL, DTV, C, MBT



Selected Articles:
· 100 Best Growth Stocks – Part I

100 Best Growth Stocks – Part I

Here is a current sheet of the top 100 fastest growth stocks researched by Fortune Magazine. The best growing companies were screened by the following criteria’s:

- A company (domestic or foreign) traded on a major U.S. stock exchange
- Report data in U.S. dollars
- File quarterly reports with the SEC
- A minimum market capitalization of USD 250 million
- Stock price above USD 5 on June 30, 2010 and have been trading continuously over the past three years
- Revenue and net income of at least USD 50 million and USD 10 million respectively
- Growth in revenues and earnings per share of at least 15% annually over the past three years

Companies that meet these criteria’s are ranked by revenue growth; earnings per share growth rate as well as three year annualized total return for the period ended June 30, 2010. The overall rank is based on the sum of the three ranks. Once the 100 companies are identified, they are then re-ranked within the 100, using the three equally weighted variables. If there is a tie, the company with the larger four-quarter revenue receives the higher rank. This article is divided into several parts and sorted by the fortune rank.

In average, the average price to earnings ratio amounts to 61.91, price to book ratio 5.75 and price to sales ratio 6.62.Eearnings per share grew by 111 percent annual over the past three years, revenues by 77 percent yearly. The average total debt to assets ratio is 13.89. The companies received an operating margin of 17.43.
Here is the table of the best growth stocks:
(Subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free or follow me on Facebook orTwitter)




Related stock ticker symbols:
EGO, GMCR, EBIX, CRM, KS, SXL, FSLR, PEGA, BUCY, HMSY


Selected Articles:

10 Best Yielding Switzerland Stocks

Here is a current sheet of the best yielding Switzerland ADRs (American depositary receipt) stocks listed on America’s stock exchanges. The real GDP growth of Switzerland was 2 percent. Inflation amounted to 1 percent.

The average P/E ratio of the best yielding stocks is 13.52 while the average dividend yield amounts to 2.37 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.86 and price to sales ratio 1.80.

Here is the table of the best Switzerland ADRs with some fundamentals:
(Subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free or follow me on Facebook orTwitter)




Related stock ticker symbols:
NVS, CS, ABB, STM, TYC, ACE, TEL, SYT, AWH, NE


Selected Articles:


10 Dividend Contenders - Part IX

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 2.86 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.58. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 20.54, price to sales ratio with 3.22 and price to book ratio with 3.78. Total debt to assets ratio is 25.02 leads to a return on equity of 20.96 percent. The operating margin amounts to 22.94 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:
(Subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free or follow me on Facebook or Twitter)




Related stock ticker symbols:
PAA, PII, PX, PRSP, RAVN, O, RBCAA, ROP, ROST, SCG

Selected Articles:

Stocks With Fastest Dividend Growth March 2011

Here is a current dividend table of companies with the fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The stocks are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

The average dividend-yield amounts to 3.11 percent and the average dividend growth is 51.50 percent.

Here is the sheet of stocks with the fastest dividend growth:

(Subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free or Follow me on Facebook or Twitter)



Related Stock Ticker:
STT, USB, HST, AVD, PKG, STLD, FULT, ROIC, XEC, KMGB, SRE, ISM, FMC, FFBC, LII, MLR, PDCO, XLNX, BMR, MJN, AMAT, WSM, GD, FLS, PFK, CL, ABT, GNTX, TICC, CPT, EPR, VTR, CLNY, DVN, CODI, INDB, CB, MOCO, CMO, TPL, WASH, JAH, CXS, PNY, EOG, WGL, MGRC, ORI, ESS, O



Selected Articles:


10 High Yielding Drug Manufacturers

Here is a current sheet of 10 drug manufacturing stocks with highest industry yield. The whole industry contains 36 stocks.

In average, the current P/E ratio is 25.55 while the average dividend yield amounts to 4.83 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.77 and price to sales ratio 2.14. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 21.6 percent. The average debt to assets ratio amounts to 20.80.

Here is the table of 10 best yielding stocks within the drug manufacturing industry:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)





Related stock ticker symbols:
LLY, AZN, GSK, BMY, MRK, SNY, NVS, PFE, ABT, JNJ


Selected Articles:


High Yields From The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats March 2011

Here is a current sheet of stocks from the Standard & Poor's 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index that have the highest dividend yields. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. The sheet contains 42 stocks with an average dividend yield of 2.69 percent.

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)



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.



Related stock ticker symbols:
CTL, PBI, CINF, ED, LEG, KMB, ABT, JNJ, CTAS, CLX, MCD, VFC, PG, PEP, BMS, ADP, KO, PPG, CB, MHP, EMR, MMM, MKC, APD, XOM, WMT, SWK, AFL, BF.B, DOV, BDX, ADM, HRL, SHW, LOW, WAG, TGT, GWW, FDO, ECL, SIAL, BCR,



Selected Articles:


10 Dividend Contenders - Part VIII

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 4.27 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.93. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 20.48, price to sales ratio with 2.66 and price to book ratio with 1.54. Total debt to assets ratio is 22.03 leads to a return on equity of 9.96 percent. The operating margin amounts to 21.84 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:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)




Related stock ticker symbols:
NNN, NJR, NEE, NU, NWFL, NS, OVBC, ORRF, OMI, PBCT


Selected Articles:


Warren Buffett Buys Lubrizol? Some More Ideas From the Industry!

As of March 14, 2010, Warren Buffett announced a takeover bid for Lubrizol. The total amount of the transaction is USD 9.7 billion, representing a premium of USD 27.7 percent of the latest Lubrizol stock price. The company has two segments: Additives as well as Advanced Materials. The products of Lubrizol are used in sporting goods, medical products as well as in the automotive industry. However, Buffett has a good taste to find stocks with good economic perspectives. Here is a sheet of 6 additional stocks acting within the same industry as Lubrizol and having similar fundamentals.

The average dividend yield of Lubrizol’s peer amounts to 1.57 percent while the average P/E ratio is calculated at 16.64. Price to book ratio is 3.88 and price to sales ratio 1.73. The average operating margin amounts 15.97 percent; net profit margin amounts to 10.66 percent. Total debt to assets ratio is 23.24.

Here is the table of Lubrizol‘s Peer:
 (Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)



Related stock ticker symbols:
LZ, IFF, NEU, EMN, ALB, BCPC, BASFY



Selected Articles:

7 Japanese Cement Companies Against Quake Aftereffects

Here is a current sheet of 7 Japanese stocks acting within the cement industry.
The actual dividend yield of the 7 cement stocks amounts to 2.70 percent. Price to book ratio is 0.52 and price to sales ratio 0.29. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 0.79 percent.

Here is the table of 7 Japanese cement stocks with some fundamentals:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)



Related stock ticker symbols:
5234, 5282, 5267, 5262, 5232, 5233, 5268


Selected Articles:


13 Japanese Growth Stocks Listed On Americas Stock Exchanges

Here is a current sheet of 13 Japanese stocks with highest 5-year sales growth listed on American stock exchanges. The average five year sales growth of the top 13 Japan ADR stocks was 3.4 percent.

The actual dividend yield of the 13 growth stocks amounts to 1.59 percent while the average price to earnings ratio amounts to 21.58. Price to book ratio is 1.29 and price to sales ratio 1.08. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 8.73 percent.

Here is the table of 13 Japanese growth stocks listed on national stock exchanges:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)





Related stock ticker symbols:
MTU, IIJI, MKTAY, NJ, NMR, MITSY, NSANY, TM, WACLY, MFG, SNE, KNM, IX



Selected Articles:


· 12 Japanese Home Builders To Repair Damages From Earthquake and Tsunami
· 10 Stocks That Could Benefit From Japanese Earthquake

Carl Icahn’s Investment Portfolio As Of Q4/2010

Carl Icahn is an American financier, corporate raider and private equity investor. He is with an estimated net worth of USD 10.5 billion one of the wealthiest persons in America. His business model follows a simple strategy: He buys huge positions of stock listed companies and starts to build up pressure on management to impose his interests. Mostly he wants to force companies to sell, merge or dissolve or sell unprofitable divisions.

These are the details of Carl Icahn's top stock initiations, closings, buys, and sells:

Top positions closed out by Carl Icahn: NONE
Top positions initiated by Carl Icahn: NAV
Top positions decreased by Carl Icahn: MAS, CDNS
Top positions increased by Carl Icahn: ENZN, CMC, CHK, AMLN, HAIN, LWSN

During the fourth quarter 2010 Carl Icahn had 23 total positions. The sector allocations of Carl Icahn's portfolio went as follows:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)




Related stock ticker symbols:
MSI, BIIB, GENZ, CHK, LGF, AMLN, MENT, HAIN, LWSN, TTWO, REGN, CYBX, MAT, CMC, ENZN, DYN, MAS, NRG, FRX, EXEL, CDNS, ANX, NACV


Selected Articles:


12 Japanese Home Builders To Reconstruct Earthquake Damages

Here is a current sheet of 12 Japanese home building and construction stocks that could benefit from the latest destruction of the earthquake and tsunami.

The actual dividend yield of the 12 home building and construction companies’ amounts to 2.47 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.26 and price to sales ratio 0.29. The companies are working with an average EBITDA margin of 5.75 percent.

Here is the table of 12 Japanese home building and construction stocks that could benefit from the earthquake and tsunami damages:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)




Related stock ticker symbols:
8895, 8840, 8907, 8880, 3254, 1405, 1766, 1840, 1928, 1925, 1868, 1722,


Selected Articles:


10 Stocks That Could Benefit From Japanese Earthquake

Here is a current sheet of 10 Japan stocks that could benefit from the destruction of the latest earthquake and tsunami. Most of the stocks are from the construction and building materials industry.

In average, the current P/E ratio amounts to 26.23 while the average forward P/E ratio amounts to 16.15. The actual dividend yield is 1.76 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.03 and price to sales ratio 0.42. The companies are working with an average EBITDA margin of 4.39 percent.

Here is the table of 10 Japanese stocks that could benefit from the earthquake and tsunami damages:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)






Related stock ticker symbols:
1802, 5232, 1812, 1803, 7011, 1801, 5406, 1928, 5233, 6301


Selected Articles:


10 Best Yielding Stocks From Japan

Here is a current sheet of 10 Japan stocks listed on American stock exchanges that have the best dividend yields. As of October 2010, the country had a real GDP growth of 1.7 percent. Inflation amounted to 1 percent.

In average, the current P/E ratio amounts to 20.82 while the average dividend yield amounts to 1.88 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.16 and price to sales ratio 1.11. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 8.93 percent; Net profit margin is 5.89 percent.

Here is the table of 10 best yielding Japan ADR’s listed on American stock exchanges:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)






Related stock ticker symbols:
NTT, KNM, MTU, KYO, KUB, WACLY, NMR, HMC, MKTAY, NSANY



Selected Articles:


14 High Yielding Stocks With Low Forward P/E Ratios

Here is a current sheet of 14 large capitalized stocks with low (a value of less than 15) price to earnings ratios. The minimum dividend yield amounts to 5 percent. At least, the expected earnings per share growth for the next 5 years is over 5 percent.

In average, the forward P/E ratio amounts to 11.20 while the average 5 year earnings per share growth amounts to 7.16 percent. The current P/E ratio is 16.39. Al I all, the dividend yield amounts to 6.11 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.97 and price to sales ratio 1.58. The companies are working with an average operating margin of 19.91 percent; Net profit margin is 12.62 percent.

Here is the table of 14 large capitalized stocks with lowest forward price/earnings ratios and highest dividend yield:

(Click here to subscribe my RSS Feed in a reader for free)





Related stock ticker symbols:
FTE, STD, TEF, LO, NOK, RAI, T, MO, FE, WPZ, PPL, VZ, DUK, GSK



Selected Articles: