Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment

Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the financial information service provider as well as publisher McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP). The current dividend yield amounts to 2.26 percent.

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. is a global information services provider serving the financial, education and business information markets, such as energy, automotive, construction, aerospace and defense, broadcasting and marketing/research information services. The Company serves its global customers through a range of products and distribution channels, including digital data and information, integrated digital platforms, printed books, magazines and newsletters, online through Internet Websites and through wireless and traditional on-air broadcasting, as well as through a range of conferences and trade shows. The Company has four segments: Standard & Poor’s (S&P), McGraw-Hill Financial (MH Financial), McGraw-Hill Education (MHE) and McGraw-Hill Information & Media (I&M) (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	6.26 Bil
Income	844.78 Mil
Net Profit Margin	13.88%
Return on Equity	40.91%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.54
Revenue/Share	20.15
Earnings/Share	2.72
Book Value/Share	7.32
Dividend Rate	1
Payout Ratio	35.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	16.3
Price/Book	6
Price/Sales	2.2
Price/Cash Flow	9.8
Dividend Yield %	2.26
Forward Price/Earnings	13.6
PEG Ratio	1.4
PEG Payback (Yrs)	8.1

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	44
52-Wk High	44.86
52-Wk Low	27.08
Volume	NA
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	1.84 Mil
50-Day Moving Average	41.75
200-Day Moving Average	38.56
Volatility (beta)	1.2

Sales and Income of McGraw Hill (Click to enlarge)

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12 Undervalued Dividend Stocks With Low Debt

12 Low-Debt Dividend Stocks Undervalued by Target Price By Kapitall. We ran a screen on low-debt dividend stocks, with most recent quarter total debt to assets below 0.20 and paying a dividend yield above 2%. We also controlled for sustainable payout ratios below 35%. We then screened for those trading at significant discounts relative to target price, possibly indicating undervalued opportunities.

Here are the results:

1. Methode Electronics (MEI)
Dividend yield at 2.64%

2. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK)
Dividend yield at 2.09%

3. Meredith Corp. (MDP)
Dividend yield at 3.47%

4. CNOOC Ltd. (CEO)
Dividend yield at 2.06%

5. Artio Global Investors (ART)
Dividend yield at 2.31%

6. Protective Life (PL)
Dividend yield at 2.48%

7. Applied Materials (AMAT)
Dividend yield at 2.53%

8. The Allstate Corporation (ALL)
Dividend yield at 2.97%

9. Autoliv (ALV)
Dividend yield at 2.47%

10. Maiden Holdings (MHLD)
Dividend yield at 2.96%

11. Selective Insurance Group (SIGI)
Dividend yield at 3.15%

12. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Dividend yield at 2.37%

Related Stock Ticker:
MSFT, SIGI, MHLD, ALV, ALL, AMAT, PL, ART, CEO, MDP, BK, MEI

Source: Seeking Alpha

18 Cheap High Yield Stocks By Price-To-Free Cash Flow

Cheap High Yield Shares With Low Price to Free Cash Flow Ratios by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of 18 stocks with a dividend yield of more than 5 percent (high yield stocks) as well as a price-to-free cash flow ratio of less than 10. In addition, all stocks have a market capitalization of more than USD 300 million.

The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 11.24 while the average price to free cash flow ratio is 6.07. The dividend yield has an average value of 7.63 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.50 and price to sales ratio 10.17. The average operating margin amounts to 35.86 percent.

Here is the table of high yield stocks with low price to free cash flow ratios:

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Cheap High Yield Stocks By Price to Free Cash Flow (Click to enlarge)

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NLY, CMO, BFR, DEX, PVD, TEF, BCF, PBI, TI, FLY, CTEL, HNP, TMX, SOR, LINC, NCMI, SLF, RVT

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William B. Frels Fund Portfolio Q2/2011

William B. Frels Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of William B. Frels’s portfolio movements as of Q2/2011 as of June 30, 2011. In total, he held 16 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 2,104,561,000.

William B. Frels’s fund positions as of Q2/2011 with actual share movements:

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Willam B. Frels Portfolio Q2/2011 (Click to enlarge)

Willam B. Frels Portfolio Sector Allocation Q2/2011 (Click to enlarge)

Willam B. Frels Top Portfolio Positions Q2/2011 (Click to enlarge)

Related Stock Ticker of William B. Frels’s Fund Portfolio:

MMM, GGG, ECL, HON, EMR, PNR, DCI, MDT, VAL, TGT, JNJ, USB, TTC, BMS, FUL, HRL, BAX, GIS, STJ, WFC, MTSC, GE, TCB, PFG, GLW, PFE, PDCO, ZMH, FAST, UPS, INTC, TRV, GKSR, DAKT, ASBC, TECH, FISV, BMI, WU, CHRW, MTOX, SRDX, NLC, DIS, NVEC, SSYS

William B. Frels Fund Share Buys:

BMI, TGT, ZMH, NVEC, UPS, DAKT, DIS, GE, PFG,

William B. Frels Fund Share Sells:

INTC, HON, TTC, ECL, GGG, SVU

10 Chinese Stocks With Highest Dividend Yield

10 U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks with Highest Dividend Yield By China Analyst. Below are the top 10 U.S.-listed Chinese stocks with highest dividend yields for the last 12 months:

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Here are the best China stocks with highest dividend yield:

Highway Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:HIHO)
Dividend Yield 10.67%

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore (NYSE:NPD)
Dividend Yield 9.46%

Keyuan Petrochemicals (NASDAQ:KEYP)
Dividend Yield 7.38%

Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL)
Dividend Yield 7.22%

City Telecom (H.K.) (NASDAQ:CTEL)
Dividend Yield 6.32%

Huaneng Power International (NYSE:HNP)
Dividend Yield 6.03%

Tianyin Pharmaceutical (AMEX:TPI)
Dividend Yield 5.96%

Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW)
Dividend Yield 5.16%

Xinyuan Real Estate (NYSE:XIN)
Dividend Yield 4.95%

China Mobile (NYSE:CHL)
Dividend Yield 4.03%

Related Stock Ticker:
HIHO, NPD, KEYP, DSWL, CTEL, HNP, TPI, SSW, XIN, CHL

Source: China Analyst

Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (FR:MC)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Share of the day is the luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (FR:MC). The current dividend yield amounts to 1.66 percent.

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (LVMH) is a France-based luxury goods company. The Company owns a portfolio of luxury brands and its business activities are divided into five business groups: Wines and Spirits, Perfumes and Cosmetics, Watches and Jewelry, Fashion and Leather Goods, and Selective Retailing. The activities of the wines and spirits sector include the Champagne and Wines branch, and the Cognac and Spirits branch. LVMH is present in the perfume and cosmetics sector with the French Houses Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo brands. The Fashion and Leather Goods business group includes Louis Vuitton, Donna Karan, Fendi, Loewe, Celine, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Thomas Pink, Pucci and Berluti. Watches and Jewelry sells products, such as TAG Heuer, Hublot, Zenith, Dior Watches, Chaumet, Fred and De Beers. The Selective Retailing businesses operate in two segments: travel retail and the selective retail concepts represented by Sephora and Le Bon Marche (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	20.32 Bil
Income	3.03 Bil
Net Profit Margin	16.30%
Return on Equity	19.57%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.31
Revenue/Share	42.36
Earnings/Share	6.32
Book Value/Share	35.93
Dividend Rate	2.1
Payout Ratio	33.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	20
Price/Book	3.4
Price/Sales	3
Price/Cash Flow	14.9
Dividend Yield %	1.66

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	126.55
52-Wk High	129.95
52-Wk Low	88
Volume	366,050
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	864,261
50-Day Moving Average	119.94
200-Day Moving Average	117.22
Volatility (beta)	0.98

Sales and Income of LVMH

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High Yield Financial Shares With Growing Dividends

6 High-Yield Financial Services Stocks With Rising Dividends By Dividend Growth Stocks. The Financial Services Sector includes insurance companies, banks, brokerages, mutual funds and other similar companies. Before the 2008-09 financial services meltdown, these stocks were the cornerstone on many income portfolios. The companies were flush with cash, the stocks provided relatively high yields, good dividend growth rates and carried very little perceived risk.

This week week, I screened my dividend growth stocks database for Financial Services companies with a yield at or above 4% and have increased their dividends for at least 14 consecutive years.

The results are presented below:

Mercury General Corp. (MCY)
Yield: 6.2% | Years of Dividend Growth: 24

Old Republic International (ORI)
Yield: 6.0% | Years of Dividend Growth: 30

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF)
Yield: 5.8% | Years of Dividend Growth: 51

People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT)
Yield: 4.6% | Years of Dividend Growth: 14

Harleysville Group Inc. (HGIC)
Yield: 4.5% | Years of Dividend Growth: 25

Community Trust Bank Corp. (CTBI)
Yield: 4.3% | Years of Dividend Growth: 31

Related Stock Ticker:
MCY, ORI, CINF, PBCT, HGIC, CTBI

Source: Dividend Growth Stocks

Dividend Champions With Great Profitability

4 Dividend Champions With Impressive Profitability By Kapitall. Here we ran a screen on dividend champions – companies that have consistently maintained and raised their dividend yield for the past 25 years. We screened these companies for those that are also highly profitable, beating their industry peers on gross, operating and pretax margins.

Here are the results:

1. Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)
Dividend yield at 2.71%

2. The Chubb Corporation (CB)
Dividend yield at 2.54%

3. The McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP)
Dividend yield at 2.32%

4. Commerce Bancshares (CBSH)
Dividend yield at 2.15%

Related Stock Ticker:
WMT, CB, MHP, CBSH

Source: Seeking Alpha

Best European Dividend Stocks With Margins Over 25 Percent

Europe’s Best Margin Companies With Highest Dividend Yield by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of 15 stocks from Europe with an operating margin of more than 25 percent as well as highest dividend yield (at least of 3 percent).

The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 11.58 while the average dividend yield has a value of 4.55 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.21 and price to sales ratio 2.39. The average operating margin amounts to 31.38 percent.

Here is the table of Europe’s best margin stocks with highest dividend yield:

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Best Yieding European Dividend Stocks With High Margins (Click to enlarge)

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SBLK, CPLP, NMM, TEF, SB, STD, NGG, CMRE, BBVA, AZN, VIP, STO, BTI, AIXG, DEO,

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5 Cheap Shares With Substantial Dividends

5 Low-Priced Companies Paying Substantial Dividends By Gulseven. It is indispensable for stocks to provide highly attractive technical indicators like a low P/E ratio, a high estimated EPS growth for the next five years, a high profit margin, a strong upside movement potential, a reasonably-priced valuation. I also prefer investing in stocks with high and consistent dividend yields. A portfolio composed on these criteria is likely to return large profits. I decided to make a list of top five fat-dividend yielders with excellent indicators, that are reasonably priced and have low P/E ratios.

Here are the results of 5 cheap shares with substantial dividends: