Cheapest Asset Management Stocks With Best Dividend Yields

Best Yielding Asset Management Stocks With Cheap Forward Price to Earnings Ratios And Low Price to Book Ratios by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. The business of professional money management is an interesting investment field with growing market volumes in the long-run.

I screened the asset management industry by stocks with highest dividend yield and cheap pricing measures. As criteria, I selected the forward price to earnings ratio (a value of fewer than 15) and the price to book ratio (under 1). Finally, I sorted by results by dividend yield.

The asset management industry is a very competitive industry with low entry barriers. In total, 57 stocks are listed on American stock exchanges with total market capitalization of USD 2,933 billion. 15 stocks from the industry have a dividend yield of more than 5 percent (high yield). The average industry yield amounts to 2.1 percent.

Here are my 3 most promising stocks from our screening results:

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1. KKR Financial (KFN). The company has a market capitalization of USD 1.7 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 521.4 million and a net income of USD 332 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 4.7, Price/Sales 3.25 and Price/Book ratio 0.98. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 6.0 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 1 Year | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 0 percent | Dividends Since 2007 |

2. BlackRock (BKCC). The company has a market capitalization of USD 633.0 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 103.2 million and a net income of USD 59 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 9.4, Price/Sales 6.6 and Price/Book ratio 0.9. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 12.0 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 0 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: 0 percent | Dividends Since 2007 |

3. Bank of New York Mellon (BK). The company has a market capitalization of USD 31.17 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 3.58 billion and a net income of USD 2.66 billion. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 11.6, Price/Sales 8.7 and Price/Book ratio 0.91. Here are additional dividend information: Dividend Yield: 2.1 percent | Years of Consecutive Dividend Increasing: 0 Years | 5-Year Dividend Growth: -10.47 percent | Dividends Since 1785 |

Take a closer look at the full table of the cheapest Asset Management stocks:

Cheapest Asset Management Stocks With Best Dividend Yields (Click to enlarge)

Related stock ticker symbols:

PSEC, MCGC, BKCC, TICC, PNNT, HRZN, KFN, BK, PFG, LM

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Disclosure:

I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – AT&T (NYSE:T)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the telecommunication provider AT&T (NYSE:T). The current dividend yield amounts to 5.74 percent.

AT&T Inc. is a holding company. The Company is a provider of telecommunications services in the United States and worldwide. These include wireless communications, local exchange services, long-distance services, data/broadband and Internet services, video services, managed networking, wholesale services and directory advertising and publishing. It operates in four segments: wireless, which provides both wireless voice and data communications services across the United States and, through roaming agreements, in foreign countries; wireline, which provides landline voice and data communication services, AT&T U-Verse TV, broadband and voice services (U-Verse) and managed networking to business customers; advertising solutions, which publishes Yellow and White Pages directories and sells directory advertising and Internet-based advertising and local search, and other, which provides results from customer information services and all corporate and other operations (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	125.68 Bil
Income	19.63 Bil
Net Profit Margin	15.83%
Return on Equity	18.10%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.59
Revenue/Share	21.14
Earnings/Share	3.44
Book Value/Share	19.21
Dividend Rate	1.72
Payout Ratio	52.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	8.9
Price/Book	1.6
Price/Sales	1.4
Price/Cash Flow	5
Dividend Yield %	5.7
Forward Price/Earnings	11.7
PEG Ratio	2.8
PEG Payback (Yrs)	8.7

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	30
52-Wk High	31.94
52-Wk Low	25.79
Volume	NA
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	22.38 Mil
50-Day Moving Average	30.81
200-Day Moving Average	29.46
Volatility (beta)	0.66

Sales and Income of AT&T (Click to enlarge)

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Richard Pzena Fund Portfolio Q2/2011

Richard Pzena Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Richard Pzena’s portfolio movements as of Q2/2011 (June 30, 2011). In total, he held 41 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 1,963,734,000.

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

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Richard Pzena Fund Portfolio Q2/2011 (Click to enlarge) 

Richard Pzena Fund Portfolio Q2/2011 Structure (Click to enlarge)

Richard Pzena Fund Portfolio Q2/2011 Top Positions (Click to enlarge)

Related Stock Ticker of Richard Pzena’s Fund Portfolio:

HPQ, ALL, XOM, NOC, BP, CA, ABT, RDS.A, LLL, UBS, OMC, FRX, PPG, AXS, JPM, FNF, C, ACE, SHW, EIX, TAP, DELL, STT, MSFT, AIG, FO, PNC, TEL, JNJ, JCP, MS, GS, MAS, BAC, BDX, APOL, AET, RDS.B, HIG, ETR, HII,

Richard Pzena Fund Share Buys:

RDS.A, ALL, TAP, HPQ, JPM, GS, CA, OMC, RDS.B, BP, ABT, AIG, ETR

Richard Pzena Share Sells:

HII, MAS, UBS, DELL, FO, EIX, PNC, PPG, NOC, ACE, APOL, LLL, XOM, JCP, TEL, JNJ, AET, TMK, WSH, ZMH, LH

Dogs of the Dow Jones Industrial Average As Of July 2011

Dogs of the Dow Jones Index by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current list of the 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 4.02 percent and a forward price to earnings ratio of 11.78. The average price to book ratio amounts to 2.60 and price to sales ratio is 1.94.


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 the table of the Dogs of the Dow with some pricing figures:
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Dogs of the Dow June 2011 (Click to enlarge)

Related Stock Ticker Symbols:

T, VZ, MRK, PFE, JNJ, KFT, PG, GE, INTC, DD

Selected Articles:

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Dividend Stocks With Increasing Profits And Interest Coverage

9 Dividend Stocks With Improving Profitability and Interest Coverage By Kapitall. We ran a screen on dividend stocks paying dividend yields above 2% and sustainable payout ratios below 35%. We screened this universe for stocks seeing significant improvements in profitability, comparing trailing-twelve-month EBITDA/common equity to the company’s five-year average.

Here are 9 dividend shares with increasing profitability and interest coverage:

1. ConocoPhillips (COP)
Dividend yield at 3.52%

2. Safeway Inc. (SWY)
Dividend yield at 3.01%

3. Foot Locker, Inc. (FL)
Dividend yield at 2.90%

4. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)
Dividend yield at 2.89%

5. Autoliv, Inc. (ALV)
Dividend yield at 2.61%

6. Harris Corp. (HRS)
Dividend yield at 2.31%

7. KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC)
Dividend yield at 2.27%

8. Brinker International Inc. (EAT)
Dividend yield at 2.18%

9. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG)
Dividend yield at 2.01%


Related Stock Ticker:
SMG, EAT, KLAC, HRS, ALV, NOC, FL, SWY, COP

Source: Seeking Alpha

3 Safe Dividend Shares With A Yield Above 3 Percent

3 Stocks With Safe 3% Yields By SmartMoney. Below are listed the sort of companies that can provide a welcome distraction from such daily price volatility. Each has a dividend yield of more than 3%. Shares that pay more than 3%, in other words, ought to attract enough buyers to push their prices higher and their yields lower -- unless investors have good reason to stay away.

Here are the shares with safe 3 percent yields:


Darden Restaurants
Dividend Yield: 3.2%


Procter & Gamble
Dividend Yield: 3.2%


Intel
Dividend Yield: 3.1%


Related Stock Ticker:
DRI, PG, INTC

Source: SmartMoney

Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the software company Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). The current dividend yield amounts to 2.29 percent.

Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing, manufacturing, licensing and supporting a range of software products and services for different types of computing devices. Its software products and services include operating systems for personal computers, servers and intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; information worker productivity applications; business solutions applications; computing applications; software development tools, and video games. It operates in five segments: Windows & Windows Live Division (Windows Division), Server and Tools, Online Services Division, Microsoft Business Division, and Entertainment and Devices Division. It also designs and sells hardware, including the Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console and accessories, the Zune digital music and entertainment device and accessories, and Microsoft personal computer (PC) hardware products. In December 2009, it acquired Opalis Software Inc (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	69.94 Bil
Income	23.15 Bil
Net Profit Margin	33.10%
Return on Equity	44.84%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.21
Revenue/Share	8.16
Earnings/Share	2.7
Book Value/Share	6.82
Dividend Rate	0.64
Payout Ratio	23.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	11.1
Price/Book	4.4
Price/Sales	3.5
Price/Cash Flow	9.1
Dividend Yield %	2.2
Forward Price/Earnings	10
PEG Ratio	0.9
PEG Payback (Yrs)	6.1

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	28
52-Wk High	29.46
52-Wk Low	23.32
Volume	NA
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	64.02 Mil
50-Day Moving Average	25.23
200-Day Moving Average	26.23
Volatility (beta)	1.05

Sales and Income of Microsoft (Click to enlarge)

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