12 Fast Growing Utilities With A Dividend Yield Above 3 Percent

Fast Growing Utility Stocks With Best Dividends by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the utility industry with a dividend yield of more than 3 percent as well as a sales growth for the past 5 years of more than 10 percent. 12 companies fulfilled these criteria of which 3 are high yields.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks by dividend yield:

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Inergy (NYSE:NRGY) has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion. The company employs 2,997 people, generates revenues of $1,786.00 million and has a net income of $48.70 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $299.60 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 16.77 percent (operating margin 7.72 percent and the net profit margin finally 2.73 percent).


The total debt representing 53.80 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 140.10 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -2.39 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $-0.34 of which $2.79 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 2.08 and Price/Book ratio 1.14. Dividend Yield: 9.95 percent. The beta ratio is 0.63.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Inergy, L.P. (Click to enlarge)

Huaneng Power (NYSE:HNP) has a market capitalization of $6.58 billion. The company employs 33,459 people, generates revenues of $16,391.89 million and has a net income of $522.65 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,031.92 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 18.50 percent (operating margin 8.28 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.19 percent).


The total debt representing 62.26 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 263.84 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 6.98 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.24 of which $1.26 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.08, Price/Sales 0.58 and Price/Book ratio 0.74. Dividend Yield: 6.85 percent. The beta ratio is 0.64.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Huaneng Power Intl., I... (Click to enlarge)

CPFL Energia (NYSE:CPL) has a market capitalization of $12.72 billion. The company employs 8,003 people, generates revenues of $6,928.11 million and has a net income of $898.90 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,977.01 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 28.54 percent (operating margin 22.78 percent and the net profit margin finally 12.97 percent).


The total debt representing 45.96 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 141.97 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 24.11 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.71 of which $1.51 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.41, Price/Sales 1.71 and Price/Book ratio 3.30. Dividend Yield: 5.73 percent. The beta ratio is 0.85.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of CPFL Energia S.A. (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 23.1 while the forward P/E ratio is 17.9. The dividend yield has a value of 4.8 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.4 and price to sales ratio 1.4. The operating margin amounts to 13.5 percent.

Here is the table with some fundamentals (TTM):

12 Fast Growing Utilities With A Dividend Yield Above 3 Percent (Click to enlarge)

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NRGY, HNP, CPL, DUK, BKH, EOC, ATLS, ENI, TRGP, CPK, CWCO, AWR

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The 10 Best Dividend Paying Drug Stocks

Best Dividend Paying Drug Stocks by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from major drug manufacturing industry with positive dividend yield. 36 stocks are listed within the industry and they have a total market capitalization of USD 39.4 trillion. Only 10 of them pay dividends.

Here are the 3 top stocks by dividend yield:

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AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) has a market capitalization of $63.08 billion. The company employs 61,100 people, generates revenues of $33,269.00 million and has a net income of $8,081.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,380.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 40.22 percent (operating margin 34.55 percent and the net profit margin finally 24.29 percent).


The total debt representing 16.43 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 39.73 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 36.71 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $7.29 of which $2.55 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.56, Price/Sales 1.87 and Price/Book ratio 2.87. Dividend Yield: 5.71 percent. The beta ratio is 0.61.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) has a market capitalization of $91.59 billion. The company employs 101,575 people, generates revenues of $44,035.57 million and has a net income of $5,989.17 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14,726.18 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 33.44 percent (operating margin 18.59 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.60 percent).


The total debt representing 9.69 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 15.56 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 10.78 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.44 of which $1.72 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.96, Price/Sales 2.09 and Price/Book ratio 1.22. Dividend Yield: 5.16 percent. The beta ratio is 0.89.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Sanofi SA (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Eli Lilly & (NYSE:LLY) has a market capitalization of $43.93 billion. The company employs 38,380 people, generates revenues of $23,076.00 million and has a net income of $5,069.50 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,793.60 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 33.77 percent (operating margin 28.28 percent and the net profit margin finally 21.97 percent).


The total debt representing 22.34 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 55.77 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 46.20 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $4.19 of which $1.96 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.06, Price/Sales 1.88 and Price/Book ratio 3.48. Dividend Yield: 5.23 percent. The beta ratio is 0.72.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Eli Lilly & Co. (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of best dividend paying drug stocks. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 15.3 while the forward P/E ratio is 10.5. The dividend yield has a value of 4.5 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.1 and price to sales ratio 2.2. The operating margin amounts to 21.5 percent.

Here is the table with some fundamentals (TTM):

The 10 Best Dividend Paying Drug Stocks (Click to enlarge)

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AZN, SNY, LLY, GSK, MRK, NVS, BMY, PFE, ABT, JNJ

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Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value Q3-2011 Fund Portfolio

Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value Q3-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Wallace R. Weitz’s - Weitz Value - portfolio movements as of Q3/2011 (September 30, 2011). In total, he held 30 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 698,192,000.

Wallace R. Weitz - Weitz Value - Q3-2011 fund positions with actual share movements:

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11 High Yield Technology Stocks With Big Return On Equity

High Yield Technology Stocks With Big Return On Equity by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the technology sector with a dividend yield of more than 5 percent as well as a return on equity of more than 25 percent. 11 stocks from the sector fulfilled these criteria. Roughly 45 percent of the results come from the wireless communication industry.

Here are the 3 top stocks by dividend yield:

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Partner Communications (NASDAQ:PTNR) has a market capitalization of $1.75Billion. The company employs 6,068 people, generates revenues of $1,822.00 million and has a net income of $339.34 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $672.95 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 36.93 percent (operating margin 26.91 percent and the net profit margin finally 18.62 percent).


The total debt representing 66.04 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 593.61 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 96.06 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.87 of which $2.14 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.04, Price/Sales 0.97 and Price/Book ratio 10.36. Dividend Yield: 17.39 percent. The beta ratio is 0.89.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Partner Communications... (Click to enlarge)

Cellcom Israel (NYSE:CEL) has a market capitalization of $2.14Billion. The company employs 4,681 people, generates revenues of $1,818.73 million and has a net income of $352.44 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $726.73 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 39.96 percent (operating margin 29.09 percent and the net profit margin finally 19.38 percent).


The total debt representing 71.06 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1,249.56 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 361.12 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $3.29 of which $3.78 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.52, Price/Sales 1.16 and Price/Book ratio 23.02. Dividend Yield: 16.02 percent. The beta ratio is 0.71.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Cellcom Israel Ltd. (Click to enlarge)

Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TEF) has a market capitalization of $89.96Billion. The company employs 285,089 people, generates revenues of $83,489.58 million and has a net income of $13,845.05 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $35,433.28 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 42.44 percent (operating margin 27.12 percent and the net profit margin finally 16.58 percent).


The total debt representing 47.08 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 249.88 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 44.03 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $8.75 of which $5.36 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 2.25, Price/Sales 1.12 and Price/Book ratio 0.88. Dividend Yield: 10.86 percent. The beta ratio is 1.01.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 8.4 while the forward P/E ratio is 8.4. The dividend yield has a value of 9.2 percent. Price to book ratio is 6.3 and price to sales ratio 1.3. The operating margin amounts to 24.3 percent.

Here is the table with some fundamentals:

11 High Yield Technology Stocks With Big Return On Equity (Click to enlarge)

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Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week

Stocks With Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 28 stocks raised dividends. The average dividend growth amounts to 34.68 percent.

Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:

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Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 34.68 percent.

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Stock Downgrades From 2011/11/04

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company downgrades by brokerage firms.

Downgrades:

Accelrys (ACCL) has a market capitalization of $357.60Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Northland Securities from “Outperform” to “Market Perform”. The stock price closed at $6.47 and has changed by -4.85% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 2.78 and Price/Book 1.52. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 9.38% for next year and 22.25% for the upcoming 5 years.

CommonWealth REIT (CWH) has a market capitalization of $1.31Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Hold” to “Sell”. The stock price closed at $18.19 and has changed by -4.31% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 55.12, Price/Sales 1.56 and Price/Book 0.39. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -2.59% for next year and 1.10% for the upcoming 5 years.

Exterran Holdings (EXH) has a market capitalization of $744.90Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Howard Weil from “Market Outperform” to “Market Perform ($15)”. The stock price closed at $11.65 and has changed by 1.30% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.30 and Price/Book 0.44. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 50.00% for next year and 25.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Frontier Communications (FTR) has a market capitalization of $5.63Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Hilliard Lyons from “Buy” to “Neutral”. The stock price closed at $5.66 and has changed by -1.22% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 35.37, Price/Sales 1.04 and Price/Book 1.15. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 20.83% for next year and 0.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

Gap (GPS) has a market capitalization of $10.03Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Standpoint Research from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $19.65 and has changed by -0.30% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.80, Price/Sales 1.00 and Price/Book 0.58. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 107.70% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

GMX Resources (GMXR) has a market capitalization of $114.80Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Hold” to “Sell”. The stock price closed at $1.89 and has changed by -1.56% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.68 and Price/Book 3.32. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 14.86% for next year and 9.57% for the upcoming 5 years.

KAR Auction Services (KAR) has a market capitalization of $1.77Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Barrington Research from “Outperform” to “Mkt Perform”. The stock price closed at $12.97 and has changed by 0.15% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.16, Price/Sales 1.40 and Price/Book 7.29. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 8.62% for next year and 8.29% for the upcoming 5 years.

Kellogg (K) has a market capitalization of $18.07Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $49.91 and has changed by 0.00% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.12, Price/Sales 0.96 and Price/Book 1.34. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.46% for next year and 17.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

Magellan Midstream (MMP) has a market capitalization of $7.22Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Ladenburg Thalmann from “Buy” to “Neutral”. The stock price closed at $64.08 and has changed by 1.68% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.36, Price/Sales 0.82 and Price/Book 3.13. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 21.33% for next year and 21.25% for the upcoming 5 years.

Medifast (MED) has a market capitalization of $231.90Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Northland Securities from “Outperform” to “Market Perform ($17)”. The stock price closed at $15.01 and has changed by -2.21% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.14, Price/Sales 0.54 and Price/Book 1.14. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 3.87% for next year and 20.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Multi-Fineline (MFLX) has a market capitalization of $464.17Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Needham from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $19.26 and has changed by -18.04% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.33, Price/Sales 4.43 and Price/Book 4.96. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.61% for next year and 5.34% for the upcoming 5 years.

Openwave (OPWV) has a market capitalization of $149.19Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Dougherty & Company from “Buy” to “Neutral ($2)”. The stock price closed at $1.74 and has changed by 10.83% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.96 and Price/Book 3.48. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 200.00% for next year and 27.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Pioneer Drilling (PDC) has a market capitalization of $544.95Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Morgan Keegan from “Outperform” to “Mkt Perform ($10.5)”. The stock price closed at $10.06 and has changed by 2.13% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.90 and Price/Book 1.38. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 125.00% for next year and 9.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

RealNetworks (RNWK) has a market capitalization of $273.68Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Brigantine from “Buy” to “Hold ($8.5)”. The stock price closed at $8.00 and has changed by -14.53% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 33.33, Price/Sales 1.79 and Price/Book 0.77. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 54.22% for next year and 16.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

SandRidge Energy (SD) has a market capitalization of $3.24Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $7.86 and has changed by -4.73% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.77 and Price/Book 0.68. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 116.70% for next year and 5.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Sapient (SAPE) has a market capitalization of $1.69Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm BB&T Capital Mkts from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $12.16 and has changed by -5.44% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.66, Price/Sales 1.73 and Price/Book 3.41. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 32.65% for next year and 24.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

Sun Life (SLF) has a market capitalization of $12.73Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Barclays Capital from “Equal Weight” to “Underweight”. The stock price closed at $21.84 and has changed by -3.75% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.05, Price/Sales 2.67 and Price/Book 2.25. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by - for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

Transocean (RIG) has a market capitalization of $16.03Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Morgan Keegan from “Outperform” to “Mkt Perform ($48)”. The stock price closed at $50.12 and has changed by 2.29% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.60 and Price/Book 0.78. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 323.60% for next year and 9.78% for the upcoming 5 years.

TreeHouse Foods (THS) has a market capitalization of $2.16Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm BB&T Capital Mkts from “Buy” to “Hold”. The stock price closed at $60.25 and has changed by -2.62% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.32, Price/Sales 1.10 and Price/Book 2.11. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 15.70% for next year and 11.75% for the upcoming 5 years.

Ultralife (ULBI) has a market capitalization of $76.86Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Ardour Capital from “Accumulate” to “Hold ($4.5)”. The stock price closed at $4.44 and has changed by -2.84% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.44 and Price/Book 1.11. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 229.41% for next year and 17.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

Watts Ind (WTS) has a market capitalization of $1.32Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Longbow from “Buy” to “Neutral”. The stock price closed at $35.67 and has changed by -0.70% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.62, Price/Sales 3.25 and Price/Book 2.01. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 10.71% for next year and 18.88% for the upcoming 5 years.

Whiting Petroleum (WLL) has a market capitalization of $5.52Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities from “Buy” to “Neutral ($60)”. The stock price closed at $47.02 and has changed by -1.80% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.51, Price/Sales 1.04 and Price/Book 1.52. Dividend Yield: percent. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.85% for next year and 12.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

5 Best Yielding Rubber And Plastics Stocks

Rubber And Plastics Stocks With Best Dividends by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the rubber and plastics industry with a positive dividend yield. 19 stocks are listed within the investment category of which 5 pay dividends. The whole industry is valuated at USD 12 billion and offers a dividend yield of 1.0 percent.


Here are the 3 top stocks by dividend yield:

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Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) has a market capitalization of $38.06Million. The company employs 2,538 people, generates revenues of $84.02 million and has a net income of $-8.11 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $-2.63 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to -3.13 percent (operating margin is -10.51 percent and the net profit margin finally -9.66 percent).


The total debt representing 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -6.99 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $-0.36 of which $0.10 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.45 and Price/Book ratio 0.34. Dividend Yield: 5.19 percent. The beta ratio is 0.96.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Deswell Industries, Inc. (Click To Enlarge)

Cooper Tire & Rubber (NYSE:CTB) has a market capitalization of $888.75Million. The company employs 12,898 people, generates revenues of $3,360.98 million and has a net income of $139.77 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $313.25 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 9.32 percent (operating margin is 4.76 percent and the net profit margin finally 4.16 percent).


The total debt representing 20.54 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.77 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 29.39 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $1.35 of which $0.42 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.58, Price/Sales 0.25 and Price/Book ratio 1.83. Dividend Yield: 3.07 percent. The beta ratio is 2.41.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Click To Enlarge)

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has a market capitalization of $445.45Million. The company employs 3,332 people, generates revenues of $737.62 million and has a net income of $-42.83 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $-14.09 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to -1.91 percent (operating margin is -6.46 percent and the net profit margin finally -5.81 percent).


The total debt representing 19.39 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 39.58 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -18.23 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $-0.90 of which $0.26 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.56 and Price/Book ratio 2.06. Dividend Yield: 2.27 percent. The beta ratio is 2.28.

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Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 13.4 while the forward P/E ratio is 10.4. The dividend yield has a value of 2.8 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.5 and price to sales ratio 0.5. The operating margin amounts to 1.0 percent.

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Stock Upgrades From 2011/11/04

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Upgrades and downgrades are positive (negative) changes in the rating of a security. An upgrade is usually triggered by a steady improvement in the fundamentals and financials of the entity that has issued the security. Downgrade ratings are vice versa. Changes in the analyst rating could hit the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

Blackrock Kelso Capital (NASDAQ:BKCC) has a market capitalization of $630.39Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Ladenburg Thalmann from Neutral to Buy ($9.5). The stock price closed at $8.61 and has changed by +0.14 or 1.65% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.09, Price/Sales 5.78 and Price/Book ratio 0.87. Dividend Yield: 12.44 percent. The beta ratio is 1.50.

Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) has a market capitalization of $761.86Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm FBR Capital from Underperform to Mkt Perform ($13). The stock price closed at $16.54 and has changed by +0.40 or 2.48% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 159.33, Price/Sales 2.75 and Price/Book ratio 4.75. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.27.

IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRIS) has a market capitalization of $171.39Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Feltl & Co. from Hold to Buy ($13.2). The stock price closed at $9.58 and has changed by +0.21 or 2.24% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 110.71, Price/Sales 1.50 and Price/Book ratio 1.81. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.06.

IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRIS) has a market capitalization of $171.39Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm The Benchmark Company from Sell to Hold ($8.5). The stock price closed at $9.58 and has changed by +0.21 or 2.24% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 110.71, Price/Sales 1.50 and Price/Book ratio 1.81. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.06.

Petroleum Development (NASDAQ:PETD) has a market capitalization of $701.83Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities from Accumulate to Buy ($40). The stock price closed at $29.75 and has changed by +2.04 or 7.36% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 1.79 and Price/Book ratio 0.97. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.93.

Plains All American (NYSE:PAA) has a market capitalization of $9.89Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Wunderlich from Hold to Buy ($71). The stock price closed at $66.25 and has changed by +1.60 or 2.47% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.78, Price/Sales 0.37 and Price/Book ratio 2.13. Dividend Yield: 6.23 percent. The beta ratio is 0.49.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) has a market capitalization of $11.24Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Argus from Hold to Buy ($76). The stock price closed at $66.77 and has changed by +0.46 or 0.69% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.62, Price/Sales 1.28 and Price/Book ratio 1.52. Dividend Yield: 2.56 percent. The beta ratio is 1.47.

Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) has a market capitalization of $16.03Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Global Hunter Securities from Sell to Reduce ($46). The stock price closed at $50.12 and has changed by +1.12 or 2.29% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 1.86 and Price/Book ratio 0.84. Dividend Yield: 5.64 percent. The beta ratio is 1.01.

YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW) has a market capitalization of $2.36Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus from Sell to Hold. The stock price closed at $0.0495 and has changed by -0.0095 or -16.10% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.02 and Price/Book ratio not calculable. Dividend Yield: 0.00 percent. The beta ratio is 2.98.