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, 12 stocks raised dividends of which 6 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 12.16 percent.

                                                                                                                                                               

Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:

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Alexandria Real Estate-ARE (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,47 to $0,49. The dividend growth amounts to 4,3 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 12-28; payments will be received on 1-17 (Month-Day).


Disney(Walt) Co.-DIS (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,4 to $0,6. The dividend growth amounts to 50 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 12-14; payments will be received on 1-18 (Month-Day).


Eaton Vnce SrInco-EVF (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,034 to $0,035. The dividend growth amounts to 2,9 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 12-08; payments will be received on 12-19 (Month-Day).


Ecolab Inc-ECL (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,175 to $0,2. The dividend growth amounts to 14,3 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 12-16; payments will be received on 1-17 (Month-Day).


Graco Inc-GGG (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,21 to $0,225. The dividend growth amounts to 7,1 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 1-12; payments will be received on 2-01 (Month-Day).


MFS Intermkt Inco Tr I-CMK (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,038 to $0,065. The dividend growth amounts to 71,1 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 12-12; payments will be received on 12-30 (Month-Day).


MFS Intermediate Hi Inco-CIF (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,022 to $0,0491. The dividend growth amounts to 123,2 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 12-12; payments will be received on 12-30 (Month-Day).


MFS Multimkt Inco-MMT (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,0425 to $0,053. The dividend growth amounts to 24,7 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 12-12; payments will be received on 12-30 (Month-Day).


Mid-Amer Apt-MAA (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,6275 to $0,66. The dividend growth amounts to 5,2 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 1-11; payments will be received on 1-31 (Month-Day).


OGE Energy Corp-OGE (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,375 to $0,3925. The dividend growth amounts to 4,7 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 1-06; payments will be received on 1-30 (Month-Day).


Wisconsin Energy-WEC (NYSE) raised its dividend from $0,26 to $0,3. The dividend growth amounts to 15,4 percent compared to the previous payout. The Ex-Dividend Date is 2-10; payments will be received on 3-01 (Month-Day).


Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 27.74 percent.

Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (Click to enlarge)

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ARE, DIS, EVF, ECL, GGG, CMK, CIF, MMT, MAA, OGE, TTC, WEC

Dividend Stocks With Recent Insider Buys And Sells From 2011/12/02

Daily Dividend Stocks With Recent Insider Buys And Sells by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Stocks with insider transactions send often a clear signal for your own asset allocation. Insiders, those persons who know the company better as every analyst or investor, show their attitude to the company’s future. A stock often rises after insiders bought stocks from the company. Similar is it vice versa. The stock price often decline after insiders sold stocks from the company. Here are the recent insider buys of the best yielding stocks:

Dividend Stocks With Recent Insider Buys:

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (RPT) is acting within the “REIT - Retail” industry and has a market capitalization of $343.41Million. The company has 38.98Million shares outstanding of which 1.82% were owned by insiders and 95.20% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 5.98% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -2.34%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 22.03
- Price/Sales: 2.60
- Price/Book: 0.69
- Dividend yield: 7.41%.

6-Month Chart of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (Click to enlarge)

Ferrellgas Partners LP (FGP) is acting within the “Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing” industry and has a market capitalization of $1.74Billion. The company has 75.97Million shares outstanding of which 0.08% were owned by insiders and 7.39% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 49.05% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -10.23%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: -
- Price/Sales: 0.72
- Price/Book: 20.62
- Dividend yield: 8.74%.

6-Month Chart of Ferrellgas Partners LP (Click to enlarge)

Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) is acting within the “REIT - Retail” industry and has a market capitalization of $768.13Million. The company has 169.94Million shares outstanding of which 0.42% were owned by insiders and 85.38% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 10.87% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -0.34%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: -
- Price/Sales: 2.69
- Price/Book: 1.03
- Dividend yield: 5.31%.

6-Month Chart of Hersha Hospitality Trust (Click to enlarge)

TICC Capital Corp. (TICC) is acting within the “Asset Management” industry and has a market capitalization of $293.44Million. The company has 32.75Million shares outstanding of which 1.03% were owned by insiders and 30.52% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 31.09% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -9.34%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 8.30
- Price/Sales: 7.14
- Price/Book: 0.96
- Dividend yield: 11.16%.

6-Month Chart of TICC Capital Corp. (Click to enlarge)

Ambassadors Group Inc. (EPAX) is acting within the “Education & Training Services” industry and has a market capitalization of $77.66Million. The company has 17.49Million shares outstanding of which 2.31% were owned by insiders and 83.62% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 20.96% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by 3.91%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 17.08
- Price/Sales: 1.12
- Price/Book: 0.92
- Dividend yield: 5.41%.

6-Month Chart of Ambassadors Group Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Stonemor Partners LP (STON) is acting within the “Personal Services” industry and has a market capitalization of $471.47Million. The company has 19.37Million shares outstanding of which 0.13% were owned by insiders and 9.40% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by -72.92% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -6.66%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: -
- Price/Sales: 2.09
- Price/Book: 2.42
- Dividend yield: 9.61%.

6-Month Chart of Stonemor Partners LP (Click to enlarge)

Dorchester Minerals LP (DMLP) is acting within the “Diversified Investments” industry and has a market capitalization of $672.51Million. The company has 30.68Million shares outstanding of which 0.56% were owned by insiders and 25.14% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 6.18% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -4.70%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 18.58
- Price/Sales: 10.53
- Price/Book: 4.69
- Dividend yield: 7.54%.

6-Month Chart of Dorchester Minerals LP (Click to enlarge)

QC Holdings, Inc. (QCCO) is acting within the “Savings & Loans” industry and has a market capitalization of $66.64Million. The company has 17.00Million shares outstanding of which 51.76% were owned by insiders and 14.26% by institutional financial institutions. Insiders changed their positions by 1.50% over the past 6 month while institutional investors modified their positions by -3.58%.

Here are the price ratios of the company:
- P/E ratio: 5.68
- Price/Sales: 0.36
- Price/Book: 0.87
- Dividend yield: 5.10%.

6-Month Chart of QC Holdings, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

The Best S&P 500 High Yield Shares (Top Dividends)

S&P 500 High Yielders By Bespoke Group. Here is a sheet of the best yielding S&P 500 stocks with yield, year to date performance and % from 50-Daily Moving Average (DMA):




Source: Bespoke Group

50 Best Performing Russell 3,000 Stocks

The Top 50 List By Bespoke Group. Below is an updated list of the 50 best performing Russell 3,000 stocks so far this year. While the average stock in the Russell 3,000 is actually down 5.71% year to date, the 50 best performing stocks in the index are up an average of 124.39%. There are currently 25 stocks in the index that are up more than 100% year to date.




Source: Bespoke Group

Stock Downgrades From 2011/12/02

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades. 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 for investors.

Downgrades:

Regal-Beloit (RBC) has a market capitalization of $2.12Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “MKM Partners” from “Buy” to ”Neutral”. The stock price closed at $51.11 and has changed by -2.63% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.04, Price/Sales 0.80 and Price/Book 1.40. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.40% for next year and 13.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Regal-Beloit (Click to enlarge)

Celestica (CLS) has a market capitalization of $1.55Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Ticonderoga” from “Neutral” to ”Sell ($5)”. The stock price closed at $7.87 and has changed by -2.84% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.41, Price/Sales 0.21 and Price/Book 1.22. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 1.92% for next year and 10.32% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Celestica (Click to enlarge)

Franklin Resources (BEN) has a market capitalization of $21.40Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Ticonderoga” from “Buy” to ”Neutral”. The stock price closed at $98.44 and has changed by -0.76% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.42, Price/Sales 3.00 and Price/Book 2.51. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 12.69% for next year and 10.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Franklin Resources (Click to enlarge)

Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN) has a market capitalization of $886.43Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “KeyBanc Capital Mkts” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $19.22 and has changed by -0.83% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.02, Price/Sales 0.51 and Price/Book 1.74. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 17.70% for next year and 15.67% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Beacon Roofing Supply (Click to enlarge)

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BECN, BEN, CLS, RBC

Stock Upgrades From 2011/12/02

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades. 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 for investors.

Upgrades:

Allstate (ALL) has a market capitalization of $13.48Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($31)”. The stock price closed at $26.68 and has changed by 0.45% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 41.05, Price/Sales 0.41 and Price/Book 0.74. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 379.22% for next year and 9.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Allstate (Click to enlarge)

Cracker Barrel (CBRL) has a market capitalization of $1.12Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Outperform ($58)”. The stock price closed at $48.70 and has changed by 2.40% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.45, Price/Sales 0.46 and Price/Book 3.80. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 8.71% for next year and 10.92% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cracker Barrel (Click to enlarge)

lululemon athletica (LULU) has a market capitalization of $7.12Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($58)”. The stock price closed at $49.69 and has changed by 5.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 47.32, Price/Sales 8.68 and Price/Book 12.64. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.22% for next year and 26.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of lululemon athletica (Click to enlarge)

lululemon athletica (LULU) has a market capitalization of $7.12Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “KeyBanc Capital Mkts” from “Underweight” to ”Buy ($58)”. The stock price closed at $49.69 and has changed by 5.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 47.32, Price/Sales 8.68 and Price/Book 12.64. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.22% for next year and 26.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of lululemon athletica (Click to enlarge)

Related Ticker:

ALL, CBRL, LULU, LULU

George Soros Quantum Fund Portfolio Management As Of Q3/2011

Portfolio Strategies Of George Soros's Quantum Fund By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. George Soros is the founder of Soros Fund Management. In 1970 he co-founded the Quantum Fund with Jim Rogers and Christoper Ink, which created the bulk of the Soros fortune. Legendary was his currency speculation against the British Bank of England:

On September 16, 1992, Soros's fund sold short more than USD 10 billion worth of pounds sterling, profiting from the Bank of England's reluctance to either raise its interest rates to levels comparable to those of other European Exchange Rate Mechanism countries or to float its currency. Finally, the Bank of England withdrew the currency from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, devaluing the pound sterling. Soros earned an estimated worth of USD 1.1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England." UK Treasury estimated the total costs of Black Wednesday at GBP 3.4 billion in 1997.

Here is a top 30 list of his investment positions as of September 30, 2011. Soros Fund Management LLC was valued at USD 4.9 billion.

During the quarter George Soros had 426 total positions.

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Stock Downgrades From 2011/12/01

Daily Upgrades And Downgrades. 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 for investors.

Downgrades:

Adobe Systems (ADBE) has a market capitalization of $13.32Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Brigantine” from “Hold” to ”Sell ($23)”. The stock price closed at $27.14 and has changed by -1.02% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.83, Price/Sales 3.27 and Price/Book 2.40. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 7.02% for next year and 11.17% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Adobe Systems (Click to enlarge)

Dreamworks Animation (DWA) has a market capitalization of $1.50Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Caris & Company” from “Above Average” to ”Average”. The stock price closed at $17.91 and has changed by -3.55% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.35, Price/Sales 1.96 and Price/Book 1.12. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 9.32% for next year and 2.06% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Dreamworks Animation (Click to enlarge)

Leapfrog (LF) has a market capitalization of $345.61Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Needham” from “Strong Buy” to ”Buy ($6)”. The stock price closed at $5.25 and has changed by -3.49% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.17, Price/Sales 0.80 and Price/Book 1.74. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 73.91% for next year and 15.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Leapfrog (Click to enlarge)

Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) has a market capitalization of $944.76Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Wunderlich” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($28)”. The stock price closed at $27.56 and has changed by -2.79% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.44, Price/Sales 5.00 and Price/Book 2.32. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -32.73% for next year and 6.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Bank of the Ozarks (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades From 2011/12/01

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 for investors.

Upgrades:

Allergan (AGN) has a market capitalization of $25.68Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($95)”. The stock price closed at $84.18 and has changed by 0.55% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.44, Price/Sales 4.82 and Price/Book 5.03. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 15.93% for next year and 13.23% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Allergan (Click to enlarge)

Gulfport Energy (GPOR) has a market capitalization of $1.68Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Global Hunter Securities” from “Neutral” to ”Accumulate ($38)”. The stock price closed at $33.00 and has changed by 3.94% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.84, Price/Sales 8.50 and Price/Book 3.52. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 18.06% for next year and 43.50% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Gulfport Energy (Click to enlarge)

lululemon athletica (LULU) has a market capitalization of $6.76Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Janney Mntgmy Scott” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($57)”. The stock price closed at $47.17 and has changed by -5.09% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 44.92, Price/Sales 8.24 and Price/Book 12.00. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 25.22% for next year and 26.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of lululemon athletica (Click to enlarge)

Seagate Tech (STX) has a market capitalization of $7.31Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Hold” to ”Buy”. The stock price closed at $17.40 and has changed by 1.75% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.68, Price/Sales 0.66 and Price/Book 3.02. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 20.76% for next year and 13.58% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Seagate Tech (Click to enlarge)

12 Healthcare Dividend Stocks With Best Future EPS Growth

Healthcare Dividend Shares With Big Earnings Growth by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current table of stocks from the healthcare sector with a positive dividend yield as well as an earnings per share growth for the next five years of at least 15 percent yearly. 12 stocks fulfilled these criteria of which 3 yielding above 3 percent.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks by dividend yield:

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Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) has a market capitalization of $775.05 million. The company employs 498 people, generates revenues of $159.72 million and has a net income of $26.83 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $40.03 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 25.06 percent (operating margin 25.06 percent and the net profit margin finally 16.80 percent).


Earnings per share amounts to $0.65 of which $0.76 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.10, Price/Sales 4.64 and Price/Book ratio . Dividend Yield: 4.21 percent. The beta ratio is 0.80.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ:LNCR) has a market capitalization of $2.11 billion. The company employs 10,225 people, generates revenues of $1,669.20 million and has a net income of $181.57 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $450.96 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 27.02 percent (operating margin 20.02 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.88 percent).


The total debt representing 24.17 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 49.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 19.12 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.90 of which $0.40 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.56, Price/Sales 1.22 and Price/Book ratio 2.21. Dividend Yield: 3.49 percent. The beta ratio is 0.64.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Lincare Holdings Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE:MSA) has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion. The company employs 5,200 people, generates revenues of $982.67 million and has a net income of $39.06 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $95.48 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 9.72 percent (operating margin 5.84 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.97 percent).


The total debt representing 31.51 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 83.58 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 8.64 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.74 of which $0.99 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.68, Price/Sales 1.22 and Price/Book ratio 2.66. Dividend Yield: 3.19 percent. The beta ratio is 1.28.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Mine Safety Appliances (Click to enlarge)

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

12 Healthcare Dividend Stocks With Best Future EPS Growth (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 20.57 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 15.38. The dividend yield has a value of 1.80 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.12 and price to sales ratio 2.21. The operating margin amounts to 13.74 percent. Earnings per share are expected to grow by 17.73 percent yearly for the next 5 years.

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VIVO, LNCR, MSA, WST, PPDI, USPH, LMAT, RELV,  MR, RDY, CMN, SHPGY

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Stock Downgrades From 2011/11/30

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 for investors.


Downgrades:

Parker Drilling (PKD) has a market capitalization of $814.67Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Standpoint Research” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $6.96 and has changed by 7.41% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 31.64, Price/Sales 1.20 and Price/Book 1.29. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 41.51% for next year and 6.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Parker Drilling (Click to enlarge)

Transocean (RIG) has a market capitalization of $13.71Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $42.85 and has changed by 2.93% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 1.54 and Price/Book 0.66. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 100.49% for next year and 11.82% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Transocean (Click to enlarge)

Southwestern Energy (SWN) has a market capitalization of $13.25Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Overweight” to ”Equal Weight ($42)”. The stock price closed at $38.05 and has changed by 3.12% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.14, Price/Sales 4.60 and Price/Book 3.67. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 17.37% for next year and 20.81% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Southwestern Energy (Click to enlarge)

Stock Upgrades From 2011/11/30

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 for investors.

Upgrades:

Accretive Health (AH) has a market capitalization of $2.27Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Oppenheimer” from “Perform” to ”Outperform ($31)”. The stock price closed at $23.08 and has changed by 9.38% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 109.90, Price/Sales 3.08 and Price/Book 10.89. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 62.79% for next year and 29.60% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Accretive Health (Click to enlarge)

Apt Inv & Mgt (AIV) has a market capitalization of $2.63Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Sell” to ”Neutral ($21)”. The stock price closed at $21.78 and has changed by 7.34% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 2.33 and Price/Book 2.74. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 23.60% for next year and 8.17% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Apt Inv & Mgt (Click to enlarge)

Anadarko Petro (APC) has a market capitalization of $40.47Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($104)”. The stock price closed at $81.27 and has changed by 5.88% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 3.16 and Price/Book 2.17. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 9.32% for next year and 16.64% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Anadarko Petro (Click to enlarge)

Cameron (CAM) has a market capitalization of $13.24Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “HSBC Securities” from “Neutral” to ”Overweight ($63)”. The stock price closed at $53.99 and has changed by 8.46% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.97, Price/Sales 1.97 and Price/Book 2.87. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 37.08% for next year and 20.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cameron (Click to enlarge)

Cenovus Energy (CVE) has a market capitalization of $25.16Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($42)”. The stock price closed at $33.39 and has changed by 9.30% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.61, Price/Sales 1.81 and Price/Book 2.78. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 33.50% for next year and 21.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cenovus Energy (Click to enlarge)

Leap Wireless (LEAP) has a market capitalization of $713.90Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Sector Perform” to ”Outperform ($11)”. The stock price closed at $9.07 and has changed by 16.13% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.24 and Price/Book 1.03. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 33.90% for next year and 3.33% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Leap Wireless (Click to enlarge)

Nexen (NXY) has a market capitalization of $8.75Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Barclays Capital” from “Equal Weight” to ”Overweight ($21)”. The stock price closed at $16.57 and has changed by 7.18% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.79, Price/Sales 1.44 and Price/Book 1.08. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 36.10% for next year and 16.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Nexen (Click to enlarge)

OM Group (OMG) has a market capitalization of $735.28Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “KeyBanc Capital Mkts” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($30)”. The stock price closed at $22.75 and has changed by 9.64% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 56.88, Price/Sales 0.54 and Price/Book 0.59. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 0.86% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of OM Group (Click to enlarge)

Orion Marine (ORN) has a market capitalization of $162.99Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “BB&T Capital Mkts” from “Hold” to ”Buy”. The stock price closed at $6.01 and has changed by 10.48% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 0.55 and Price/Book 0.69. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 65.20% for next year and 14.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Orion Marine (Click to enlarge)

SL Green Rlty (SLG) has a market capitalization of $5.67Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “JMP Securities” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Mkt Outperform ($77)”. The stock price closed at $65.84 and has changed by 8.59% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.56, Price/Sales 4.70 and Price/Book 0.94. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -52.50% for next year and 0.87% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of SL Green Rlty (Click to enlarge)

Zoltek (ZOLT) has a market capitalization of $282.18Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “DA Davidson” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($10)”. The stock price closed at $8.21 and has changed by 43.28% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is -, Price/Sales 2.02 and Price/Book 0.94. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 142.30% for next year and 15.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Zoltek (Click to enlarge)

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Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of December 2011

Best Dividend Paying Stocks Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of 30 stocks with 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. The companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 as well as Nasdaq Composite. Date is 2011-12-01. 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

Here are the three best yielding stocks:

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YPF SA (NYSE:YPF) has a market capitalization of $13.77 billion. The company employs 13,370 people, generates revenues of $10,335.13 million and has a net income of $1,355.02 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,451.44 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 33.40 percent (operating margin 21.46 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.11 percent).


The total debt representing 16.72 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 40.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 25.51 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $3.40 of which $2.64 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.29, Price/Sales 1.39 and Price/Book ratio 2.96. Dividend Yield: 10.13 percent. The beta ratio is 0.78.

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

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty (NYSE:BPT) has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion. The company generates revenues of $185.75 million and has a net income of $184.41 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $186.42 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 100.36 percent (operating margin 99.28 percent and the net profit margin finally 99.28 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 1,113.09 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $9.46 of which $10.00 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.84, Price/Sales 12.84 and Price/Book ratio 2,766.86. Dividend Yield: 8.43 percent. The beta ratio is 0.62.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty... (Click to enlarge)

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) has a market capitalization of $26.18 billion. The company employs 11,126 people, generates revenues of $5,149.50 million and has a net income of $1,562.71 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,885.90 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 56.04 percent (operating margin 50.57 percent and the net profit margin finally 30.35 percent).


The total debt representing 33.96 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 70.95 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 40.02 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.70 of which $1.68 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.52, Price/Sales 4.83 and Price/Book ratio 6.46. Dividend Yield: 8.32 percent. The beta ratio is 1.60.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Southern Copper Corp. ... (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 12.23 while the dividend yield has a value of 4.98 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.33 and price to sales ratio 2.83. The operating margin amounts to 33.05 percent. Earnings per share grew by 20.55 yearly over the past decade.

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