Best Consumer Stock Picks For 2012

Top Consumer Goods Shares To Buy For 2012 by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of large capitalized stocks from the consumer goods sector with an interesting market valuation, a great past growth performance as well as good earnings situation. Such stocks have a forward price to earnings ratio of less than 20, a sales growth over the past five years of more than 5 percent as well as an operating margin above 15 percent. Exactly 10 stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion fulfilled these criteria. Four of them have a yield of more than 3 percent.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks by market capitalization:

(Subscribe my Blog via RSS Feed or E-Mail. Alternative, you can follow me on Facebook or Twitter)

The Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) has a market capitalization of $183.43 billion. The company employs 129,000 people, generates revenues of $82,559.00 million and has a net income of $11,797.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18,656.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 22.60 percent (operating margin 19.16 percent and the net profit margin finally 14.29 percent).


The total debt representing 23.14 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 18.32 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $3.94 of which $1.97 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.94, Price/Sales 2.19 and Price/Book ratio 2.74. Dividend Yield: 3.19 percent. The beta ratio is 0.45.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of The Procter & Gamble Co. (Click to enlarge)

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) has a market capitalization of $158.85 billion. The company employs 139,600 people, generates revenues of $35,119.00 million and has a net income of $11,859.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,755.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 27.78 percent (operating margin 24.06 percent and the net profit margin finally 33.77 percent).


The total debt representing 32.11 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 75.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 42.32 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $5.43 of which $1.76 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.89, Price/Sales 4.42 and Price/Book ratio 5.06. Dividend Yield: 2.75 percent. The beta ratio is 0.55.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of The Coca-Cola Company (Click to enlarge)

Philip Morris Intl. (NYSE:PM) has a market capitalization of $136.79 billion. The company employs 78,300 people, generates revenues of $67,713.00 million and has a net income of $7,498.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,132.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 17.92 percent (operating margin 16.54 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.07 percent).


The total debt representing 47.08 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 470.68 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 156.71 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $4.73 of which $2.44 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.65, Price/Sales 1.97 and Price/Book ratio 39.42. Dividend Yield: 4.02 percent. The beta ratio is 0.86.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Philip Morris Intl. Inc. (Click to enlarge)

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

Best Consumer Stock Picks For 2012 (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 18.36 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 16.25. The dividend yield has a value of 2.59 percent. Price to book ratio is 15.86 and price to sales ratio 4.10. The operating margin amounts to 24.35 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:

LO, BTI, PM, PG, KO, CL, FMX, COH, ABV, RL

Selected Articles:

· 10 Consumer Goods Dividend Stocks Under Book Value

· 7 Consumer Goods High Yields

· 13 Low Debt Consumer Goods Stocks With Best Dividends And High ROE

· 14 Cheap Consumer Goods Dividend Stocks By Price-to-Free Cash Flow

· 13 Low Beta Consumer Goods Stocks With Highest Yield

Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week III/2011

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, 4 stocks raised dividends of which 3 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 21.05 percent.

                                                                                                                                                               

Here are the 3 biggest stocks with fast dividend growth:

(Subscribe my Blog via RSS Feed or E-Mail. Alternative, you can follow me on Facebook or Twitter)

CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) has a market capitalization of $53.35 billion. The company employs 201,000 people, generates revenues of $96,413.00 million and has a net income of $3,439.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,634.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 7.92 percent (operating margin 6.39 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.57 percent).


The total debt representing 16.18 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.68 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 9.37 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.51 of which $0.35 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.35, Price/Sales 0.54 and Price/Book ratio 1.44. Dividend Yield: 1.63 percent. The beta ratio is 0.80.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of CVS Caremark Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion. The company employs 48,200 people, generates revenues of $13,202.60 million and has a net income of $1,793.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,540.69 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 19.24 percent (operating margin 16.41 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.58 percent).


The total debt representing 12.71 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 20.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 14.15 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.70 of which $0.08 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.72, Price/Sales 2.49 and Price/Book ratio 2.30. Dividend Yield: 0.21 percent. The beta ratio is 0.94.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Danaher Corporation (Click to enlarge)

SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion. The company employs 2,240 people, generates revenues of $900.84 million and has a net income of $233.32 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $263.48 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 29.25 percent (operating margin 24.15 percent and the net profit margin finally 25.90 percent).


The total debt representing 6.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 9.12 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 23.75 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.19 of which $0.20 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.51, Price/Sales 3.33 and Price/Book ratio 3.00. Dividend Yield: 1.79 percent. The beta ratio is 1.06.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of SEI Investments Company (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 21.05 percent.

Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week III/2011 (Click to enlarge)

Related Stock Ticker:

CVS, DHR, SEIC, TAI

Best Healthcare Stock Picks For 2012

Top Healthcare Shares To Buy For 2012 by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of large capitalized stocks from the healthcare sector with an interesting market valuation, a great past growth performance as well as good earnings situation. Such stocks have a forward price to earnings ratio of less than 15, a sales growth over the past five years of more than 10 percent as well as an operating margin above 10 percent. Exactly 7 stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion fulfilled these criteria. Two of them have a yield of more than 4 percent.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks by yield:

(Subscribe my Blog via RSS Feed or E-Mail. Alternative, you can follow me on Facebook or Twitter)

Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) has a market capitalization of $115.52 billion. The company employs 90,000 people, generates revenues of $45,987.00 million and has a net income of $982.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,250.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 20.11 percent (operating margin 3.59 percent and the net profit margin finally 2.14 percent).


The total debt representing 16.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 1.51 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.46 of which $1.52 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.89, Price/Sales 2.46 and Price/Book ratio 2.10. Dividend Yield: 4.53 percent. The beta ratio is 0.67.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Merck & Co., Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) has a market capitalization of $136.46 billion. The company employs 119,418 people, generates revenues of $51,561.00 million and has a net income of $9,969.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14,941.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 28.98 percent (operating margin 22.35 percent and the net profit margin finally 19.33 percent).


The total debt representing 18.64 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 36.37 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 16.24 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $4.26 of which $2.20 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.37, Price/Sales 2.99 and Price/Book ratio 2.04. Dividend Yield: 4.20 percent. The beta ratio is 0.53.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Novartis AG (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) has a market capitalization of $11.12 billion. The company employs 15,000 people, generates revenues of $5,164.77 million and has a net income of $907.44 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,516.04 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 29.35 percent (operating margin 24.63 percent and the net profit margin finally 17.57 percent).


The total debt representing 29.32 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 57.45 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 23.58 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.74 of which $0.00 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.70, Price/Sales 2.01 and Price/Book ratio 2.45. Dividend Yield: 2.58 percent. The beta ratio is 0.75.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

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

Best Healthcare Stock Picks For 2012 (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 17.35 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 10.13. The dividend yield has a value of 3.28 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.81 and price to sales ratio 2.93. The operating margin amounts to 22.48 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:

MRK, NVS, STJ, TEVA, TMO, CELG, GILD

Selected Articles:

· 12 Healthcare Dividend Stocks With Best Future EPS Growth

· 5 Cheap Healthcare Dividend Stocks By PEG Ratio

· 14 Healthcare Dividend Stocks With Biggest Institutional Buys

· 11 Cheapest Healthcare Stocks To Consider

· 18 Low Beta Healthcare Stocks With Best Dividend Yields

Cheapest Large Caps With Highest Expected Growth As Of December 2011

Cheapest Large Capitalized Stocks With Highest Earnings Per Share Growth By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest Large Caps that have the highest expected growth for fiscal 2012. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion as well as an expected earnings per share growth of at least 20 percent for the next year but have a price to earnings ratio of less than 20 and a price to sales ratios of less than 2.The list is sorted by dividend yield. 28 stocks fulfilled these criteria of which 7 yielding above 3 percent.

Here are the top stocks by dividend yield:

(Subscribe my Blog via RSS Feed or E-Mail. Alternative, you can follow me on Facebook or Twitter)

Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) has a market capitalization of $78.46 billion. The company employs 35,466 people, generates revenues of $78,921.24 million and has a net income of $13,087.49 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,494.46 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 amounts to $3.52 of which $5.07 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.89, Price/Sales 0.97 and Price/Book ratio 0.79. Dividend Yield: 12.80 percent. The beta ratio is 1.02.

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

Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion. The company employs 14,755 people, generates revenues of $23,917.69 million and has a net income of $1,657.93 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,602.21 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.06 percent (operating margin 8.44 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.93 percent).


The total debt representing 4.35 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 49.71 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 8.71 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.19 of which $1.40 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.43, Price/Sales 0.43 and Price/Book ratio 0.64. Dividend Yield: 7.81 percent. The beta ratio is 1.59.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Sun Life Financial Inc... (Click to enlarge)

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) has a market capitalization of $18.73 billion. The company employs 24,000 people, generates revenues of $36,792.86 million and has a net income of $-1,481.27 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,706.46 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 4.64 percent (operating margin -6.13 percent and the net profit margin finally -4.03 percent).


The total debt representing 5.82 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 54.12 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -6.92 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.00 of which $0.50 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.39, Price/Sales 0.49 and Price/Book ratio 0.80. Dividend Yield: 5.11 percent. The beta ratio is 2.06.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Manulife Financial Cor... (Click to enlarge)

Take a look at the full list of cheap large capitalized stocks with highest expected earnings per share. The average P/E ratio amounts to 13.55 while the forward price to earnings ratio amounts to 10.38. Price to sales ratio is 0.98 and price to book ratio 1.90. The expected earnings growth for next year amounts to 126.44 and 15.31 percent for the upcoming five years.

Related stock ticker symbols:

TEF, SLF, MFC, BCS, TWC,  AMAT, WPPGY,MMC,  TRV, LFC, NTT,  CVE, JCI,  CAT,  PCAR,  CMCSA, HMC, GS, MS, BHI,  NWSA,  HAL, NJ, BRFS, AIG, MITSY, ESRX, DTV

Selected Articles:

· 9 Dow Jones Stocks With Cheap P/FCF Ratios

· Cheapest Large Caps With Highest Expected Growth As Of November 2011

· 5 Cheap Healthcare Dividend Stocks By PEG Ratio

· Cheap Dividend Achievers By PEG Ratio

· 7 Cheapest Dividend Aristocrats

Stock Earnings Surprises As Of December 21, 2011

Here is a current earnings surprise calendar from the recent trading day. In this sheet, the actual reported quarter earnings results are compared with analyst estimates. The difference is measured as earnings surprise. The higher the number of stocks with better as expected earnings, the bigger the possibility for an economic recovery. Yesterday, 15 major companies (stocks from the S&P 500) reported earnings of which 10 had a positive earnings surprise.

Here is the table:

Company Name/Symbol	Surprise Type	Actual	Estimate	Surprise	Surprise %
Actuant Corporation (ATU)	Positive	$0.500	$0.425	0.08	17.60%
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY)	Positive	$0.950	$0.885	0.07	7.30%
Carmax Inc. (KMX)	Negative	$0.360	$0.381	0.02	5.50%
Electro Rent Corp (ELRC)	Negative	$0.250	$0.250	0	0.00%
Electrovaya Inc (EFL)	Positive	$0.000	-$0.00	0	--
Finish Line Inc (FINL)	Positive	$0.110	$0.108	0	1.90%
Herman Miller Inc (MLHR)	Positive	$0.410	$0.404	0.01	1.50%
KB Home (KBH)	Positive	$0.180	$0.030	0.15	500.00%
Lindsay Corp (LNN)	Positive	$0.600	$0.451	0.15	33.00%
Micron Technology Inc (MU)	Negative	-$0.19	-$0.08	0.11	131.70%
Park Electrochemical Corp (PKE)	Negative	$0.260	$0.317	0.06	18.00%
Shaw Group Inc (SHAW)	Positive	$0.480	$0.438	0.04	9.60%
Steelcase Inc-CL A (SCS)	Positive	$0.190	$0.188	0	1.10%
Tibco Software Inc (TIBX)	Positive	$0.420	$0.351	0.07	19.70%
Average					57.45%

Best Financial Stock Picks For 2012

Top Financial Shares To Buy For 2012 by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of large capitalized stocks from the financial sector with an interesting market valuation, a great past growth performance as well as good earnings situation. Such stocks have a forward price to earnings ratio of less than 15, a sales growth over the past five years of more than 10 percent as well as an operating margin above 10 percent. Exactly 10 stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion fulfilled these criteria.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks by yield figures:

(Subscribe my Blog via RSS Feed or E-Mail. Alternative, you can follow me on Facebook or Twitter)

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) has a market capitalization of $16.28 billion. The company employs 114 people, generates revenues of $2,683.13 million and has a net income of $1,267.28 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,349.56 million.


The total debt representing 79.92 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 669.88 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 13.11 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.92 of which $2.65 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.75, Price/Sales 6.01 and Price/Book ratio 1.08. Dividend Yield: 13.73 percent. The beta ratio is 0.30.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Annaly Capital Managem... (Click to enlarge)

Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK) has a market capitalization of $62.30 billion. The company employs 33,898 people, generates revenues of $38,387.44 million and has a net income of $7,112.63 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $19,854.71 million.


The total debt representing 28.95 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 463.97 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 17.45 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $11.33 of which $7.86 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.07, Price/Sales 3.53 and Price/Book ratio 1.47. Dividend Yield: 7.81 percent. The beta ratio is 1.46.

Long-Term Stock Chart Of Westpac Banking Corp. ... (Click to enlarge)

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) has a market capitalization of $63.30 billion. The company employs 98,317 people, generates revenues of $34,229.87 million and has a net income of $5,287.07 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,114.94 million.


The total debt representing 39.20 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 462.25 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 27.22 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.64 of which $0.51 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.27, Price/Sales 1.55 and Price/Book ratio 2.98. Dividend Yield: 3.52 percent. The beta ratio is 1.66.

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

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

Best Financial Stock Picks For 2012 (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 9.73 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 9.83. The dividend yield has a value of 3.53 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.20 and price to sales ratio 2.79. The operating margin amounts to 35.43 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:

NLY, WBK, BLK, PNC, CME, WFC, DFS, BBD, COF, BRK-A

Selected Articles:

· 11 Cheap Financial Dividend Stocks

· High Dividend Financial Stocks To Consider

· High Yield Financial Shares With Growing Dividends

· Financial High Yields With A ROE Above 25 Percent

U.S. Long-Term Interest Rate History From 1831-2011 And 10-Year T-Bond Yield History Since 1900

Here are two interest rate charts of the long-term finance costs in America. They also include the 15-year mortgage rates history. The historical data of the interest rates via charts is a good indicator to judge the development over decades.