Stock Upgrades And Downgrades From January 06, 2012

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 affect the company’s stock price significantly. Watch out the current rating decisions and their market ratios. Here is a current list of recent company upgrades and downgrades by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

TD Ameritrade (AMTD) has a market capitalization of $9.09 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($18)”. The stock price closed at $16.55 and has changed by 1.85% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.91, Price/Sales 3.28 and Price/Book 2.23. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.38% for next year and 15.23% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of TD Ameritrade (Click to enlarge)

Cerner (CERN) has a market capitalization of $10.75 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($71.5)”. The stock price closed at $63.47 and has changed by 1.67% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 38.47, Price/Sales 5.15 and Price/Book 4.87. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.28% for next year and 19.44% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cerner (Click to enlarge)

Cepheid (CPHD) has a market capitalization of $2.22 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Sector Perform” to ”Outperform ($42)”. The stock price closed at $34.65 and has changed by 1.08% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 385.00, Price/Sales 8.66 and Price/Book 10.73. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 400.00% for next year and 20.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Cepheid (Click to enlarge)

Forest Oil (FST) has a market capitalization of $1.61 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($20)”. The stock price closed at $14.12 and has changed by 0.93% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.34, Price/Sales 2.18 and Price/Book 1.38. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 10.48% for next year and 4.70% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Forest Oil (Click to enlarge)

Gen-Probe (GPRO) has a market capitalization of $2.79 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “RBC Capital Mkts” from “Sector Perform” to ”Outperform ($72)”. The stock price closed at $60.06 and has changed by 1.32% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 50.05, Price/Sales 5.04 and Price/Book 3.63. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.02% for next year and 12.57% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Gen-Probe (Click to enlarge)

KapStone Paper and Packaging (KS) has a market capitalization of $788.80 Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Hold” to ”Buy ($21)”. The stock price closed at $17.00 and has changed by 5.92% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.78, Price/Sales 0.94 and Price/Book 1.67. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 37.23% for next year and 5.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of KapStone Paper and Packaging (Click to enlarge)

Macerich (MAC) has a market capitalization of $6.82 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($55)”. The stock price closed at $51.68 and has changed by 0.60% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 369.14, Price/Sales 8.66 and Price/Book 2.51. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 150.00% for next year and 7.95% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Macerich (Click to enlarge)

Pioneer Drilling (PDC) has a market capitalization of $605.82 Million. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Mkt Perform” to ”Outperform ($14.5)”. The stock price closed at $9.83 and has changed by 1.87% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.92 and Price/Book 1.21. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 105.88% for next year and 9.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

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

SanDisk (SNDK) has a market capitalization of $12.00 Billion. The company was upgraded by the brokerage firm “Sterne Agee” from “Neutral” to ”Buy ($57)”. The stock price closed at $49.93 and has changed by 1.67% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.17, Price/Sales 2.22 and Price/Book 1.79. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 10.99% for next year and 16.20% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of SanDisk (Click to enlarge)

Downgrades:

Ancestry.com (ACOM) has a market capitalization of $1.20 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Outperform” to ”Mkt Perform ($27)”. The stock price closed at $27.33 and has changed by -0.51% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.77, Price/Sales 3.18 and Price/Book 3.69. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.58% for next year and 17.75% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Ancestry.com (Click to enlarge)

BOK Financial (BOKF) has a market capitalization of $3.86 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Stifel Nicolaus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $56.74 and has changed by -0.70% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.01, Price/Sales 4.76 and Price/Book 1.41. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 0.93% for next year and 8.55% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of BOK Financial (Click to enlarge)

Career Education (CECO) has a market capitalization of $587.08 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $7.74 and has changed by -2.40% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 3.79, Price/Sales 0.29 and Price/Book 0.62. The earnings per share is expected to grow by -54.95% for next year and -2.33% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Career Education (Click to enlarge)

Coinstar (CSTR) has a market capitalization of $1.26 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Morgan Keegan” from “Outperform” to ”Mkt Perform ($42)”. The stock price closed at $40.98 and has changed by -5.51% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.46, Price/Sales 0.74 and Price/Book 2.56. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.86% for next year and 18.61% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Coinstar (Click to enlarge)

Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) has a market capitalization of $462.44 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Hilliard Lyons” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($31)”. The stock price closed at $29.97 and has changed by -0.53% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.04, Price/Sales 2.91 and Price/Book 1.28. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.02% for next year and 10.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Community Trust Bancorp (Click to enlarge)

EnCana (ECA) has a market capitalization of $13.80 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “BMO Capital Markets” from “Outperform” to ”Market Perform ($20)”. The stock price closed at $18.77 and has changed by -2.34% 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 0.83. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 22.22% for next year and 5.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of EnCana (Click to enlarge)

Intel (INTC) has a market capitalization of $128.57 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Sterne Agee” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($26)”. The stock price closed at $25.25 and has changed by -0.59% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.93, Price/Sales 2.49 and Price/Book 2.80. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 0.42% for next year and 10.65% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Intel (Click to enlarge)

Kohl's (KSS) has a market capitalization of $11.79 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Argus” from “Buy” to ”Hold”. The stock price closed at $46.51 and has changed by -0.02% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.00, Price/Sales 0.63 and Price/Book 1.83. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 16.93% for next year and 13.83% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Kohl's (Click to enlarge)

Legg Mason (LM) has a market capitalization of $3.34 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($27)”. The stock price closed at $23.90 and has changed by -2.01% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.40, Price/Sales 1.18 and Price/Book 0.60. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 34.62% for next year and 13.91% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Legg Mason (Click to enlarge)

Main Street Capital (MAIN) has a market capitalization of $569.67 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Ladenburg Thalmann” from “Buy” to ”Neutral”. The stock price closed at $21.36 and has changed by -0.19% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.48, Price/Sales 9.78 and Price/Book 1.47. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.42% for next year and 7.00% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Main Street Capital (Click to enlarge)

ProLogis (PLD) has a market capitalization of $13.22 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “UBS” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($31)”. The stock price closed at $28.79 and has changed by -1.54% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 10.66 and Price/Book 0.95. The earnings per share is expected to grow by is not forecasted for next year and 37.83% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of ProLogis (Click to enlarge)

RF Micro Device (RFMD) has a market capitalization of $1.26 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “DA Davidson” from “Buy” to ”Neutral ($5)”. The stock price closed at $4.54 and has changed by -19.50% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.13, Price/Sales 1.33 and Price/Book 1.82. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 35.71% for next year and 13.86% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of RF Micro Device (Click to enlarge)

RF Micro Device (RFMD) has a market capitalization of $1.26 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Oppenheimer” from “Outperform” to ”Perform”. The stock price closed at $4.54 and has changed by -19.50% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.13, Price/Sales 1.33 and Price/Book 1.82. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 35.71% for next year and 13.86% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of RF Micro Device (Click to enlarge)

Charles Schwab (SCHW) has a market capitalization of $15.28 Billion. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Deutsche Bank” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($13)”. The stock price closed at $12.03 and has changed by 0.96% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.70, Price/Sales 3.25 and Price/Book 2.00. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 2.82% for next year and 15.13% for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of Charles Schwab (Click to enlarge)

WCA Waste (WCAA) has a market capitalization of $153.88 Million. The company was downgraded by the brokerage firm “Wunderlich” from “Buy” to ”Hold ($6.5)”. The stock price closed at $6.49 and has changed by -0.15% compared to the previous day.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.58 and Price/Book 0.87. The earnings per share is expected to grow by 200.00% for next year and is not forecasted for the upcoming 5 years.

1-Year Chart Of WCA Waste (Click to enlarge)

14 Technology Dividend Stocks With Buy Or Better Rating

Technology Stocks With Buy Or Better Recommendation Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of large capitalized stocks (more than USD 10 billion market capitalization) with a dividend yield of more than 3 percent as well as a buy or better recommendation from brokerage firms. 14 tech companies fulfilled these criteria of which 11 have a buy rating and 3 a strong buy recommendation. Two shares have a double digit yield. Half of the stocks come from the telecom services industry.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks sorted by yield:

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France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) has a market capitalization of $39.74 billion. The company employs 165,330 people, generates revenues of $57,880.07 million and has a net income of $4,842.53 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $17,855.14 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 30.85 percent (operating margin 16.62 percent and the net profit margin finally 8.37 percent).


The total debt representing 41.03 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 132.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.62 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.48. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.78 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.17, Price/Sales 0.69 and Price/Book ratio 1.07. Dividend Yield: 12.93 percent. The beta ratio is 0.81.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of France Telecom SA (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE: FTE) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE: FTE) (Click to enlarge)

Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) has a market capitalization of $75.67 billion. The company employs 35,466 people, generates revenues of $77,257.81 million and has a net income of $12,811.64 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32,788.49 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, a return on equity of 44.03 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.45. Last fiscal year, the company paid $4.96 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.81, Price/Sales 0.98 and Price/Book ratio 0.80. Dividend Yield: 12.83 percent. The beta ratio is 0.99.

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

Long-Term History of Dividends from Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TEF) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TEF) (Click to enlarge)

Telecom Italia (NYSE: TI) has a market capitalization of $19.86 billion. The company employs 85,126 people, generates revenues of $35,394.83 million and has a net income of $4,552.51 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14,427.09 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 40.76 percent (operating margin 20.86 percent and the net profit margin finally 12.86 percent).


The total debt representing 43.36 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 134.10 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.42 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.04. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.74 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 237.05, Price/Sales 0.55 and Price/Book ratio 0.54. Dividend Yield: 8.19 percent. The beta ratio is 0.97.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Telecom Italia S.p.A. ... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from Telecom Italia S.p.A. ... (NYSE: TI) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Telecom Italia S.p.A. ... (NYSE: TI) (Click to enlarge)

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

14 Technology Dividend Stocks With Buy Or Better Rating (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 12.61 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 9.78. The dividend yield has a value of 6.13 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.67 and price to sales ratio 1.57. The operating margin amounts to 19.41 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:

FTE, TEF, TI, VIP, CTL, MBT, T, VOD, VZ, TU, SI, BT, TSM, INTC

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The Highest Dividends From The Technology Sector

Best Dividend Yields Within The Technology Sector by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of large capitalized stocks (more than USD 10 billion market capitalization) with the highest dividend yield from the technology sector. Up to now, there are 80 companies with a large capitalization of which 14 have a yield of more than 5 percent (high yields). 4 of them have a double digit yield. Half of the results come from the telecom services industry.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks sorted by yield:

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France Telecom SA (NYSE: FTE) has a market capitalization of $40.21 billion. The company employs 165,330 people, generates revenues of $58,880.70 million and has a net income of $4,926.24 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18,163.82 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 30.85 percent (operating margin 16.62 percent and the net profit margin finally 8.37 percent).


The total debt representing 41.03 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 132.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.62 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.49. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.81 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.16, Price/Sales 0.71 and Price/Book ratio 1.10. Dividend Yield: 12.42 percent. The beta ratio is 0.82.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of France Telecom SA (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE: FTE) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE: FTE) (Click to enlarge)

Telefonica S.A. (NYSE: TEF) has a market capitalization of $76.95 billion. The company employs 35,466 people, generates revenues of $78,593.43 million and has a net income of $13,033.13 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,355.33 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, a return on equity of 44.03 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.49. Last fiscal year, the company paid $5.05 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.83, Price/Sales 1.02 and Price/Book ratio 0.82. Dividend Yield: 12.27 percent. The beta ratio is 1.00.

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

Long-Term History of Dividends from Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TEF) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TEF) (Click to enlarge)

Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) has a market capitalization of $20.26 billion. The company employs 135,949 people, generates revenues of $54,924.95 million and has a net income of $1,737.84 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,970.24 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 9.05 percent (operating margin 4.88 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.16 percent).


The total debt representing 13.49 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 36.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.47 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.23. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.52 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.82, Price/Sales 0.35 and Price/Book ratio 1.02. Dividend Yield: 11.25 percent. The beta ratio is 1.56.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: NOK) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: NOK) (Click to enlarge)

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

The Highest Dividends From The Technology Sector (click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 14.72 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 11.57. The dividend yield has a value of 7.58 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.09 and price to sales ratio 1.86. The operating margin amounts to 17.69 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:

FTE, TEF, TI.A, NOK, TI, VIP, CTL, MBT, PHI, CHT, T, TMX, VOD, VZ

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Stock Earnings Review For 2012/01/04

Earnings season continues and earnings releases still matter. Earnings are of a huge importance for stock investors. If they beat the expectations or disappoint, the market needs to correct the current valuation. Earnings are also a good indicator for the health of the whole economy, sector and industry. Here are the earnings highlights of the recent trading day:

Yesterday’s major earnings results in review

Mosaic (MOS) is acting within the “Specialty Chemicals” industry and has a market capitalization of 23.36 billion. Quarter sales of Mosaic grew 12.7% year-over-year. In addition, the company announced a quarter result of $1.40 per share. Analysts expected Mosaic to have an EPS of $1.28. A year ago, quarter earnings amounted to $1.01. For the full fiscal year EPS is expected to grow 204.03% percent and 15.10% for the upcoming 5-years. The stock price changed -0.55% and closed at $52.30.

Here are the current price ratios of the company:
P/E ratio: 8.52,
Price/Sales: 2.16,
Price/Book: 1.91,

6-Month Chart of Mosaic (Source: finance.yahoo.com)

Resources Connect (RECN) is acting within the “Management Services” industry and has a market capitalization of 486.64 million. Quarter sales of Resources Connect grew 4.7% year-over-year. In addition, the company announced a quarter result of $0.11 per share. Analysts expected Resources Connect to have an EPS of $0.12. A year ago, quarter earnings amounted to $0.09. For the full fiscal year EPS is expected to grow 308.84% percent and 15.00% for the upcoming 5-years. The stock price changed 0.27% and closed at $11.02.

Here are the current price ratios of the company:
P/E ratio: 19.33,
Price/Sales: 0.87,
Price/Book: 1.35,

6-Month Chart of Resources Connect (Source: finance.yahoo.com)

Sonic (SONC) is acting within the “Restaurants” industry and has a market capitalization of 417.30 million. Quarter sales of Sonic grew -.6% year-over-year. In addition, the company announced a quarter result of $0.09 per share. Analysts expected Sonic to have an EPS of $0.09. A year ago, quarter earnings amounted to $0.12. For the full fiscal year EPS is expected to grow -9.89% percent and 11.23% for the upcoming 5-years. The stock price changed -1.44% and closed at $6.85.

Here are the current price ratios of the company:
P/E ratio: 22.10,
Price/Sales: 0.76,
Price/Book: 8.25,

6-Month Chart of Sonic (Source: finance.yahoo.com)

Texas Industries (TXI) is acting within the “Cement” industry and has a market capitalization of 865.15 million. Quarter sales of Texas Industries grew 5.4% year-over-year. In addition, the company announced a quarter result of $-0.75 per share. Analysts expected Texas Industries to have an EPS of $-0.61. A year ago, quarter earnings amounted to $-0.40. For the full fiscal year EPS is expected to grow -66.58% percent and 10.67% for the upcoming 5-years. The stock price changed -1.65% and closed at $31.02.

Here are the current price ratios of the company:
P/E ratio: -,
Price/Sales: 1.37,
Price/Book: 1.26,

6-Month Chart of Texas Industries (Source: finance.yahoo.com)

UniFirst (UNF) is acting within the “Textile - Apparel Clothing” industry and has a market capitalization of 1.19 billion. Quarter sales of UniFirst grew 14.6% year-over-year. In addition, the company announced a quarter result of $1.30 per share. Analysts expected UniFirst to have an EPS of $1.07. A year ago, quarter earnings amounted to $1.20. For the full fiscal year EPS is expected to grow -2.38% percent and 5.25% for the upcoming 5-years. The stock price changed 3.09% and closed at $59.73.

Here are the current price ratios of the company:
P/E ratio: 15.51,
Price/Sales: 1.05,
Price/Book: 1.49,

6-Month Chart of UniFirst (Source: finance.yahoo.com)

5 High Yield Asia Bank Shares

Five Asian Bank Stocks To Consider By Topforeignstocks.com. Asian banks are relatively in a better position than European and US banks. Having stayed strong during the credit crisis, Asian banks continue to maintain high Tier 1 Capital Ratios and follow their conservative business models. In addition, state regulators have played a key role in strengthening the banking systems by formulating sound policies and implementing stricter standards on lending. For example, the Monetary Authority of Singapore requires domestic banks to hold a minimum Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio of 6% which is higher current Basel II standards. By 2015 the Central Bank will raise the minimum Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio to 8% which is also higher than the Basel III requirements. Below is a list of ADR's with a yield above 5 percent:

1.Bank:Hang Seng Bank Ltd (HSNGY)
Current Dividend Yield: 5.52%
Country: Hong Kong

2.Bank:Malayan Banking BHD (MLYBY)
Current Dividend Yield: 6.56%
Country: Malaysia

3.Bank:DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBSDY)
Current Dividend Yield: 8.25%
Country: Singapore

4.Bank:United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOVEY)
Current Dividend Yield: 5.79%
Country: Singapore

5.Bank:BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd (BHKLY)
Current Dividend Yield: 6.41%
Country: Hong Kong

Source: Topforeignstocks.com

8 Cheap High Yield Stocks With Buy Or Better Recommendation

Cheap High Yielding Shares With Buy Rating Researched by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of large capitalized stocks (more than USD 10 billion market capitalization) with a dividend yield of more than 5 percent, a price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) lower than 10 as well as a buy or better recommendation from brokerage firms. 8 stocks fulfilled these criteria of which 3 have a dividend yield of more than 10 percent. One of them has a strong buy rating.

Here are the 3 top dividend stocks sorted by yield:

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Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) has a market capitalization of $15.63 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. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 50.30 percent (operating margin 48.55 percent and the net profit margin finally 47.23 percent).


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, a return on equity of 13.11 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.92. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.65 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.40, Price/Sales 5.82 and Price/Book ratio 1.05. Dividend Yield: 14.15 percent. The beta ratio is 0.30.

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

Long-Term History of Dividends from Annaly Capital Managem... (NYSE: NLY) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Annaly Capital Managem... (NYSE: NLY) (Click to enlarge)

Telefonica S.A. (NYSE: TEF) has a market capitalization of $79.09 billion. The company employs 35,466 people, generates revenues of $78,593.43 million and has a net income of $13,033.13 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,355.33 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, a return on equity of 44.03 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.52. Last fiscal year, the company paid $5.05 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.92, Price/Sales 1.02 and Price/Book ratio 0.82. Dividend Yield: 12.27 percent. The beta ratio is 1.00.

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

Long-Term History of Dividends from Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TEF) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TEF) (Click to enlarge)

Banco Santander (NYSE: STD) has a market capitalization of $63.64 billion. The company employs 191,350 people, generates revenues of $68,461.12 million and has a net income of $11,812.48 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $26,677.13 million.


The total debt representing 17.96 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 291.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.42 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.22. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.78 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.19, Price/Sales 1.19 and Price/Book ratio 0.65. Dividend Yield: 11.52 percent. The beta ratio is 1.71.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Banco Santander, S.A. ... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term History of Dividends from Banco Santander, S.A. ... (NYSE: STD) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Banco Santander, S.A. ... (NYSE: STD) (Click to enlarge)

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

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Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 7.87 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 7.30. The dividend yield has a value of 8.54 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.22 and price to sales ratio 1.32. The operating margin amounts to 19.39 percent.

Related stock ticker symbols:

NLY, TEF, STD, SDRL, VIP, E, TOT, CS

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U.S. GDP Growth Breakdown Over The Past 30 Years

How Do We Grow From Here? By EconomipicData. The chart below breaks out nominal GDP by real GDP per hour worked and hours worked (which combined make up real GDP per capita), population growth (which added to real GDP per capita equals real GDP growth), and inflation (which added to real GDP growth equals nominal GDP growth) over rolling ten year periods. As can be seen, the "lost decade" has resulted in GDP growth levels at generational lows.



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