Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week 6/2012
Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 33 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 20 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 18.79 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Mastercard (MA) and Assured Guaranty (AGO). Both companies showed a growth of 100 percent. Seven stocks yielding above 3 percent and eighteen have a buy or better rating.
Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) has a market capitalization of $10.62 billion. The company employs 6,300 people, generates revenues of $5,311.71 million and has a net income of $548.08 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $829.97 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.63 percent (operating margin 15.63 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.32 percent)
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 59.15 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 236.45 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.69 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.31. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.48 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.95, Price/Sales 2.04 and Price/Book ratio 4.43. Dividend Yield: 1.33 percent. The beta ratio is 2.18.
3M Company (NYSE: MMM) has a market capitalization of $60.56 billion. The company employs 84,000 people, generates revenues of $29,611.00 million and has a net income of $4,357.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,178.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 20.86 percent (operating margin 20.86 percent and the net profit margin finally 14.71 percent)
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 16.34 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.57 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.17 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.95. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.20 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.64, Price/Sales 2.08 and Price/Book ratio 3.86. Dividend Yield: 2.68 percent. The beta ratio is 0.88.
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion. The company employs 63,000 people, generates revenues of $15,169.00 million and has a net income of $968.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,810.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 11.93 percent (operating margin 10.30 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.38 percent)
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 26.61 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.11 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.23 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.07. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.80 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.73, Price/Sales 0.46 and Price/Book ratio 1.06. Dividend Yield: 2.84 percent. The beta ratio is 0.96.
Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion. The company employs 3,600 people, generates revenues of $2,749.30 million and has a net income of $309.60 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $569.70 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 20.72 percent (operating margin 17.92 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.26 percent)
Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 8.09 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 12.36 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.83 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.12. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.68 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.33, Price/Sales 2.48 and Price/Book ratio 3.34. Dividend Yield: 2.02 percent. The beta ratio is 0.34.
Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 18.79 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.36 percent
Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week 6/2012
Here are is an overview of the yields:
Ticker Company Dividend Yield
CHSP Chesapeake Lodging Trust 4.69%
AVA Avista Corp. 4.28%
LO Lorillard, Inc. 4.24%
HME Home Properties Inc. 4.10%
PRE PartnerRe Ltd. 3.70%
DBD Diebold, Incorporated 3.22%
BRE BRE Properties Inc. 3.03%
UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. 2.71%
FNF Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 2.71%
OMI Owens & Minor Inc. 2.68%
SPG Simon Property Group Inc. 2.63%
LLL L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. 2.57%
MMM 3M Co. 2.52%
TWX Time Warner Inc. 2.51%
OMC Omnicom Group Inc. 2.10%
DFZ R.G. Barry Corporation 2.06%
AIV Apartment Investment & Management Co. 1.91%
CCE Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 1.90%
EML Eastern Co. 1.85%
WU Western Union Co. 1.82%
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation 1.79%
TKR Timken Co. 1.54%
EXBD Corporate Executive Board Co. 1.53%
EFX Equifax Inc. 1.50%
CHD Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 1.43%
JKHY Jack Henry & Associates Inc. 1.22%
HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc. 1.08%
AGO Assured Guaranty Ltd. 1.03%
MA Mastercard Incorporated 0.15%
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