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  • American Ecology (ECOL): Turning Trash Into Cash  0 comments
    Oct 30, 2009 01:09 PM | about stocks: ECOL
    Another one of the many high dividend paying stocks from our High Dividend Stocks by Sector tables, American Ecology, (ECOL), has the highest dividend yield in the Waste Mgt. industry, with a current dividend yield of approximately 4.25%.

    ECOL provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, disposal, transport, and recycling services to government and commercial businesses, such as oil refineries, chemical producers, manufacturers, utilities, medical facilities and military bases, among others.

    The firm managed to maintain steady earnings year-over-year for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2009, coming in at  $.23/share again, which covered its dividend of $.18/share.  Their income was aided by the intro of their new thermal recycling services at their Texas facility, which helped their refinery segment business to increase by over 100%.

    ECOL bests its peer group in several important metrics in our Industry Comparison table.

    There are covered calls and put options available for ECOL.  The March 2010, $17.50 covered call option, (WQCCW), is currently bid at $.95.  Covered call sellers could  more than double this dividend by selling call options against their underlying shares.  They'd also receive $.18/share in dividends during this period, for an annualized static yield of roughly 16%.

    More conservative investors may want to sell the March 2010 $15.00 put option, (WQCOC), which is currently bid at $.80.

    Disclosure: No positions.

    Disclaimer: This article is written for informational purposes only.

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