Why Dividend Stocks Still Dominate The World's 'Most Valuable Brands' [View article]
I screened public listed companies that own a global portfolio and set a position of the top 20 global brands researched by Interbrand. Below the 20 best brand stocks are 17 with positive dividend payments. One company is a high-yield and six yield over three percent. These are the results:
Take a closer look at the full table of the 20 global brand stocks and the best global brand report results 2012 by interbrand. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 16.63 and forward P/E ratio is 17.88. The dividend yield has a value of 2.71 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.34 and price to sales ratio 2.43. The operating margin amounts to 18.48 percent and the beta ratio is 1.03. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 0.84.
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The best yields come from stocks of the agricultural chemical industry. Sixteen companies are classifiable to the industry. They all have a total market capitalization of around USD 200 billion. The average P/E ratio of the agri-chemicals amounts to 19.3 and they have a dividend yield of 1.8 percent. Only eight of them pay dividends but half of the dividend stocks are recommended to buy.
The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 17.02 and forward P/E ratio is 13.72. The dividend yield has a value of 2.92 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.99 and price to sales ratio 2.97. The operating margin amounts to 32.35 percent. Finally, the return on equity has a fantastic margin of 39.92 percent and the return on investment follows with a value of 43.16 percent.
The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 11.39 and forward P/E ratio is 9.97. The dividend yield has a value of 13.61 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.31 and price to sales ratio 2.62.
Warren Buffett's Top Dividend Stocks: 3 To Buy, 2 To Avoid [View article]
Here is a current portfolio update of Warren Buffett’s - Berkshire Hathaway - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he has 34 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 66,151,587,000. Buffett bought two new companies and added eight additional stocks.
The biggest influence had DIRECTV (DTV) and IBM (IBM). Both had an impact of more than one percent of his portfolio. He decreased three stocks and closed one of them.
Here is a nice sheet of stocks from the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index with a low forward price to earnings ratio of less than 15 as well as an expected earnings growth for the upcoming 5 years of more than 15 percent yearly. 14 Dividend Aristocrats fulfilled these criteria of which two have a strong buy recommendation.
The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 15.28 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 12.80. The dividend yield has a value of 2.21 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.36 and price to sales ratio 1.41. The operating margin amounts to 13.25 percent.
Food store concepts are interesting growth opportunities. If they also pay good dividends, they should be a part of your portfolio. Here is an overview of the the best yielding restaurant operator. Nearly 50 companies are listed of which 16 pay dividends. The average industry yield amounts to 2.4 percent; price to earnings ratio is 21.4.
Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 22.34 and forward P/E ratio is 17.69. The dividend yield has a value of 1.89 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.62 and price to sales ratio 1.07. The operating margin amounts to 9.66 percent.
In total, he has 19 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 589,458,000. He is mainly focussed on basic material, technology and consumer stocks. These three sectors alone representing 65 percent of his asset allocation.
17 Consistent Dividend Raisers In The News [View article]
Here is a full sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 44 stocks and fund vehicles raised dividends of which 26 have had a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 21.19 percent. The biggest hike was announced by Gannett (GCI) who increased its quarter dividends by 150 percent from 8 cents to 20 cents. 10 stocks yielding above 3 percent and 23 have a buy or better rating.
The average dividend growth amounts to 21.19 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.48 percent. Stocks from the sheet are highly valuated because of the P/E ratio of 23.43. The average P/S ratio is 2.99 and P/B 3.22.
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Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks from Warren Buffets billion fund. He has 34 stocks of which 28 paid dividends. The highest yielding stock is GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a British drug company. Its dividend yield is 5.05 percent. The top three dividend stocks come from the drug industry. + http://bit.ly/xhDWyR +
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Why not looking at the safest Dividend Aristocrats? Dividend Aristocrats are stocks that have raised dividends over a period of more than 25 consecutive years and they are part of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. I’ve tried to summarize only stocks with a very low volatility, measured by a low beta ratio (a value of less than 0.5). Fourteen companies remained of which six have a yield of more than 3 percent. Five stocks have a buy or better recommendation. Here are the results:
The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 17.84 and forward P/E ratio is 14.05. The dividend yield has a value of 2.32 percent. Price to book ratio is 5.58 and price to sales ratio 1.72. The operating margin amounts to 14.33 percent.
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Why Dividend Stocks Still Dominate The World's 'Most Valuable Brands' [View article]
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Take a closer look at the full table of the 20 global brand stocks and the best global brand report results 2012 by interbrand. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 16.63 and forward P/E ratio is 17.88. The dividend yield has a value of 2.71 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.34 and price to sales ratio 2.43. The operating margin amounts to 18.48 percent and the beta ratio is 1.03. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 0.84.
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In total, he manages 13 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 6,789,120,000.
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The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 17.02 and forward P/E ratio is 13.72. The dividend yield has a value of 2.92 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.99 and price to sales ratio 2.97. The operating margin amounts to 32.35 percent. Finally, the return on equity has a fantastic margin of 39.92 percent and the return on investment follows with a value of 43.16 percent.
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The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 11.39 and forward P/E ratio is 9.97. The dividend yield has a value of 13.61 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.31 and price to sales ratio 2.62.
Warren Buffett's Top Dividend Stocks: 3 To Buy, 2 To Avoid [View article]
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The biggest influence had DIRECTV (DTV) and IBM (IBM). Both had an impact of more than one percent of his portfolio. He decreased three stocks and closed one of them.
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The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 15.28 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 12.80. The dividend yield has a value of 2.21 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.36 and price to sales ratio 1.41. The operating margin amounts to 13.25 percent.
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Take a closer look at the full table. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 22.34 and forward P/E ratio is 17.69. The dividend yield has a value of 1.89 percent. Price to book ratio is 4.62 and price to sales ratio 1.07. The operating margin amounts to 9.66 percent.
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In total, he has 34 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 66,151,587,000. Buffett bought two new companies and added eight additional stocks.
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In total, he has 19 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 589,458,000. He is mainly focussed on basic material, technology and consumer stocks. These three sectors alone representing 65 percent of his asset allocation.
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The average dividend growth amounts to 21.19 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.48 percent. Stocks from the sheet are highly valuated because of the P/E ratio of 23.43. The average P/S ratio is 2.99 and P/B 3.22.
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In total, he held 41 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 1,742,545,000.
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The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 17.84 and forward P/E ratio is 14.05. The dividend yield has a value of 2.32 percent. Price to book ratio is 5.58 and price to sales ratio 1.72. The operating margin amounts to 14.33 percent.