Thursday, July 4, 2013

20 Dividend Champions With Highest YTD Performance And Still Low P/E’s

Dividend Champions with highest performance year-to-date originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Around 104 stocks from the American capital market have raised their dividend payments over a period of more than 25 years without a break. They are real dividend champions. Today I like to show you which of them have realized the highest performance since the start of the year. You can also find a detail stock picture of the Dividend Champions with the cheapest price-to-earnings ratio.

The top 20 performing dividend Champions had a return between 20.16 percent and 37.25 percent. It’s a very mixed picture of stocks.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Half-Time Report: The Best Performing Technology Dividend Stocks And Which Of Them Are Still Cheap

Technology dividend stocks with highest year-to-date performance originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Today I like to continue my monthly screen serial with technology stocks. I screened the technology capital sector by dividend stocks with the highest year-to-date stock performance.

The 20 most successful companies have realized a performance between 192.46 percent and 48.71 percent. You could make real money if you have had the right technology ideas but the risk is also very high. Most of the results are small Caps with a market capitalization below USD 1 billion. The average capital gain was 79.15 percent. Despite the strong stock price hike, eleven of them still have a buy or better rating.

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Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On July 05, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks July 05, 2013. In total, 3 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which one yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.93%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding ex-dividend stocks:

Company
Ticker
Mcap
P/E
P/B
P/S
Yield
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
73.38B
11.82
1.67
3.47
3.92%
Delek US Holdings Inc.
1.66B
5.46
1.78
0.19
2.15%
Mastercard Incorporated
72.10B
25.71
10.69
9.56
0.41%

What Super Investors Like: 100 Most Bought Stocks By Investment Gurus

100 most bought stocks by investment professionals originally published on Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Super investors are such with billions in assets under management. If they jump on a stock, it’s possible that something changes with the company or even the stock price. Mostly it’s a good sign when a big investor expresses his trust to the company. The media notices the stock buy and other investors will follow.

Today I like to produce a little screen of the biggest stock buys from 49 super investors. I analyzed how often a stock were bought over the recent six months and ranked them in my 100 best guru buy list. All super gurus combined bought 647 stocks within the recent half year.

The number one stock above all guru stock buys was Microsoft. The company was bought by 18 investment gurus who discovered better future growth perspectives of the hidden software giant. Technology and financials are still the place to be.

72 stocks from the list pay dividends. Investment gurus don’t care about the dividend. They are more likely interested in long-term capital gains. Only 38 percent of the top 100 stocks yielding above 2 percent.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

5 Best Dividend Paying Australian Stocks For Better Returns

Choosing the best dividend stocks is essential for investors if they want to create a safe investment portfolio. Investors should look for companies with a long history of paying steady dividends each year and they also should have raised the dividend annually. Here are five best Australian dividend stocks which can help you to create a safe investment portfolio.

Lend Lease Group (ASX: LLC)
Lend Lease Corporation Limited is an international property and infrastructure company. In Australia, the company offers development management, investment management, project management and construction, and asset and property management. It provides services in multiple sectors, including commercial, residential, retail retirement and infrastructure. The company’s projects include Barangaroo South, Sydney; Sydney International Convention, Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct, Victoria Harbour, among others.

The company has a market capitalization of 4.56 Billion, EPS is 1.03, P/E ratio is 8.16 and the dividend yield is 5.24% at the annual dividend payout of 0.22.

Lycopodium Limited (ASX: LYL)
The company is engaged in engineering consulting in the mining, metallurgical and manufacturing industries. It has three operating segments such as: The Corporate Service segment which consists of managerial and legal services provided to the group in addition to strategic investment holdings. The Mineral segment consists of engineering and related services provided to the extractive mining industry. The Project Services Africa segment which consists of project management, construction management and commissioning services provided to the extractive mining industry in Africa.

The company has a market capitalization of 170.52 Million, EPS is 0.62, P/E ratio is 7.12 and the dividend yield is 8.18% at the annual dividend payout of 0.15.

Ruralco Holdings Limited (ASX: RHL)
Ruraclo Holdings Limited is engaged in the sales and marketing of products to rural and related industries, and agency services in relation to real estate, livestock, wool, stockfeed, seed and grain, water, fertilizer and financial services. The company operates in two segments: Rural Services and Financial Services which comprising finance broking and agricultural advisory services. In February 2013, the company acquired Moree Independent Rural NSW Pty Ltd.

It has a market capitalization of 170.56 Million, EPS is 0.06, P/E ratio is 50.90 and the dividend yield is 6.45% at the annual dividend payout of 0.10.

Cromwell Group (ASX: CMW)
Cromwell Property Group is an Australia-based company. It is primarily engaged in property investment. The company’s activities include property management; management of property related managed investment schemes and property development. Its segments include Property Investment, Funds Management and Property Development. In May 2012, the company sold the Masters Distribution Centre at Hoppers Crossing, Victoria. In January 2013, the company sold 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide.

It has a market capitalization of 1.41 Billion, EPS is 0.05, P/E ratio is 19.55 and the dividend yield is 5.81% at the annual dividend payout of 0.02.

DuluxGroup Limited (ASX: DLX)
DuluxGroup Limited is engaged in manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing of paints and other surface coatings to consumers and professionals in the Australian and New Zealand decorative markets; home improvement products and garden care products to consumers and professional in New Zealand; and coatings and home improvement products in Papu New Guinea, China and South East Asia, as well as powder and industrial coatings in New Zealand. It operates in four segments: Paints Australia, Paints New Zealand, Selleys Yates and Offshore and Other.

The company has a market capitalization of 1.54 Billion, EPS is 0.20, P/E ratio is 21.00 and the dividend yield is 3.79% at the annual dividend payout of 0.08.


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Half-Time Report: The Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks And Which Of Them Are The Cheapest

Healthcare dividend stocks with the highest year-to-date performance originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". We’ve completed the month June and it’s time to report which stocks have risen most within the first six months of the year. It’s ever good to see which stocks are hot in the market and which of them are still cheap valuated.

That’s the main reason why I like to produce an article serial with performance figures of the best performing stocks from several sectors of the financial market.

Today I like to screen the healthcare sector by dividend stocks with the highest stock performance since the beginning of the year.

The 20 most successful companies have realized a performance between 22.01 percent and 73.98 percent. The average capital gain was 36.24 percent. Despite the strong stock price hike, seventeen of them still have a buy or better rating.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On July 03, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks July 03, 2013. In total, 5 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 2 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.93%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding ex-dividend stocks:

Company
Ticker
Mcap
P/E
P/B
P/S
Yield
The First Bancorp, Inc.
172.90M
14.48
1.12
3.39
4.45%
Universal Corp.
1.36B
12.51
1.30
0.55
3.43%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
95.67B
16.62
3.77
5.37
2.17%
Shoe Carnival Inc.
477.25M
17.65
1.59
0.55
1.00%
HEICO Corp.
2.72B
30.19
4.95
2.95
0.27%