It was another week of losses on Wall Street, and even the debut of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), the biggest tech IPO ever, failed to get buyers excited. On the dividend front, we saw once-mighty retailer J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) move to suspend its payout as part of plan to cut costs and get the company back on track.
Yet
it wasn’t all somber news for income seekers. This week we saw another
batch of great companies moving to increase shareholder wealth. Here are
16 companies increasing dividends this week.
Property and casualty insurer ACE Ltd. (NYSE:ACE)
moved to ensure shareholders’ wallets, increasing its quarterly payout
4.25% to 49 cents per share. The new dividend will be paid Aug. 21 to
shareholders of record as of July 31. The new dividend yield, based on
the May 16 closing price of $75.26 (the day the dividend was announced),
is 2.60%.
H2O utility provider Best Companies to Invest in 2012 American Water Works (NYSE:AWK)
turned up the spigot on its dividend by 8.7% to 25 cents per share. The
new dividend is payable Sept. 3 to shareholders of record as of July 6.
The new dividend yield, based on the May 11 closing price of $34.33, is
2.91%.
Specialized insurance provider Assurant (NYSE:AIZ)
upped its premium to shareholders by 17% to 21 cents per share. The new
dividend is payable June 12 to shareholders of record as of May 29. The
new dividend yield, based on the May 11 closing price of $37.81, is
2.22%.
Chemical and specialty products maker Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Cabot (NYSE:CBT)
boosted its dividend 11% to 20 cents per share. The new dividend
formula will be paid in June 15 to shareholders of record as of June 1.
The new dividend yield, based on the May 11 closing price of $41.87, is
1.91%.
Consumer products giant Clorox (NYSE:CLX)
stocked shareholders’ shelves with a 6.7% increase in its quarterly
payout to 64 cents per share. The new payout will be made on Aug. 10 to
shareholders of record as of July 25. The new dividend yield, based on
the May 15 closing price of $69.04, is 3.71%. The maker of multiple
household brands has increased its dividend every year since 1977.
Oil refiner Best Companies to Invest in 2012 HollyFrontier (NYSE:HFC)
refined its quarterly payout with 50% more fiscal octane. The new
payout of 15 cents per share will be pumped out July 3 to shareholders
of record as of June 12. The new dividend yield, based on the May 16
closing price of $29.57, is 2.03%. The company also declared a special
dividend of 50 cents a share.
Bank-based financial services firm KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY)
upped its quarterly payout 66% to 5 cents per share. The new payout
will be made on June 15 to shareholders of record as of May 29. The new
dividend yield, based on the May 17 closing price of $7.40, is 2.70%.
The company also increased the payout on its preferred shares.
Risk, insurance and consulting firm Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Marsh & McLennan (NYSE:MMC)
consulted its financials and moved to increase its quarterly dividend
by about 5% to 23 cents per share. The new payout will be made on Aug.
15 to shareholders of record as of July 11. The new dividend yield,
based on the May 17 closing price of $31.96, is 2.88%.
Natural gas transmission and storage firm NiSource (NYSE:NI)
turned up the heat on its quarterly payout by 4.3% to 24 cents per
share. The new dividend is payable Aug. 20 to shareholders of record as
of the close of business July 31. The new dividend yield, based on the
May 15 closing price of $25.09, is 3.83%.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)
increased the firepower of its quarterly dividend, boosting its payout
10% to 55 cents per share. The new dividend will be paid on June 13 to
shareholders of record as of May 28. The new dividend yield, based on
the May 17 closing price of $58.5, is 3.76%.
Grocery chain operator Safeway (NYSE:SWY)
packed shareholders’ portfolios with a 21% higher dividend to 17.5
cents per share. The new payout will be made on July 12 to shareholders
of record as of June 21. The new dividend yield, based on the May 15
closing price of $18.78, is 3.73%.
Airline operator Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV)
showed shareholders a little “LUV” by booking a new 122% higher
quarterly dividend to 1 cent per share. The increased dividend will be
payable on June 20 to shareholders of record as of June 6. The new
dividend yield, based on the May 16 closing price of $8.29, is 0.41%.
Iconic luxury goods seller Tiffany (NYSE:TIF)
gave investors a little blue box, boosting its dividend 10% to 32 cents
per share. The new payout will be made on July 10 to shareholders of
record as of June 20. The new dividend yield, based on the May 17
closing price of $60.07, is 2.13%.
Railway products maker Westinghouse Air Brakes Technologies (NSYE:WAB)
added to its dividend boxcar, upping its payout 66.6% to 5 cents per
share. The new dividend will be payable Aug. 31 to shareholders of
record as of Aug. 17. The new dividend yield, based on the May 16
closing price of $72, is 0.28%.
Energy infrastructure and pipeline operator Williams Cos. (NYSE:WMB)
has raised its quarterly payout nearly 16% to 30 cents per share. The
new dividend is payable June 25 to shareholders of record as of June 8.
The new dividend yield, based on the May 17 closing price of $29.79, is
4.03%.
Electricity and natural gas company Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL)
increased the power on its quarterly payout by 3.8% to 27 cents per
share. The new dividend is payable July 20 to shareholders of record as
of June 21. The new dividend yield, based on the May 16 closing price of
$27.45, is 3.93%.
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12 Best Companies to Invest in that Increasing Dividends
The market has seen some selling over the past couple of weeks, but
that hasn’t poisoned the well for companies boosting dividends. This
week, we saw another big batch of firms taking steps to boost
shareholder value, including a big discount retailer, a giant railroad
and one of the largest tech bellwethers in the market. 12 companies made
it onto our Companies Increasing Dividendslist this week:
Membership discount retailer Costco (NASDAQ:COST) gave its shareholder membership a bonus, upping its quarter payout 14.6% to 27.5 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 8 to shareholders of record as of May 25. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $82.62 (the day the dividend was announced), is 1.33%.
Railroad giant 12 Best Companies to Invest in #1 CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX) delivered shareholders a 17% increase in its quarterly dividend to 14 cents per share. The new payout will leave the station June 15 to shareholders of record as of May 31. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $21.66, is 2.59%.
Industrial device maker 12 Best Companies to Invest in #2 Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) designed a new dividend to shareholders, turning up the dial on its dividend 12.5% to 9 cents per share. The new payout will be made July 13 to shareholders of record as of June 29. The new dividend yield, based on the May 8 closing price of $33.01, is 1.09%.
Logistics company 12 Best Companies to Invest in #3 Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) drew up a plan to boost its dividend by 12% to 28 cents per share. The new payout will be delivered June 15 to shareholders of record as of June 1. The new dividend yield, based on the May 4 closing price of $39.50, is 1.42%.
Financial data provider 12 Best Companies to Invest in #4 FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) analyzed its books and released a 15% boost in its quarterly payout to 31 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 19 to shareholders of record as of May 31. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $104.38, is 1.19%.
Chip-giant 12 Best Companies to Invest in #4 Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) processed a new 7% larger payout to shareholders of 22.5 cents per share. The new dividend will be paid beginning in the third quarter. The new dividend yield, based on the May 7 closing price of $27.76, is 3.24%. This is Intel’s third dividend increase in the last 18 months.
Chemical maker 12 Best Companies to Invest in #5 LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) went into its fiscal lab and came out with a 60% increase in its quarterly dividend to 40 cents per share. The new payout will be made on June 11 to shareholders of record as of May 21. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $40.10, is 3.99%.
Hotel chain operator Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) booked a 30% upgrade in its quarterly dividend to 13 cents per share. Shareholders will be able to check in to the new payout on June 22 if they reserve an ownership stake by May 18. The new dividend yield, based on the May 7 closing price of $39.29, is 1.32%.
Safety products maker 12 Best Companies to Invest in #6 Mine Safety Applications (NYSE:MSA) moved to ensure the fiscal safety of shareholders by raising its dividend 8% to 28 cents per share. The new dividend yield, based on the May 7 closing price of $42.28, is 2.65%.
Diversified consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE:NWL) opened up a 25% increase in its quarterly payout to 10 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 15 to shareholders of record as of May 31. The new dividend yield, based on the May 10 closing price of $18.43, is 2.17%.
Nevada power generation company 12 Best Companies to Invest in #7 NV Energy (NYSE:NVE) upped the volage on its quarterly payout by 31% to 17 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 20 to shareholders of record as of June 5. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $17.03, is 3.99%.
Death care products firm 12 Best Companies to Invest in #8 Service Corp. (NYSE:SCI) decorated shareholders’ plots with a 20% increase in its quarterly payout to 6 cents per share. The new payout will be paid July 31 to shareholders of record as of July 13. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $11.71, is 2.05%.
Membership discount retailer Costco (NASDAQ:COST) gave its shareholder membership a bonus, upping its quarter payout 14.6% to 27.5 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 8 to shareholders of record as of May 25. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $82.62 (the day the dividend was announced), is 1.33%.
Railroad giant 12 Best Companies to Invest in #1 CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX) delivered shareholders a 17% increase in its quarterly dividend to 14 cents per share. The new payout will leave the station June 15 to shareholders of record as of May 31. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $21.66, is 2.59%.
Industrial device maker 12 Best Companies to Invest in #2 Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) designed a new dividend to shareholders, turning up the dial on its dividend 12.5% to 9 cents per share. The new payout will be made July 13 to shareholders of record as of June 29. The new dividend yield, based on the May 8 closing price of $33.01, is 1.09%.
Logistics company 12 Best Companies to Invest in #3 Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) drew up a plan to boost its dividend by 12% to 28 cents per share. The new payout will be delivered June 15 to shareholders of record as of June 1. The new dividend yield, based on the May 4 closing price of $39.50, is 1.42%.
Financial data provider 12 Best Companies to Invest in #4 FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) analyzed its books and released a 15% boost in its quarterly payout to 31 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 19 to shareholders of record as of May 31. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $104.38, is 1.19%.
Chip-giant 12 Best Companies to Invest in #4 Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) processed a new 7% larger payout to shareholders of 22.5 cents per share. The new dividend will be paid beginning in the third quarter. The new dividend yield, based on the May 7 closing price of $27.76, is 3.24%. This is Intel’s third dividend increase in the last 18 months.
Chemical maker 12 Best Companies to Invest in #5 LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) went into its fiscal lab and came out with a 60% increase in its quarterly dividend to 40 cents per share. The new payout will be made on June 11 to shareholders of record as of May 21. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $40.10, is 3.99%.
Hotel chain operator Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) booked a 30% upgrade in its quarterly dividend to 13 cents per share. Shareholders will be able to check in to the new payout on June 22 if they reserve an ownership stake by May 18. The new dividend yield, based on the May 7 closing price of $39.29, is 1.32%.
Safety products maker 12 Best Companies to Invest in #6 Mine Safety Applications (NYSE:MSA) moved to ensure the fiscal safety of shareholders by raising its dividend 8% to 28 cents per share. The new dividend yield, based on the May 7 closing price of $42.28, is 2.65%.
Diversified consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE:NWL) opened up a 25% increase in its quarterly payout to 10 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 15 to shareholders of record as of May 31. The new dividend yield, based on the May 10 closing price of $18.43, is 2.17%.
Nevada power generation company 12 Best Companies to Invest in #7 NV Energy (NYSE:NVE) upped the volage on its quarterly payout by 31% to 17 cents per share. The new dividend is payable June 20 to shareholders of record as of June 5. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $17.03, is 3.99%.
Death care products firm 12 Best Companies to Invest in #8 Service Corp. (NYSE:SCI) decorated shareholders’ plots with a 20% increase in its quarterly payout to 6 cents per share. The new payout will be paid July 31 to shareholders of record as of July 13. The new dividend yield, based on the May 9 closing price of $11.71, is 2.05%.
4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012
Size isn’t everything, but it sure is fun.”
The phrase might sound like a glib remark from a late-night Showtime movie, but it’s also an apt way of summing up some of the ludicrous numbers that get thrown around on Wall Street.
The most recent example: On Tuesday, 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) briefly reached a brain-tickling market capitalization — a measure of public opinion of a company’s worth calculated by multiplying outstanding shares times share price — of $600 billion.
Needless to say, that means Apple is worth a lot of money. In fact, by market cap, it’s the most valuable company in the world. And when you’re the world’s most valuable company, laughable comparisons come along with the territory. For instance, Barron’s Brendan Conway points out that Apple is bigger than the entire S&P SmallCap 600. David Gilbert at International Business Times notes that Apple is bigger than, among other things, the National Football League and Poland’s GDP.
Of course, another way to examine Apple’s giant bucket of commas and zeroes — as well as those for other blue-chip titans — is alongside its own Wall Street counterparts. And that’s when you start to get a concept of how truly enormous these valuations are.
For instance …
Apple is worth more than the major U.S. carriers that have helped shill and provide phone and data service for the company’s hit iPhone and iPad.
4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 AT&T (NYSE:T), 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Sprint (NYSE:S), which are responsible for more than 250 million wireless subscribers in the U.S., combine for a total market cap of about $290 billion, or roughly half Apple’s worth. More astoundingly, Apple’s market cap is three times that of AT&T, about six times greater than Verizon and a whopping 73 times greater than Sprint.
Even when you toss in China’s iPhone-licensed carriers — China Unicom (NYSE:CHU, $39.6B) and China Telecom (NYSE:CHA, $43.2B) — you still come up a couple hundred billion dollars short. In fact, the roughly $226 billion difference would be more than enough to buy America’s largest bank by assets, JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM, $164.9B), and a little-known coffee outfit called 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX, $42.9B).
Of course, Apple isn’t the only company with a mind-bending market cap.
Integrated oil giant Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is the country’s No. 2 company by market cap at about $390 billion and now the world’s No. 2 oil producer after being nudged from the top spot by PetroChina (NYSE:PTR). Gargantuan, thy name is Exxon.
In fact, Exxon’s business is so sizable that it tops the combined market cap (roughly $300 billion) of the 45 oil equipment and services companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund (NYSE:IEZ), which includes standard-bearers like Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB, $89.5B), National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV, $32.5B), 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Halliburton (NYSE:HAL, $29.5B) and 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI, $17.3B).
Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) is an online travel company that deals in all sorts of reservations, from hotels and airline tickets to car rentals and cruises — and numerous packages in between. And at $38 billion, PCLN’s market cap might not come close to Apple or Exxon, but it’s still pretty clear that Priceline is big business.
How big? Well, for one, it’s far greater than the combined market caps of the four major U.S. airline carriers.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), $8.7 billion
United Continental (NYSE:UAL), $7 billion
Southwest (NYSE:LUV), $6.35 billion
4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 US Airways (NYSE:LCC), $1.25 billion
Total: $23.3 billion
In other words, these carriers total about $15 billion less than PCLN — an even more impressive thought considering that Priceline’s large sum revolves around all of 3,400 employees, versus almost a quarter-million across DAL, UAL, LUV and LCC. And even if you threw in 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK, $2.5B), pre-bankruptcy AMR (PINK:AAMRQ, est. $1.5B) and JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU, $1.35B), Priceline still would be worth more by market cap.
Lastly, there’s Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO). Coca-Cola is the world’s top beverage company and offers more than 500 ways to quench your thirst. And at $164 billion, its market cap is greater than most of the brands that peddle its wares. That includes supermarkets 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM, $15B), Kroger (NYSE:KR, $13.6B), Safeway (NYSE:SWY, $5.9B), The Fresh Market (NASDAQ:TFM, $2.3B) and Harris Teeter (NASDAQ:HTSI, $1.8B) …
… and dollar-store outfits 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Dollar General (NYSE:DG, $15.5B), Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR, $11B) and Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO, $7.4B)…
… and even super-retailers 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Costco (NASDAQ:COST, $37.6B) and Target (NYSE:TGT, $38B).
In fact, about the only retailer dealing in food that you can’t lump in is Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), which at a market cap of $205 billion also dwarfs the field, as well as Coke.
The phrase might sound like a glib remark from a late-night Showtime movie, but it’s also an apt way of summing up some of the ludicrous numbers that get thrown around on Wall Street.
The most recent example: On Tuesday, 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) briefly reached a brain-tickling market capitalization — a measure of public opinion of a company’s worth calculated by multiplying outstanding shares times share price — of $600 billion.
Needless to say, that means Apple is worth a lot of money. In fact, by market cap, it’s the most valuable company in the world. And when you’re the world’s most valuable company, laughable comparisons come along with the territory. For instance, Barron’s Brendan Conway points out that Apple is bigger than the entire S&P SmallCap 600. David Gilbert at International Business Times notes that Apple is bigger than, among other things, the National Football League and Poland’s GDP.
Of course, another way to examine Apple’s giant bucket of commas and zeroes — as well as those for other blue-chip titans — is alongside its own Wall Street counterparts. And that’s when you start to get a concept of how truly enormous these valuations are.
For instance …
Apple is worth more than the major U.S. carriers that have helped shill and provide phone and data service for the company’s hit iPhone and iPad.
4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 AT&T (NYSE:T), 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Sprint (NYSE:S), which are responsible for more than 250 million wireless subscribers in the U.S., combine for a total market cap of about $290 billion, or roughly half Apple’s worth. More astoundingly, Apple’s market cap is three times that of AT&T, about six times greater than Verizon and a whopping 73 times greater than Sprint.
Even when you toss in China’s iPhone-licensed carriers — China Unicom (NYSE:CHU, $39.6B) and China Telecom (NYSE:CHA, $43.2B) — you still come up a couple hundred billion dollars short. In fact, the roughly $226 billion difference would be more than enough to buy America’s largest bank by assets, JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM, $164.9B), and a little-known coffee outfit called 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX, $42.9B).
Of course, Apple isn’t the only company with a mind-bending market cap.
Integrated oil giant Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is the country’s No. 2 company by market cap at about $390 billion and now the world’s No. 2 oil producer after being nudged from the top spot by PetroChina (NYSE:PTR). Gargantuan, thy name is Exxon.
In fact, Exxon’s business is so sizable that it tops the combined market cap (roughly $300 billion) of the 45 oil equipment and services companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund (NYSE:IEZ), which includes standard-bearers like Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB, $89.5B), National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV, $32.5B), 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Halliburton (NYSE:HAL, $29.5B) and 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI, $17.3B).
Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) is an online travel company that deals in all sorts of reservations, from hotels and airline tickets to car rentals and cruises — and numerous packages in between. And at $38 billion, PCLN’s market cap might not come close to Apple or Exxon, but it’s still pretty clear that Priceline is big business.
How big? Well, for one, it’s far greater than the combined market caps of the four major U.S. airline carriers.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), $8.7 billion
United Continental (NYSE:UAL), $7 billion
Southwest (NYSE:LUV), $6.35 billion
4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 US Airways (NYSE:LCC), $1.25 billion
Total: $23.3 billion
In other words, these carriers total about $15 billion less than PCLN — an even more impressive thought considering that Priceline’s large sum revolves around all of 3,400 employees, versus almost a quarter-million across DAL, UAL, LUV and LCC. And even if you threw in 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK, $2.5B), pre-bankruptcy AMR (PINK:AAMRQ, est. $1.5B) and JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU, $1.35B), Priceline still would be worth more by market cap.
Lastly, there’s Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO). Coca-Cola is the world’s top beverage company and offers more than 500 ways to quench your thirst. And at $164 billion, its market cap is greater than most of the brands that peddle its wares. That includes supermarkets 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM, $15B), Kroger (NYSE:KR, $13.6B), Safeway (NYSE:SWY, $5.9B), The Fresh Market (NASDAQ:TFM, $2.3B) and Harris Teeter (NASDAQ:HTSI, $1.8B) …
… and dollar-store outfits 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Dollar General (NYSE:DG, $15.5B), Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR, $11B) and Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO, $7.4B)…
… and even super-retailers 4 Best Companies to Invest in 2012 Costco (NASDAQ:COST, $37.6B) and Target (NYSE:TGT, $38B).
In fact, about the only retailer dealing in food that you can’t lump in is Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), which at a market cap of $205 billion also dwarfs the field, as well as Coke.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012
Crude oil prices are on the rise and many investors are watching the energy sector. However all energy stocksare not created equally. The reality is that while some oil producers may be doing alright, increased competitiveness and the risk over higher taxation and regulation from Washington is separating the winners from the losers.
I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. And this week, seven oil service stocks to sell.
Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these stocks gets a “D” or “F” according to my research, meaning it is a “sell” or “strong sell.”
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #1 Cameron International (NYSE:CAM) is a provider of flow equipment products, systems and services. In the last year, CAM stock has dropped 6%, compared to a gain of 7% for the Dow Jones in the same time. Cameron stock gets a “D” grade for operating margin growth, a “D” grade for earnings growth and a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of CAM stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #2 Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO) is an offshore oil and gas drilling contractor, and has experienced a stock loss of 13% since last April. Diamond stock gets an “F” grade for sales growth, a “D” grade for earnings growth and a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of DO stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #3 Noble (NYSE:NE) is an offshore drilling contractor for oil and gas companies. In the last year, Noble stock has dropped 16%, compared to gains by the broader markets. NE stock gets an “F” grade for operating margin growth, a “D” grade for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street, an “F” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months, an “F” grade for cash flow and a “D” grade for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of NE stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #4 Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) provides oil and gas companies with products and services through every step of their exploration and production. Since last April, Schlumberger stock is down 25%. SLB stock gets a “D” grade for operating margin growth and a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of SLB stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #5 Tenaris (NYSE:TS) is involved with the steel pipe manufacturing and distributing businesses. While the broader markets have posted gains in the last year, Tenaris stock has posted a loss of 23%. TS stock gets a quantitative grade of “F” in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of TS stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #6 Transocean (NYSE:RIG) provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells, and has experiences a loss of 30% in the last 12 months. Transocean stock gets an “F” grade for operating margin growth, an “F” grade for earnings momentum, an “F” grade for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street, a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months, an “F” grade for cash flow and an “F” grade for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of RIG stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #7 Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) provides products used for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells. WFT stock is down 34% since last April. Weatherford stock gets an “F” grade for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street, a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months, a “D” grade for cash flow and a “D” grade for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of WFT stock.
I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. And this week, seven oil service stocks to sell.
Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these stocks gets a “D” or “F” according to my research, meaning it is a “sell” or “strong sell.”
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #1 Cameron International (NYSE:CAM) is a provider of flow equipment products, systems and services. In the last year, CAM stock has dropped 6%, compared to a gain of 7% for the Dow Jones in the same time. Cameron stock gets a “D” grade for operating margin growth, a “D” grade for earnings growth and a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of CAM stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #2 Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO) is an offshore oil and gas drilling contractor, and has experienced a stock loss of 13% since last April. Diamond stock gets an “F” grade for sales growth, a “D” grade for earnings growth and a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of DO stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #3 Noble (NYSE:NE) is an offshore drilling contractor for oil and gas companies. In the last year, Noble stock has dropped 16%, compared to gains by the broader markets. NE stock gets an “F” grade for operating margin growth, a “D” grade for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street, an “F” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months, an “F” grade for cash flow and a “D” grade for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of NE stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #4 Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) provides oil and gas companies with products and services through every step of their exploration and production. Since last April, Schlumberger stock is down 25%. SLB stock gets a “D” grade for operating margin growth and a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of SLB stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #5 Tenaris (NYSE:TS) is involved with the steel pipe manufacturing and distributing businesses. While the broader markets have posted gains in the last year, Tenaris stock has posted a loss of 23%. TS stock gets a quantitative grade of “F” in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of TS stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #6 Transocean (NYSE:RIG) provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells, and has experiences a loss of 30% in the last 12 months. Transocean stock gets an “F” grade for operating margin growth, an “F” grade for earnings momentum, an “F” grade for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street, a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months, an “F” grade for cash flow and an “F” grade for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of RIG stock.
Top 7 Oil Service Stocks to Invest in 2012 #7 Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) provides products used for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells. WFT stock is down 34% since last April. Weatherford stock gets an “F” grade for its ability to exceed the consensus earnings estimates on Wall Street, a “D” grade for the magnitude in which earnings projections have increased over the past months, a “D” grade for cash flow and a “D” grade for return on equity in my Portfolio Grader tool. For more information, view my complete analysis of WFT stock.
Best Companies To Invest In 2012
During my years as a global merchant banker, advisor to governments, financial-news editor and trading-service specialist, I’ve time and again seen the big losses that can result from arrogant executives (Enron), greed-driven strategies (Lehman) and other investments gone wrong.
But what most investors don’t understand is that the fallout from these losses reaches far beyond the losses themselves. You see, that’s money that can’t be deployed into winners.
As one longtime investing adage tells us, if you suffer a 50% loss on a stock, you need that stock to double in price (a gain of 100%) just to get back to even.
And let’s be honest: How many times has one of your stocks doubled – after it took that kind of a beating?
There are many strategies you can use to protect yourself from big losses. Just last week, for instance, I showed you how to bolster your portfolio by investing in companies with strong growth prospects and a record of consistent dividend payouts.
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But what most investors don’t understand is that the fallout from these losses reaches far beyond the losses themselves. You see, that’s money that can’t be deployed into winners.
As one longtime investing adage tells us, if you suffer a 50% loss on a stock, you need that stock to double in price (a gain of 100%) just to get back to even.
And let’s be honest: How many times has one of your stocks doubled – after it took that kind of a beating?
There are many strategies you can use to protect yourself from big losses. Just last week, for instance, I showed you how to bolster your portfolio by investing in companies with strong growth prospects and a record of consistent dividend payouts.
Best Companies To Invest In 2012: Majesco Entertainment Company (COOL)
Majesco Entertainment Company develops and markets video game products primarily for family oriented mass-market consumers. The company publishes video games for various interactive entertainment hardware platforms, including Nintendo?s DS, DSi, and Wii; Sony?s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable; Microsoft?s Xbox 360; and personal computers. It also publishes games for various digital platforms consisting of mobile platforms comprising iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, as well as online platforms, including Facebook. The company sells its products primarily to retail chains, specialty retail stores, video game rental outlets, and distributors. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Edison, New Jersey.Advisors’ Opinion:
- By Louis At 2011-10-28Majesco Entertainment(NASDAQ: COOL) is an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, developing a wide range of titles for Sony’s PlayStation, Microsoft’s Xbox and Nintendo’s WII systems. On June 7, COOL announced that it had signed a contract with the NBA to begin development of an original video-game basketball franchise. The stock rose an impressive 32% over the next five trading days while the broader market sold off.However, the stock is down today after reporting weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings last night, missing consensus earnings estimates by 2 cents. Majesco reported net revenues of $32.1 million for the second quarter ended April 30, 2011, compared with $10.9 million reported for the same period in the previous year. The company’s operating income for the second quarter was $5.3 million, compared with an operating loss of $1.6 million reported for the same period in the previous year. So treat this sell-off as a buying opportunity.
- By McWillams At 2011-10-28Majesco Entertainment makes video games mainly for the family-oriented, mass-market consumer.Majesco’s incredible run this year started on Jan. 11 when the company announced it had shipped more than 500,000 copies of its Zumba Fitness video game title for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In late January, the company announced that it regained compliance with the Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement for continued listing.
In early March, shares of Majesco climbed higher after the company posted better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter financial results, with revenue jumping to $48.5 million from $29.2 million in the same period a year earlier.
Current Share Price: $3.20 (March 29)
First Quarter Total Return: 315%
Analyst Ratings: Majesco garners a lone “buy” rating from Needham & Co. and a “neutral” rating from Wedbush. Coincidentally, both research firms have a $2.50 price target on the stock.
TheStreet Ratings has a “hold” recommendation on Majesco Entertainment. The research report from March 20 says revenue growth, a largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels and solid stock price performance are strengths that are countered by the company’s weak cash flow from its operations.
Best Companies To Invest In 2012: Vanguard Natural Resources LLC (VNR)
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC, through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its properties are located in the southern portion of the Appalachian Basin, primarily in southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee; the Permian Basin, primarily in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico; and south Texas. As of December 31, 2010, the company had estimated proved reserves of 69.3 million barrels of oil equivalent, as well as working interests in 2,270 net productive wells. Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC was founded in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.Best Companies To Invest In 2012: Emerson Radio Corporation (MSN)
Emerson Radio Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in designing, sourcing, importing, marketing, selling, and licensing various house ware and consumer electronic products in the United States and internationally. It offers house wares products, such as microwave ovens, compact refrigerators, and wine coolers; audio products comprising digital clock radios, portable stereo systems, and other audio products; and video and other products, including televisions, digital video disc (DVD) players, mobile electronics, and telephone and telephone accessories. The company provides its products under the Emerson, HH Scott, and Olevia brands. It markets its products primarily through mass merchandisers. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Moonachie, New Jersey. Emerson Radio Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Grande Holdings Limited.Best Companies To Invest In 2012: Edison International (EIX)
Edison International, through its subsidiaries, engages in the supply of electric energy in central, coastal, and southern California. It involves in developing, acquiring, owning or leasing, operating, and selling energy and capacity from independent power production facilities, as well as conducts hedging and energy trading activities in power markets. The company also invests in energy and infrastructure projects, including power generation, electric transmission and distribution, transportation, and telecommunications, as well as has investments in housing projects in the United States. Edison International offers its services to commercial, residential, agricultural, and industrial customers, as well as to public authorities. As of December 31, 2009, the company served approximately 400 cities and communities, and a population of approximately 13 million people. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in Rosemead, California.Best Companies To Invest In 2012: Pengrowth Energy Corporation (PGH)
Pengrowth Energy Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It primarily explores for crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. As of December 31, 2010, the company had total proved plus probable reserves of 318.4 millions of barrels of oil equivalent; and had an interest in 8,277 gross producing and 2,463 gross non-producing oil and natural gas wells. Pengrowth Energy Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.Best Companies To Invest In 2012: II-VI Incorporated (IIVI)
II-VI Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets high-technology materials and derivative precision components and products worldwide. It offers a line of precision infrared optical components, such as lenses, output couplers, windows, and mirrors for use in CO2 lasers; and one micron laser components, including modular laser processing heads for fiber lasers, YAG lasers, and other one micron laser systems, as well as beam delivery systems. The company also provides near-infrared optics consisting of waveplates, polarizers, lenses, prisms, and mirrors for visible and near-infrared applications, which are used to control or alter visible or near-infrared energy and its polarization; coated windows used as debris shields in the industrial and medical laser aftermarkets; micro optics and photonic crystal parts for optical communications components; optical and photonic crystal parts for instrumentation and laser applications; optical communication components and functional modules for optical communications; DPSS laser for optical instruments, display, and biotechnology; and components for UV Filters used in early warning missile detection. In addition, it offers military infrared optics comprising missile domes, electro-optical windows and subassemblies, imaging lenses, and other components; and visible materials and fused silica; material processing and refinement products, such as selenium and tellurium metals, and chemicals; and thermoelectric coolers (TECs), including single-stage TECs, micro TECs, multi-stage TECs, planar multi-stage TECs, extended life coolers, thermoelectric thermal reference sources, power generators, and thermoelectric assemblies for use in defense, telecommunication, medical equipment, and other industrial and commercial applications. Further, the company provides silicon carbide products consisting of 6H-SiC (semi-insulating) and 4H-SiC (conducting) poly-types. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.Best Companies To Invest In 2012: Ameron International Corporation (AMN)
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. provides healthcare staffing and clinical workforce management solutions in the United States. The company?s Nurse and Allied Healthcare Staffing segment provides staffing solutions for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, including medical, surgical, specialty, licensed practical or vocational, and advanced practice nurses, as well as surgical technologists and dialysis technicians. This segment also offers allied health professionals under the Med Travelers, Club Staffing, and Rx Pro Health brand names to acute-care hospitals and other healthcare facilities, such as skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation clinics, and retail and mail-order pharmacies. These allied health professionals include physical, surgical, respiratory, and occupational therapists, as well as medical and radiology technologists, speech pathologists, rehabilitation assistants, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. Its Locum Tenens Staffing segment places physicians of various specialties, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and dentists on a temporary basis as independent contractors with various healthcare organizations, including hospitals, medical groups, occupational medical clinics, individual practitioners, networks, psychiatric facilities, government institutions, and managed care entities. The company?s Physician Permanent Placement Services segment provides permanent physician placement services to hospitals, healthcare facilities, and physician practice groups under the Merritt Hawkins and Kendall & Davis brand names. This segment also offers specialty offerings, including internal medicines, family practices, and surgeries. Its Home Healthcare Services segment provide home healthcare services to individuals with acute-care illness, long-term chronic health conditions, permanent disabilities, terminal illnesses, and post-procedural needs. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.Advisors’ Opinion:
- By Bill At 2011-8-26Ameron International Corporation (AMN), a California-based firm that makes water transmission lines, fiberglass-composite pipe for transporting oil, and infrastructure-related products like ready-mix concrete and lighting poles — just the kind of company that could benefit from the federal stimulus package’s infrastructure funding.Having lived through both his own family’s fall from financial grace (following his father’s death when Benjamin was a young man), and, later, through the Great Depression, it’s no surprise that Graham focused as much on preserving capital and limiting losses as he did on producing big gains. He liked stable, conservatively financed companies, not speculative gambles, and Ameron fits the bill. One example of why: its strong current ratio of 2.87. Graham used the current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) to get an idea of a company’s liquidity (and the credit crisis has shown us all how important liquidity is).
Best Companies To Invest In 2012: The Wendy’s Company (WEN)
The Wendy’s Company operates as a quick-service hamburger company in the United States. The company, through its subsidiary, Wendy’s International, Inc., operates as a franchisor of the Wendy’s restaurant system. As of December 26, 2011, the Wendy’s system comprised approximately 6,500 franchise and company restaurants in the United States and the United States territories, as well as in 26 other countries worldwide. The company was formerly known as Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Wendy’s Company in July 2011. The Wendy’s Company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.Advisors’ Opinion:
- By Hilary Kramer At 2011-10-28Fast food franchisor Wendy’s/Arby’s Group(NYSE: WEN) rallied after its most recent earnings report revealed some optimism on the hoped-for sale of Arby’s and promising new hamburger offerings, but it has since given back all of those gains and more on overall market weakness.I continue to feel the company is getting back on the right track with its menu changes (its new fries have already been well received), which will increase customer traffic. I like the stock at current prices and expect some of these catalysts to have more of an impact in the second half of the year. There remains the possibility as well that Wendy’s will get acquired.
Best Companies To Invest In 2012: Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc (SVNT)
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing KRYSTEXXA, a biologic PEGylated uricase in the United States. The KRYSTEXXA is being developed as a treatment for chronic gout in patients refractory to conventional therapy. The company also sells and distributes branded and generic versions of oxandrolone, a drug used to promote weight gain following involuntary weight loss. It sells its products directly to drug wholesalers. The company, formerly known as Bio-Technology General Corp. and changed its name to Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in June 2003. Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
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