The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (June 18 – June 24, 2012)

June 25th, 2012 by Dividend Yield

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The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (June 18 – June 24, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 23 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 10 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 25.23 percent. Exactly nine stocks/funds have a yield over five percent and seven are currently recommended to buy.

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Here are the stocks with fast dividend growth:

Walgreen Company (WAG) has a market capitalization of $25.51 billion. The company employs 176,000 people, generates revenues of $72,184.00 million and has a net income of $2,714.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,393.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 7.47 percent (operating margin 6.05 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.76 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 8.77 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 16.23 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.56 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.90. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.75 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 22.2 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.21, P/S ratio 0.35 and P/B ratio 1.75. Dividend Yield: 3.77 percent. The beta ratio is 0.99.

Best Buy (BBY) has a market capitalization of $6.52 billion. The company employs 167,000 people, generates revenues of $50,705.00 million and has a net income of $334.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,043.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 4.03 percent (operating margin 2.14 percent and the net profit margin finally 0.66 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 13.80 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 58.96 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -20.43 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-3.08. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.62 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 6.3 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, P/S ratio 0.13 and P/B ratio 1.78. Dividend Yield: 3.49 percent. The beta ratio is 1.29.

Medtronic (MDT) has a market capitalization of $39.58 billion. The company employs 45,000 people, generates revenues of $16,184.00 million and has a net income of $3,415.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,156.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 31.86 percent (operating margin 25.61 percent and the net profit margin finally 21.10 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 32.14 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.13 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.65 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.22. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.97 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 7.2 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.86, P/S ratio 2.42 and P/B ratio 2.29. Dividend Yield: 2.57 percent. The beta ratio is 0.84.

PetSmart (PETM) has a market capitalization of $7.19 billion. The company employs 23,000 people, generates revenues of $6,113.30 million and has a net income of $279.32 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $740.09 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 12.11 percent (operating margin 8.23 percent and the net profit margin finally 4.57 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 21.99 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 48.49 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.97 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.79. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.54 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 17.9 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.72, P/S ratio 1.18 and P/B ratio 6.38. Dividend Yield: 0.99 percent. The beta ratio is 0.70.

Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 25.23 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 5.81 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 18.79. The average P/S ratio is 5.36 and P/B 6.35.