Gurus Are Buying These High-Yield Stocks

Anheuser-Busch has 3.4% dividend yield and is held by 6 gurus

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Jan 18, 2016
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The following are companies with high and growing dividend yields that gurus are buying according to GuruFocus'Â All-in-One Screener.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev SAÂ (BUD) has a trailing dividend yield of 3.39% with a three-year growth rate of 43% and a five-year growth rate of 74.90%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 22.10 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 20.62. During the last 12 months, the stock price didn’t face any change.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7/10 with high returns such as ROA of 11.66% and ROE of 33.53% that are ranked higher than 86% of other companies in the Global Beverages - Brewers industry. Operating margin of 31.70% and net margin of 21.01% are outperforming 93% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 7/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 0.13 that is underperforming 71% of its competitors.

The company is a brewing company. It manages a portfolio of over 200 brands of beer and is held by six gurus. Tom Russo (Trades, Portfolio) is the main shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 0.32% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.3%, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%, Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%, Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% and First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) has a trailing dividend yield of 3.8% with a three-year growth rate of 31% and a five-year growth rate of 71%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 8.30 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 6.77. During the last 12 months, the stock dropped by 48%.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8/10 with good returns such as ROA of 7.81% and ROE of 21.71% that are ranked higher than 71% of other companies in the Global Agricultural Inputs industry. Operating margin of 33.45% and net margin of 20.68% are outperforming 95% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 8/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 0.17 that is underperforming 64% of its competitors.

The company is a manufacturer and distributor of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products. The business is divided into two operating segments, nitrogen and phosphate. It is held by five gurus and John Burbank (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 2.67% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.4%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) has a trailing dividend yield of 3% with a three-year growth rate of 16.50% and a five-year growth rate of 60%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 9.70 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 8.39. During the last 12 months, the stock has increased by 2%.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 6/10 with positive returns such as ROA of 9.32% and ROE of 0.99% that are ranked higher than 59% of other companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Operating margin of 32.82% and net margin of 26.13% are outperforming 57% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 4/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 1.11 that is underperforming 53% of its competitors.

The company is held by eight gurus. James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio) is the main shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 0.89% of outstanding shares, followed by Dodge & Cox with 0.72%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.48% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.38%.

CA Inc. (CA) has a trailing dividend yield of 3.8% with a three-year growth rate of 35.70% and a five-year growth rate of 56.10%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 15.50 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 10.87, and during the last 12 months the stock has dropped by 16%.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7/10 with good returns such as ROA of 6.92% and ROE of 13.30% that are ranked higher than 69% of other companies in the Global Software - Infrastructure industry. Operating margin of 26.68% and net margin of 18.53% are outperforming 89% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 7/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 1.48 that is underperforming 66% of its competitors.

The company is a provider of enterprise information technology (IT) software and solution. It develops and delivers software and services that help organizations manage and secure their IT infrastructures and deliver more flexible IT services.

Five gurus are currently invested in the compan. T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 0.79% of outstanding shares, followed by James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32%, NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22 and Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT) has a trailing dividend yield of 2.5% with a three-year growth rate of 40.90% and a five-year growth rate of 54.20%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 18.50 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 15.06. During the last 12 months, the stock has dropped by 17%.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8/10 with high returns such as ROA of 6.72% and ROE of 36.63% that are ranked higher than 75% of other companies in the Global Lodging industry. Operating margin of 13.58% and net-margin of 9.57% are outperforming 68% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 7/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 0.45 that is underperforming 57% of its competitors.

It operates as a hotel and leisure company. The stock is held by seven gurus; John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) is the main shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 9.23% of outstanding shares, followed by Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.08% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.44%.

Macy's Inc. (M) has a trailing dividend yield of 3.7% with a three-year growth rate of 50.30% and a five-year growth rate of 50.90%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 9.90 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 9.6. During the last 12 months, the stock has dropped by 40%.

The stock has a profitability and growth rating of 7/10 with high returns such as ROA of 6.16% and ROE of 26.69% that are ranked higher than 69% of other companies in the Global Department Stores industry. Operating margin of 8.95% and net-margin of 4.79% are outperforming 65% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 8/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 0.06 that is underperforming 92% of its competitors.

Macy’s is held by seven gurus. T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 1.12% of outstanding shares, followed by Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.

Tegna Inc. (TGNA) has a trailing dividend yield of 2.8% with a three-year growth rate of 49.40% and a five-year growth rate of 49.50%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 5.60 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 11.17. During the last 12 months the stock has dropped by 2%.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7/10 with high returns such as ROA of 9.53% and ROE of 33.14% that are ranked higher than 81% of other companies in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry. Operating margin of 16.63% and net-margin of 12.67% are outperforming 72% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 8/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 0.03 that is underperforming 93% of its competitors.

The company is an international media and marketing solutions company with diverse local content providers in the U.S.Â

It is held by five gurus. Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) is the main shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 6.75% of outstanding shares, followed by Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.31%.

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (WYN) has a trailing dividend yield of 2.6% with a three-year growth rate of 32.60% and a five-year growth rate of 48.80%. The stock is now trading with a trailing 12-month P/E multiple of 14.20 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 9.78. During the last 12 months, the stock has dropped by 23%.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7/10 with high returns such as ROA of 5.65% and ROE of 47.37% that are ranked higher than 71% of other companies in the Global Lodging industry. Operating margin of 17.62% and net-margin of 10.12% are outperforming 69% of its competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 7/10 and it shows a cash to debt ratio of 0.05 that is underperforming 90% of its competitors.

It operates as a hospitality company and offers individual consumers and business customers a suite of hospitality products and services across accommodation alternatives and price ranges through its portfolio of world-renowned brands.

Six gurus have shares of Wyndham Worldwide in their portfolios. First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 1.78% of outstanding shares, followed by Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.6% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.58%.