11 Basic Material Dividend Stocks with a "Buy" or Better Rating

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Jan 10, 2012
Here is a current overview of large capitalized stocks (more than USD10 billion market capitalization) with a dividend yield of more than 4 percent as well as a buy or better recommendation from brokerage firms. Eleven basic material stocks fulfilled these criteria of which eight have a "buy" rating and three a "strong buy" recommendation. Eight stocks are high yields with a yield above 5 percent. Seventy-three percent of the companies operate an oil-related business.


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SeaDrill Limited (SDRL, Financial) has a market capitalization of $15.98 billion. The company employs 6,650 people, generates revenues of $4,040.80 million and has a net income of $1,171.60 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,960.20 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 48.51 percent (operating margin 36.64 percent and the net profit margin finally 28.99 percent).


The total debt representing 54.82 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 177.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.33 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.60. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.54 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.44, Price/Sales 3.96 and Price/Book ratio 2.82. Dividend Yield: 8.86 percent. The beta ratio is 2.01.


Plains All American Pipelines (PAA, Financial) has a market capitalization of $10.89 billion. The company employs 3,500 people, generates revenues of $25,893.00 million and has a net income of $514.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,016.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 3.92 percent (operating margin 2.96 percent and the net profit margin finally 1.99 percent).


The total debt representing 43.47 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 137.19 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.01 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.18. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.76 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.42, Price/Sales 0.44 and Price/Book ratio 2.43. Dividend Yield: 5.45 percent. The beta ratio is 0.48.


Transocean (RIG, Financial) has a market capitalization of $12.46 billion. The company employs 18,050 people, generates revenues of $9,576.00 million and has a net income of $988.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,422.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 35.74 percent (operating margin 19.14 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.32 percent).


The total debt representing 30.48 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 52.48 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.56 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.80. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 1.32 and Price/Book ratio 0.59. Dividend Yield: 8.04 percent. The beta ratio is 1.01.


Take a closer look at the full table of 11 basic material dividend stocks with buy or better rating. The average P/E ratio is 14.81 while the forward P/E ratio is 13.23. The dividend yield has a value of 6.17 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.52 and price to sales ratio 1.58. The operating margin amounts to 14.98 percent.


Related stock ticker symbols:

YPF, SDRL, RIG, SCCO, E, TOT, PAA, EPD, WPZ, OKS, MT,


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