The following stocks have had positive margins over the past week, month, year and three years.
Further, these stocks are beating the 20-Year High-Quality Market Corporate Bond because they are granting earnings return of more than 6.7% while the bond is offering an average monthly spot rate of 4.77%. These large-cap stocks also pay dividends.
Insurance company Progressive Corp. (PGR, Financial) has climbed 2.2% over the last week, 10% over the last month, 8.9% so far this year, 18% over the past 52 weeks and 121.3% over the last three years through Jan. 24.
The stock was trading around $65.2 per share on Friday for a market capitalization of $32 billion. The stock has a price-book ratio of 3.54, a price-sales ratio of 1.23 and a price-earnings ratio of 14.75 compared to industry medians of 1.43, 1.22 and 17.27.
Progressive has paid dividends since 1985. The company will pay a variable annual dividend of $2.5140 per ordinary share, reflecting a 123.5% increase from the prior dividend, on Feb. 11 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 4. The forward dividend yield is 3.85% versus an industry median of 3.17%.
The Peter Lynch chart suggests the stock is cheap.
The analyst recommendation rating is 2 out of 10. The average target price is $74.69 per share.Â
Progressive's financial strength and profitability and growth were both rated 4 out of 10 by GuruFocus
Waste Management Inc. (WM, Financial) has gained 1.3% over the last week, 9% over the last month, 7% year to date, 6% over the last 52 weeks and 81.6% over the past three years through Jan. 24.
The stock was trading around $95.2 per share on Friday for a market capitalization of $40.6 billion. The stock has a price-book ratio of 6.52, a price-sales ratio of 2.8 and a price-earnings ratio of 18.05 compared to industry medians of 1.98, 1.40 and 22.75.
The company, which provides waste disposal services, has paid dividends since 1998. The company is distributing a dividend of 46.5 cents per share for a forward dividend yield of 1.97% versus an industry median of 1.96%.
The Peter Lynch chart suggests the stock is overpriced.Â
Waste Management has a recommendation rating of 1.7 out of 5 and an average target price of $101 per share.
GuruFocus has assigned a financial strength rating of 5 out of 10 and profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10.
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP, Financial) has gained 3% over the last week, 15% over the last month, 14% year to date, 8.1% over the last 12 months and 74% over the past three years through Jan. 24.Â
The stock was trading around $205.37 per share on Friday for a market capitalization of $28.85 billion. The stock has a price-book ratio of 5.88 versus an industry median of 1.3, a price-sales ratio of 5.4 versus an industry median of 1.03 and a price-earnings ratio of 20.1 compared to the industry median of 15.94.
The Canadian railroad company has paid dividends since 1984. The company is distributing a quarterly dividend of 47.8 cents per share for a forward dividend yield of 0.94% versus an industry median of 2.66%. The next quarterly payment will happen on Jan. 28.
According to the Peter Lynch chart, the stock is not cheap.Â
Canadian Pacific Railway has a recommendation rating of 1.8 out of 5 and an average target price of $217.87 per share.
GuruFocus has assigned Canadian Pacific Railway a financial strength rating of 5 out of 10 and a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10.
Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI, Financial) has risen 1.1% over the last week, 13.4% over the last month, 12.4% so far this year, 5.1% over the last 12 months and 64.7% over the past three years through Jan. 24.
The stock was trading around $83.44 per share on Friday for a market capitalization of $60.71 billion. The stock has a price-book ratio of 4.56, a price-sales ratio of 5.96 and a price-earnings ratio of 14.2 compared to industry medians of 1.26, 1.03 and 15.94.
The railroad company has paid dividends since 1996. The company is distributing a quarterly dividend of 34.1 cents per share for a forward dividend yield of 1.63% versus an industry median of 2.66%.
The stock appears to be priced fairly.
The stock has a recommendation rating of 2.5 out of 5 and an average target price of $89.63 per share.
GuruFocus has assigned National Railway a financial strength rating of 6 out of 10 and profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10.
Hong Kong-based electricity company CLP Holdings Ltd. (CLPHY, Financial) has gained 1.2% over the last week, 2.71% over the last month, 4.3% year to date, 15.7% over the past 52 weeks and 44% over the last three years through Jan. 24.
The stock was trading around $11.7 per share on Friday for a market capitalization of $29.42 billion. The stock has a price-book ratio of 1.99 versus an industry median of 1.52, a price-sales ratio of 2.51 versus an industry median of 1.61 and a price-earnings ratio of 14.59 compared to the industry median of 16.12.
CLP Holdings is paying a quarterly dividend of 7.8 cents per share, yielding a forward dividend of 2.65% versus an industry median of about 3.53%.
According to the Peter Lynch chart, the stock is not expensive.
Wall Street recommends holding the stock with an average target price of $11.11 per share.
GuruFocus has assigned a financial strength rating of 5 out of 10 and a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any securities mentioned in this article.
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