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The following stocks may be of interest to dividend investors as they are offering much higher dividend yields than the S&P 500 Index. The benchmark index's dividend yields 1.52% as of Friday, March 5.
Wall Street sell-side analysts have also issued positive ratings for these stocks, which suggests their shares are going to perform very well over the months ahead.
Ryder System
The first company is Ryder System Inc. (R), a Miami-based logistics and transportation operator.
Based on Friday's closing price of $72.93 per share, Ryder System offers trailing 12-month and forward dividend yields of 3.07%. The company is currently
John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio)'s firm Hussman Strategic Advisors sold shares of the following stocks during the fourth quarter, which ended on Dec. 31.
Alphabet
The firm trimmed its stake in Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) by 85.71%. The trade had an impact of -1.19% on the portfolio.
The Internet media giant has a market cap of $1.28 trillion and an enterprise value of $1.18 trillion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 17.5% and return on assets
With the S&P 500 averaging a dividend yield of 1.8%, the hunt for yield can be a difficult one. Valuation is also an issue as the average price-earnings ratio for the market index approaches 29.
This article will discuss four stocks trading with at least a 3% dividend yield and a reasonable valuation that I consider to be a buy today.
Cardinal Health, Inc
Cardinal Health, Inc (CAH) is a leading supplier of products and services to customers in the healthcare sector. The vast majority of revenues come from the company's pharmaceutical segment, though the medical segment is much
According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, a Premium feature, the following health care stocks were trading with low price-sales ratios as of July 13.
Cardinal Health
Shares of Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) were trading around $56.50 with a price-sales ratio of 0.11 and a price-book ratio of 13.71.
The global provider of logistic solutions has a $16.5 billion market cap. The stock price has risen at an annualized rate of 7.83% over the past decade.
The Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $67.65.
The company's largest guru
To dividend growth investors, a dividend increase is a sign that the underlying company is on solid financial footing. In uncertain economic conditions, dividend increases represent strength. For those looking to live off of dividend income, these raises are important as they help offset inflation while increasing income. We will look at four stocks trading with a market capitalization above $10 billion that have recently increased dividends.
Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) is one of the largest drug distributors in the U.S. The company provides products to more than 24,000 pharmacies and counts 85% of the nation’s hospitals
Shares of Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) jumped almost 7% on Monday after reporting third-quarter revenue of $39.16 billion and earnings of $1.62 per share. It beat analysts' earnings estimates by 17 cents and revenue expectations by $2.12 billion.
"We remain committed to delivering products and solutions to front-line health care providers so they can safely serve and treat patients around the world. As we look toward and beyond the fourth quarter, we will continue to take strategic actions to fulfill this mission," CEO Mike Kaufmann said.
Sales in the pharmaceutical segment rose 12% to $35.1 billion, driven by growth from
U.S. stocks were in the green on Monday, with many countries resuming normal, every day life. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.05% to 24,318, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.33% to 2,939 and the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 1.03% to 9,216.
Non-index stocks have also posted gains and losses recently. Shares of Coty Inc. (COTY) fell almost 5% on Monday after the company announced third-quarter results. It posted a loss of 8
U.S. stocks were in the green on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.15% to 22,101, the S&P 500 Index rose 2.44% to 2,604 and the Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 2.89% to 7,719.
Non-index stocks have also posted gains and losses recently. Shares of Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (CALM) fell more than 3% on Monday after it announced third-quarter results. The company, which sells eggs, posted earnings of 28 cents per share, beating estimates by 2 cents. Revenue of $345.59 million registered a 10% year-over-year decline and beat expectations by $7.27 million.
“Our sales volumes were in line with last
As markets attempt to rebound from lows stemming from the coronavirus outbreak, six high financial strength stocks John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) agree on are Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH), Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST), EOG Resources Inc. (EOG), Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Tiffany & Co. (TIF).
The All-in-One Guru Screener, a Premium feature, allows users to find stocks that multiple gurus own. Figure 1 illustrates an example for Rogers and Jones.
Figure 1
Select the gurus you wish to combine the
U.S. stocks were in the green on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.30% to 29,376, the S&P 500 index rose 0.28% to 3,343 and the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.58% to 9,564.
Non-index stocks have also posted gains and losses recently. Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) climbed 2.5% on Thursday after the company announced fourth-quarter results. It posted earnings of $1.22 per share, beating earnings estimates
Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio), manager of Point72 Asset Management, disclosed this week that his firm established a new holding in Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (MNLO) on Jan. 9 according to GuruFocus Real-Time Picks, a major Premium feature.
A Wharton School of Business graduate, Cohen views Point72 as a firm that applies “principles of excellence and integrity” according to the firm’s website. The firm’s long-short strategy involves fundamental, bottom-up research processes, macro investments and insights.
Point72 has not released its fourth-quarter 2019 portfolio as the deadline is 45
As investors prepare for Halloween, a holiday where people trick-or-treat and scare away ghosts, five stocks with strong financial strength and trade near historically low price-sales ratios are Infosys Ltd. (INFY), NetEase Inc. (NTES), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH), Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) and ScanSource Inc. (SCSC).
Markets soar on strong earnings and U.S.-China trade deal optimism
On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 26,958.06, 152.53 points higher than Thursday’s close of 26,805.53. Dow member Intel Corp. (INTC) contributed to the gains: Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based semiconductor company gained over
U.S. stocks were in the green on Thursday, with investors confident about the Brexit deal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.09% to 27,025, the S&P 500 index rose 0.28% to 2,997 and the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.40% to 8,156.
Shares of Alcoa Corp. (AA) jumped more than 5% on Friday after the company announced third-quarter results. The company posted a loss of 44 cents per share on $2.57 billion in revenue. It fell 15 cents short of earnings estimates and $10 million shy of revenue expectations.
“Our Bauxite and Alumina segments reached new quarterly production records since our
U.S. stocks were in the red on Wednesday, despite more positive corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.08% to 27,002, the S&P 500 Index declined 0.20% to 2,990 and the Nasdaq Composite Index retreated 0.30% to 8,124.
Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) jumped more than 3% on Wednesday after the company announced third-quarter results. The company posted earnings of $1.40 per share on $2.36 billion in revenue. It fell 5 cents short of earnings estimates, but beat revenues expectations by $20 million.
Total operating revenue was $2.4 billion, compared with $2.2 billion in the prior-year
Among health care companies, those with medical device businesses are likely to be the hardest hit by the ongoing tariff war with China. One consolation is that industry members aren’t slated to be as heavily impacted as many other businesses. But that could change.
USA Today reported in early July that Brandon Henry, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, wrote in a note that the U.S. imports about $6 billion in medical technology from China, while China imports about $4 billion in U.S. medical tech.
The biggest U.S. medical device companies include Medtronic (MDT), Thermo Fisher
Michael Burry’s firm broke its characteristic silence this Monday to announce that it took an activist position in GameStop Corp., but Scion Asset Management also released his second-quarter portfolio moves this week.
Burry’s investing skills gained attention when he took a massive short position against the subprime mortgage market at the outset of the Financial Crisis, as depicted in the movie “The Big Short.” He founded his new firm, Scion Asset Management, in 2013, and has been reporting investments in public companies.
In the second quarter, Burry started four positions: FedEx Corp. (FDX), Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH)
Investment firm Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss sold shares of the following stocks during the first quarter.
The Altria Group Inc. (MO) holding was reduced by 92.85%. The trade had an impact of -1.29% on the portfolio.
The brewer has a market cap of $98.84 billion and an enterprise value of $124.66 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 40.96% and return on assets of 12.58% are outperforming 75% of companies in the tobacco industry. Its financial strength
U.S. stocks were in negative territory on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.33% to 25,680, the S&P 500 index declined 0.67% to 2,840 and the Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 1.46% to 7,702.
Shares of Compugen Ltd. (CGEN) fell almost 0.3% on Monday after the company announced first-quarter results. Revenue was $0, down from $10 million in the prior-year quarter, reflecting the upfront payment of $10 million from the license agreement with MedImmune and AstraZeneca (AZN). The company reported a loss of 14 cents per share, beating analyst´s expectations by 3 cents.
"2019 continues to be marked by strong
According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following health care stocks are popular among guru investors.
Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) is held by 12 gurus. The company, which provides services and products for hospital systems and physicians' offices, has a market cap of $13.5 billion. Its revenue of $139.381 billion has grown 5.10% over a 10-year period.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 19.01. As of Friday, the share price of $44.7 is 40.20% below its 52-week high and 1.57% above its 52-week low. Over the last 10 years, it has returned a 90% gain.
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