The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week

Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 47 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 14 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 43.68 percent. Fourteen stocks have a yield over five percent and all eleven are currently recommended to buy.

Plains All American Pipelines (NYSE:PAA) has a market capitalization of $12.32 billion. The company employs 3,800 people, generates revenues of $34,275.00 million and has a net income of $994.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,530.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 4.46 percent (operating margin 3.79 percent and the net profit margin finally 2.90 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 33.80 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 95.39 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.47 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.93. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.91 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 2.0 percent.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.08, P/S ratio 0.37 and P/B ratio 2.34. Dividend Yield: 5.28 percent. The beta ratio is 0.49.






The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) has a market capitalization of $39.60 billion. The company employs 51,705 people, generates revenues of $59,985.00 million and has a net income of $2,784.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,562.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 10.94 percent (operating margin 8.17 percent and the net profit margin finally 4.64 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 31.20 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 96.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.13 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.04. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.90 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 28.0 percent.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.25, P/S ratio 0.66 and P/B ratio 2.15. Dividend Yield: 3.86 percent. The beta ratio is 2.34.






PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC) has a market capitalization of $32.33 billion. The company employs 45,940 people, generates revenues of $10,194.00 million and has a net income of $3,071.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,693.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 55.85 percent (operating margin 27.59 percent and the net profit margin finally 20.83 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 10.96 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 87.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.33 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.66. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.15 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 14.3 percent.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.82, P/S ratio 2.19 and P/B ratio 0.95. Dividend Yield: 2.61 percent. The beta ratio is 1.22.





Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) has a market capitalization of $21.38 billion. The company employs 3,200 people, generates revenues of $9,937.80 million and has a net income of $2,518.50 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,111.60 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 31.31 percent (operating margin 26.81 percent and the net profit margin finally 25.34 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 5.28 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 7.15 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.70 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.67. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.20 in form of dividends to shareholders. The company announced to raise dividends by 150.0 percent.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.76, P/S ratio 2.15 and P/B ratio 1.93. Dividend Yield: 1.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.34.






Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 43.68 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 4.09 percent.


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