The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (July 30 – August 05, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 64 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 36 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 23.02 percent. Exactly 19 stocks have a yield over five percent and 35 are currently recommended to buy.

Here are my favorites with fast dividend growth:

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American States Water (NYSE:AWR) has a market capitalization of $781.50 million. The company employs 732 people, generates revenue of $419.27 million and has a net income of $42.01 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $133.45 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.83 percent (operating margin 22.68 percent and net profit margin 10.02 percent).  


Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 27.67 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 83.85 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.61 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.39. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.10 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.37, P/S ratio 1.86 and P/B ratio 1.91. Dividend Yield: 3.43 percent. The beta ratio is 0.37.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of American States W... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of American States W... (AWR) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of American States W... (NYSE: AWR) (Click to enlarge)

Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) has a market capitalization of $23.94 billion. The company employs 30,329 people, generates revenue of $11,172.00 million and has a net income of $1,916.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,075.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.48 percent (operating margin 28.70 percent and net profit margin 17.15 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 26.42 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 76.08 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.53 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.83. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.66 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.85, P/S ratio 2.14 and P/B ratio 2.50. Dividend Yield: 2.67 percent. The beta ratio is 1.07.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Norfolk Southern ... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Norfolk Southern ... (NSC) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Norfolk Southern ... (NYSE: NSC) (Click to enlarge)

Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion. The company employs 34,000 people, generates revenue of $7,950.14 million and has a net income of $846.36 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,641.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.64 percent (operating margin 15.23 percent and net profit margin 10.65 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 23.02 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 44.36 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.90 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.48. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.18 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.18, P/S ratio 1.25 and P/B ratio 2.03. Dividend Yield: 2.57 percent. The beta ratio is 1.36.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Dover Corporation (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Dover Corporation (DOV) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 23.02 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 4.53 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 18.08. The average P/S ratio is 5.26 and P/B 2.14.

Here is the full table:

Here are the market ratios:

Ticker	Company	P/E	P/S	P/B	Dividend Yield
DCIX	Diana Containerships Inc.	32.63	5.34	0.70	16.13%
NRF	NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.	N/A	0.82	0.57	10.99%
TICC	TICC Capital Corp.	16.50	7.45	1.04	10.91%
BBEP	Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.	7.42	2.34	0.91	9.73%
FDUS	Fidus Investment Corporation	9.29	5.52	1.03	9.39%
MFV	MFS Special Value Trust	N/A	14.91	1.06	9.30%
EXLP	Exterran Partners, L.P.	N/A	2.89	1.89	8.88%
TCRD	THL Credit, Inc.	11.08	6.71	1.03	8.80%
MIN	MFS Intermediate Income Trust	20.31	24.95	1.03	8.28%
ZTR	Zweig Total Return Fund Inc.	36.53	32.35	0.87	7.92%
EEP	Enbridge Energy Partners LP	16.38	0.95	1.98	7.39%
SUNS	Solar Senior Capital Ltd	29.03	14.10	0.94	7.23%
MGF	MFS Government Markets Income Trust	20.40	22.26	1.02	7.12%
MAIN	Main Street Capital Corporation	7.62	6.31	1.57	7.03%
ARLP	Alliance Resource Partners LP	7.87	1.19	3.45	6.79%
APTS	Preferred Apartment Communities Inc.	N/A	4.28	1.17	6.43%
FMO	Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.31%
HTA	Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.	N/A	7.81	1.39	6.18%
AHGP	Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.	13.34	1.52	6.94	5.66%
SAFT	Safety Insurance Group Inc.	19.63	1.02	1.03	4.45%
ROIC	Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.	N/A	10.66	1.36	4.21%
SBGI	Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.	10.42	1.17	N/A	4.11%
MCHP	Microchip Technology Inc.	21.03	4.86	3.37	4.03%
NKG	Nuveen Georgia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2	17.01	14.16	1.04	3.95%
CLMS	Calamos Asset Management Inc.	12.21	0.64	1.15	3.50%
NTC	Nuveen Connecticut Premium Income Municipal Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.48%
STX	Seagate Technology PLC	7.11	0.99	3.65	3.23%
WTBA	West Bancorp., Inc.	13.73	3.37	1.40	3.15%
JCOM	j2 Global, Inc.	12.62	3.99	2.50	2.90%
AWR	American States Water Company	17.34	1.81	1.88	2.70%
AIV	Apartment Investment & Management Co.	N/A	2.97	3.76	2.70%
KLAC	KLA-Tencor Corporation	11.76	2.75	2.76	2.69%
MCHX	Marchex, Inc.	N/A	0.75	0.71	2.60%
FRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	54.38	12.31	5.57	2.55%
VLO	Valero Energy Corporation	10.27	0.11	0.96	2.51%
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corp.	12.85	2.15	2.45	2.51%
RBA	Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated	26.05	4.95	3.21	2.37%
DOV	Dover Corp.	12.18	1.19	1.95	2.31%
MKSI	MKS Instruments Inc.	12.20	1.77	1.37	2.28%
CALM	Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.	15.61	0.86	2.05	2.15%
GGP	General Growth Properties Inc.	N/A	6.44	2.14	2.13%
UBSH	Union First Market Bankshares Corporation	12.97	2.08	0.90	2.13%
STE	Steris Corp.	14.01	1.33	2.28	2.10%
MIC	Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC	60.49	1.80	2.55	2.03%
MUR	Murphy Oil Corporation	13.57	0.38	1.18	1.99%
RGR	Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc.	18.50	2.38	5.82	1.80%
RECN	Resources Connection Inc.	11.86	0.83	1.29	1.77%
CBOE	CBOE Holdings, Inc.	18.42	4.88	10.72	1.70%
HWKN	Hawkins Inc.	19.14	1.22	2.65	1.61%
MRLN	Marlin Business Services Corp.	28.91	3.51	1.22	1.51%
CSL	Carlisle Companies Inc.	12.99	0.88	1.87	1.45%
LFUS	Littelfuse Inc.	14.66	1.93	2.24	1.32%
TG	Tredegar Corp.	14.78	0.54	1.10	1.30%
NNC	Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund	16.61	14.38	1.04	0.71%
EXPE	Expedia Inc.	23.84	2.06	3.65	0.63%
Average		18.08	5.26	2.14	4.53%

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