The services sector has 888 companies listed of which 348 pay dividends and 213 are recommended to buy now.
The total market capitalization of all stocks amounts to USD 56.93 trillion dollar. An average stock from the sector has a dividend yield of 1.72 percent and is valuated with a P/E of 20.10. The best yielding industries are Consumer Services and Electronic Stores which is followed by Computers Wholesale.
I made a screen of the 20 most recommended and higher capitalized stocks with positive dividend payments. Two high-yields are part of the results.
CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) has a market capitalization of $63.96 billion. The company employs 202,000 people, generates revenue of $107.100 billion and has a net income of $3.488 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7.898 billion. The EBITDA margin is 7.37 percent (the operating margin is 5.91 percent and the net profit margin 3.26 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 15.52 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.32 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.22 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.98. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.23, the P/S ratio is 0.60 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.75. The dividend yield amounts to 1.75 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.76.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of CVS Caremark (CVS) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of CVS Caremark (CVS) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CVS Caremark (CVS) |
Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has a market capitalization of $65.83 billion. The company employs 6,700 people, generates revenue of $6.714 billion and has a net income of $1.904 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.907 billion. The EBITDA margin is 43.30 percent (the operating margin is 40.41 percent and the net profit margin 28.36 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.43 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $17.26. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.63, the P/S ratio is 9.78 and the P/B ratio is finally 11.43. The dividend yield amounts to 0.23 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.91.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Mastercard (MA) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of Mastercard (MA) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mastercard (MA) |
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has a market capitalization of $40.91 billion. The company employs 160,000 people, generates revenue of $13.299 billion and has a net income of $1.384 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.337 billion. The EBITDA margin is 17.57 percent (the operating margin is 15.02 percent and the net profit margin 10.41 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 6.69 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 10.76 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.15 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.79. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.72, the P/S ratio is 3.08 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.07. The dividend yield amounts to 1.53 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.19.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Starbucks (SBUX) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of Starbucks (SBUX) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Starbucks (SBUX) |
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Don't you think that MasterCard is overpriced? P/B 11 P/E 30??
ReplyDeleteI don't own MA and V. It shows that I believe they are too expensive.
ReplyDeleteI have some shares of WU. WU is definitly cheaper but I don't think that the business models comparable.
Hey Tom how are you. My pick out of your list would be $CVS. Because of the growth of new stores that I see just in my area ( Pennsylvania ) if I do a search for a 25 mile area over 10 stores come up within 15 miles and 20 within 25 miles. Of course I'm close to New Jersey so that includes 2 states. Are their stores in Europe
ReplyDeleteNo i haven't seen any stores of CVS but they got a great growth track record. I have some shares of WAG. The yield is much better.
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