Top Russian Stocks

Unless you don't watch TV, don't read newspapers, or don't see news on the Internet, you have seen headlines about Russia and Ukraine on a daily basis. Last week,  I wrote about Ukraine stocks. Now I'll cover some of the stocks of Russia.

Russian stocks may be considered another contrarian play, as during the last two years, the Market Vectors Russia ETF dropped around 30%, grossly underperforming the S & P 500 which is up almost 40% over the same period of time.

Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral resources and energy resources. It also has the world's largest forest reserves. Of all the major economies, it has one of the lowest foreign debts. In addition, it has the fourth largest amount of farmland in the world, the world's largest natural gas reserves, the second largest coal reserves in the world, the the eighth largest oil reserves in the world, and is the fifth largest renewable energy producer in the world.

The following are some of the companies that are based in Russia that trade in the United States, that were turned up by WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

VimpelCom (VIP) is a wireless telecommunications services company that operates in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The stock has a P/E of 7.4, a forward PE of 7.6, and a yield of 9%. Revenues for the latest quarter were down 6.7%.

Mobile Telesystems OJSC (MBT) is a provider of cellular telecommunications services in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. The stock trades at six times earnings, ana pays a yield of 1.8%.

Mechel OAO (MTL) is a mining and steel production company. The company recently generated negative earnings.

You can find a free list of ten Russian stocks that trade in the US at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated.

Dislcosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Contrarian Play: Ukraine Stocks

With the "almost war" between Ukraine and Russia, investors are wondering if there may be an investment play around this. If you are a contrarian, you might want to take a closer look at Ukraine related stocks.

First, some information about Ukraine:

1. The Ukrainian stock market grew tenfold between 2000 and 2006
2. It is ranked 37th in GDP by purchasing power parity.
3. It has a low low Gini coefficient which means it has more equal income or wealth distribution than other countries.
4. It is ranked 52rd in the world for Nominal GDP.
5. It was the republic with the second largest economy when it was part of the Soviet Union.
6. Since 2000, the country had economic growth of 7% per year.
7. It is known for the production of all types of transportation vehicles including automobiles, trucks, buses, ships, airplanes, subway cars, rail cars, and spacecraft.

Here are some stocks of companies which operate in Ukraine:

Mobile TeleSystems (MBT) provides cellular telecommunications services in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. 25% of net income came from the Ukraine. The stock has a P/E of 6.1 and a yield of 1.7%.

VimpelCom (VIP) is a wireless telecommunications services company that operates in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The stock has a P/E of 7.4, a forward PE of 7.6, and a yield of 8.9%.

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CETV) operates television stations in central Europe including Studio 1+1, KINO, and CITI in Ukraine. The company generated $691 million in sales.

For diversification, there is the Ukraine Opportunity Trust (UKRO.L), which trades in London.

For more information on other stocks around the world, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of May 2012

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful, and may need to avoid the technique during those times.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the market capitalization, the ex-dividend date and the yield.

Kellogg Company	K	$19.3B	5/30/2012	3.2%
MGE Energy, Inc.	MGEE	$1.0B	5/30/2012	3.4%
VimpelCom Ltd	VIP	$16.6B	5/30/2012	7.8%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.
Dividend definitions:
Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.



Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date.


Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Top Stocks of Russia

Did you know that the Market Vectors Russia Exchange Traded Fund (RSX) has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the last two years. It has also outperformed over the last year, the last six months, and the last three months. Where has all this strength come from?

Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral resources and energy resources. It also has the world's largest forest reserves. According to what the Russian government reports, the literacy rate is 99.4%. Of all the major economies, it has one of the lowest foreign debts. In addition, it has the fourth largest amount of farmland in the world, the world's largest natural gas reserves, the second largest coal reserves in the world, the the eighth largest oil reserves in the world, and is the fifth largest renewable energy producer in the world.

The following are some of the companies that are based in Russia that trade in the United States, that were turned up by WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Mechel OAO (MTL) is a mining and steel production company. The stock has a price to earnings ratio of 16, a forward PE of 8, and a PEG of 1.32.

Mobile Telesystems OJSC (MBT) is a provider of cellular telecommunications services in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. The stock has a PE of 17, a forward PE of 10, and a PEG of 0.90.

Vimpel-Communications (VIP) is a provider of wireless telecommunications services in Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia. The stock has a forward PE of 7, and a PEG of 0.31. It also pays a yield of 2%.

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (WBD) is a food, dairy, and beverage products company. The stock has a PE of 55, a forward PE of 28, and a PEG of 1.80. The stock pays a yield of 0.6%.

You can find a free list of more than ten Russian stocks that trade in the US at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated.

Dislcosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Top Russian Stocks

Russia has a strong growing economy and as a BRIC country, is one of the four horsemen for worldwide investment opportunities, along with the 'B' in BRIC, Brazil, the 'I' in BRIC, India, and the 'C' in BRIC, China.

Some interesting facts about Russia:

1. Russia is the largest country in the world by area.
2. Russia is the ninth largest country by population.
3. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral resources.
4. It also has the world's largest reserves of energy resources.
5. It is the world's largest energy superpower.
6. It has the world's largest forest reserves.
7. It has about one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
8. It has a literacy rate of 99.4%.
9. More than 80% of Russian exports are from oil, natural gas, metals, and timber.
10. It has one of the lowest foreign debts among major economies.
11. It has the fourth largest amount of farmland in the world.
12. It has the world's largest natural gas reserves.
13. It has the second largest coal reserves in the world.
14. It has the the 8th largest oil reserves in the world.
15. It is the 5th largest renewable energy producer in the world.

The following are some of the companies that are based in Russia that trade in the United States, that were turned up by WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Mechel Open Joint Stock Company (MTL) is a mining and steel production company. The stock has a PE of 13, a forward PE of 5.8, and a PEG of 0.76.

Mobile Telesystems OJSC (MBT) is a provider of cellular telecommunications services in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. The stock has a PE of 14, a forward PE of 9.7, and a PEG of 1.21 .

Vimpel-Communications (VIP) is a provider of wireless telecommunications services in Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia. The stock has a forward PE of 7.9 , and a PEG of 0.27.

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (WBD) is a food, dairy, and beverage products company. The stock has a PE of 24, a forward PE of 12.9, and a PEG of 0.55. The stock even pays a yield of 1.0%.

You can find information on a dozen Russian stocks that trade in the US at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author does not own any of the above. Picture is courtesy of the Kremlin Presidential Press and Information Office.


By Stockerblog.com