Top Yielding Dividend Aristocrats

 

Dividend Aristocrats are a group of 65 S&P 500 stocks that have increased their dividends annually for at least 25 consecutive years. They are considered to be some of the most reliable dividend-paying stocks on the market.

The Dividend Aristocrats index is maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. To qualify for the index, a stock must meet the following criteria:

• It must be a member of the S&P 500 index.
• It must have increased its dividend for at least 25 consecutive years.
• It must have a market capitalization of at least $3 billion.

The Dividend Aristocrats index is a popular investment among investors who are looking for income and growth. The stocks in the index have a long track record of dividend growth, and they are typically well-established companies with strong financials.

Here are some of the top Dividend Aristocrats in 2023, ranked by their forward dividend yield:

• Realty Income (O): 5.0%
• IBM (IBM): 5.0%
• AbbVie (ABBV): 4.4%
• Coca-Cola (KO): 3.0%
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): 3.0%
• Procter & Gamble (PG): 2.5%
• Pepsico (PEP): 2.7%

These stocks are all paying a high dividend yield, and they have a long track record of dividend growth. They are a good option for investors who are looking for income and growth.

Here are some of the benefits of investing in Dividend Aristocrats:

• Income: Dividend Aristocrats are a good source of income for investors. They typically pay a high dividend yield, and they have a long track record of dividend growth.
• Growth: Dividend Aristocrats can also provide growth potential for investors. Many of the companies in the index are well-established and have strong financials. This means that they are likely to continue to grow their businesses and their dividends over time.
• Safety: Dividend Aristocrats are considered to be relatively safe investments. They are typically large, well-established companies with a long track record of profitability. This means that they are less likely to go bankrupt or cut their dividends than smaller, more volatile companies.

If you are looking for an investment that can provide you with income and growth, then Dividend Aristocrats may be a good option for you. They are a relatively safe investment that has the potential to provide you with a steady stream of income over the long term.

Disclosure: The author owns PEP.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend in March 2018

Please note that this is a sister publication of WallStreetNewsNetwork ( http://WStNN.com ) and eventually everything on this site will be transferred over there.

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ 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, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets. 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 in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the quarterly dividend amount, and annual yield.

Bank of America Corporation (BAC)	3/1/2018	0.12
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT)	3/1/2018	0.15
Pepsico, Inc. (PEP)	3/1/2018	0.805
Jack In The Box Inc. (JACK)	3/2/2018	0.4
Kellogg Company (K)	3/2/2018	0.54
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Fact (RMCF)	3/5/2018	0.12
Home Depot, Inc. (HD)	3/7/2018	1.03
Coca-Cola Company (KO)	3/14/2018	0.39
Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ)	3/15/2018	0.38

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found here at wstnn.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 some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WStNN.com. Most of the lists are free.

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 at 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.

Stocks Going Ex-Dividend for the First Week of March

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ 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, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

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 in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the quarterly dividend amount, and annual yield.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF)	3/1/2017	0.2	6.90%
Bank of America Corporation (BAC)	3/1/2017	0.075	1.22%
Baxter International Inc. (BAX)	3/1/2017	0.13	1.03%
Barclays PLC (BCS)	3/1/2017	0.097	3.28%
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE)	3/1/2017	0.25	1.25%
Pepsico, Inc. (PEP)	3/1/2017	0.752	2.75%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found here at wstnn.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 some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WStNN.com. Most of the lists are free.

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 at 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.

Corporate Stock Earnings Announcements for Week 5 of September

Looking for some interesting moves in some stocks this upcoming week? Check out the companies that will be reporting earnings this week.

If earnings exceed analysts’ expectations, the stocks can shoot up. If the numbers underperform, the stock can tank. Then again, occasionally, stocks don’t move the way you would have expected.

Anyway, many traders use earnings plays for trading strategies. Also, option traders look for high implied volatility of stocks for for option selling strategies.

Here are many of the enormous number of stocks reporting earnings this week:

Monday

CALM
CUK
CCL
THO
MTN

Tuesday

CTAS
FDS
INFO
NKE

Wednesday

BBRY

PAYX

PIR

WOR

Thursday

ACN
CAG
COST
PEP

Friday

MKC

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If you like interesting stock lists like this, be sure to check out many of the free stock lists here at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com

What Stocks the Presidential Candidates Own

This has probably been the wildest election year in the history of the United States. What makes it interesting from a financial standpoint is that the candidates file an OGE Form 278 Public Financial Disclosure Report. By seeing what they own, maybe you can glean what will happen to these stocks if they get elected. Here are the investment holdings as of the candidates' latest filings.

Hillary Clinton (Democrat)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has a couple of Northwestern Mutual cash value whole life insurance policies, plus a universal life policy through AIG (AIG). She also has over $5,000,000 in cash in a J.P Morgan (JPM) account. In addition, she owns over $5,000,000 of the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX).

And that's basically it in terms of investment assets. However, she has received millions of dollars in honorariums from numerous companies, many of which are publicly traded, such as eBay (EBAY), Qualcomm (QCOM), and Salesforce.com (CRM).

Donald Trump (Republican)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump's form seems to go on forever, pages and pages of stock holdings. Instead of listing every one of them (around 600 listings), I've decided to list just a few of the stocks that he owns.

Agrium
AT&T (T)
Bank of Montreal
CenturyLink
Freeport-McMoran
General Electric (GE)
GlaxoSmithKline
Halliburton
International Paper
Mosaic
Pepsico (PEP)
Raytheon
Seadrill
Transocean
Verizon (VZ)
Wal Mart (WMT)
Apple (AAPL)
Caterpillar (CAT)
VISA
Gilead
Waste Management
Yahoo
Amgen
Philip Morris
UPS
MasterCard
Pfizer
Amazon (AMZN)
Costco
Disney (DIS)
Google (GOOGL)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Nike (NKE)
and the list goes on and on

Bernie Sanders (Democrat)

Bernie Sanders

It appears that Bernie Sanders doesn't own any stocks or investments. However, his wife owns over a dozen VALIC mutual funds. She also owns four Vanguard funds, each amounting to somewhere between $1,000 and $15,000 each.

Gary Johnson (Libertarian)

Gary Johnson

The financial statement for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate and former Governor of New Mexico, is not as up-to-date as the other three candidates. He owns lots of real estate including interests in motels and office buildings. In addition, he owns over 509,000 shares of Cannabis Sativa Inc. (CBDS).

If you want to see the real forms, you can check them out at OpenSecrets.org.

If you like interesting stock lists like this, be sure to check out many of the free stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com

Like Dividend Stocks? Buy the Aristocrats

Many investors prefer dividends. Yet, just because a stock pays a dividend does not make it a good stock. But if a company has been raising dividends, and raising them on a consistent basis, it probably means that the company has been doing something right.

A Dividend Aristocrat takes this concept to the extreme. It is a stock that has increased its dividend every year for at least the last 25 years.

The stock that is the leader of the pact is American States Water (AWR). It has raised its dividend annually for the last 60 years! (Side note: Although I am not currently invested in this one, I have invested in several water utility companies over the years, and have never lost money on any of them.)

At 2.1%, the yield doesn't sound that high, but compared to a bank savings account, a certificate of deposit, or a money market fund, the yield is great. The company serves customers in ten counties in California.

Other well-known companies that fall into this elite category are the following:
Proctor & Gamble (PG) 58 years
Coca-Cola (KO) 52 years
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 52 years
Lowe's (LOW) 52 years
Colgate Palmolive (CL) 51 years
Tootsie Roll (TR) 49 years
Target (TGT) 47 years
PepsiCo (PEP) 42 years

If you had bought any of these stocks ten or twenty or 30 years ago, and reinvested the dividends, your yield based on your original investment would be enormous.

If you like interesting stock lists like this, check out many of the free stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author owned Coca-Cola at the time this article was written.

by Stockerblog.com

Stocks of Super Bowl Advertisers

If you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, you would have noticed that the commercials took up almost as much time as the game. Many of the advertisers were produced by publicly traded companies.

Here is a selection of most of the major advertisers.

Budweiser	Anheuser-Busch InBev	BUD
Camry	Toyota	TM
Carnival	Carnival	CCL
Chevrolet	General Motors	GM
Coca Cola	Coca Cola	KO
Discover	Discover Financial	DFS
Disney	Disney	DIS
Dorritos	Pesico	PEP
Dove Men+	Unilever	UN
esurance	Allstate	ALL
Fiat	Fiat Chrysler	FCAY
Furious 7	Comcast	CMCSA
Intuit Turbotax	Intuit	INTU
Lexus	Toyota	TM
McDonald's	McDonald's	MCD
Microsoft	Microsoft	MSFT
Nissan	Nissan	NSANY
Pepsi	PepsiCo	PEP
Sketchers	Sketchers	SKX
T-Mobile	Deutsche Telekom	DTEGY
Tamiflu	Roche	RHHBY
Terminator	Viacom	VIA
Toyota	Toyota	TM
Weight Watchers	Weight Watchers	WTW
Xfinity	Comcast	CMCSA

Super Bowl is a registered trademark.

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Stocks for the Summer

Many people are non-drinkers of alcoholic beverages. So what do they drink instead of beer and wine, besides water? Soft drinks, soda, pop, and soda pop. Whatever you call it in your part of the country, large numbers of consumers are still drinking a huge amount of soft drinks, especially now that summer is here with picnic season. This, in spite of the criticism that the manufacturers are taking because of the sugary content of these drinks. Even the tax attack threat of sugar drinks.

Coka Cola (KO) is transitioning towards more healthier beverages along with the other major soft drink  producers. The company just reported a year-over-year 7.5% earnings reduction, on a 4.2% drop in revenues. The stock sports a 22 price to earnings ratio, and trades at 19 times forward earnings. Coke pays a 3% yield.

The biggest competitor of Coca Cola is Pepsico (PEP), which trades at 20 times trailing earnings and 18 times forward earnings. Revenues for the latest quarter flat, however  earnings spiked 13.1%. This company also pays a yield of 3%.

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) is another big player in the Beverage pool. It trades at 18 times trailing earnings and 16 times forward earnings. Earnings for the quarter were up an incredible 46.2%.  It pays a yield of 2.8%

According to the list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over a dozen beverage stocks to choose from. Several of these stocks pay dividends.

Disclosure: Author owns KO.

By Stockerblog.com

Junk Food or Health Food: Which is a Better Investment?

There was a news report yesterday that people who use food banks spend the money they save on junk food. There will always be consumers of junk food, but as the population grows older, there is a tendency for individuals to eat healthier foods, causing the health food industry to increase dramatically over the last decade or so.

The PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF (PBJ), with the great ticker symbol that matches the acronym for "peanut butter and jelly," has such stocks in its portfolio as Hershey (HSY), Coca-Cola (KO), and Pepsico (PEP). This ETF is up almost up about 8% during the last six months, outperforming the S&P 500 which has risen about 5% over the same period of time.

However, health food companies such as Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), have moved up 15% in the last six month. The company, which makes and sells natural and organic food products, trades at 33.5 times trailing earnings and 26 times forward earnings. Net income for the latest quarter was up a strong 30.4%, on a 17.5% rise in revenues.

Another healthy health food stock is United Natural Foods (UNFI), a distributor of natural and organic foods. The stock is up around 6.5% for the last half year. It has a forward price to earnings ratio of  32, and forward PE ratio of 26. Latest quarterly earnings were up 23.6% on a 13.9% boost in revenues for the quarter.

A free list of health food stocks, and a list of regular food stocks, is available at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which has information on the PE, the forward PE, the PEG, the yield, and the business profile.

Disclosure: The author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Can You Remember This? Coffee Improves Memory, Will Coffee Stocks Improve Your Portfolio?

coffee beans provide health benefits

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered in a recent study that memory can improve from drinking a cup of coffee. Memory increased by 10% according to the research. This is just one of the many health benefits of coffee and caffeine. Research has shown that it may help prevent skin cancer, assist with weight loss, prevent diabetes, and reduce prostate cancer risks.  

So how does an investor participate in this healthy beverage. There are over 20 stocks in the production of coffee and tea, according to the free list of coffee stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, with several of them paying dividends. This list excludes Coca Cola (KO) and Pepsico (PEP), which produce caffeinated soft drinks.

One major vendor of coffee is Starbucks (SBUX), the largest coffeehouse retailer in the world, with coffee shops in 50 countries and more than 18,000 shops worldwide. The stock trades at 23 times forward earnings, and carries a yield of 1.4%. Earnings per share for the latest quarter were nominal, however revenues rose 12.8%. Starbucks will announce earnings for the quarter ending December on February 23. The company has $3.23 billion in cash and $1.3 billion in debt.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), based in Waterbury, Vermont, trades at 25 times trailing earnings and 18.1 times forward earnings. Earnings for the latest reported quarter spiked 38.2% on a 10.5% rise in revenues. Next earnings announcement will be reported early February. The stock sports a yield of 1.3%.

A major wholesaler of coffee is Coffee Holding Co. (JVA), which also markets private label coffee and branded coffee in the US and Canada. The company has 90 varieties of raw green coffee beans which it imports from around the world and sold to large and small operators. The stock trades at 31 times forward earnings. The company generated negative earnings for the latest quarter and does not pay a dividend. 

For a free list of coffee, tea and caffeine companies which you can download, sort, and update, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclaimer: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

The Tax Attack on Soft Drink Companies: What About the Stocks?

If you have been watching the news about the soft drink industry recently, you would notice what I call the Tax Attack on soft drinks with lots of sugar. Will sugary soda become the next tobacco? San Francisco is now considering cutting down on the consumption of these drinks through a proposed soda tax following in the footsteps of other cities. Even Mexico is proposing to tax soft drinks with sugar along with junk food.

Just in the last six months, Coca Cola has dropped by about 6%, versus the S&P 500 which is up over 10% during the same period. What's a contrarian to do? By the way, have you heard about the new Coca Cola is part of a Healthy Lifestyle ad? (You probably won't see it in the United States.)

Obviously, Coke is moving towards more healthier drinks along with the other major beverage producers. The company just reported a year-over-year 5.9% earnings growth, on a 2.5% drop in revenues. The stock sports a 20.5 price to earnings ratio, and trades at 17.9 times forward earnings. The company provides its shareholders with a 2.8% yield.

Coke's biggest competitor is Pepsico (PEP), which trades at 20 times trailing earnings and 18 times forward earnings. Earnings that were recently reported were almost flat on the positive side, with revenues up slightly at 1.5%. The yield on the stock is 2.7%.

According to the list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over a dozen beverage stocks to choose from, including Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) with a PE of 15.4, a forward PE of 14.5,  and yielding 3.3%. There is also SodaStream International Ltd. (SODA), which is a different type of competitor. The stock trades at 18.6 times forward earnings.

Disclosure: Author owns KO indirectly.

By Stockerblog.com

The Caffeine Toothbrush: Top Coffee, Tea, and Caffeine Stocks

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has filed a patent for a toothbrush that will automatically dispense caffeine into your mouth, and therefore you. Caffeine seems to be the latest legal non-prescription drug of choice, with caffeinated chewing gum, potato chips, and candied popcorn. Yes, the FDA is taking a closer look at these products and may be cracking down, yet the point is that caffeine seems to now be ubiquitous.

Are there caffeine investment opportunities? Of course, with almost a couple dozen stocks in the production of coffee and tea, according to the free list of coffee stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, with a half a dozen of them paying dividends. This list doesn't even include Coca Cola (KO) or Pepsico (PEP), which are major producers of caffeinated soft drinks.

Starbucks (SBUX) is the largest coffeehouse retailer in the world, with outlets in 50 countries and over 18,000 shops worldwide. The stock trades at 32 times trailing earnings and 24 times forward earnings. The stocks sports a yield of 1.3%. Earnings for the latest quarter rose 26% on an 11.3% boost in revenues. The company has $1.7 billion in cash and $570 million in debt.

Coca Cola trades at 18 times forward earnings with a yield of 2.7% and Pepsi has a forward price to earnings ratio of 17 and also has a 2.7% yield.

Hain Celestial Group (HAIN) owns the Celestial Seasonings brand of teas including green teas. The stock has a trailing price to earnings ratio of 29, and a forward PE of 23. The stock does not currently pay a dividend.

A major wholesaler of coffee is Coffee Holding Co. (JVA), which also markets private label coffee and branded coffee in the US and Canada. The company has 90 varieties of raw green coffee beans which it imports from around the world and sold to large and small operators. The stock trades at 26 times trailing earnings and nine times forward earnings. The stock yields 3.4%.

For a free list of coffee, tea and caffeine companies, or a free list of soft drink beverage companieswhich you can download, sort, and update, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclaimer: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stock Dividend Increasers for Early May

The following stocks have recently increased their dividends. This is the sign of a good company and could be the sign of an improving economy.

American Water Works Company (AWK) announced an increase of its quarterly cash dividend payment from $0.25 to $0.28 per share, a 12 percent increase.

Costco (COST) raised its dividend by 12.70% to 31 cents per share.

IBM (IBM) raised its quarterly dividend by 11.8% to 95 cents per share.

PepsiCo (PEP) raised quarterly distributions by 5.6% to 56.75 cents per share.

Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS-A) raised its quarterly dividend by 4.7% to 90 cents per share.

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, a 54% increase over the prior payout of $0.13 per share.

ExxonMobil (XOM) recently declared a 10.5% dividend increase.

Chevron (CVX) declared an 11% dividend increase.

If you like interesting lists like this, check out the many stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of which are free.

The Funniest Video I've Seen All Week: Pepsi and Jeff Gordon

This is the funniest video I've seen all week. It's enough to make any car salesman give up their job. Pepsi (PEP) MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: "Test Drive".

Eva Longoria Stock Index Outperforms the Dow Jones Industrial Average

If you read the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal, you would have noticed the front page article about famous Desperate Housewives actress, Eva Longoria, and her political activism. She was co-chair of President Obama's re-election campaign and was on stage with the president during the inauguration.

She has had a very successful career, winning several awards for her television roles in Housewives and The Young and the Restless. In addition, she is a successful businesswoman, working as celebrity spokesperson for several products, and even came out with her own perfume, Eva by Eva Longoria.

Because of her fame, her product endorsements and connections to businesses can have an effect on company revenues. The stock prices of these companies can be built into a stock index, which can be compared to stock prices in general. You would find that we first started tracking Eva Longoria stocks back in 2007 and 2008.

If you look at the share prices of the companies Longoria is connected to and built into an index, you would find that since July of 2007, the Eva Index is up 21.7% versus the Dow Jones Industrial Average which was up only 4.3%. The components of the Eva Longoria Stock Index are listed below along with her connections.

Hanes (HBI) celebrity endorsement

New York & Company (NWY) celebrity endorsement

BEBE (BEBE) SPORT celebrity endorsement

Pepsi (PEP) celebrity endorsement

Starred in Desperate Housewives produced by ABC Television owned by Disney (DIS), also starred in ABC's remake of Dragnet

Microsoft (MSFT) 'I'm a PC' television commercial cameo appearance celebrity endorsement

Assumptions:
This is price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Dividends were included.

Check out additional celebrity stock indices such as Gisele Bundchen, Heidi Klum, and Angelina Jolie, along with numerous other celebrity stock indexes.

Disclosure: Author owns DIS.

Picture courtesy of the US Department of Labor. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.

The Sofía Vergara Stock Index

According to Forbes, the highest paid television actress over the last twelve months is Sofía Vergara. She is the beautiful 40 year old Colombian actress and model who stars in the TV hit show Modern Family.

She started out as a runway model and as a co-host for a Colombian television show at the age of 20. After working for Univision for several years, she started appearing in sitcoms for ABC. She was nominated three years in a row for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is starring in the upcoming movie The Three Stooges. She earned approximately $19 million in the last year, putting her at the top of the Forbes top TV actress list.

It is not just Vergara that is making money for herself, she is also helping the companies that she is associated with make money. Her first commercial was a Pepsi (PEP) ad broadcast in Latin America and just last year, she appeared in a Diet Pepsi commercial with David Beckham. Pepsi trades at 16 times earnings and pays a decent yield of 3.1%. The company reports earnings July 25.

Vergara also has an endorsement deal making her the new face of CoverGirl, the cosmetic product line of Procter and Gamble (PG). The company has a forward price to earnings ratio of 16.5 and yields a generous yield of 3.5%. The company's earnings announcement is August 3.

Of course with her popularity in Modern Family, the companies that benefit include the production company, 20th Century Fox Television, owned by News Corp. (NWSA), and the ABC television network, owned by the Disney Company (DIS).

All the companies that she is connected with can be found on the free list of Sofia Vergara stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. If you take all these stocks and put them in the form of a stock index, you will find that the Sofia Vergara Stock Index greatly outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Since January of 2008 to July of this year, Sofia's stocks were up 32.3% versus only 1.4%. If you measure from January 2009, the S and P was up 60.3% but Sofia still beat it, rising 77.9%.

If you like celebrity stock indexes, you might want to check out the Gisele Bunchen Stock Index and the Angelina Jolie Stock Index.

Assumptions:
The Sofia Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.

Disclosure: Author owned DIS and NWSA at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.

By Stockerblog.com

Prevent Skin Cancer with Caffeine: Coke or Pepsi Anyone?

Just in time for summer! According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, the risk of getting basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, can be reduced by drinking caffeinated drinks. This doesn't just mean coffee, it also includes tea and soft drinks such a Coca Cola (KO) and Pepsi (PEP). It even includes chocolate! You only need a couple caffeine servings per day.

This study involved research on 112,897 people. The highlights of the study showed, first, that coffee drinking and basal cell carcinoma risk are inversely associated, which means that the higher the coffee consumption, the lower the risk. Second, the most likely component of coffee that causes this effect is the caffeine. Those who avoid caffeine by drinking decaf should be aware that the study showed that the consumption of decaffeinated coffee showed no reduction in skin cancer, which seems to indicate that caffeine can block skin tumor formation. It isn't just skin cancer risk that caffeine can help prevent. Caffeine has also been  shown to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. According to Jiali Han, Ph.D., associate professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston and Harvard School of Public Health, "our results add basal cell carcinoma to a list of conditions for which risk is decreased with increasing coffee consumption."

So how can an investor participate in the consumption of coffee? There are several ways, according to the free list of coffee stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. First, there are the coffee houses, Starbucks (SBUX) and Peets (PEET). Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse retailer in the world, with outlets in 50 countries and over 17,000 shops worldwide. The stock trades at 23 times forward earnings and pays a yield of 1.3%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 18.5% on an 14.7% increase in revenues.

Peet's Coffee and Tea is a specialty coffee roaster, marketer, and retailer founded in 1966 in Berkeley, California. The stock trades at 25 times forward earnings. Revenues for the latest quarter were up 7.1%, but earnings dropped by about 38.6%. The company does not pay a dividend.

A major wholesaler of coffee is Coffee Holding Co. (JVA), which also markets private label coffee and branded coffee in the US and Canada. The company has 90 varieties of raw green coffee beans which it imports from around the world and sold to large and small operators.

Another source of caffeine is tea. Teavana Holdings (TEA), which trades on the New York Stock Exchange, operates as a specialty retailer of loose-leaf teas, tea wares, and other tea-related merchandise in North America. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 19, with earning rising 5.4% for the latest quarter on a 26.8% boost in earnings.

But it is not just coffee and tea where you can get your caffeine fix, there are also the soft drinks, also known as soda and pop depending on what part of the country you live in.  Coca Cola distributes numerous types of soft drinks in over 200 countries, and is most known for its Coke product. Coca Cola Classic contains 100.05 milligrams of caffeine per liter. The company sells many other caffeinated drinks such as Nestea and the energy drink Full Throttle. The stock trades at 18 times forward earnings, and will be having their earnings announcement on July 17. The stock is set to have a 2 for 1 stock split on August 12. The stock pays a dividend rate of 2.6%.

PepsiCo, a large food and beverage conglomerate, is probably Coke's biggest competitor. The company's leading caffeinated soft drink, Pepsi, has 104 milligrams per liter of caffeine. It also sells Mountain Dew with 154 mg/L and Mountain Dew MDX which has a supercharged 198.6 mg/L. It even markets Adrenaline Rush. The stock has a forward P/E ratio of 16 and a yield of 3.0%. Earnings will be announced July 25.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) produces Dr Pepper, which contains 187 mg/L. The stock has a forward P/E of 14 and pays a decent yield of 3.1%.

Most of the energy drinks are made by private companies; however, Monster, is made by Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST), which trades on NASDAQ. Monster contains over 316 mg/L. The stock trades at 30 times earnings.

Don't forget chocolate. The Hershey Company (HSY) has its Special Dark Chocolate Bar with 31 milligrams of caffeine per serving and its Special Milk Chocolate Bar with 10 milligrams of caffeine. Hershey trades at 21 times forward earnings and yields 2.1%.

For a free list of coffee caffeine companies and chocolate stocks, which you can download, sort, and update, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclaimer: Author owns KO and PEP.

By Stockerblog.com

Alcohol Found in Coca Cola and Pepsi

Are teenagers going to try to get drunk by drinking soft drinks now? Probably not, sicne they would have to drink thousands of cans to get a buzz. However, scientists at the National Institute of Consumption in France analyzed different cola beverages and discovered that ten of them had trace amounts of alcohol, including Coca Cola (KO) and Pepsi (PEP). The amount discovered is extremely small and the alcohol occurs naturally through slight fermentation in the manufacturing process.

How to Invest in the Super Bowl

This year, the American Football Conference [AFC] champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference [NFC] champion New York Giants are in the Super Bowl XLVI held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game used to be a popular indicator of the future of the stock market. The indicator states that if the NFC team wins, we will have a bull market this year, but if the AFC team wins, it will be a bear market. The indicator has been correct about 80% of the time.

Corporations are shelling out $3.5 million for a 30 second television commercial. Most of the companies that have chosen to advertise during the Super Bowl XLVI broadcast are publicly traded stocks, so if you think these companies will benefit from this advertising, now is the time to take a closer look at them and get a touchdown with your picks. Here is a list of the advertisers along with their stock ticker symbols.

Toyota ( TM ) has a couple commercials promoting its Toyota Camry, plus a Lexus ad. Toyota trades at 11 times forward earnings and yields 1.2%.

General Motors ( GM ) advertises the Cadillac, plus it is really pushing various Chevy brands including the Chevy Volt, the Chevy Silverado, and the Chevy Sonic through three different Chevrolet commercials. GM has a forward price to earnings ratio of 7 but does not pay a dividend.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev (BUD) is marketing Bud Light beer though its commercial. The stock has a forward PE of 15 and yield 1.5%.

Pepsi ( PEP ) tries to show how Pepsi MAX is better than Coke Zero. Pepsi pays a nice yield of 3.1% and trades at 15 times forward earnings.

E*TRADE ( ETFC ) used the famous baby to promote the E*TRADE's new 360 investing dashboard. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 13.

Groupe Danone ( DANOY ) is the company that makes Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt, another Super Bowl advertised product. The stock has a forward PE of 16.

Bridgestone ( BRDCY ) is another advertiser. The stock has a price to earnings ratio of 12.

Honda ( HMC ) is pushing its Acura NSX and Honda CR-V. The stock has a forward PE of 9 and a CD beating yield of 2%.

Procter & Gamble ( PG ) is publicizing its Downy Unstopables product. It trades at 15 times forward earnings and has a fairly high dividend payout of 3.3%.

Coca-Cola ( KO ) has its 'Polar bears like Coke' commercials. Coke yields 2.8% and trades at 17 times earnings.

Skechers ( SKX ) is promoting, guess what, Skechers. The stock has a forward PE of 28.

If you like interesting stock lists like this one, don't forget to check out the other lists available at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author owns TM and PEP at the time the article was written.

Super Bowl is a registered trademark of the NFL.

By Stockerblog.com

Where to Invest When the Market Crashes

Some investors believe that low priced stocks are the best ones to invest in during a market crash because they can have the biggest percentage upside when the market recovers. Other investors think that sticking with the large caps is the way to go in case market bottom is missed by investing too soon, the loss won't be as bad. And yet others think you should just stay out of the market until we are absolutely, positively in a bull market, in order to avoid any further loss.

My opinion? Buy income stocks that pay decent dividends with a great payout history; companies such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Target Corp. (TGT). If the market keeps dropping, at least you will still be receiving income, getting your capital returned to you. If you are lucky and you have picked the exact bottom, your stocks will go up and you will still receive income. If the market stays flat, you will still receive income. It's a win, win, win situation.

Now you just have to narrow down your investment choices to the ones with a solid dividend track record. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over 20 stocks that have increased their dividends for over 30 years in a row. An example would be Abbott Laboratories (ABT), which has increased its dividend 38 years in a row. The stock trades at 9.6 times forward earnings. Speaking of earnings, the company reported a 50.4% increase in quarterly earnings year-over-year on a 9% increase in revenues. The company is currently generating a payout rate of 3.8%.

PepsiCo Inc (PEP) has had a similar dividend increase history. The company boosted its earnings by 17.6% for the latest quarter, with a 13.7% rise in sales. The stock trades at 13 times forward earnings, and yields 3.2%.

Want more ideas? Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) has increased dividends 36 years in a row, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 35 years, and Family Dollar Stores (FDO) 34 years. For a free list of over 20 stocks that have bumped up their dividends for more than 30 years in a row, including a couple that have increased over 50 years in a row, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.
By Stockerblog.com