Perfect Stocks: Low PE, PEG, PS, & PB, and High Yield

If you had to define the perfect stocks, what would the characteristics be? The classic ratios are the following:

PE ~ price to earnings ratio ~ the lower the better
PEG ~ price to earnings growth ratio ~ the lower the better
PS ~ price to sales ratio ~ the lower the better
PB ~ price to book value ratio ~ the lower the better
Yield ~ the dividend payout rate ~ the higher the better

In the case of the PEG, the PS, and the PB, a ratio of less than one is considered excellent. In the case of the PE ratio, less than 15 is good. As for the yield, 2% or higher is considered decent, far better than any bank account, certificate of deposit, or money market fund.

The following is a selection of stocks that meet all the above criteria. For the PE ratio, the forward price to earnings ratio was used.

AU Optronics (AUO)
Avianca Holdings (AVH)
China Yuchai International (CYD)
Gafisa (GFA)
Global Power Equipment (GLPW)
LG Display (LPL)
POSCO (PKX)
Rocky Brands (RCKY)
Seadrill Partners (SDLP)
Stage Stores (SSI)
Sunoco (SUN)

Only four of the companies are baed in the United States, GLPW, RCKY, SSI, and SUN. Check them out. Maybe you can find the perfect stock in this list. If you like interesting stock lists like this, check out many of the free stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

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

By Stockerblog.com

5 High Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 20%

Sometimes income investors like to do a little speculation. But instead of speculating by buying penny stocks or stock options, they purchase some extremely high yield stocks. By extremely high yield, these are stocks yielding over 10%, and some even pay more than 20%.

Stocks with yields this high are obviously risky, which is why they are selling at a price to generate such a high rate. Of course, there is the list that the dividend can be cut or eliminated entirely. So for investors willing to take the risk, here are five high dividend stocks yielding over 20%.

SandRidge Permian Trust (PER) receives oil and gas reserves from its reserves in the Texas Permian Basin. The stock pays an outrageously high yield of 36.9%, paying 64 cents on a quarterly basis. The company has been paying dividends since 2011. The trust has no debt and almost $5 million in cash.

Intersections (INTX) has been paying 20 cents each quarter steadily for the last eleven quarters, with one exception, when it paid a year-end dividend a couple years ago of 70 cents.   The company has four businesses: personal information services, insurance, pet health monitoring, and bail bonds industry solutions. The yield is a very high 22.9%.

Do you prefer to receive your dividends monthly? Then you may want to consider Cornerstone Progressive Return (CFP), a closed end equity fund which invests in income stocks, ETFs, and other closed end funds. The investment yields 20.9%.

Cornerstone Strategic Value (CLM) is another closed end fund of the same family. It pays 20.0%, and payouts are also made on a monthly basis.

CTC Media (CTCM) is a Russian company that owns television networks. The dividend has increased three times since March of 2012. The stock sports a yield of 20.8%.

If you decide to put any of these in your portfolio, make sure you understand the risks. But if the investments work out they may be the highest yielding ones you've ever owned.

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

By Stockerblog.com

Two High Yield Stocks Under $5 a Share

Everybody likes a deal. And many investors think that low priced stocks are bargains. They can be but not always. When looking at low price stocks, there are several factors you want to look for. Here is the list:

1. Generating earnings
2. Decent earnings growth
3. Low or no debt
4. Preferably paying dividends
5.  Preferably dividends paid at least quarterly

Here are two companies fitting both of those categories.

National American University Holding (NAUH), which is currently trading for less than $3 a share, owns and operates National American University. Many of these education companies have been hit hard over the last few years and NAUH is one of them. Maybe it's time for a rebound.

The stock trades at 12 times trailing earnings and 13 times forward earnings. The price earnings to growth ratio is a very favorable 0.84. Plus the stock trades at an excellent 0.58 times sales. The company pays a very healthy yield of 5.9%, and the payouts are made quarterly.

Nevsun Resources (NSU) is in the business of exploring for and developing gold, silver, copper, and zinc mineral properties. The stock, which is less than $4 a share, has a trailing price to earnings ratio of 11 and a forward PE of 8.

The PEG ratio is an outstanding 0.27 and the price sales ratio is a reasonable 1.83. The dividend is paid quarterly and the stock yields 3.7%.

With financials in place like this, there is very little downside and plenty of upside.If you like lists like this, check out the stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

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

By Stockerblog.com

No Debt High Yield Stocks

If you are a conservative investor, two things you always look for are a high dividend payout and a solid balance sheet. There are plenty of high yield stocks out there, but not all of them are in good financial shape. However, if you can find a high yield stock that has no debt, then you have a good starting point for finding gems. There are over 15 stocks that WallStreetNewsNetwork.com came up with that have market caps over $500 million, yields above 4%, and are debt free.

One example is Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) which yields 4.4%. This is the payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing company.

Another is Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG) which pays 4.2%. The company is a provider of housekeeping, laundry, linen, and food services to nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals.

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (MXIM), a manufacturer of linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits and analog circuits, has a yield of 4.20%.

To see the rest of the list of debt free high yield stocks, including three that yield above 7%, go to WSNN.com.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Big Pharma Big Yields

With the Roche (RHHBY.PK) acquisition of Genentech (DNA), investors are wondering if the big pharmaceutical companies are the medicine that their portfolios need. Especially if those companies have high yields. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com recently came out with its downloadable Excel database of High Yield Big Pharma stocks, more than half of which have yields over 4%. Here are a few examples:

Novartis AG (NVS) is the Swiss based healthcare products company, which has a PE ratio of 12, and yields 4.10%.

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) is the New Jersey based pharma that makes Singulair, Zocor, Propecia, Proscar, Gardasil and numerous other products. They have a PE ratio of 8, and yields 5.10%.

GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) is the British based pharmaceutical and consumer health-related products company, which sells Advair, Advair, Zofran, Valtrex, Flovent and many other pharmaceuticals, along with many over-the-counter products. They have a PE ratio of 14, and a yield of 5.60%.

To see a list of all the big pharmas and their yields which can be downloaded, sorted, and changed, go to wsnn.com.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com