McGraw-Hill Financial� (NYSE: MHP ) ,�the owner of the S&P 500 index,�said this week that it�will pay a�regular quarterly dividend�of $0.28 per share on June 12 to the holders of record at the close of business on May 29.�
McGraw-Hill�has paid a dividend each year since 1937 and is one of fewer than 25 companies in the S&P 500 that has increased its dividend annually for the last 40 years. It last increased the dividend beginning with the first-quarter payout, raising it from $0.255 per share. That increase�represents an average compound annual dividend growth rate of 9.6% since 1974.
It paid to investors a special dividend of $2.50 per share in December 2012.
McGraw Hill Financial owns such iconic brands as Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, and J.D. Power & Associates, The company has approximately 17,000 employees in 27 countries.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: Caribou Coffee Company Inc.(CBOU)
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. owns and operates coffeehouses. The company offers premium coffee and espresso-based beverages, as well as specialty teas, handcrafted beverages, foods, coffee lifestyle items, branded merchandise, and related products. It also sells whole bean and ground coffee to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, office coffee providers, airlines, hotels, sports and entertainment venues, college campuses, and online customers. In addition, the company sells blended coffees and licenses its Caribou Coffee brand to Keurig, Inc. for sale and use in its K-Cup single serve line of business. Further, Caribou Coffee Company franchises its brand to partners to operate Caribou Coffee branded kiosks and coffeehouses, as well as sells Caribou Coffee branded products to partners for resale in these franchised locations. As of July 3, 2011, it operated 407 company-owned coffeehouses located in 16 states and the District of Columbia; and 147 franchised coffeehouses in th e United States and international markets. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By James K. Glassman]
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company is a superb fund (it has an annualized return of 13.4% over the past ten years) that is closed to new investors. But we can still poach ideas from its portfolio. One of the best is Caribou Coffee (CBOU), a Starbucks competitor (with a better product, in this coffee drinker's opinion) whose sales have held up well. Analysts, on average, forecast that the company, which has nearly 500 stores, will boost its earnings by 30% in 2011. And the company has no debt.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: MTR Gaming Group Inc.(MNTG)
MTR Gaming Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in racing, gaming, and entertainment businesses in the United States. It owns and operates Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, which is a diverse gaming, entertainment, and convention complex in Chester, West Virginia that consists of approximately 2,132 slot machines, 14 poker tables, and 45 casino table games; 357 hotel rooms, including 256-room Grande Hotel at Mountaineer; a convention space; a live thoroughbred horse racing facility; the Woodview Golf Course; a theater and events center; a fitness center; and an on-site pari-mutuel wagering facility. The company also operates Presque Isle Downs & Casino property, which comprises 2,070 slot machines, 44 casino table games, and 9 poker tables; and provides live thoroughbred horse racing and on-site pari-mutuel wagering services in Erie, Pennsylvania. In addition, it operates Scioto Downs Casino & Racetrack, a live harness racing track in Columbus, Ohio; and Ra celinebet.com, a national account wagering service that offers online and telephone wagering on horse races. The company was formerly known as Secamur Corporation and changed its name to MTR Gaming Group, Inc. in 1996. MTR Gaming Group, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Chester, West Virginia.
Top 5 Food Stocks To Invest In 2014: Avi-tech Electronics Limited (CT1.SI)
Avi-Tech Electronics Limited provides burn-in and related services to the semi conductor industry. It also offers burn-in boards and boards related products, and engineering services; and engages in equipment distribution. The company�s Burn-In Services segment consists of burn-in service and tape and reel service. Burn-in service is a process wherein the individual integrated circuit (IC) chip is stressed at high temperature to weed out any defects caused during the assembly process; and tape and reel services are provided for customers who need the finished products to be delivered in reel form. Its Burn-in Boards and Boards Manufacturing segment involves in the design and assembly of printed circuit boards used for burn-in and reliability testing of IC chips. Avi-Tech�s Engineering segment undertakes system integration projects and engages in equipment manufacturing business, as well as provides technical services. This segment also distributes third party products. T he company operates in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, the United States, Germany, Thailand, Taiwan, and China. Avi-Tech Electronics Limited was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Singapore.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.(USPH)
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinics in the United States. Its clinics provide pre-and-post operative care and treatment for orthopedic-related disorders, sports-related injuries, preventative care, rehabilitation of injured workers, and neurological-related injuries. The company also offers physician services to third parties; and operates clinics, which specialize in the outpatient, non-surgical treatment of osteo arthritis degenerative joint disease and other musculoskeletal conditions. As of December 31, 2011, it operated 416 clinics in 42 states; and managed 15 physical therapy facilities for third parties, including physicians. The company focuses its marketing efforts on physicians comprising orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, internal medicine physicians, podiatrists, occupational medicine physicians, and general practitioners. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. was founded in 1 990 and is based in Houston, Texas.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: Diana Containerships Inc.(DCIX)
Diana Containerships Inc. owns and operates containerships in Greece. The company engages in the seaborne transportation of semi-finished and finished consumer and industrial products. As of February 23, 2012, its fleet consisted of 8 containerships with a carrying capacity of approximately 32,693 twenty-foot equivalent units. Diana Containerships Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Athens, Greece.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: Bcm Resources Corporation (B.V)
BCM Resources Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in British Columbia, Canada. The company primarily focuses on the discovery of viable molybdenum deposits. It holds interests in the resource properties located in the Skeena and Omineca Mining Divisions in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as BC Moly Ltd. and changed its name to BCM Resources Corp. in February 2006. BCM Resources Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: Ross River Minerals Inc (RRM.V)
Ross River Minerals Inc., a junior resource company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold and copper-gold properties in Canada and Mexico. Its projects include the Tay-LP property that consists of 413 contiguous mineral claims covering 8,600 hectares and is located in the Yukon Territory, Canada; and the El Pulpo property, which covers approximately 20,000 hectares and is located in Sinaloa State, Mexico. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: Lions Gate Metals Inc(LGM.V)
Lions Gate Metals Inc., a junior resource company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural resource properties in North America. The company explores for copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits. It principally holds a 100% interest in the Poplar copper - molybdenum deposit that consists of 175 claims covering an area of 69,185 hectares located near Houston, British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Fortress Base Metals Corp. and changed its name to Lions Gate Metals Inc. in July 2008. Lions Gate Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: Research Frontiers Incorporated(REFR)
Research Frontiers Incorporated engages in the development, licensing, and marketing of technology and devices to control the flow of light. The company licenses its suspended particle device (SPD-Smart) light-control technology to companies that manufacture and market the SPD-smart chemical emulsion, light-control film made from chemical emulsion, lamination services, and electronics to power end-products incorporating the film; and end-products, such as windows, skylights, and sunroofs. The SPD-Smart light-control technology is used for various applications, such as windows, skylights, partitions, doors, and sunshades for the architectural, aircraft, marine, automotive, and appliance industries; variable light transmission sunglasses, goggles, visors, and other eyewear; variable light transmission automotive sunroofs, sunvisors, and rear-view mirrors; and flat panel information displays for use in billboards, scoreboards, point-of-purchase advertising displays, traffic s igns, computers, telephones, PDAs, and other electronic instruments. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Woodbury, New York.
10 Best Wireless Telecom Stocks To Buy Right Now: MEDIFAST INC(MED)
Medifast, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and sale of weight management and disease management products, and other consumable health and diet products in the United States. The company?s product lines include weight and disease management, meal replacement, and vitamins. It also operates weight control centers that offer Medifast programs for weight loss and maintenance, customized patient counseling, and inbody composition analysis. The company markets its products under the Medifast and Essential brand names, including shakes, appetite suppression shakes, women?s health shakes, diabetics shakes, joint health shakes, coronary health shakes, calorie burn drinks, calorie burn flavor infusers, antioxidant shakes, antioxidant flavor infusers, bars, crunch bars, soups, chili, oatmeal, pudding, scrambled eggs, hot cocoa, cappuccino, chai latte, iced teas, fruit drinks, pretzels, puffs, brownie, pancakes, soy crisps, crackers, and omega 3 and digestive health products. Medifast Inc. sells its products through various channels of distribution comprising Web, call center, independent health advisors, medical professionals, weight loss clinics, and direct consumer marketing supported via the phone and the Web; Take Shape for Life, a physician led network of independent health coaches; and weight control centers. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Mark]
Revenues are expected to grow 27% next year and yet MEDIFAST (MED: 15.68 0.00%) trades at only 16x consensus 2011 earnings. The company continues to gain market share in the competitive weight management sector and provides investors with the double benefit of both a growth stock and a potential acquisition target.
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