
- Dividend Yield over 2%
- Payout Ratio under 50%
- PEG Ratio of under 3
- Return on Equity of at least 15%
- Debt to Equity Ratio of less than 50%
- Positive EPS Growth this year, next year and the next 5 years.
- (data from 20 August 2014)
I have sorted these companies in the order of their market capitalization and have listed them from largest to smallest. I have also segmented this list into three parts in order to keep each individual article within a reasonable length. The three parts will include the following companies.
Part 1 Microsoft Corporation Johnson and Johnson Qualcomm Incorporated ConocoPhillips 3M Company General Dynamics Corp Raytheon Company Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc Aflac Inc. | Part 2 T.Rowe Price Group, Inc The Gap, Inc Symantec Corporation Helmerich & Payne, Inc Murphy Oil Corporation Best Buy Co, Inc Alaska Air Group, Inc GameStop Corp Waddell & Reed Financial Inc | Part 3 Gentex Corp DSW Inc Cohen & Steers Inc Western Refining Logistics, LP Boston Private Financial Holdings Capella Education Co FutureFuel Corp Intelliquent, Inc |
Sector: Consumer Goods Industry: Auto Parts Market Cap $4.27 Bil P/E 15.72 PEG 1.33 Payout Ratio 29.90% 3yr RevGR 12.65% 3yr EarnGR 16.33% 3yr DivGR 8.28% | Price $29.38 1yr Target $34.43 1yr Cap Gain 17.18% Dividend $0.64 Yield 2.17% 1yr Tot Return 19.35% EPS next year 4.91% EPS next five years 11.83% |
Sector: Services Industry: Apparel Stores Market Cap $2.57 Bil P/E 16.76 PEG 1.62 Payout Ratio 40.00% 3yr RevGR 9.03% 3yr EarnGR 58.32% 3yr DivGR N/A | Price $28.21 1yr Target $29.64 1yr Cap Gain 5.06% Dividend $0.75 Yield 2.65% 1yr Tot Return 7.71% EPS next year 14.40% EPS next five years 10.35% |
Sector: Financial Industry: Asset Management Market Cap $1.94 Bil P/E 24.77 PEG 1.43 Payout Ratio 47.20% 3yr RevGR 17.26% 3yr EarnGR 12.03% 3yr DivGR 25.70% | Price $43.22 1yr Target $40.67 1yr Cap Gain -5.91% Dividend $0.88 Yield 2.03% 1yr Tot Return -3.88% EPS next year 13.54% EPS next five years 17.30% |
Sector: Basic Materials Industry: Oil and Gas Pipelines Market Cap $1.50 Bil P/E 20.65 PEG 1.38 Payout Ratio 33.80% 3yr RevGR N/A 3yr EarnGR N/A 3yr DivGR N/A | Price $34.87 1yr Target $36.75 1yr Cap Gain 5.39% Dividend $1.19 Yield 3.41% 1yr Tot Return 8.80% EPS next year 35.07% EPS next five years 15.00% |
Sector: Financial Industry: Regional - Northeast Banks Market Cap $996.40 Mil P/E 15.68 PEG 1.37 Payout Ratio 25.90% 3yr RevGR -1.52% 3yr EarnGR N/A 3yr DivGR 87.78% | Price $12.23 1yr Target $14.11 1yr Cap Gain 15.37% Dividend $0.32 Yield 2.61% 1yr Tot Return 17.98% EPS next year 11.44% EPS next five years 12.35% |
Sector: Services Industry: Education and Training Services Market Cap $834.84 Mil P/E 25.33 PEG 2.37 Payout Ratio 38.30% 3yr RevGR -0.82% 3yr EarnGR -8.30% 3yr DivGR N/A | Price $67.23 1yr Target $69.14 1yr Cap Gain 2.84% Dividend $1.40 Yield 2.08% 1yr Tot Return 4.92% EPS next year 10.16% EPS next five years 10.71% |
Sector: Basic Materials Industry: Chemicals - Major Diversified Market Cap $618.39 Mil P/E 11.53 PEG 1.00 Payout Ratio 37.70% 3yr RevGR 26.31% 3yr EarnGR 39.76% 3yr DivGR 11.08% | Price $13.68 1yr Target $20.00 1yr Cap Gain 46.19% Dividend $0.48 Yield 3.50% 1yr Tot Return 49.69% EPS next year 40.54% EPS next five years 11.50% |
Sector: Technology Industry: Wireless Communication Market Cap $366.53 Mil P/E 10.06 PEG 1.01 Payout Ratio 26.40% 3yr RevGR 1.91% 3yr EarnGR 23.14% 3yr DivGR N/A | Price $11.19 1yr Target $17.50 1yr Cap Gain 56.38% Dividend $0.30 Yield 2.68% 1yr Tot Return 59.06% EPS next year 3.46% EPS next five years 10.00% |