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10 Top-Rated, Dividend-Paying Stocks Presented by Investor's Business Daily
Yield: 7.7%. The Greek marine transportation firm is pulling back on light trade after touching an all-time high June 1. After suffering four straight quarters of waning profit growth, it rebounded in the final quarter of 2006. Diana has continued to improve, last month, it delivered a 59% jump in Q1 earnings along with a 59% rise in sales. Composite Rating: 99* Yield: 6.7%. The fertilizer maker is back near record highs after a mid-May reversal. Terra's manufacturing facilities have the capacity to produce 4.6 million tons of anhydrous ammonia – the basic ingredient for most nitrogen-based fertilizers. Composite Rating: 97 Yield: 6.6%. The Phoenix-based firm is one of the world's largest copper producers with operations in Peru and Mexico. It owns the second largest copper reserves in the world. Mutual fund ownership has risen to 128 funds from 107 three quarters ago. Composite Rating: 99 Yield: 5.9%.China-based Seaspan currently owns a fleet of 27 container ships, which it charters via long-term, fixed-rate contracts. The company has 28 more vessels on the way. Its first-quarter profit cruised up 24% to 31 cents a share, beating views. Composite Rating: 97 Yield: 5.3%. The Turkish communications services provider is pulling back after hitting six-year highs last week. In early May, the company delivered a 48% rise in first-quarter earnings. Analysts see Q2 profit to surging 220%. Composite Rating: 97 Yield: 3.9%. The Brazilian telecommunications services provider is starting to pull back after running higher in May. Its fixed-line telecom services cover 64% of Brazil. Composite Rating: 95 Yield: 3.6%. The provider of oil storage and transportation services has been consolidating gains since it hit a new high May 7. NuStar's profit margin was 72.1% last year, and has climbed for three straight years. Composite Rating: 93 Yield: 3.5%. Late last month, the Russian mining and steel firm said it acquired a 49% stake in Kuzbass Power Sales Co., boosting its interest to 50.2%. The purchase is part of its strategy to expand into the power business. Mechel's full-year profit is expected to grow 25% this year and 40% in 2008. Composite Rating: 95 Yield: 3.3%. The Chinese oil and gas company is trading near all-time highs after bouncing off support at its 10-week moving average. Despite recent volatility in Chinese stocks, CNOOC has advanced for five of the past six sessions. Composite Rating: 90 Yield: 3.1%. In mid-May, the international provider of tanker shipping services reported a 65% rise in first-quarter earnings, snapping a streak of declining profit growth. Annual earnings growth fell in 2005 and 2006, but analysts see a turnaround. Thomson Financial expects growth of 79% in 2007. Composite Rating: 93 |
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