PotashCorp's (NYSE: POT ) quarterly dividend is starting to sprout. The company announced it will distribute $0.35 per share of its common stock, which will be handed out on Aug. 2 to shareholders of record as of July 12. This amount is an even 25% higher than the company's previous disbursement of $0.28 per share, which was paid earlier this month.
In the press release announcing the move, the company pointed out that this marks the fifth time it has raised its payout since 2011.
The new dividend annualizes to $1.40 per share. That yields 3.2% at PotashCorp's most recent closing stock price of $43.38.
5 Best US Stocks To Watch For 2014: US Ecology Inc.(ECOL)
US Ecology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides waste treatment, disposal, recycling, and transportation services to commercial and government entities in the United States. The company offers treatment and disposal services for radioactive, hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyl, and non-hazardous industrial wastes. Its customers include oil refineries, chemical production facilities, manufacturers, electric utilities, steel mills, biotechnology companies, military installations, waste brokers/aggregators, and medical and academic institutions. The company was formerly known as American Ecology Corporation and changed its name to US Ecology, Inc. in February 2010. US Ecology, Inc. was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
5 Best US Stocks To Watch For 2014: King Wan Corporation Limited (554.SI)
King Wan Corporation Limited, an investment holding company, provides mechanical and electrical engineering services for the building and construction industry primarily in Singapore. Its Plumbing and Sanitary segment offers plumbing and sanitary services, including the design and installation of water distribution systems and pipe network for sewage and waste water drainage. The company�s Electrical segment provides electrical engineering services comprising the design and installation of electricity distribution systems, fire protection, alarm systems, and communications and security systems, as well as air conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems. Its Toilet Rental segment rents and operates mobile lavatories and other facilities. The company was founded in 1977 and is based in Singapore.
Top 10 Wireless Telecom Companies To Watch For 2014: Intel Corporation(INTC)
Intel Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of integrated circuits for computing and communications industries worldwide. It offers microprocessor products used in notebooks, netbooks, desktops, servers, workstations, storage products, embedded applications, communications products, consumer electronics devices, and handhelds. The company also provides system on chip products that integrate its core processing functionalities with other system components, such as graphics, audio, and video, onto a single chip. In addition, it offers chipset products that send data between the microprocessor and input, display, and storage devices, including keyboard, mouse, monitor, hard drive, and CD, DVD, or Blu-ray drives; motherboards designed for desktop, server, and workstation platforms, and that has connectors for attaching devices to the bus; and wired and wireless connectivity products consisting of network adapters and embedded wireless cards used to translate and transmit data across networks. Further, the company provides NAND flash memory products primarily used in portable memory storage devices, digital camera memory cards, and solid-state drives; software products comprising operating systems, middleware, and tools used to develop, run, and manage various enterprise, consumer, embedded, and handheld devices; and software development tools that enable the creation of applications. Additionally, it develops computing platforms, which are integrated hardware and software computing technologies designed to offer an optimized solution. The company sells its products principally to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, PC components and other products users, and other manufacturers of industrial and communications equipment. It has a strategic alliance with Scientific Conservation Inc. Intel Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By David Eller]
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has been left for dead. Semiconductor investors have been focusing on wireless and low-power rather than PC suppliers. That shouldn’t be a surprise since PC makers had a very tough 2012. The corporate PC refresh cycle was extended due to the weak economy. Tablets were becoming mainstream. Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) and HP (NYSE: HPQ) continued to disappoint. Intel tried to get into mobile computing, but the Ultrabook isn’t effectively competing with the iPad. However, the corporate computing market isn’t going away. Expectations are low, the stock is cheap… and with a 5% dividend, you are being nicely paid to wait for earnings to improve. The CEO transition will bring an increased focus on mobile, which will hopefully increase the number of design wins for Intel’s low-power Medfield product line.
- [By Jonas Elmerraji]
It's been a crummy year for semiconductor giant Intel. Shares of the $104 billion chipmaker have slid more than 24 percent in the trailing 12 months, underperforming the S&P 500 by a broad clip. So why is this struggling stock making our list of must-own dividend names now? In short, it's getting ready for a change in trend.
Intel is the biggest name in the chip business, with around 80 percent of the microprocessor market. If you own a computer, there's a 4-in-5 chance that it's powered by an Intel chip. Intel's dominance in the chip business has been hard fought, but now that it's so established, the firm is going to be hard to unseat. Intel effectively owns the computer processor business, and while computers have become extremely commoditized in recent years, Intel's chips haven't.
Mobile devices are the biggest path to growth for Intel at this point, in part because they get consumed so quickly and in part because they could steal share from the computer business. Intel's balance sheet is pristine, with around $12 billion in net cash and investments after all of its debt is accounted for. Better still, that steady downtrend in shares has shoved Intel's generous dividend yield to 4.28 percent. As semiconductors stage an about-face in 2013, Intel shareholders should benefit more than most.
- [By Vita]
Intel (INTC, $23.31). Chipmaker moving beyond PCs to "faster-growing mobile phone space" and has sizable 3.6% dividend yield and a below-market P-E ratio of around 10.
- [By Stephen Faulkner]
I currently hold Intel long and have decided to also write weekly covered calls against my position starting soon as I outlined in this article here. To me, Intel is the quintessential dividend stock everyone should own. With a market cap of around $135 billion, and quarter after quarter of beating earnings, they are not only a behemoth but also a well performing machine. Consider their cash position and their competitive advantage of being ahead of the curve within their space, and they are set up to weather any storm particularly well.
Intel is currently trading around $27 resistance and has been for quite some time. It could be due for a breakout very soon, and as such I find it to be a good candidate for purchase. My 2012 end of year price target is $32 to $36, indicating a 19% to 34% increase over Friday's close of $26.92, along with a $0.21 dividend per share paid quarterly.
5 Best US Stocks To Watch For 2014: Global Power Equipment Group Inc(GLPW)
Global Power Equipment Group Inc. and its subsidiaries designs, engineers, and manufactures gas turbine auxiliary equipment; and provides routine and specialty maintenance services to customers in the utility and industrial sectors. Its gas turbine auxiliary equipment include filter houses, inlet systems, exhaust systems, diverter dampers, selective catalytic emission reduction systems, packaged skids, and precision parts and specialty fabrications. These products are primarily used in the operation of gas turbine power plants, as well as for other industrial, energy, and power-related applications. The company?s service offerings consist of nuclear power plant modification, maintenance, and construction; and fossil fuel and hydroelectric power plant modification and construction services. It also provides specialty services comprising cleaning, surface preparation, coatings application, quality control, and inspection testing services; industrial insulation services, pri marily in process-piping installations; abatement services for the removal of asbestos and removal of heavy metal based coatings, such as lead paint; replacing, repairing, and upgrading industrial facility roofing systems; and integrated valve and actuator services that include inspection, preventative maintenance, and repair of various types of valves and actuators. It serves original equipment manufacturers; engineering, procurement, and construction contractors; operators of power generation facilities; and firms engaged in various process-related industries, as well as utility companies. The company operates primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; and internationally. Global Power Equipment Group Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
5 Best US Stocks To Watch For 2014: Premier Gold Mines Ltd (PIRGF)
Premier Gold Mines Limited (Premier) is an exploration companies with a pipeline of gold projects focused in mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. Premier�� portfolio includes assets in gold mining districts, such as Red Lake, Musselwhite and Geraldton in Ontario and the Carlin Trend in Nevada. It projects include Rahill-Bonanza Project, East Bay Project, PQ North Project, Trans-Canada Project and Redgold Project. Its subsidiaries include Premier Gold Mines USA Inc., 2295196 Ontario Inc., 2295197 Ontario Inc. and Roxmark Mines Ltd. On January 16, 2012, Premier sold its interest in the Newman-Madsen property in Red Lake to Sabina Silver Corporation. On November 18, 2011, the Company incorporated a Canadian subsidiary Premier Royalty Corporation. On August 16, 2011, it acquired Goldstone Resources Inc. On June 6, 2012, the Company acquired the Cove Gold Project, located within the Eureka-Battle Mountain Trend of Nevada, of Victoria Gold Corp. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Christopher Barker]
Somehow, this beautifully positioned gold company has shed fully half of its market capitalization since I highlighted the stock's highly alluring project portfolio back in mid-2011. I believe the result is a crystal-clear bargain for exposure to an extraordinarily well-funded developer where cash and equivalents account for roughly one-quarter of the company's resulting $600 million market cap. Major miner Goldcorp (NYSE: GG ) continues to advance a major tram project to connect its Cochenour and Bruce Channel gold deposits to its legendary Red Lake mining complex, and Premier remains a major beneficiary as the tram traverses the highly prospective Rahill-Bonanza properties in which Premier holds a 49% joint-venture stake. This haulage drift has already "intersected multiple anomalous gold-bearing structures" that warrant systematic underground exploration with a strong likelihood of meaningful success, and I discuss the significance of this strong exploration potential within my premium research report on Goldcorp (which investors can access simply by clicking here). But the company also boasts a 4.2 million ounce resource (measured and indicated) within a district-scale cluster of gold deposits elsewhere in Ontario, as well as an eye-catching prospect adjacent to the historical Cove mine along Nevada's famed Battle Mountain/Eureka trend.
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