This just in: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) is a serious option for income investors. Apple stock pays a 3% dividend yield right now thanks to a combination of flagging share prices and a modest policy boost in April's quarterly check.
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If Apple were a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) , how would its stock stack up against its fellow income-generators? Let's find out.
Apple would boast an above-average yield among the current 30 Dow stocks, but not by a large margin. The average Dow dividend yields 2.7%. That's just below the median yield of 2.85% offered by oil giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM ) . The iPhone maker would rank in 12th place among a hypothetical 31-member Dow.
How about ranking the Dow by dividend increases? Apple boosted its dividend by 15% with just more than a year of payout history under it's belt, which would be the eighth-most generous raise of the past year. The average one-year boost sits exactly at 15% but is heavily skewed by Cisco Systems' more than doubling of its payout policy. Remove the top and bottom boosts, as they do when counting style points in Olympic events, and the adjusted average would be just 12.9%.
Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Cassius Ventures Ltd. (CZ.V)
Cassius Ventures Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company has an option to earn a 60% interest in the Carrot River Property comprising 15 mining claims totaling 3,073 hectares located in north-central Manitoba. It also holds an option to earn a 100% interest in certain mineral claims covering 4,212.71 hectares located in the Alberni Mining Division of British Columbia. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: MaxLinear Inc (MXL)
MaxLinear, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, engages in the design, development, marketing, and sale of integrated, radio-frequency (RF), and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications applications. Its RF receiver products capture and process digital and analog signals to be decoded for various applications. The company�s products include RF receivers and RF receiver systems-on-chips that demodulate broadband signals. Its products enable the reception of broadband data and video content in electronic devices, including cable and terrestrial set top boxes, DOCSIS voice and data cable modems, digital televisions, mobile handsets, personal computers, netbooks, and in-vehicle entertainment devices. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, module makers, and original design manufacturers through direct sales force, third party sales representatives, and a network of distributors. MaxLinear, Inc. markets its products and s ervices to consumer electronics and communications companies primarily in China, Taiwan, and Japan. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: Health Management Associates Inc.(HMA)
Health Management Associates, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of general acute care hospitals and other health care facilities in non-urban communities in the United States. Its hospitals provide services, including general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, and pediatric services. The company also offers outpatient services, such as one-day surgery, laboratory, x-ray, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. In addition, its hospitals provide specialty services in cardiology, neuro-surgery, oncology, radiation therapy, computer-assisted tomography scanning, magnetic resonance imaging, lithotripsy, and full-service obstetrics. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated 66 hospitals with a total of 10,330 licensed beds in non-urban communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. Health Management Associates was founded in 1977 and is based in Naples, Florida.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Dan Caplinger]
That in turn could create a problem for hospital companies. Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC ) , Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH ) , and Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA ) have all seen their share prices jump sharply as investors grow increasingly excited about the prospects of uninsured Americans getting mandated coverage under Obamacare. The hope is that by having more people insured, these hospital companies will lose less in uncovered health care expenses they incur when they treat uninsured patients.
- [By Rich Smith]
HMA is looking for a new CEO. On Tuesday, hospital operator Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA ) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Gary D. Newsome intends to retire from the company on July 31, in order to do missionary work for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as president of the church's Uruguay-Montevideo Mission in South America.
- [By Keith Speights]
Large hospital operator Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA ) is based on Naples, Fla. 23 of HMA's total of 71 hospitals are located in the state of Florida.
Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Cache Exploration Inc (CAY.V)
Cache Exploration Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties, primarily rare-earth metals in Canada. It holds options to acquire 70 % interest in certain mineral claims in the Bluff Lake property located in the Quesnel trough area of British Columbia; 80 % interest in the Welsford rare earth property located in New Brunswick; and 80 % interest in two property claims, such as the Cross Hills and the Louil Hills rare earth properties located in Newfoundland. The company also has options to acquire 100% interest in the Inner Welsford property claims in southern New Brunswick; and 160 claims in the Long Lake property located in northern New Brunswick. Cache Exploration Inc. is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Educational Development Corporation(EDUC)
Educational Development Corporation operates as a trade publisher of a line of children?s books in the United States. It distributes children?s books published by Usborne Publishing Limited in the United Kingdom. The company offers various books, including Touchy-Feely board books, jigsaw puzzle books, activity and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. It sells books through two divisions, Usborne Books and More, and Publishing. The Usborne Books and More division distributes books through independent consultants, who hold book showings in individual homes; and through book fairs, direct sales, and Internet sales. It also distributes these titles to school and public libraries. The Publishing division markets books to bookstores, toy stores, specialty stores, museums, and other retail outlets. It distributes books through commissioned trade representati ves who call on book, toy, specialty stores, and other retail outlets; and through in-house marketing by telephone to the trade. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Asia Fashion Holdings Limited (GH3.SI)
Asia Fashion Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the production, dyeing, and post-processing treatment of synthetic knitted fabrics primarily in the People�s Republic of China. The company�s fabrics products are used in various products, including casual wear, sportswear, shoes, and bags. It serves sportswear and sport shoes producers, garment producers, and fabric trading companies. The company was formerly known as Qian Feng Fabric Tech Limited and changed its name to Asia Fashion Holdings Limited in May 2011. Asia Fashion Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Fuqing, the People�s Republic of China. Asia Fashion Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Qian Feng Group Limited.
Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Biogen Idec Inc(BIIB)
Biogen Idec Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, hemophilia, and autoimmune disorders in the United States and internationally. Its marketed products include the AVONEX for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS); RITUXAN for treating relapsed or refractory, CD20-positive, and B-cell Non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma (NHL); TYSABRI to treat relapsing MS; FUMADERM for the treatment of severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients; and FAMPYRA, an oral compound for the improvement of walking in adult patients with MS with walking disability. Biogen Idec Inc.?s products under Phase III consist of PEGylated interferon beta-1a designed to prolong the effects and reduce the dosing frequency of interferon beta-1a; BG-12 for the treatment of MS; Daclizumab, a monoclonal antibody in relapsing MS; Long-lasting factor IX and VIII fusion protein for the treatment of hemophilia B; GA101, a monoclonal antibody for t he treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and NHL; and Dexpramipexole, an orally administered small molecule for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company?s Phase I clinical trial products include Anti-LINGO for use in multiple sclerosis, Neublastin for use in neuropathic pain, CD40L for use in systemic lupus erythematosus, ANTI-TWAEK humanized monoclonal antibody for TWEAK, and BIIB037 for use in Alzheimer's disease; and Phase II clinical trial product comprises OCRELIZUMAB, a humanized monoclonal antibody for treating CD20. It has collaboration agreements with Genentech, Inc.; Elan Pharma International, Ltd; Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.; Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB; Abbott Biotherapeutics Corp; and Vernalis plc. The company was formerly known as IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation and changed its name to Biogen Idec Inc. in November 2003. Biogen Idec Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Weston, Massachusetts.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Lauren Pollock]
Biogen Idec Inc.(BIIB) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration pushed back the date for potential approval of its treatment for hemophilia B by three months to allow more time to review information the regulator had requested regarding a manufacturing step. The investigational treatment — called Alprolix — is a long-lasting clotting factor in late-stage clinical development.
- [By Brian Orelli]
APD334 targets the sphingosine 1-phosphate subtype 1 receptor, which is involved in numerous autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis. All three diseases are large markets with multiple blockbuster drugs treating them. Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB ) , for instance, has two multiple sclerosis drugs -- Avonex and Tysabri -- that are both blockbusters. AbbVie's (NYSE: ABBV ) Humira, which treats both psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, posted sales of more than $9.2 billion last year.
- [By Lauren Pollock]
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday’s session are Merck(MRK) & Co., Biogen Idec Inc.(BIIB) and Roper Industries Inc.(ROP)
Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Starcore Intl Mines Ltd(SAM.TO)
Starcore International Mines Ltd., through its subsidiary, Compa�a Minera Pe� de Bernal, S.A. de C.V., engages in exploring, extracting, and processing gold and silver in Mexico. The company is also involved in owning, acquiring, exploiting, exploring, and evaluating mineral properties. It holds interests in the San Martin mine consisting of mining concessions covering 12,992 hectares, including 7 underground mining units and 4 exploration units located in Queretaro, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Starcore International Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to Starcore International Mines Ltd. in February 2008. Starcore International Mines Ltd. is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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