12 Dividend Challengers with Low PEG Ratios: TCAP, TAC, TGH, ARLP, TWGP, AM, INTC, BBL, CEO, WMB, MSFT, AC

Here is an actual sheet of stocks with a history of rising dividends of more than five years but not more than nine years (Dividend Challengers). Out there are 202 companies that have fulfilled these criteria. In addition, the companies should have a price-earnings to growth ratio of less than one as well as a dividend yield of more than 3 percent. Twelve shares remained of which four are high yields.

Here are the three top dividend stocks by market capitalization:

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has a market capitalization of $215.27 billion. The company employs 90,000 people, generates revenues of $69,943.00 million and has a net income of $23,150.00 million. The firm�s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $29,927.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 42.79 percent (operating margin 38.83 percent and the net profit margin finally 33.10 percent).

The total debt representing 10.97 percent of the company�s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 20.88 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 44.84 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.75 of which $0.64 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.29, Price/Sales 3.07 and Price/Book ratio 3.74. Dividend Yield: 3.14 percent. The beta ratio is 0.99.

BHP Billiton (BBL) has a market capitalization of $156.64 billion. The company employs 40,757 people, generates revenues of $71,739.00 million and has a net income of $23,946.00 million. The firm�s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $37,927.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 52.87 percent (operating margin 44.35 percent and the net profit margin finally 33.38 percent)! .
< br />The total debt representing 15.46 percent of the company�s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 28.02 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 44.92 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $8.55 of which $2.02 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.70, Price/Sales 2.54 and Price/Book ratio 2.79. Dividend Yield: 3.40 percent. The beta ratio is 1.56.

Intel Corporation (INTC) has a market capitalization of $118.69 billion. The company employs 99,900 people, generates revenues of $43,623.00 million and has a net income of $11,464.00 million. The firm�s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $20,101.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 46.08 percent (operating margin 35.45 percent and the net profit margin finally 26.28 percent).

The total debt representing 3.35 percent of the company�s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 4.28 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 25.16 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.31 of which $0.63 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.07, Price/Sales 2.80 and Price/Book ratio 2.68. Dividend Yield: 3.50 percent. The beta ratio is 1.10.

Take a closer look at the full table of cheap Dividend Challengers in terms of growth. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 10.53 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 9.14. The dividend yield has a value of 4.53 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.05 and price to sales ratio 2.23. The operating margin amounts to 31.07 percent.

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TCAP, TAC, TGH, ARLP, TWGP, AM, INTC, BBL, CEO, WMB, MSFT, AC! I
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