A good stock for monthly dividends

Main Street capital (NYSE:MAIN) is a steady stock that yields 7.4 % monthly. I like monthly dividends because I reinvest my money into more of that share which grows my earnings slightly faster than an annual or quarterly yield. MAIN is a business development company (BDC), which means it loans money to small, fast-growing private companies for interest and an equity stake. If a company in its loan portfolio gets bought out or goes public, MAIN gets a piece of the action. By law, BDCs have to pay out 90% of their taxable income to their shareholders, making them an asset class custom-made for income investors.

Busy week

This week is a busy week for me so I am sorry if I am not posting everyday this week. It just takes time for me to make analysis's, and right now I don't have a lot of time. Instead I will post more videos that I like, because they do not take a lot of time.

Please disregard my last post

It was just released today that it appears Oryon was not only just a promo stock but it does not even have a source of income, and was apparently a mining company about 3 months ago, according to this article . Although I did do research on Oryon and it seemed like a legit company with a legit source of income, it just goes to show that you can't always trust these sources. Chances are if you get stock recommendations in email or type the company name into Google, and a whole bunch of reports come up saying how much you can earn, it is most likely a scam. Although you can make returns in the first couple of days with all the hype, but you will only see it crash eventually. Sorry for my recommendation and this is why you should always do your own research before you make a purchasing decision.

For you penny stock lovers

Some of the biggest money-making stocks I’ve seen in my lifetime emerged from obscurity to global dominance. That’s exactly the potential I see in Oryon Technologies, Inc., (OTCQB: ORYN) today.

After nine years of product research and development,Oryon Technologies, Inc., has taken its breakthrough invention (ELastoLite), patented it every way imaginable (65 patents to date), and is now preparing it for market on a global scale. Read the article here

A stock that benefits from falling natural gas prices

Lower feedstock costs made Terra very profitable in 2011. The company's income more than doubled to $508 million compared with the previous year, and EPS soared to $15.33 from $8.01.Terra Nitrogen Co. LP (NYSE: TNH) is a fertilizer producer benefiting from falling gas prices because natural gas is used to make fertilizer. Farmers got an early start this year due to the mild winter which has increased demand and made fertilizer prices rise and supply become tight. Distributions per share nearly tripled from $5.01 in 2010 to $13.91 in 2011, and Terra has declared a first-quarter 2012 distribution of $4.53 ($18.12 annualized). The company has no long-term debt, a remarkable 100% 12-month return on assets (ROA) and cash flow that exceeds $29 a share. Terra has produced a 17% growth in the last 5 years and has yields around 8.5%. In the past eyar the share price is up nearly 60% and it still has a good yield.

The Facebook of China

After Facebook`s failed IPO and having lawyers currently sorting out Facebook`s troubles other social network companies have been knocked down into bargain territory. One of those companies is RenRen (Nasdaq:RENN). This so called Facebook of China almost doubled in 2012 before Facebook`s flop, but with the Facebook sell-off this stock dropped to around $4. The price now appears to be more stabilized and will probably start climbing higher.The company is sitting on $1.04 billion in net cash which works out to be $2.65 per share. They could use this money to pay dividends or buy out smaller social media networks that may have an entirely different and lucrative social media avenue. Also this company is pursuing partnerships aggressively. It will partner with Intel for network assistance and Japans popular photo application , SnapDish. I think the future looks good for RenRen, and I have added them to my own portfolio. 

A deep value stock you don't want to ignore

Century Aluminum (Nasdaq: CENX) is a good buy right now for a long term investment. Spot aluminum is at a price of about $0.90 a pound and are leading to significant industry output cuts, which will ultimately benefit the price in the future. Currently the industry is in bad times, and Century Aluminum's market value has fallen about 50% in the past year to a recent $625 million, even though it holds around 1 billion in tangible book value on its balance sheet. Even in these bad times for aluminium Century Aluminum's free cash flow will still be around $0.90 a share for this year, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. They also anticipate a modest rebound in aluminium in the next couple years, which should help free cash flow hit around $1.30 per share by the year 2014. So as of right now with the $7 stock price Century Aluminium looks like a very good deal. 

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A small-cap stock with heavy insider buying

Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE) is a provider of digitized medical-imaging services, in which it has fallen by two-thirds from its 52-week high. Once management announced in May that sales would slow for the year it took one final hit. On a collective basis just recently insiders bought more than one million dollars worth of stock, and this move could pay off really well because this stock seem oversold. Merge is in in the position in which it can handle the ongoing shift in the health care sector from medical records that are written to electronic records. The company's software works with all of the major health care information technology (IT) providers' systems, and by all indications, sales should again be rising at a sustained double-digit pace in 2013 and beyond. 

A stock for uncertain times

Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL) is a Florida based company that provides cruises to various destinations around the world. It has a portfolio of cruise brands comprising Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Princess Cruises and Seabourn in North America; and AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises and P&O Cruises in Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers a 3.2% yield and trades at about 15.5 times its last years earnings. Due to the sinking of the European ship, Costa Concordia, in January 2012, shares have fallen below their $35 highs. Now trading in the range of $30-$33 the shares have shown a rebound.  I would buy these shares on a break above $33.

A very high yield

Navios Maritime Partners LP (NYSE: NMM) is a Greek shipping company that has fallen due to Europe's  sovereign debt crisis. Many shipping companies have been negatively effected by Europe's bad economy but Navios is doign better than most because of it's long term contracts and many customers in emerging markets. EBITDA increased 14% to $36.8 million in the first quarter of 2012 from $32.4 million a year earlier, but earnings per share dropped to $0.30 from $0.35 because of dilution from a stock offering. However, analysts forecast 6% annual earnings growth longer-term. Shares have declined 32% in the last 12 months because teh trouble in Greece, which made the yield increase to above 15%. Navios has increased distributions four years in a row to the current $1.76 annual rate. I ahve personally added this stock to my portfolio mostly for it's high yields and hopes of an increase in price once Europe's economy becomes more stable.

This chip maker is growing stronger

AMD (NYSE:AMD) has been steadily growing stronger under new management. New high-performance chips which cost much less then Intel's (Nasdaq:INTC) is helping them retain market share. About a week ago AMD launched a new processor called Trinity which is made for ultra-books. Many ultra-books contain Intel chips but these books are in a very high price range, which can push many buyers away. Ultra-books that will pack the new Trinity processor by AMD will be much cheaper, around $600 compared to Intels $1000 Ultra-books. Also good brands like Sony, Samsung, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and Hewlett Packard have all announced plans to use the Tribnity chip in their ultra-books. When more of these ultra-books start releasing I expect AMD's stock price to really rise.

A stock that may jump when iPhone 5 releases

Jabil Circuit (NYSE:JBL) serves as a factory to a lot of technology companies. This stock is at a low but has one major catalyst, the iPhone 5 releasing sometime in September. Being the maker of many sub-components of the iPhone, Jabil has seen a jump in it's stock every time a new iPhone comes out, then eventually it slows down. When the iPhone 4 was released, two months later Jabil was up 15% and later when the iPhone 4S released it saw gains of up to 36% over the next 5 months. If Jabil follows this pattern then buying this stock now at a low should mean we could see a good profit when the iPhone 5 releases.  

A "sin" stock you don't want to miss out on

Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (AMBEV) (NYSE: ABV) is the leading brewer in Canada, Brazil and most of Latin America. Its portfolio of globally-recognized brands includes Brahma, Skol, Antarctica, Quilmes, Labatt, Pilsen and Pacena. This company is benefiting from the rise of a middle class in Latin America and the increasing appetite of these consumers for premium beers. AmBev is owned by the much larger Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), but trades separately as an American depositary receipt. The company has more cash than debt and generates enormouscash flow totaling $6.8 billion during the past 12 months.Return on equity is impressive at 34%, and earnings and dividend growth are reliable. In the past five years, AmBev has produced 17% yearly earnings per share growth and 36% annual dividend growth. Payout is reasonable at 43% of cash flow. AmBev currently pays a $1.44 annual dividend that yields almost 4%.

This stocks has tons of catalysts

Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) is a stock that I think is ready to bounce. Around April Broadcom was almost at a price of around $40 a share but after renewed market weakness it forced Broadcom to disgorge much of it's gains. Attention is no longer on this stock and it is sitting at a fairly inexpensive price. I believe attention will soon come back to this stock with it's release of various new products. The new 802.11ac is the newest and fastest Wi-Fi protocol that will allow computers, smartphones and other devices to send large streams of data at a very high speed. These devices will be releasing within months and broadcom will be the heart of most of these devices. You will also be able to find Broadcoms chips in more TV sets this summer with TVs being able to access Wi-Fi and get internet access right on the screen. Also smartphone are looking for thinner lighter designs and Broadcom has developed a number of chips that will be able to make the phones with these properties as well as consume less power. Broadcom is a leader in communications equipment and you can find it's chips is tons of devices. It also has a pristine cash flow statement and a very solid first quarter. In my opinion with all these catalysts Broadcom is looking at a bright future withing the next few months.

An old, reliable boring stock

An 'old reliable' stock in my terms means a large company with enduring business, dominant market share, sturdy balance sheets and healthy dividends. Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) is one of these stocks. Although it is not a very popular company, it has been around since 1890. As I said it is boring, in no way is it glamorous but it provides investors with everything they want, solid growth potential and a strong dividend. From the years 2006 to 2011 which held a lot of economic downfalls, Emerson stayed steady.  Emerson grew revenue by 1.4% per year from $22.6 billion to $24.1 billion, earnings per share (EPS) by 3.6% a year from $2.66 to $3.17 and dividends by 9.4% a year from $0.92 to $1.44. I know these number are not very impressive but considering Emerson was expanding while so many companies were on a downfall, it is fairly good. Emerson is a very cash rich company which helped in these situations. The company is also quickly expanding in faster-growing emerging markets, which already account for 35% of total revenue. But in my opinion, the firm's a good bet to keep revenue rising at a 6% clip overall, as analysts project. This is because sales have been jumping by double-digits Asia, Latin America and other emerging markets, where revenue growth topped 15% in 2011 and could match that pace again in 2012. So overall Emerson is a safe investment with good dividends and has potential for the future with it's expansion.

Buy this pharma stock now

AstraZeneca Plc (NYSE: AZN) is an overlooked stock at a low price right now. Due to a recent drop in first quarter results and the retirement of their CEO AstraZeneca stock has declined. But AstraZeneca has great value. It has a market cap of 58 billion and spends 15% on research and development, which is almost twice the amount of what the average pharmaceutical company spends. It has great healthy balance sheets as well, with lots of cash, about 10 billion. AstraZeneca is a HUGE pharmaceutical company which has a yield of 6%. This makes me feel comfortable with buying this stock and earning good dividends. As of right now AZN trades for about $43 and has a forward P/E ratio of 7. Once the company stabilizes it's revenue stream and takes care of it's top management then a 20% multiple expansion is possible for the future, and not out of the question. This would ultimately bring the share up to 52$ in 12 months which would be a great gain plus dividends.

Weekends are my time off

I would just like for everyone to know that I may not post as much on weekends because first of all the stock market isn't open and second of all those are my days off work. I like to relax on weekends and do things I like. That being said if I do see a great investment opportunity I will post it. I also will more likely post things like videos about the stock market for I don't have to do as much work to find those and I browse stuff like that frequently. So if I see one I like I will post it.

An Automotive stock that can't be ignored

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (NYSE:DTG) has a trailing price to earnings of 16. On the growth stock valuation scale it looks like it is at the cheaper end and maybe even the upper end of the value scale. Last year the stock had a 35% growth rate and for the next 5 years it is expected that a 38% growth rate will happen which makes the P/E ration less important, even if it was much higher. The earning this company is amkeing is growing drastically which make it a very good buy.

A copper stock yielding 6.6%

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) is a leading producer in copper and holds the worlds biggest reserves. As world consumption of copper rebounds the demand for copper should grow at a healthy clip. Copper prices have been on the downfall in 2012 but are up nearly 50% since about 5 years ago. With a new mine returning to full capacity, production saw an increase of 23% in 2011 and so far has a 9% increase this year. Income rose to it highest at 2.3 billion last year, which is a 50% increase. Analysts estimate an 11% yearly growth for the next 5 years. Dividends of this stock are healthy and on the rise, right now it's cash flow is 4.5 times its 6.6% yield. I like the looks of this stock and have personally added it to my portfolio.

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A greener side to soda

With the new health kick this soda brand is a healthier greener way to drink carbonated drinks. Is it the future? Sodastream (NASDAQ:SODA) is an Israeli company that makes a carbonation machine that makes custom-flavored sodas. The company has a razor/razor blade business model, given that it sells both the machines -- which cost anywhere from $79 to $199 -- as well as consumables like CO2 cartridges, flavoring and special carbonation bottles. The company's worldwide retail footprint comprises 41,000 stores in more than 40 countries, including mass-market chains in the United States. It gets rid of plastic bottles and aluminium cans, and does not contain high-fructose corn syrup, and the sugar-free versions have no aspartame. This has meant good things for the company's revenue, which has increased an estimated 151.3% since the year ended Dec. 31, 2007. Not only is growth steady, but the company is already resolutely profitable, with a margin of 6.0% in 2010 and 9.9% in 2011. Those are estimable results in a very tough industry. Pepsi earns a net 7%, Coke about 16%. Personally I have tried the products and they are good. I like their growth plan, and I believe they are a good investment. It is just another stock to think about for a greener future.

A technology stock to think about

Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) has reported their EPS 25% increased. Even though their main manufacturing plant is in Thailand, they suffered less then their rivals did. Seagate states that it is benefiting from an ongoing ongoing economic recovery and that the release of a new version of Windows operating system should spur demand later this year. Seagate is a leader in storage, and is a safe stock that also yields 3.2%. I know I don't have a ton of information on Seagate but it is enough to make me want to share it with you guys for I think Seagates future looks good.

How Warren does it

As you can tell I like dividends...

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) is a stock I have been taking a look at that yields 6.7%. It offers great exposure to rising oil prices and since it focuses on more mature properties,  mostly from the vast amounts of land in the Permian Basin of Texas, it is a lower risk. Oil contributes to 63% of this trust's income with natural gas producing the rest. The reserves are estimated to have a 10-year remaining life with 6.2 million barrels of oil and 21.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas. A charge against the trusts royalties taken by ConocoPhillips for over payment in prior years, led to distributions falling earlier this year. In no way was this because of price or production declines. Monthly distributions generally track oil prices, and analysts expect rising oil prices to produce 10% yearly income gains for the trust.

A natural resource stock yielding 11%

Veolia Environment (NYSE:VE) is a French utility giant which owns the worlds largest water business in terms of revenue. In the last 5 years Veolia has grown too aggressively and drowned in debt during the recession. Analysts think that improvements to the balance sheet and investments to growth areas could drive 80% growth in income next year and 16% growth in each of the next 5 years.  Shares are modestly valued at just 75% of book value and the company seems to be very committed to protecting its 10.7% annual dividends. The cash flow of this company has enough to cover the dividend more than 5 times over. This is a safe high dividend stock that I would think about purchasing.

Just a few stocks to consider...

I have no in depth analysis of these stocks but I decided to post them anyways for the following reasons. Companies that show recent dividend increase not only put money in shareholders pockets but they also show that managers are confident in future results. All the companies below show healthy dividends and they've also raised payments over the past year and have earnings estimates that show relatively close agreement among analysts. 

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Altria Group (NYSE:MO)

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI)

Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB)

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Raytheon (NYSE:RTN)

One Stock to Own For the Summer

I have just added Nike (NYSE:NKE) to my stock portfolio with hopes of growth throughout the summer. Nike is the market leader in athletic apparel, and in the past five years has delivered an annual total return of 17.5%. More recently, the company has performed well financially. On April 6, Nike reported the results from its third quarter of fiscal 2012 (ended Feb. 28, 2012). The company grew revenue by 15% and net income by 7% from the equivalent period a year ago. With the summer Olympic games coming up, Nike has held a good track record with performing well during the two weeks of the Olympic games and has beaten the S&P 500 6 out of 7 times since 1984. Also next NFL season Nike will be the Official supplier of NFL jersey's. These are the main reasons why I have added Nike to my own stock portfolio as a stable investment.

High risk but potential high reward

Gafisa (NYSE:GFA) up 3.32% today, is Brazilian home building company. After a building boom in Brazil that led to a housing glut, Brazil`s housing sector is retrenching. Due to the expected economy boost from the World Cup and Olympics in coming years, the housing market should turn around in around a year. In the past 18 months this stock has dropped from $18 to $4 which made this favor stock come into value territory. Shares now trade not far above book value of $3.31 a share. But this figure has been greatly marked down due to write-offs that likely undervalue Gafisa`s real estate holdings when the Brazilian economy turns back up.

A mining stock trading just above it's 52-week low

Due to recent stumbles, Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL) is trading at it's 52-week low. In late 2011 on of it's silver mines, Lucky Friday mine was closed and is expected to be back in operation 6-7 quarters from now. In the positive Hecla also has a range of other mines ramping up, so the stage is set for a much better 2013 and 2014. Equally important, the company's mines are quite valuable: Merrill Lynch says they're worth a collective $5.80 a share in terms of net assest value. That's around 50% above the current share price. And this assumption is based on a long-term price assumption of $27 an ounce for silver. The current spot price is around $30. Profits are expected to rise for these mines, and I just bought shares at $3.91 for my own portfolio, and I suggest if you do so as well, buy it now.