With the broader markets at or near all-time highs, there are a lot of analysts who will bemoan that there aren't any cheap investments out there to be had. An even bigger complaint is that investors can't find decent yields from investments because of fed interest rates.
When stocks fall more than 25% from their highs, they can indicate trouble. On the other hand, they can also be buying opportunities.
For these large-cap companies that have economic moats and are at least investment grade if not A-grade, we can lean towards the side that they are more likely bargains at the current lower valuations than trouble. This means they have a good chance of being winners when the companies recover.
Here are the stocks I'm talking about...
Bristol-Myers Squibb -- Yield: 3.04%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) employs 25,000 people, generates revenue of $16,560.00 million and has a net income of $1,631.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $83.01 billion.Bristol-Myers Squibb’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,694.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.27% (the operating margin is 8.57% and the net profit margin 9.85%).
Financials: The total debt represents 21.07% of Bristol-Myers Squibb assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.89%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.75% was realized by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.71. Last fiscal year, Bristol-Myers Squibb paid $1.49 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.28, the P/S ratio is 5.05 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.83. The dividend yield amounts to 3.04%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) |
Dollar General -- Yield: 1.46%
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) employs 113,400 people, generates revenue of $20,368.56 million and has a net income of $1,165.08 million. The current market capitalization stands at $19.12 billion.Dollar General’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,304.72 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.32% (the operating margin is 9.53% and the net profit margin 5.72%).
Financials: The total debt represents 26.39% of Dollar General assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 55.24%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.02% was realized by Dollar General.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.27. Last fiscal year, Dollar General paid $0.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.90, the P/S ratio is 0.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.66. The dividend yield amounts to 1.46%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Dollar General (DG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Dollar General (DG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Dollar General (DG) |
Cognizant Technology -- Yield: No Dividend%
Cognizant Technology (NASDAQ:CTSH) employs 221,700 people, generates revenue of $12,416.00 million and has a net income of $1,623.60 million. The current market capitalization stands at $30.17 billion.Cognizant Technology’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,489.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.05% (the operating margin is 17.25% and the net profit margin 13.08%).
Financials: The total debt represents 9.82% of Cognizant Technology assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 13.83%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.08% was realized by Cognizant Technology.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.48. Last fiscal year, Cognizant Technology paid $No Dividend in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.08, the P/S ratio is 2.45 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.30. The dividend yield amounts to No Dividend%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cognizant Technology (CTSH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Cognizant Technology (CTSH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cognizant Technology (CTSH) |
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