Given that you clicked on this article, it seems safe to assume you either own stock in People's United Financial (NASDAQ: PBCT ) or are considering buying shares in the near future. If so, then you've come to the right place. The table below reveals the nine most critical numbers that investors need to know about People's United stock before deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold it.
But before getting to that, a brief introduction is in order. Founded in 1842, People's United is one of the oldest financial institutions in the country. And today, it's one of the largest regional banks in New England, with locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. It currently operates 418 branches and has $30 billion in assets.
As you can see in the table above, People's United exhibits a number of core strengths. Its net interest margin exceeds the industry average by 16 basis points, showing prudent interest rate risk. Its nonperforming loans ratio is far below its typical peer, demonstrating a convincing handle on credit risk. And finally, it pays out a generous 89% of its earnings via dividends.
Hot Regional Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: TotalFinaElf S.A.(TOT)
TOTAL S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated oil and gas company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Chemicals. The Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. It also involves in the transportation, trade, and marketing of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as in LNG re-gasification and natural gas storage operations. In addition, this segment engages in the shipping and trade of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); power generation from gas-fired power plants, nuclear, or renewable energies; production, trade, and marketing of coal, as well as in solar power systems and technology operations. As of December 31, 2010, it had combined proved reserves of 10,695 Mboe of oil and gas. The Downstream segment involves in refining, marketing, trading, and shipping crude oil and petroleum products. It also produces a range of specialty products, s uch as lubricants, LPG, jet fuel, special fluids, bitumen, marine fuels, and petrochemical feedstock. This segment holds interests in 24 refineries located in Europe, the United States, the French West Indies, Africa, and China, as well as operates a network of 17,490 service stations. The Chemicals segment produces base chemicals, including petrochemicals and fertilizers, as well as engages in rubber processing, resins, adhesives, and electroplating activities. TOTAL S.A. was founded in 1924 and is based in Paris, France.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Glenn]
TOT has a market capitalization of $130 billion. Its dividend yield last year of 5% is among the best in the industry. Current P/E ratio of 9.2 seems very attractive compared to the industry average of 12. The stock prices did not participate much in the recent bull market. While smaller sized competitors such as ConocoPhillips (COP), Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) and Statoil ASA (STO) offered spectacular returns (ranging from 30% to 50%), Total’s return in 2010 was only 2%. One may find that the price will catch up with profits.
- [By Dave Friedman]
Institutional investors bought 15,892,820 shares and sold 13,997,360 shares, for a net of 1,895,460 shares. This net represents 0.08% of common shares outstanding. The number of shares outstanding is 2,234,829,040. The shares recently traded at $46.80 and the company’s market capitalization is $109,165,864,774.97. About the company: Total SA explores for, produces, refines, transports, and markets oil and natural gas. The Company also operates a chemical division which produces polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, rubber, paint, ink, adhesives, and resins. Total operates gasoline filling stations in Europe, the United States, and Africa.
Hot Regional Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: Shenandoah Telecommunications Co(SHEN)
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, a diversified telecommunications company, provides regulated and unregulated telecommunications services to end-user customers and other communications providers in the southeastern United States. It offers a suite of voice, video, and data communications services; and sells telecommunications equipment. The company?s Wireless segment provides digital wireless service to a portion of a four-state area covering the region from Harrisburg, York, and Altoona, Pennsylvania to Harrisonburg, Virginia. It owns 149 towers and leases tower space to other wireless communications providers in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. This segment also offers personal communications services through a digital wireless telephone and data network. Its Wireline segment provides regulated and unregulated telephone services and leases fiber optic facilities primarily in the northern Shenandoah Valley. This segment also offers information s ervices and Internet access to customers in the northern Shenandoah Valley and surrounding areas. In addition, it is involved in the resale of long distance service for calls placed to locations outside the regulated telephone service area by telephone customers. As of December 31, 2011, this segment had approximately 1,410 dial-up customers and 12,351 digital subscriber line customers, as well as served approximately 10,483 long distance customers. The company?s Cable Television segment provides coaxial cable-based television service in the portions of Shenandoah County, Virginia, as well as in communities in West Virginia, southern and southwestern Virginia, and western Maryland. It had approximately 137,238 cable revenue generating units. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Edinburg, Virginia.
10 Best Low Price Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Txt E-solutions(TXTS.MI)
TXT e-solutions S.p.A. provides various software products and solutions to the industrial sector in Italy and internationally. It offers TXT PERFORM, a suite of demand and supply chain management solutions, which comprises TXT CDMi, a collaborative demand management and intelligence tool; TXTPLAN that provides optimization algorithms, what-if capabilities, and performance management capabilities within an integrated environment for production, inventory, distribution, and replenishment planning; PDMi, a product data management and intelligence tool, which provides product data management and collection design and development capabilities; TXTCHAIN, a Web-based supplier relationship management tool for communication and process management with partners; and TXTMAKE, that supports planning and managing production operations? workflows and reporting. The company also provides TXT NEXT, that offers a portfolio of system integration and information technology services, primari ly for aerospace and defense, and high tech manufacturing, and banking and finance sectors. In addition, TXT e-solutions offers TXT Polymedia Video, that captures, manages, handles, and distributes videos on different media and channels; and Polymedia advertising, which provides interactive advertising solutions to various channels and media. The company has strategic partnerships with Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, and HP. The company was formerly known as TXT Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A and changed its name to TXT e-solutions S.p.A. in March 2000. TXT e-solutions S.p.A. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
Hot Regional Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev(ABV)
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas?Ambev engages in the production, distribution, and sale of beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, malt, and other non-alcoholic and non-carbonated products in the Americas. It also sells bottled water, isotonics, and ready-to-drink teas. The company provides its products under the brand names of Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Guarana Antarctica, Gatorade, Brahva, Brahva Beats, Extra, Brahma Light, Brahma Ice, Quilmes, Stella Artois, Red Rock, Pepsi-Cola, Seven UP, Zenda, Concordia, Triple Kola, Quilmes Cristal, Brahma, Andes, Pacena, Taquina, Huari, Becker, Baltica, Pilsen, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith?s, and Kokanee. It has a licensing agreement with Anheuser-Busch, Inc. to produce, bottle, distribute, and sell Budweiser products in Canada and Paraguay. Companhia de Bebidas das Americas?Ambev distributes its products through direct distribution system and third-party distributors. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquarter ed in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Companhia de Bebidas das Americas?Ambev is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Louis Navellier]
AmBev, formally known as Companhia de Bebidas das Americas and translated to "the American Beverage Company," is seeing great growth right now. In fact, ABV plans to boost beer output by 15% in 2010 and invest more than $1 billion to bring its capacity up. This is a great move since Brazil's growing middle class is rapidly getting more expensive tastes when it comes to drinking. What's more, the prospects of a hot summer and the excitement of World Cup soccer driving football-frenzied Brazilians to the pub should add up to great sales for ABV.
AmBev dominates the Brazilian beer market with brands such as Antarctica, Brahma and Skol. Additionally, the company sells Pepsi brands, Lipton iced tea and other drinks like mineral water and sports drinks. As an emerging middle class in Latin America acquires Western tastes, I expect big things from this company.
I rate AmBev a strong buy.
Hot Regional Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: Serial System Ltd (S69.SI)
Serial System Ltd distributes electronic and electrical components in the Asia Pacific region. The company offers electronic components and products to original equipment manufacturers and sub-contractors in various industries, as well as provides value added services, such as turnkey design, warehousing, and logistics support. It also offers design support, technology solutions and services, materials planning, and inventory management services. In addition, the company involves in the assembly, sterilization, and distribution of a medical device called heart-lung pack for use in relation to cardiopulmonary bypass procedures; research, production, marketing, and sale of fertilizers; provision of venue management, LED electronic lighting consultancy, and LED electronic component distribution services; and research, design, and development of integrated circuits and related electronic components. Further, it owns and sells media; and integrates interactive system and techno logy. The company serves consumer, telecommunication, industrial, automotive, medical, metering, security system, computing, lighting, energy, solar, and aerospace market segments in Taiwan, South Korea, Greater China, India, and south east Asia. Serial System Ltd was founded in 1988 and is based in Singapore.
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