Services Sector’s Movers to Watch – Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOG)
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Here are companies that have increased their dividend payouts for several consecutive years.
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) traded 35,101,097 shares on last trading session with closing price of $40.34.
CMCSA was trading -0.69% below its 52-week high and 34.38% above its 52-week low. Its last 5-Year EPS growth stands at 18.90%; with earnings growth of 22.50% yoy. The stock stands 5.64% above the average-price of 50 days and 3.20% compared with the SMA 20.
The stock has a 1-year performance up 28.88% and a positive weekly performance at 4.32%. Moreover, the stock is up 4.00% in one month through last close, to $40.34, showing a 6.47% return during the past three months. The company is set at a mean analysts’ recommendation of 1.80.
CMCSA has been paying dividends since 2008 and has raised their dividend for 8 consecutive years. It has a dividend yield of 1.60% and a 5 year dividend growth rate of 18.28%. Their payout ratio is 30.00%.
Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOG) shares moved to $0.585 after opening the day at $0.60, on Thursday. The stock floated in a price range of $0.56 to $0.60, with market capitalization of $11.08M. The stock exchanged hands with 27,572 shares lower as compared to its average daily volume of 107.89K shares. If we take a look on its volatility, 10.24 percent was seen in a week and for the month it was 6.57 percent.
The company’s net profit margin stands at -14.10% whereas its return on equity (ROE) is -69.30%. It has 18.62M of outstanding shares and its shares float measured at 14.44M. The average analysts gave this company a mean recommendation of 2.00.
RLOG first paid dividend in None and has increased their dividend for 0 straight years. They have a dividend yield of 0.00% and a 5 year dividend growth rate of 0.00%.