Everything was looking great with my new investment.
The stock had been steadily climbing higher since my purchase in early January. This company was among the original members of the S&P 500 and once ranked among the Dividend Aristocrats. Members of this exclusive list have raised their dividends annually for 25 consecutive years. Talk about a vote of confidence!
However, the company was dropped from that list recently. Not because of an issue with its dividends -- but because it no longer had the minimum $3 billion market capitalization to remain a member.
In addition, sales had been slipping over the past several years. Counterbalancing the bad news, the company was still creating decent cash flow, producing solid returns on invested capital and trading at relatively low price.
Hot Low Price Companies For 2014: Lions Gate Metals Inc(LGM.V)
Lions Gate Metals Inc., a junior resource company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural resource properties in North America. The company explores for copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits. It principally holds a 100% interest in the Poplar copper - molybdenum deposit that consists of 175 claims covering an area of 69,185 hectares located near Houston, British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Fortress Base Metals Corp. and changed its name to Lions Gate Metals Inc. in July 2008. Lions Gate Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Hot Low Price Companies For 2014: drax group ord gbp0.1(DRX.L)
Drax Group plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation and sale of electricity in the United Kingdom. The company owns and operates Drax Power Station, a coal-fired power station with an output capacity of 4,000 megawatts located in Selby, North Yorkshire. It also offers by-products of coal combustion and flue gas desulphurization processes, which include gypsum and ash for use in the construction industry, as well as sells renewables obligation certificates and levy exemption certificates. In addition, the company involves in the purchase and supply of electricity primarily to business customers. Drax Group plc is based in Selby, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Services Stocks To Buy For 2014: Fortegra Financial Corporation (FRF)
Fortegra Financial Corporation, an insurance services company, provides distribution and administration services primarily in the United States. The company�s Payment Protection segment delivers credit insurance, debt protection, warranty and service contracts, and motor club solutions under the Life of the South, Continental Car Club, United Motor Club, and Auto Knight Motor Club brand names to consumer finance companies, regional banks, community banks, retailers, small loan companies, warranty administrators, automobile dealers, vacation ownership developers, and credit unions. This segment specializes in providing products that protect consumer lenders and their borrowers from death, disability, or other events that could impair their borrowers' ability to repay a debt. Fortegra Financial Corporation�s Business Process Outsourcing segment offers various administrative services under the Consecta and Pacific Benefits Group Northwest, LLC brand names to insurance and o ther financial services companies. This segment�s services include sales and marketing, electronic underwriting, premium billing and collections, policy administration, claims adjudication, and call center management services. The company�s Brokerage segment sells specialty property and casualty, and surplus lines insurance to retail insurance brokers and agents, and insurance companies under the Bliss & Glennon, eReinsure.com, Inc., and South Bay Acceptance Corporation brand names. This segment also provides its clients the ability to obtain various types of commercial insurance coverage outside of their core areas of focus. In addition, it offers insurance underwriting services as a managing general agent for specialized insurance carriers. The company was formerly known as Life of the South Corporation and changed its name to Fortegra Financial Corporation in 2008. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Hot Low Price Companies For 2014: Niko Resources Com Npv (NKO.TO)
Niko Resources Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil properties. The company has operations in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Kurdistan Iraq, Trinidad, Pakistan, and Madagascar. It has interests in 33 exploration blocks covering approximately 37 million acres in 7 countries, as well as has production operations in India and Bangladesh. Niko Resources Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Hot Low Price Companies For 2014: Titon Hdg(TON.L)
Titon Holdings Plc engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of ventilation products and window fittings in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company?s products include ventilation systems, ventilators, window handles and fasteners, espagnolettes and shoot bolts, hinges and hinge systems, restrictors, and door locks and handles. It offers its products to house builders, electrical contractors, and window manufacturers. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Colchester, the United Kingdom.
Hot Low Price Companies For 2014: GRAVITY Co. Ltd.(GRVY)
Gravity Co., Ltd. engages in the development and publishing of online games in Japan, Taiwan, Brazil, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Russian Federation. It offers massively multiplayer online role playing games, casual online games, social network games, mobile games, and animation and character-based merchandise, as well as multiplatform and Internet protocol television games. The company?s principal product includes Ragnarok Online, an action adventure-based multiplayer online role playing game that combines cartoon-like characters, community-oriented themes, and combat features enabling various players to interact with one another. Its other multiplayer online role playing games comprise R.O.S.E. Online, Requiem, and Emil Chronicle Online. The company also licenses the merchandizing rights of character-related products based on its online games. In addition, it provides the animation series of Ragnarok Online in DVD and video on dema nd formats, as well as broadcasts these series on televisions. Further, the company, along with its licensees, markets dolls, stationery, and other character-based merchandise, as well as game manuals, monthly magazines, and other publications. Additionally, it offers Pororo Game, an Internet protocol television game. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Seoul, Korea. As of December 31, 2010, Gravity Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
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