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7 Stocks With Current Shareholder Yields Of 15% Or More

You know that dividends are essential but buybacks also play a significant role in creating shareholder value.

A low dividend doesn't mean that the corporate pay low amounts of cash to shareholders. Some companies decided to buy back own shares. The shareholder yield (dividend yield plus buyback yield) is essential and tells the truth.

Today I would like to show you those 7 stocks with the highest shareholder yields. I'm not talking about yields of 5 percent or so. I'm taking the extreme of 15 percent or more. The results came from Goldman Sachs latest Total Cash Return to Shareholders list from April 23, 2015.

These are the top results in detail:

KLA-Tencor -- Yield: 3.35%

KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC) employs 6,060 people, generates revenue of $2,929.41 million and has a net income of $582.76 million. The current market capitalization stands at $9.58 billion.

KLA-Tencor’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $862.44 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.44% (the operating margin is 26.36% and the net profit margin 19.89%).

Financials: The total debt represents 13.50% of KLA-Tencor assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 20.38%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.30% was realized by KLA-Tencor.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.12. Last fiscal year, KLA-Tencor paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.91, the P/S ratio is 3.26 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.60. The dividend yield amounts to 3.35%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of KLA-Tencor (KLAC)





LyondellBasell -- Yield: 2.69%

LyondellBasell (NYSE:LYB) employs 13,100 people, generates revenue of $45,608.00 million and has a net income of $4,172.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $49.35 billion.

LyondellBasell’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,749.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.80% (the operating margin is 12.46% and the net profit margin 9.15%).

Financials: The total debt represents 29.27% of LyondellBasell assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 85.48%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 40.07% was realized by LyondellBasell.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.70. Last fiscal year, LyondellBasell paid $2.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.00, the P/S ratio is 1.08 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.10. The dividend yield amounts to 2.69%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of LyondellBasell (LYB)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of LyondellBasell (LYB)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of LyondellBasell (LYB)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of LyondellBasell (LYB)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of LyondellBasell (LYB)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of LyondellBasell (LYB)


Motorola Solutions -- Yield: 2.24%

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) employs 15,000 people, generates revenue of $5,881.00 million and has a net income of $-696.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $12.79 billion.

Motorola Solutions’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $-782.00 million. The EBITDA margin is -13.30% (the operating margin is -17.74% and the net profit margin -11.83%).

Financials: The total debt represents 32.62% of Motorola Solutions assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 124.31%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -21.80% was realized by Motorola Solutions.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-3.14. Last fiscal year, Motorola Solutions paid $1.30 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 2.18 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.88. The dividend yield amounts to 2.24%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Motorola Solutions (MSI)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Motorola Solutions (MSI)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Motorola Solutions (MSI)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Motorola Solutions (MSI)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Motorola Solutions (MSI)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Motorola Solutions (MSI)


CF Industries -- Yield: 2.08%

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) employs 2,200 people, generates revenue of $4,743.20 million and has a net income of $1,414.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $13.86 billion.

CF Industries’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,024.50 million. The EBITDA margin is 42.68% (the operating margin is 49.89% and the net profit margin 29.82%).

Financials: The total debt represents 40.50% of CF Industries assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 109.09%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.94% was realized by CF Industries.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $26.47. Last fiscal year, CF Industries paid $3.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.01, the P/S ratio is 2.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.30. The dividend yield amounts to 2.08%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of CF Industries (CF)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of CF Industries (CF)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of CF Industries (CF)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of CF Industries (CF)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CF Industries (CF)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CF Industries (CF)


Juniper Networks -- Yield: 1.49%

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) employs 8,806 people, generates revenue of $4,627.10 million and has a net income of $-334.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $10.91 billion.

Juniper Networks’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $747.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.16% (the operating margin is -4.41% and the net profit margin -7.22%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.05% of Juniper Networks assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 27.42%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -5.47% was realized by Juniper Networks.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.92. Last fiscal year, Juniper Networks paid $0.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 2.35 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.27. The dividend yield amounts to 1.49%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Juniper Networks (JNPR)


Hess Corporation -- Yield: 1.30%

Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) employs 3,045 people, generates revenue of $10,616.00 million and has a net income of $1,692.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $22.39 billion.

Hess Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,190.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 48.89% (the operating margin is 18.24% and the net profit margin 15.94%).

Financials: The total debt represents 15.52% of Hess Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.96%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.97% was realized by Hess Corporation.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.48. Last fiscal year, Hess Corporation paid $1.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.23, the P/S ratio is 2.08 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.99. The dividend yield amounts to 1.30%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Hess Corporation (HES)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Hess Corporation (HES)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Hess Corporation (HES)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Hess Corporation (HES)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hess Corporation (HES)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hess Corporation (HES)


CBS Corporation -- Yield: 0.97%

CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) employs 17,310 people, generates revenue of $13,806.00 million and has a net income of $1,402.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $30.70 billion.

CBS Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,255.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.58% (the operating margin is 18.43% and the net profit margin 10.16%).

Financials: The total debt represents 29.69% of CBS Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.53%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.99% was realized by CBS Corporation.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.41. Last fiscal year, CBS Corporation paid $0.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 26.03, the P/S ratio is 2.22 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.48. The dividend yield amounts to 0.97%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of CBS Corporation (CBS)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of CBS Corporation (CBS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of CBS Corporation (CBS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of CBS Corporation (CBS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CBS Corporation (CBS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CBS Corporation (CBS)