Top Yielding British Stocks

Investors have heard a lot this year about the financial trials and tribulations of European countries, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain. There are even some grumblings about France and Germany. But one country you don't hear much about, at least in terms of debt problems, is the United Kingdom.

The UK has a AAA rating from Standard & Poor's with a stable outlook, whereas S&P gave the United States a AA+ rating with a Negative outlook. Moody's and Fitch also gave the UK their top rating with a Stable outlook. Maybe it is time for investors to take a closer look at the stocks of the country that has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP.

Many British stocks pay decent dividends; according to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over 15 British stocks with yields of 2.5% or more. One example is Aviva plc (AV), which pays one of the highest yields for British stocks, at 7.4%. The stock trades at 18 times earnings. Aviva is a provider of insurance, savings, and investment products in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific.

Another example, Intercontinental Hotels Group plc (IHG), based in Denham, UK, operates numerous hotels including 64 in the London area. The stock trades at 12 times forward earnings and pays a yield of 1.9%.

Diageo plc (DEO) makes Johnnie Walker scotch, Smirnoff vodka, Baileys Original Irish Cream, Captain Morgan rum, Jose Cuervo tequila, Tanqueray gin, Guinness stout, and various wine products including Blossom Hill, Sterling Vineyards, Beaulieu Vineyard, and Chalone Vineyard. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 13 and sports a CD beating yield of 3.9%.

In the oil and gas arena, there is BP plc (BP), which seemed to survive the oil spill fiasco and is trading at 6 times forward earnings and yielding 4.2%.

To see a list of all the top yielding British stocks, that can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Donald Trump Getting into the Wine Industry: Should You?

Billionaire Donald Trump, who made most of his wealth from real estate, has recently purchased a 770 acre Charlottesville, Virginia winery for $8 million. This purchase is expected to help the local and state economy, as Virginia has the fifth largest wine industry in the United States.

So as an investor, suppose you want to get into the wine or liquor industry? You have over a dozen stocks to choose from according to the free list of wine and liquor stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. One of these companies is the dividend paying Diageo plc Common Stock (DEO), which sports a fairly high yield of 4.3%. This London based company has numerous alcohol brands including Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys Original Irish Cream, Crown Royal, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Ketel One, Ciroc, Tanqueray, Bushmills, Guinness, Gordon's, Seagram's 7, and Red Stripe. The company's wine brands include Blossom Hill, Sterling Vineyards, Beaulieu Vineyard, Navarro Correas, Acacia Vineyard, Chalone Vineyard, and Santa Rita.

The stock trades at 16 times current earnings and 12 times forward earnings. It has a price to earnings growth ratio of 1.25. Earnings for the latest reported quarter were up 15% on flat revenues.

Another liquor distributor is Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) just reported that its second-quarter earnings spiked up by 78 percent due to improved North American sales of liquor and wine. The stock trades at 9.5 times forward earnings and has a PEG ratio of 1.08. The wine brands include Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Blackstone, Estancia, Arbor Mist, Toasted Head, Ravenswood, Franciscan Estate, Wild Horse, Ruffino, and Jackson-Triggs. The spirit brands include Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, SVEDKA Vodka, and Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy.

To see all the stocks in the liquor and wine industry, check out the list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which can be downloaded, sorted and updated.

Full disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Royal Wedding Vacations Help High Yielding British Stocks

April 29 is the big day, the day that Prince William will be marrying Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. The wedding is expected to boost the British economy to the tune of more than $1 billion. If you enter Royal Wedding Vacations into Google (GOOG), you will get 1,190,000 results.

Many of the publicly traded stocks based in the United Kingdom should benefit from the biggest influx of money into England since the Beatles. Plus, many of these stocks pay decent dividends. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over 15 British stocks with yields of 2.5% or more.


As an example, Intercontinental Hotels Group plc (IHG), based in Denham, UK, operates 64 hotels just in the London area alone. The stock trades at 15.8 times forward earnings and pays a nice yield of 3.1%. Avondale recently initiated coverage on the company a few months ago, rating it Market Outperform.

Many will be toasting with Diageo plc (DEO) products. This is the company that makes Johnnie Walker scotch, Smirnoff vodka, Baileys Original Irish Cream, Captain Morgan rum, Jose Cuervo tequila, Tanqueray gin, Guinness stout, and various wine products including Blossom Hill, Sterling Vineyards, Beaulieu Vineyard, Chalone Vineyard. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 13.4 and sports a yield of 2.6%.

Of course, many eyeballs will be looking at television screens for the next month, capturing every bit of gossip and news about the upcoming nuptials. So British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (BSYBY.PK) (BSY.L) should be a major beneficiary. The stock trades at 14 times forward earnings and yields 2.6%.

To see a list of all the top yielding British stocks, that can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com