Watch List: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Angie’s List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI)

Posted by on Apr 20, 2014

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), begin trading ex-dividend on a cash dividend payment of $0.6 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 20, 2014. Shareholders who purchased CAT stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that CAT has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $102.78, the dividend yield is 2.34%. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), shares after opening at $103.05 moved to $103.43 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $102.83. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.18 and price to cash ratio as 10.79. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), showed a positive weekly performance of 1.15%.

Analyst Maynard Um reiterated his HOLD rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), noting there is “long-term opportunity in the stock,” but “the company will first have to contend with potential erosion of its gross margin and problems growing sufficiently given its $467 billion market cap.” Maynard applauds Apple for creating “one of the leading ecosystems in the industry (along with Google), and we believe new entrants in the market will find it difficult to compete (though we acknowledge mini-ecosystems will likely continue to sprout).” Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), shares advanced 1.14% in last trading session and ended the day on $524.94. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), return on equity ratio is recorded as 28.90% and its return on assets is 17.90%.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), is ranked among the top 25 big dividend paying companies. The leading provider of mobile chips has decent track record of big, consistent and multi-year dividend payout. Although Qualcomm is already regarded as dividend giant given its favorable and long-term dividend history, recent developments might impact future dividends. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), shares moved up 1.42 % in last trading session and was closed at $81.32, while trading in range of $ 80.04 – 81.34. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), year to date (YTD) performance is 10.04%.

On April 9, 2014, Angie’s List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI), announced that its first quarter 2014 financial results will be released on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, after the close of the market. The company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the financial results with the investment community. Angie’s List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI), weekly performance is 0.90%. On last trading day company shares ended up $12.35. Angie’s List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.67%. Analysts mean target Price for the company is $19.20.

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