The market closed above 10,000 for two consecutive weeks at 10,270.47, up 2.4% from prior week. At the end of the week, my watch list expanded to 19 companies compared to 17 from the previous week due in part because of an addition of regional banks. Here are the companies on my watch list as of November 13, 2009.
| Symbol |
Name |
Price |
P/E |
% Yr Low |
Yield |
EPS |
Div/Shr |
Payout Ratio |
| THFF |
First Financial Corporation |
27.23 |
14.80 |
1.91% |
3.31% |
1.84 |
0.90 |
49% |
| WTR |
AQUA AMERICA INC |
15.84 |
20.84 |
2.92% |
3.66% |
0.76 |
0.58 |
76% |
| SHEN |
Shenandoah Telecom |
16.88 |
27.23 |
4.84% |
1.90% |
0.62 |
0.32 |
52% |
| CWT |
CALIFORNIA WATER SVC |
35.28 |
17.82 |
5.34% |
3.34% |
1.98 |
1.18 |
60% |
| PNY |
PIEDMONT NAT GAS CO |
22.86 |
14.75 |
10.54% |
4.72% |
1.55 |
1.08 |
70% |
| WGL |
WGL HOLDINGS INC |
31.89 |
13.34 |
11.54% |
4.61% |
2.39 |
1.47 |
62% |
| WEYS |
Weyco Group, Inc. |
22.48 |
22.48 |
11.79% |
2.67% |
1.00 |
0.60 |
60% |
| UGI |
U G I CP |
23.64 |
9.81 |
11.83% |
3.38% |
2.41 |
0.80 |
33% |
| NWN |
NORTHWEST NAT GAS |
42.86 |
14.83 |
13.66% |
3.87% |
2.89 |
1.66 |
57% |
| UMBF |
UMB Financial Corporation |
38.28 |
18.23 |
13.76% |
1.93% |
2.10 |
0.74 |
35% |
| WMT |
WAL MART STORES |
53.20 |
15.60 |
15.03% |
2.05% |
3.41 |
1.09 |
32% |
| MON |
MONSANTO COMPANY |
73.58 |
19.36 |
15.93% |
1.44% |
3.80 |
1.06 |
28% |
| NJR |
N J RESOURCES CP |
34.99 |
13.30 |
16.83% |
3.54% |
2.63 |
1.24 |
47% |
| BCR |
BARD C R INC |
80.76 |
16.18 |
17.15% |
0.84% |
4.99 |
0.68 |
14% |
| XOM |
EXXON MOBIL CP |
72.47 |
16.89 |
17.15% |
2.32% |
4.29 |
1.68 |
39% |
| AWR |
AMER ST WATER |
32.33 |
23.95 |
17.31% |
3.22% |
1.35 |
1.04 |
77% |
| RLI |
R L I CP |
50.60 |
15.86 |
19.03% |
2.13% |
3.19 |
1.08 |
34% |
| HGIC |
Harleysville Group Inc. |
31.21 |
13.11 |
19.62% |
4.17% |
2.38 |
1.30 |
55% |
| SYBT |
S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. |
21.90 |
16.22 |
19.74% |
3.11% |
1.35 |
0.68 |
50% |
| 19 Companies | ||||||||
*NOTE* I added selected regional banks to my watch list. If you are interested, I urge you to do an extensive research prior to your purchase. These regional banks have payout ratio less than or equal to 50%. Next year estimates are expected to rise as well.