Ubika Research has picked eight U.S. technology stocks with attractive dividend yields and high dividend payout ratios. Moreover, these stocks are expected to record strong earnings growth during 2014, as per the data compiled by Bloomberg. We note that some of the shortlisted stocks have recorded gains during the past month with average traded volume in excess of 100,000.
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Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Average Volume |
Price Change (1-Month) |
EPS Growth (2014E) |
Payout Ratio* |
Dividend Yield* |
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Intersil Corp |
NASDAQ |
ISIL |
1,945 |
15.10 |
1,286,617 |
10.2% |
18.1% |
153.3% |
3.8% |
|
Comtech Telecommunications Corp |
NASDAQ |
CMTL |
628 |
39.19 |
155,605 |
25.3% |
30.1% |
80.1% |
3.7% |
|
Computer Programs & Systems Inc |
NASDAQ |
CPSI |
733 |
65.70 |
122,674 |
-0.2% |
10.9% |
82.5% |
3.3% |
|
MKS Instruments Inc |
NASDAQ |
MKSI |
1,600 |
29.88 |
235,312 |
5.0% |
63.4% |
27.4% |
2.1% |
|
j2 Global Inc |
NASDAQ |
JCOM |
2,275 |
47.84 |
437,047 |
-0.7% |
19.9% |
42.3% |
2.0% |
|
ADTRAN Inc |
NASDAQ |
ADTN |
1,252 |
22.19 |
681,420 |
-0.7% |
19.7% |
53.1% |
1.5% |
|
PC-Tel Inc |
NASDAQ |
PCTI |
144 |
7.72 |
194,304 |
-4.1% |
28.6% |
138.4% |
1.5% |
|
DST Systems Inc |
NYSE |
DST |
3,675 |
92.59 |
538,497 |
3.0% |
13.7% |
12.5% |
1.3% |
Source: Bloomberg
*Latest reported quarter
Company Description:
Intersil Corp (NASDAQ: ISIL)
Intersil Corporation designs and manufactures high performance analog semiconductors. The company’s products are used in flat panel displays, optical storage, and power management applications.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDAQ: CMTL)
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures technology electronic products and systems. The company’s communications products are used worldwide for voice, data, facsimile, and video transmissions at microwave frequencies in satellite, over-the-horizon microwave, terrestrial line-of-sight, and wireless telecommunications.
Computer Programs & Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CPSI)
Computer Programs and Systems, Inc., is a healthcare information technology company that designs, develops, markets, installs and supports computerized information technology systems to hospitals. The company also provides software and hardware products.
MKS Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI)
MKS Instruments, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies instruments and components used to control and analyze gases in semiconductor manufacturing and similar industrial manufacturing processes. The company’s products are used to manufacture flat panel displays, magnetic and optical storage devices and media, solar cells, fiber optic cables, and diamond thin films.
j2 Global Inc (NASDAQ: JCOM)
j2 Global, Inc. provides cloud-based communications and storage messaging services. The company offers online fax, virtual voice, hosted email, email marketing, online backup and unified communications services.
ADTRAN Inc (NASDAQ: ADTN)
ADTRAN, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services a variety of high-speed digital transmission products. The company’s products are used by telephone companies and corporate end-users to implement advanced digital data services over existing telephone networks. ADTRAN also offers a line of multiplexers which provides modular flexibility.
PC-Tel Inc (NASDAQ: PCTI)
PC-Tel, Inc. develops and supplies software based connectivity solutions. The company’s solutions enable Internet access and other communications applications through existing analog and emerging broadband networks. PC-Tel’s communications products are designed to enable Internet access and other communication applications through desktop PCs, notebook computers, and Internet appliances.
DST Systems Inc (NYSE: DST)
DST Systems, Inc. provides information processing and computer software services and products. The company’s operating segments include financial services, customer management, and output solutions. DST’s data center provides information-processing services to support the products within each operating segment.
