Gold and copper miner�Freeport-McMoRan� (NYSE: FCX ) has completed its acquisition of Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE: PXP ) and, as previously planned, the board of directors says it will pay investors a supplemental dividend of $1.00 per share that is in addition to the regular quarterly payout of $0.3125 per share.
The Freeport board announced today that the supplemental dividend is payable on July 1 to the holders of record at the close of business on June 14 and will cost approximately $1 billion based on the number of shares outstanding. �When paid, this supplemental dividend will be the 11th supplemental dividend paid by Freeport since 2004.�Shareholders of Plains will receive a $3-per-share cash dividend today.
Freeport tags the Plains transacation at $16.3 billion, including:
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: Monro Muffler Brake Inc.(MNRO)
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair and tire services. The company offers a range of services on passenger cars, light trucks, and vans for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. It also provides other products and services, including tires and routine maintenance services, including state inspections. The company?s maintenance services include oil change, heating and cooling system flush and fill service, belt installation, fuel system service, and a transmission flush and fill service. In addition, it replaces and services batteries, starters, and alternators, as well as offers air conditioning services. As of June 25, 2011, the company had 802 company-operated stores and 3 franchised locations. It operates stores primarily under the Monro Muffler Brake & Service, Tread Quarters Discount Tire, Mr. Tire, Autotire Car Care Center, and Tire Warehouse names in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maine, Illinois, and Missouri. Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: Cheviot Financial Corp(CHEV)
Cheviot Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Cheviot Savings Bank that provides a range of banking services in Ohio. It offers various deposit products, including passbook and statement savings accounts, interest-bearing demand accounts, non-interest-bearing demand accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company also originates one- to four-family residential real estate loans, multi-family residential real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, construction loans, commercial real estate loans, business lines of credit, and consumer loans. As of April 23, 2010, Cheviot Financial Corp. operated six full-service offices in Hamilton County, Ohio. It also has operations in southeastern Indiana and northern Kentucky. The company was founded in 1911 and is based in Cheviot, Ohio. Cheviot Financial Corp. is a subsidiary of Cheviot Mutual Holding Company.
Top Stocks For 2014: South American Iron & Steel Corporation Ltd (SAY.AX)
South American Iron & Steel Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties for iron sands in South America. The company primarily holds interest in three iron sands projects, including Put煤, Maullin, and Aguas Claras projects located in Chile. It also has interests of gold, copper, lead/zinc, and antimony concessions in Yunnan Province, China. South American Iron & Steel Corporation Limited is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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Northwest Resources Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Australia. It primarily explores for gold and antimony deposits. The company�s principal project is the Blue Spec Shear project located in the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia. Northwest Resources Limited is based in Sydney, Australia.
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Premuda SpA operates as a shipping company in Italy. The company transports liquid and dry goods in bulk employing its own ships and those of third parties. It also engages in crude oil floating, production, storage, and offloading business, which comprises the extraction of crude oil and gas. In addition, the company involves in the transportation of oil and derivative products. As of June 30, 2010, it had an owned fleet composed of 14 units; and a chartered fleet comprising four Handymax bulk carriers The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Genova, Italy.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: Rocky Mountain Dearlership Inc (RME.TO)
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc., through its subsidiaries, sells, rents, and leases new and used construction and agriculture equipment in western Canada. The company offers heavy equipment, such as articulated trucks, rigid frame off-road trucks, excavators, crawler dozers, compaction rollers, motor graders, and wheel loaders; utility equipment comprising loader backhoes, skid steer and compact tracked loaders, compact excavators, compact wheel loaders, and tele-handler and forklifts; paving and aggregates equipment consisting of milling machines, asphalt distributors, asphalt pavers and rollers, screening and washing equipment, and crushing plants; and land clearing equipment, including mulchers and slashers. It also provides agriculture equipment comprising tractors; self-propelled and pull-type combines; seeding and tillage equipment; and hay and forage equipment. The company offers construction equipment under the Case Construction, Terex, Kawasaki, Dynapac, Metso, Le eBoy/Rosco, Cedarapids, and Lamtrac brands; and agriculture equipment under the Case IH agriculture, Kubota, New Holland, Bourgault, SeedHawk, and Claas brand names. In addition, it provides product support services, such as selling parts; and in-branch and on-site repair and maintenance services. Further, the company offers third party finance and insurance products; and ancillary services, including equipment transportation and global positioning satellite signal subscriptions. As of March 19, 2012, it operated 36 dealership branches comprising 24 in Alberta, 7 in Manitoba, and 5 in Saskatchewan. The company serves customers in resource development, construction, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, industrial processing, and utilities industries. Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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Exillon Energy plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent oil producer. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the Commonwealth of Independent States region. It extracts and sells crude oil in the Timan-Pechora basin in the Komi Republic region and in the Western Siberian basin in the Khanty-Mansiysk region in the Russian Federation. Exillon Energy plc also engages in oil trading activities in Moscow in the Russian Federation. The company was formerly known as Caspian Minerals plc and changed its name to Exillon Energy plc in August 2009. The company is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: MYR Group Inc.(MYRG)
MYR Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electrical construction service in the continental United States. The company operates in two segments, Transmission and Distribution, and Commercial and Industrial. The Transmission and Distribution segment provides design, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair services. Its services include the construction and maintenance of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage underground and overhead distribution systems; and emergency restoration services in response to hurricane, ice, or other storm related damages. This segment?s customers include investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, cooperatives, federally-owned utilities, independent power producers, independent transmission companies, industrial facility owners, and other contractors. The Commercial and Industrial segment provides electrical contracting services for commercial and industrial construction in the western United States. It offers electrical contracting services for airports, hospitals, data centers, hotels, casinos, arenas, convention centers, manufacturing plants, processing facilities, and transportation control and management systems. This segment?s customers include general contractors, commercial and industrial facility owners, local governments, and developers. MYR Group Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
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Global Green Matrix Corp. engages in the reclamation of industrial polymers worldwide. It also focuses on exploring and pursuing new environmentally sound methods and technologies in recycling and reclamation sectors. The company was formerly known as Poly-Pacific International Inc. and changed its name to Global Green Matrix Corp. in February 2010. Global Green Matrix Corp. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Gabriola, Canada.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: TotalFinaElf S.A.(TOT)
TOTAL S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated oil and gas company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Chemicals. The Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. It also involves in the transportation, trade, and marketing of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as in LNG re-gasification and natural gas storage operations. In addition, this segment engages in the shipping and trade of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); power generation from gas-fired power plants, nuclear, or renewable energies; production, trade, and marketing of coal, as well as in solar power systems and technology operations. As of December 31, 2010, it had combined proved reserves of 10,695 Mboe of oil and gas. The Downstream segment involves in refining, marketing, trading, and shipping crude oil and petroleum products. It also produces a range of specialty products, s uch as lubricants, LPG, jet fuel, special fluids, bitumen, marine fuels, and petrochemical feedstock. This segment holds interests in 24 refineries located in Europe, the United States, the French West Indies, Africa, and China, as well as operates a network of 17,490 service stations. The Chemicals segment produces base chemicals, including petrochemicals and fertilizers, as well as engages in rubber processing, resins, adhesives, and electroplating activities. TOTAL S.A. was founded in 1924 and is based in Paris, France.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Glenn]
TOT has a market capitalization of $130 billion. Its dividend yield last year of 5% is among the best in the industry. Current P/E ratio of 9.2 seems very attractive compared to the industry average of 12. The stock prices did not participate much in the recent bull market. While smaller sized competitors such as ConocoPhillips (COP), Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) and Statoil ASA (STO) offered spectacular returns (ranging from 30% to 50%), Total’s return in 2010 was only 2%. One may find that the price will catch up with profits.
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