Showing posts with label Williams Companies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Williams Companies. Show all posts

Monday, May 2, 2011

Dividend Yields for (SE) (COP) (CVX) (WMB) (XOM)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Spectra Energy Corp (SE), ConocoPhillips (COP), Chevron Corp (CVX), Williams Cos Inc (WMB) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Spectra Energy Corp (SE) has a dividend yield of 3.58 percent on a declared dividend of $0.26. The payout ratio is 48.9 percent.

ConocoPhillips (COP) has a dividend yield of 3.35 percent on a declared dividend of $0.66. The payout ratio is 31.2 percent.

Chevron Corp (CVX) has a dividend yield of 2.85 percent on a declared dividend of $0.78. The payout ratio is 23.1 percent.

Williams Cos (WMB) has a dividend yield of 2.41 percent on a declared dividend of $0.20. The payout ratio is 42.4 percent.

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) has a dividend yield of 2.14 percent on a declared dividend of $0.47. The payout ratio is 20.5 percent.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

General Motors (GM), Citigroup (C),LyondellBasell (LYB), JPMorgan (JPM) Top Hedge Fund Picks

General Motors (NYSE:GM), Citigroup (NYSE:C), LyondellBasell (NYSE:LYB) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) are the top four investment picks of hedge fund managers, according to a list compiled by Seeking Alpha.

The remaining top six picks of hedge fund managers of the top 10 in order, are Google (GOOG), Genzyme (GENZ), Hewlett Packard (HPQ), Cisco (CSCO), Williams Cos Inc (WMB) and Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA).

Alpha said this about General Motors being No. 1: "Hedge funds snatched 6% of GM’s outstanding shares and amassed a $3.4 billion position. There were 112 hedge funds with GM positions at the end of December. John Griffin’s Blue Rigde, William Ackman’s Pershing Square, George Soros, David Tepper’s Appaloosa, Roberto Mignone’s Bridger Management, Richard Perry’s Perry Capital and Leon Cooperman’s Omega Advisors are among the several high profile hedge funds with GM positions."

General Motors closed Tuesday at $32.72, up $1.02, or 3.22 percent. Citigroup closed at $4.64, up $0.12, or 2.65 percent. LyondellBasell ended the session at $40.73, up $0.90, or 2.26 percent. JPMorgan closed at $46.40, up $1.21, or 2.68 percent.




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Monday, February 28, 2011

El Paso (EP), Range Resources (RRC), Williams (WMB) Driving Options Interest

Worries abated over another fast surge in the price of oil, but options traders are still betting that turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa will continue to ripple through the energy sector.

Traders accumulated bullish positions in companies that focus on oil-and-gas production, transport or exploration, like El Paso Corp. (NYSE:EP), Range Resources Corp. (NYSE:RRC) and Williams Cos. (NYSE:WMB) Analysts said energy bulls are looking past oil's stabilization to around $98 a barrel and Saudi Arabia's supply assurances.

"The view is that the spike in crude oil will help the industry over time, [that] demand for things like drilling or oil-related services will remain strong," WhatsTrading.com analyst Frederic Ruffy said.

The activity came after similar moves in options to buy shares in Brazil's Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), GMX Resources Inc. (NYSE:GMXR), Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE:KWK), Petrohawk Energy Corp. (NYSE:HK) and Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (AMEX:KOG) earlier last week.





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Friday, January 14, 2011

Marathon (NYSE:MRO), Repsol (NYSE:REP), Tesoro (NYSE:TSO), El Paso (NYSE:EP), Williams (NYSE:WMB) Finish Up on Strong Trading Day Thursday

The announcement by Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) that they were going to spin off their refining business helped pull up the overall industry, and others like Repsol (NYSE:REP), Tesoro (NYSE:TSO), El Paso (NYSE:EP) and Williams (NYSE:WMB) all finished Thursday positive.

Another early factor in Thursday energy trading was oil rising above $92 a barrel, but falling back later in the trading session, sending mixed signals, causing other companies to fall some, including Newfield Exploration (NYSE:NFX) and Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR).

Marathon closed the day at $42.97, gaining $2.45, or 6.04 percent. Repsol ended the trading session at $29.89, gaining $2.00, or 7.17 percent. El Paso closed at $14.09, gaining $0.29, or 2.10 percent. Williams closed trading at $26.52, up $0.63, or 2.43 percent. Tesoro closed at $18.89, up $0.12, or 0.64 percent.