Good Stocks To Buy 2015

The Board of Directors of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.165 per share payable on March 1, 2015, to all shareholders of record on February 17, 2015.

The March dividend payment of $0.165 per share is 6.5 percent higher than the dividend the company paid in March 2015 of $0.155 per share. Aqua has paid a consecutive quarterly dividend for more than 65 years.

Aqua America is one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly-traded water utilities and serves almost 3 million residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, New York, Florida, Virginia, and Georgia. Aqua America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WTR.

Good Stocks To Buy 2015:NetSol Technologies Inc. (NTWK)

 Netsol Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets software products for the automobile finance and leasing, banking, healthcare, and financial services industries worldwide. It offers NetSol Financial Suite, which is an end-to-end solution that covers the leasing and finance cycle. The NetSol Financial Suite consist of software applications comprising Point of Sale, a front office processing system for the finance sector; Credit Application Processing System to handle the incoming credit applications from dealers, agents, brokers, and the direct sales force; Contract Management System to manage and maintain a contract; Wholesale Finance System to automate and manage the floor plan/bailment activities of dealerships; and Fleet Management System to handle fleet management needs. The NetSol Financial Suite also includes LeasePak that develops Web-enabled and Web-based tools for the leasing technology industry. In addition, the company offers LeaseSoft Portals and Modules; enterprise wide information systems, such as LRMIS, MTMIS, and Hospital Management Systems; accounting outsourcing services; and career and technology programs. Further, it provides portfolio management systems for the financial services industry; and consulting, custom development, systems integration, and technical services for the healthcare, insurance, real estate, and technology markets. Additionally, the company offers business intelligence, independent system review, information security, and software process improvement consulting services; maintenance and support, and project management services; and solutions for the defense and military forces. It serves Fortune 500 manufacturers, automakers, financial institutions, utilities, technology providers, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as NetSol International, Inc. and changed its name to NetSol Technologies, Inc. in March 2002. NetSol Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Calabasas, California.

Good Stocks To Buy 2015:China Ceramics Co. Ltd. (CCCL)

 China Ceramics Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding, interior flooring, and design in residential and commercial buildings primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers porcelain tiles, glazed tiles, glazed porcelain tiles, rustic tiles, and ultra-thin tiles under the Hengda, Hengdeli, TOERTO, and WULIQIAO brand names. The company primarily sells its products through a distributor network, as well as directly to property developers. China Ceramics Co., Ltd. is based in Jinjiang City, the People's Republic of China.

Good Stocks To Buy 2015:Portland General Electric Company (POR)

 Portland General Electric Company operates as an integrated electric utility in Oregon. The company engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity. Its generating portfolio consists of thermal, hydro, and wind resources. The company also sells electricity and natural gas in the wholesale market to utilities, brokers, and power marketers in the western United States and Canada. As of March 31, 2011, it served approximately 821,193 residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Good Stocks To Buy 2015:Noble Energy Inc. (NBL)

 Noble Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States, West Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, the North Sea, and internationally. Its principal projects include the Central DJ Basin properties in the onshore US; Galapagos and Gunflint projects in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico; Tamar project in the offshore Israel; Aseng, Alen, and Diega/Carmen projects in the offshore Equatorial Guinea; and West Africa gas projects located in the offshore Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. The company was founded in 1932 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Good Stocks To Buy 2015:O2Micro International Limited (OIIM)

 O2Micro International Limited designs, develops, and markets semiconductor components for power management and security applications, as well as systems security solutions. It offers power management and cardbus controller products, which include ICs to provide power for LCD and LED lighting, control and monitor battery charging and discharging, DC/DC conversion, provide connections between notebook computers and external plug-in cards, and provide select and switch functionality between power sources. The company also provides system security solutions, such as VPNs and firewalls, which provide security functions for communications between computer systems and networks, including the transmission of data across the Internet. It offers integrated circuits for consumer electronics, computer, and industrial and communications products, including LCD computer monitors, LCD televisions, notebook computers, Internet security devices, GPS, mobile phones, and portable DVD players. The company sells its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and distributors to OEMs, ODMs, and module makers in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in George Town, the Cayman Islands.

Good Stocks To Buy 2015:Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN)

 Tyson Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of chicken, beef, pork, and prepared food products, as well as related allied products worldwide. The company?s Chicken segment involves in breeding and raising chickens, as well as processing live chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products. Its Beef segment processes live fed cattle and fabricates dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts and case-ready products. The company?s Pork segment involves in the processing live market hogs; and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Its Prepared Foods segment manufactures and markets frozen and refrigerated food products comprising pepperoni, bacon, beef and pork pizza toppings, pizza crusts, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, prepared meals, ethnic foods, soups, sauces, side dishes, meat dishes, and processed meats. The company markets and sells its products to grocery retailers, grocery wholesalers, meat distributors, warehouse club stores, military commissaries, industrial food processing companies, chain restaurants or their distributors, international export companies, and domestic distributors, as well as to foodservice operations, such as plant and school cafeterias, convenience stores, hospitals, and other vendors. Tyson Foods, Inc. also offers its allied products to the manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and technical products, as well as to pork processors. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.

Good Stocks To Buy 2015:DRDGOLD Limited (DROOY)

 DRDGOLD Limited engages in the exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting of gold in South Africa. It holds interests in the Blyvoor mine; and the Crown gold surface tailings retreatment facility that reprocesses sand and slimes dumps, as well as involves in the surface retreatment operations. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is based in Roodepoort, South Africa.
Advisors' Opinion:

• By seekingalpha.com At 2011-9-7
  With mining assets in South Africa, the company runs operations from exploration through to smelting.
  Shares are trading at $4.23 at the time of writing, toward the bottom end of their 52-week trading range of $3.96 to $6.23. At the current market price, the company is capitalized at $162.80 million. Earnings per share for the last fiscal year were $1.21, placing the shares on a price to earnings ratio of 3.49. It paid a dividend of $0.06 last year (a yield of 1.40%) which was covered over 20 times by its earnings.
  It has the lowest price-to-earnings ratio of the gold mining stocks, though its share price is being held back by recent employee unrest in the region. There is room for the company to increase its well-covered dividend, and that should be attractive to income investors. With gold prices increasing, and production costs likely to remain stable, DRDGold could be a stock worth investing in for the gearing that the safe haven value of its gold reserves offers to its potential earnings.

ONEOK, Inc at its Peak Price of the Year - NYSE:OKE

ONEOK, Inc (NYSE:OKE) achieved its new 52 week high price of $80.48 where it was opened at $79.96 UP 2.03 points or +2.61% by closing at $79.76. OKE transacted shares during the day were over 868,366 shares however it has an average volume of 761,322 shares.
OKE has a market capitalization $8.21 billion and an enterprise value at $13.40 billion. Trailing twelve months price to sales ratio of the stock was 0.56 while price to book ratio in most recent quarter was 3.66. In profitability ratios, net profit margin in past twelve months appeared at 2.29% whereas operating profit margin for the same period at 7.22%.
The company made a return on asset of 5.15% in past twelve months and return on equity of 16.97% for similar period. In the period of trailing 12 months it generated revenue amounted to $14.33 billion gaining $135.79 revenue per share. Its year over year, quarterly growth of revenue was 22.20% holding 9.10% quarterly earnings growth.
According to preceding quarter balance sheet results, the company had $154.22 million cash in hand making cash per share at 1.50. The total of $5.55 billion debt was there putting a total debt to equity ratio 150.66. Moreover its current ratio according to same quarter results was 0.78 and book value per share was 21.23.
Looking at the trading information, the stock price history displayed that its S&P500 52 Week Change illustrated 1.02% where the stock current price exhibited up beat from its 50 day moving average price $75.61 and remained above from its 200 Day Moving Average price $71.17.
OKE holds 102.99 million outstanding shares with 96.59 million floating shares where insider possessed 0.96% and institutions kept 67.80%.

Charity on the campaign trail

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Barack Obama and Oval Office hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have all released at least one year of tax returns. And they all gave big money to charity.
But their donation patterns differ substantially, and in some cases provide a window into the candidate's political priorities.
Obama gave $245,075, or 14.2% of his $1.7 million in income to charity in 2010, the only year tax returns are available for all three candidates. Romney donated almost $3 million, or 13.8% of his income, while Gingrich gave $81,133, or 2.6% of his income, to charity.
Compared to peers with similar income, Obama and Romney did far more than most.
"Romney and Obama are very generous charity-wise," said CharityWatch president Daniel Borochoff. Gingrich is still doing pretty well, but Borochoff said his giving level is "more like an average donor for the income."
Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have yet to release their tax returns, but here's a breakdown for the president and the two Republican frontrunners:
Romney
In addition to his 2010 return, Romney has released an estimate for 2011.
The deep-pocketed former Bain executive gave $2.98 million in 2010, and $4.02 million the following year. That works out to 16.4% of his $42.6 million in aggregate income over the two-year period.
"This is a huge percentage of his income," said Russell James III, a professor who teaches charitable planning at Texas Tech. "But when you look at the number as a percentage of his total assets, it's not that dramatic."
Romney, with an estimated net worth between $85 million and $264 million, directed large portions of his donations to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church.
In 2011, the Romney's gave $2.6 million in cash contributions to the church, and in 2010 they gave $1.5 million.
All Mormons in good standing with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter! -day Sai nts are required to give 10% of their salaries as a tithe.
Borochoff said that as a result of his religious background, Romney comes from "a tradition of generosity."
"Mormons are generous people with their charity," Borochoff said. "You don't have to guess which state gives most per capita. It's Utah."
The Romney's also gave substantial cash and non-cash gifts to their family foundation, called the Tyler Foundation.
In 2010, the foundation -- which has assets of $10 million -- made donations to the Mormon church, Harvard Business School, City Year, the George W. Bush Library and the Boys and Girls Club of Boston, among others.
James said it is not uncommon for very wealthy individuals to establish foundations, a strategy that gives them more control over how the money is used.
Obama
Obama has released tax returns for at least 11 years, dating back to 2000.
All told, Obama donated 6.3% of his income to charity over the period, which works out to a total of $1.1 million. The pace of those donations has increased in recent years, a trend that mirrors an uptick in the president's income.

Rich, Gingrich and crazy rich

From 2000 to 2004, the Obamas gave around only 1% of their income to charity. From 2005 to 2009, their donations jumped to between 4% and 7% of income, before increasing to 14% in 2010.
After winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, the president requested his $1.4 million in winnings to be donated to various charities, a gift that was not reported as income on his tax returns.
From that prize, the president gave $250,000 to Fisher House, $200,000 to the Clinton-Bush Haiti fund, $125,000 to the United Negro College Fund, $125,000 to the Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation, among others.
In recent years, Obama has spread his donations around, giving to groups as diverse as the American Red Cross, the University of Hawaii foundation, the National AIDS Fund and the Gr! eater Ne w Orleans Foundation.
Gingrich
Gingrich has released only one year of tax returns so far this election cycle, which makes it difficult to determine how the former speaker's charitable habits have changed over time.
According to his 2010 return, he gave $81,133 to charity while earning $3.2 million in income.
It's mostly unclear which organizations he donated to.
The only obvious one: Gingrich and his wife Callista donated $9,540 to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
The tax return also shows Callista received $5,918 in income from the church, where she is a member of the choir.
Gingrich, who donated 2.6% of his income to charity, is pretty much in line with his millionaire peers when it comes to charitable giving, according to Borochoff and James.
And while Obama and Romney appear to be even more generous, it's difficult to tease out motivations when it comes to charity, especially for politicians.
"It's a basic psychological reality that if you know several million people are going to be looking at your tax returns, you are going to give more than is typical in the general population," James said.

Top Stocks To Hold For May 2014

We have already see that Indians are currently most optimistic investors on back of robust growth in the domestic consumption market and a positive economic outlook.
Having said that the first question that would come to the mind of an investor is which stocks to invest in, now that the markets have gained 60% over the last one year. Stocks are no more cheap or trading at reasonable valuations.
While there are few stocks that are still quoting at lower price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples and some even below their book values, such stocks still need sound research and analysis before moving forward with them as they may be fraught with the danger of derailed growth prospects based on which markets could have assigned lower valuations to them.

Top Stocks To Hold For May 2014:KKR Financial Holdings LLC (KFN)

 KKR Financial Holdings LLC, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company with expertise in a range of asset classes. It primarily invests in financial assets consisting primarily of below investment grade corporate debt, including senior secured and unsecured loans, mezzanine loans, high yield corporate bonds, and distressed and stressed debt securities; marketable equity securities; and private equity. The company also invests in other asset classes, including natural resources and real estate. Its corporate debt investments are held in collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions that the company uses as long term financing for these investments. The senior secured notes issued by the CLO transactions are owned by third party investors, who are unaffiliated with the company and it owns the majority of the mezzanine and subordinated notes in the CLO transactions. KKR Financial Advisors LLC serves as the manager of the company. KKR Financial Holdings LLC was founded in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Top Stocks To Hold For May 2014:Bidz.com Inc. (BIDZ)

 Bidz.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer of jewelry in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com for the purpose of selling merchandise utilizing an online sales auction platform; and a fixed price online store at buyz.com. It also operates modnique.com for online retailing of designer products and consumer goods through a sale event concept. The company?s product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry sets with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and a selection of jewelry, including rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, jewelry sets, watches, accessories, and brand name merchandises. It also acts as an agent in the sale of certified merchant merchandise owned by third parties; and provides advertising services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Culver City, California.

Top Stocks To Hold For May 2014:Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN)

 Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., a precious metals company, engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and development of gold, silver, and other metals in Peru. It also explores for zinc, lead, and copper. The company operates the Orcopampa mine located in the province of Castilla in the department of Arequipa; the Uchucchacua mine located in the province of Oyon in the department of Lima; the La Zanja mine located in the district of Pulan in the province of Santa Cruz; the Antapite mine located in the province of Huaytara in the department of Huancavelica; the Julcani mine located in the province of Angaraes in the department of Huancavelica; and the Recuperada mine located in the province of Huancavelica in the department of Huancavelica. It also holds controlling interests in the Colquijirca and Marcapunta Norte mines located east of the city of Lima; and the Shila-Paula mines located in the province of Castilla in the department of Arequipa. In addition, the company owns interests in various other mining companies. Further, it offers electric power transmission services; and geological, engineering, design, and construction consulting services to the mining sector. Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.

Top Stocks To Hold For May 2014:Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT)

 Permian Basin Royalty Trust owns overriding royalty rights in mineral properties in the United States. It holds a 75% net overriding royalty interest in the Waddell Ranch Properties located in Crane County, Texas; and a 95% net overriding royalty interest in the Texas Royalty Properties in Texas. As of December 31, 2009, the Waddell Ranch properties contained 372 net productive oil wells, 87 net productive gas wells, and 131 net injection wells; and the Texas Royalty properties consisted of approximately 125 separate royalty interests containing approximately 51,000 net producing acres. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Top Stocks To Hold For May 2014:II-VI Incorporated (IIVI)

 II-VI Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets high-technology materials and derivative precision components and products worldwide. It offers a line of precision infrared optical components, such as lenses, output couplers, windows, and mirrors for use in CO2 lasers; and one micron laser components, including modular laser processing heads for fiber lasers, YAG lasers, and other one micron laser systems, as well as beam delivery systems. The company also provides near-infrared optics consisting of waveplates, polarizers, lenses, prisms, and mirrors for visible and near-infrared applications, which are used to control or alter visible or near-infrared energy and its polarization; coated windows used as debris shields in the industrial and medical laser aftermarkets; micro optics and photonic crystal parts for optical communications components; optical and photonic crystal parts for instrumentation and laser applications; optical communication components and functional modules for optical communications; DPSS laser for optical instruments, display, and biotechnology; and components for UV Filters used in early warning missile detection. In addition, it offers military infrared optics comprising missile domes, electro-optical windows and subassemblies, imaging lenses, and other components; and visible materials and fused silica; material processing and refinement products, such as selenium and tellurium metals, and chemicals; and thermoelectric coolers (TECs), including single-stage TECs, micro TECs, multi-stage TECs, planar multi-stage TECs, extended life coolers, thermoelectric thermal reference sources, power generators, and thermoelectric assemblies for use in defense, telecommunication, medical equipment, and other industrial and commercial applications. Further, the company provides silicon carbide products consisting of 6H-SiC (semi-insulating) and 4H-SiC (conducting) poly-types. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.

Top Stocks To Hold For May 2014:Aixtron SE (AIXG)

 Aixtron SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in developing, producing, and installing deposition equipment for the semiconductor and compound-semiconductor industry. Its technology solutions are used to build components for electronic and opto-electronic applications, which are used in fiber optic communication systems, wireless and mobile telephony, optical and electronic storage devices, computing, signaling and lighting, and display applications. The company offers customized production and research scale compound semiconductor systems for depositing material films on wafers; and peripheral equipment and services, including products capable of monitoring the concentration of gases in the air and for cleaning the exhaust gas from metal organic chemical vapor deposition processes, as well as provides production and research scale deposition systems for silicon semiconductor applications. It also assists its customers in designing the production layouts for the gas supply to thin film deposition systems; and offers process engineering, consulting and training, and customer support services. The company markets and sells its products through its direct sales organization, appointed dealers, and sales and service representatives primarily in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Aixtron SE was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany.