Value Investing News

If we were able to design the perfect dividend stock it would be one that is both high-yield and provide a high dividend growth rate. Its share price would appreciate ratable with its increasing dividend. All of this would be driven by increasing earnings and cash flow.

Four interesting Magic Formula small caps between $250 million and $750 million market cap that fell through the cracks of MagicDiligence's covered screens.

At what seems to be a juicy 4.49 PE ratio, ZIXI stock seems undervalued. The reality is different.

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Small investors have distinct advantage over Wall Street when it comes to picking undervalued stocks.

You expect your employer to give you a salary increase periodically. Why wouldn’t you expect the same from your investments? One of the most important aspects of a dividend stock is its ability to consistency raise dividends over time.

Payback is the amount of time needed for an investment to earn its cost, undiscounted. Though not very sophisticated, payback can still help you screen for good, solid dividend growth stocks. Once you earn back your investment, some might say you are in a no-lose situation.

Check out this list of top value investors on Twitter based on PeerIndex. I think you will find this list to be a good resource for finding new value investors to follow and you might even learn a bit about your own social media habits.

MagicDiligence's book review of Joel Greenblatt's latest, The Big Secret for the Small Investor.

Americans are worried that they might not have enough money for retirement. Women who outlive their husbands are at special risk, with 40 percent of widows living almost exclusively on Social Security. There are a lot of worried retirees out there. Here are some things we can do about it today for a healthy and wealthy retirement tomorrow...

ConocoPhillips Co. was formed in 2002 when Phillips Petroleum and Conoco merged and is now is the fourth largest integrated oil company in the world. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Richard Beddard examines the challenges faced by UK investors when trying to implement Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula.

Find the results of Magic Formula screens for almost any date back to March of 2008. Useful for back-testing or comparing results.

For many people the S&P 500 and U.S. Stock Market are synonymous terms. While in reality the U.S. stock market is much larger with public companies numbering in the thousands. The S&P 500 Index is owned and maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill. The index was first published in 1957 and is the second most recognized index in the U.S.

Leggett & Platt Inc. makes a broad line of bedding and furniture components and other home, office and commercial furnishings, as well as diversified products for non-furnishings markets. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Masimo is a medical device company that manufacturers pulse oximetry monitors/sensors for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood, and is considered the gold standard in hospital care. The thesis is built on 4 factors:

- Superior technology provides competitive moat
- Attractive razor-and-razorblades business model
- CEO deeply committed into the business