Hot Performing Companies To Watch In Right Now

I have searched for highly profitable companies that pay very rich dividends and that are in a short-term uptrend and in a mid-term uptrend. Stocks in an uptrend are performing well and are in a buying mode. Those stocks would also have to show a very low trailing and forward P/E ratio.

I have elaborated a screening method, which shows stock candidates following these lines. Nonetheless, the screening method should only serve as a basis for further research. All the data for this article were taken from Yahoo Finance and finviz.com. The screen's formula requires all stocks to comply with all following demands:

The forward dividend yield is greater than 3.90%. The payout ratio is less than 85%. Trailing P/E is less than 12. Forward P/E is less than 12. The stock price is above the 20-day simple moving average (short-term uptrend). The stock price is above the 50-day simple moving average (mid-term uptrend).

After running this screen on August 16, 2013, before the market open, I discovered the following four stocks:

Hot Performing Companies To Watch In Right Now: Lavendon Group(LVD.L)

Lavendon Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rental of powered access equipment. The company offers boom lifts, scissor lifts, van mounts, and truck mounts, as well as telehandlers and fork-lift trucks. Its powered access equipment provide temporary aerial access for people in a range of applications, including industrial repair and maintenance, construction, telecommunications, outside broadcasting, sign erection, and highway maintenance. The company operates an equipment fleet of approximately 21,000 units through a network of 100 depots. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar. The company is headquartered in Lutterworth, the United Kingdom.

Hot Performing Companies To Watch In Right Now: Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(CCRN)

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. provides healthcare staffing and outsourcing services to the healthcare market in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Asia. The company?s Nurse and Allied Staffing segment provides nurse and allied staffing services; healthcare professionals in various specialties, such as operating room and radiology technicians, rehabilitation and respiratory therapists, radiation therapy technicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; and registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nurse assistants for per diem assignments. This segment markets its nurse and allied staffing services primarily to acute care hospitals, health systems, public and private healthcare facilities, and for-profit and not-for-profit facilities under the Cross Country TravCorps, MedStaff Healthcare Solutions, NovaPro, Cross Country Local, CRU-48, Allied Health Group, and Assignment America names. Its Physician Staffing segment offers temporary physici an staffing services. The company?s Clinical Trial Services segment provides contract staffing and outsourcing, drug safety monitoring, and regulatory consulting services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies, as well as contract research organization customers under the ClinForce, Assent, and AKOS brands. Its Other Human Capital Management Services segment offers education and training, as well as retained search services primarily related to physicians, allied health, and healthcare executives. The company was formerly known as Cross Country, Inc. and changed its name to Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. in May 2003. Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Best High Tech Companies To Watch For 2014: ViewPoint Financial Group Inc.(VPFG)

ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for ViewPoint Bank, which provides financial services for consumers and businesses. Its deposit products include checking, savings, money market, demand accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company?s loan portfolio comprises real estate loans, such as one-to four-family, commercial construction, and home equity loans, as well as commercial real estate loans for office buildings, retail centers, light industrial facilities, warehouses, and multifamily properties; consumer loans, including new and used automobile loans, recreational vehicle loans, loans secured by savings deposits, and unsecured consumer loans; and commercial non-mortgage loans, including loans to finance business working capital, commercial vehicles, and equipment, as well as lines of credit. It also offers brokerage services for the purchase and sale of non-deposit investment and insurance products through a third party brokerage arrang ement. As of March 31, 2011, the company operated 23 community bank offices in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and 13 loan production offices located in Texas, Oklahoma, and Ohio. ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Hot Performing Companies To Watch In Right Now: Highway Holdings Limited(HIHO)

Highway Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies metal, plastic, electric, and electronic components, as well as subassemblies and finished products for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers. The company?s products are used in the manufacture of various products, including photocopiers, laser printers, compact disc players, laser disc players, cassette players, computer equipment, electrical components, electrical connectors, cameras, automobile accessories, vacuum cleaners, light fixtures, electro motors, air pumps, automobiles, and dishwasher and other washing machine components. It also manufactures consumer products, such as cases for mobile phones; and assists its customers in the design and development of the tooling used in the metal and plastic manufacturing process, as well as provides other manufacturing and engineering services. In addition, Highway Holdings Limited provides manufacturing services, including me tal stamping, screen printing, plastic injection molding, and pad printing services, as well as electronic assembly services comprising chip on board assembly, IC-bonding, and SMT automatic components assembly of printed circuit boards. It offers its products and services primarily in Hong Kong and China, Europe, the United States, and other Asian countries. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong.

Hot Performing Companies To Watch In Right Now: Cross(A.T.)

A.T. Cross Company engages in the design and marketing of personal and business accessories. It operates in two segments, Cross Accessory Division (CAD) and Cross Optical Group (COG). The CAD segment manufactures and markets writing instruments under the Cross brand, including ball-point pens, fountain pens, selectip rolling ball pens, mechanical pencils, and writing instrument accessories, such as refills and desk sets. It also provides various personal and business accessories, including leather goods, reading glasses, watches, desk sets, cufflinks, and stationery. This segment sells its products through direct sales force and manufacturers' agents or representatives to approximately 2,400 retail and wholesale accounts; and directly to consumers through its Web site, cross.com, and the Cross retail stores in the United States, as well as through distributors and retailers worldwide. The COG segment designs, manufactures, and markets polarized sunglasses and goggles under the Costa and Native brnads in the United States. This segment sells its products through employee representatives and manufacturers? agents to optical and sunglass specialty shops, department stores, and sporting goods retailers in the United States. A.T. Cross Company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Rhode Island.