3 Large Caps With Rapid Dividend Growth Snapped Up by Smart Money

By Kapitall:If you’re interested in stocks that pay high dividend yields, you may find this list very interesting. We ran a screen on technically oversold stocks that pay dividend yields above 4%. We screened these companies for those that have seen significant net buying from institutional investors (hedge fund and mutual fund managers, a.k.a. the “smart money”) over the current quarter.

By Kapitall:If you’re interested in stocks paying dividend income, here are some ideas to get you started with your search. We ran a screen on stocks seeing rapid dividend growth, comparing the dividend over the trailing 12 months to the current year dividend estimate, with at least 15% growth. We then screened for those stocks also seeing significant net institutional purchases over the current quarter, indicating that hedge funds stand behind these names as well.

By Kapitall:If you like to follow the buying trends of institutional investors such as hedge fund managers and mutual fund managers (the “smart money”), you may be very interested in this list. We ran a screen on large-cap stocks that have been underperforming the market lately, with quarterly performance worse than -25%. We screened these stocks for those that have also seen significant net institutional purchases over the current quarter.

Kapitall submits:Many analysts follow institutional investors because they’re traditionally known as the “Smart Money”; that is, they have more knowledge about companies and spend more time analyzing them than most investors. We ran a screen focusing on the smart money, searching for large-cap stocks that have seen significant net buying from institutional investors over the current quarter. We then ran another screen to find those that were also undervalued relative to free cash flow, with P/FCF below 10.

Kapitall submits:If you’re looking for sources of dividend income, this list may give you some interesting ideas for your search. We ran a screen on dividend stocks that have seen at least a 15% increase in dividend per share, comparing the trailing-twelve-month figure to the current year estimate. These stocks pay at least a dividend yield above 2%, with a sustainable payout ratio below 35%.

By Kapitall:The financial sector has been underperforming for many earnings seasons now, but if you’re interested in possible comeback ideas, we ran a screen with that idea in mind. We screened the financial sector for stocks seeing the most significant net institutional purchases over the current quarter, expressed as a percent of share float. Institutional investors like hedge fund managers and mutual fund managers expect these companies to outperform.

By Kapitall:If you’re looking for ideas on how to search for income-paying stocks, here’s an interesting starting point. We ran a screen on stocks reporting their third quarter earnings next week for those paying dividend yields above 1% and sustainable payout ratios below 50%. We screened these stocks for those with significant net institutional buying over the current quarter.

By Kapitall:If you’re interested in the growth potential of developing nations, you may be interested in this list. We ran a screen on US-traded stocks from the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) for those with 5-year projected EPS growth above 20%. We then screened these stocks for those with buying attention from institutional investors, "the smart money," with significant net institutional buying over the current quarter.