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Top 5 Companies in the Construction & Engineering Industry With the Highest Earnings Yield (URS, KBR, MYRG, JEC, FWLT)
Jan 27, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) --
Below are the three companies in the Construction & Engineering industry with the highest earnings yields. Earnings yield is useful to compare the relative benefit of owning a stock vs. owning other yield assets such as bonds. If the earnings yield is higher, stocks may be considered undervalued.URS ranks highest with a an earnings yield of 10.2%. KBR is next with a an earnings yield of 6.7%. MYR Group/Delaware ranks third highest with a an earnings yield of 6.3%.
Jacobs Engineering Group follows with a an earnings yield of 6.1%, and Foster Wheeler rounds out the top five with a an earnings yield of 6.1%.
SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Jacobs Engineering Group on December 5th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $41.14. Since that recommendation, shares of Jacobs Engineering Group have risen 17.8%. We continue to monitor Jacobs Engineering Group for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.
Write to Chip Brian at cbrian@mysmartrend.com
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