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On June 9, Overseas announced that it was increasing its quarterly dividend by 40% to 43.75 cents from 31.25 cents per share due to its recent strong quarterly results. The new dividend will be payable on Aug 27 to shareholders of record on Aug 6.
The company is also starting a new share repurchase program of $250 million. The prior repurchase program, which was for $200 million, ended in the second quarter 2008.
Since the original share repurchase program began on June 9, 2006, OSG has repurchased 9.3 million shares at an average price of $66.25 per share, for a total of $614 million. The company has repurchased 23.43% of the total shares outstanding.
Consensus Estimates Rise for the Second Quarter and the Full Year
Consensus estimates continue to rise. For the second quarter, estimates are up 103% in the last 90 days to $2.64 from $1.30 per share. For the full year, consensus estimates rose 14.4% in the last three months to $8.03 from $7.02 per share.
Overseas Shipholding has a forward P/E of 12.06. The company, a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy), reports second quarter earnings on July 23. Read the June 5 analysis.
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TBS International Limited (TBSI), an ocean transportation company that ships cargo worldwide, posted record revenue and earnings in the first quarter as shipping of commodities remained strong. The company has surprised on estimates each of the last four quarters by 22.63%. Read the July 1 analysis.
Tiffany & Company (TIF), the luxury jeweler, saw sales rise 12% in the first quarter on strong demand in Europe and Asia. The company also raised guidance for the rest of the year. Read the July 2 analysis.
Swift Energy Company (SFY), an independent oil and natural gas company with properties in Texas and Louisiana, is riding the energy bull to record profits. Even though the stock has soared this year, Swift still has a forward P/E of only 6.97. Read the July 3 analysis.
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