Datascope (DSCP)

Price*: $49.25 | Dividend: $0.40 | Dividend Yield: 0.81%

Recommendation Info
We downgraded this stock from the "Recommended" list on 10/8/08, at a price of 49.55.

Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown

1. Relative Strength

Stock is at the top of its six-month trading range.

2. Overall Yield Attractiveness

Stock's dividend yield is unattractive.

3. Dividend Reliability

This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.

4. Dividend Uptrend

This company has steady and generous dividend payments.

5. Earnings Growth

Earnings estimates have been raised slightly.

Price and Dividend Info

Datascope (DSCP)

Previous Day's Closing Price*

$49.25

Annual Stock Dividend

$0.40

Current Dividend Yield

0.81%

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Profile & Recommendation

Company Profile

Datascope- (DSCP)-engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of products for clinical health care markets in interventional cardiology and radiology, cardiovascular and vascular surgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and critical care. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey.

Recommendation

Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.

Stock Notes

This small cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.

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