Analyst Upgrades

• FBR Capital upgraded Digital River (DRIV) to outperform from market perform on expectations the company's business activity is improving. The firm raised its price target for shares to $36 from $25.
• Cowen upgraded Carpenter Technology (CRS) to outperform from neutral, citing expectations for a restocking turnaround for the upgrade.
• Och-Ziff Capital (OZM) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at William Blair.
• Wellpoint (WLP) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.
• Kohlberg Capital (KCAP) was upgraded to hold from sell at Stifel Nicolaus.

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Dividend Yield: 15.9%
Market Cap: $1.2 billion

Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM) is a publicly traded hedge fund and investment manager. The bull market has been very kind to this stock in the past year or so, and the results show in its bottom line.

In its latest earnings report in February, Och-Ziff said its assets ballooned by $500 million in the past six weeks with a total of $24 billion under management as of Feb. 1. The company's just paid a 58-cent quarterly dividend on Feb. 18 to shareholders of record on Dec. 31, and shows no sign of a cut anytime soon.

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Dividends are an often overlooked but crucial part of a successful retirement strategy. These quarterly offerings can provide a regular “paycheck” for retirees — especially when the company is a high-yielding blue chip with a track record of boosting its dividend year after year.

But dividends don’t just have to be a quiet way to grow your nest egg. They can really supercharge your returns when you buy into a great stock that also happens to be cash-rich. On top of the appreciation you see in your shares, you’ll also get a great bonus checked mailed four times a year — or more, depending on the dividend schedule.

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Dividends are an often overlooked but crucial part of a successful retirement strategy. These quarterly offerings can provide a regular “paycheck” for retirees — especially when the company is a high-yielding blue chip with a track record of boosting its dividend year after year.

But dividends don’t just have to be a quiet way to grow your nest egg. They can really supercharge your returns when you buy into a great stock that also happens to be cash-rich. On top of the appreciation you see in your shares, you’ll also get a great bonus checked mailed four times a year — or more, depending on the dividend schedule.

Continue reading Nine Little-Known Dividend Stocks with Big Yields

Nine Little-Known Dividend Stocks with Big Yields originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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