10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012

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On August 9th, the S&P 500 closed at 1104 points, down from 1292 points since the beginning of August. Investors were concerned about S&P's downgrade of US government debt from Triple A to AA+, fears of a new recession in Europe, Italy and Spain's debt problems, debt ceiling talks that failed in Washington, China's economy cooling down, etc. Despite of fact that US companies were sitting on record billions of dollars in cash, corporate profits were good and stocks trading at cheap multiples compared to earnings (as measured by the price to earnings ratio), investors were hitting the sell button on their stocks all over the world. Yet despite all the darkness in the stock markets, some companies chose to ignore fears of another recession and actually increase their dividend payouts to investors. Below are companies that increased their dividends in the 2nd quarter of 2012 when the stock markets were in decline around the world.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:American Oriental Bioengineering Inc. (AOB)

 American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of a range of pharmaceutical and healthcare products. The company?s principal prescription pharmaceutical products include Shuanghuanglian Lyophilized Injection Powder (SHL Injection Powder), an anti-viral injection for treating respiratory infections, bronchitis, and tonsillitis; and Cease Enuresis Soft Gel (CE Gel) that is used to alleviate bedwetting. Its over-the-counter pharmaceutical products comprise Cease Enuresis Patch for the treatment of bedwetting and incontinence; Jinji Capsule for the treatment of endometritis, annexitis, and pelvic inflammations; Jinji Yimucao for the treatment of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and other PMS and menopause-related symptoms; and Boke Nasal Spray for the treatment of sinus congestion from common cold, stuffy nose, chronic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, and nasosinusitis. The company also markets various nutraceutical products, such as soybean peptide based drinks, tablets, powder, and instant coffee. American Oriental Bioengineering sells its products primarily to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and retail outlets in China through its sales professionals and distributors. The company is based in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:Dreyfus Municipal Income Inc. (DMF)

 Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. is a close ended mutual fund launched and managed by The Dreyfus Corporation. It invests in the fixed income markets. It primarily invests in municipal bonds. Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. is domiciled in United States.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT)

 Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets colors, flavors, and fragrances worldwide. Its products include flavors, flavor enhancers, and bionutrients; fragrances and aroma chemicals; dehydrated vegetables and other food ingredients; natural and synthetic food and beverage colors; cosmetic and pharmaceutical colors and additives; and technical colors, inkjet colors and inks, and specialty dyes and pigments. The company operates in two segments, Flavors & Fragrances Group and Color Group. The Flavors & Fragrances Group segment produces systems products, including flavor-delivery systems; compounded and blended products; and ingredient products, such as essential oils, natural and synthetic flavors, and aroma chemicals. This segment sells its products to food industries, including savory, beverage, dairy, confectionery, and bakery flavors; and non-food industries, such as personal and home care-markets, and pharmaceuticals market. The Color Group segment provides natural and synthetic color systems for foods, beverages, and pharmaceuticals; colors and other ingredients for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; and technical colors for industrial applications and digital imaging. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:Global Industries Ltd. (GLBL)

 Global Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides construction and subsea services to the offshore oil and gas industry in the North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific/the Middle East regions. The company?s services include pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, construction support, diving services, diverless intervention, and marine support services. As of December 31, 2010, its fleet included four derrick lay barges, one pipelay/derrick vessel, one heavy lift ship, one pipelay barge, four multi-service vessels, one dive support vessel, and one offshore supply vessel. The company serves oil and gas producers and pipeline companies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Carlyss, Louisiana.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:IDEXX Laboratories Inc. (IDXX)

 IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products for the veterinary and production animal markets, as well as for the water testing and dairy markets. The company?s Companion Animal Group segment provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, such as instruments and consumables, and rapid assays; and information products and services, and digital radiography systems for veterinarians. This segment also offers commercial veterinary laboratory diagnostic and consulting services to veterinarians in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan, and South Africa. Its Water segment offers a range of products used in the detection of various microbiological analytes in water to government laboratories, water utilities, and private certified laboratories. The company?s Production Animal segment provides diagnostic tests and related instrumentation that are used to detect diseases, and to monitor health status in production animals. This segment offers its products primarily to government laboratories, cattle, and poultry and swine producers. IDEXX Laboratories also provides products that test milk for antibiotic residues to dairy producers and processors, as well as products for the detection of the chemical melamine in milk. In addition, the company sells point-of-care analyzers and related consumables for use in human medical hospitals and clinics to measure electrolytes, blood gases, acid-base balance, glucose, and ionized calcium, as well as to calculate other parameters, such as base excess and anion gap. It markets and sells its products directly, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH)

 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation provides information technology (IT), consulting, and business process outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its IT consulting and technology services include business and knowledge process consulting; IT strategy consulting; program management consulting; technology consulting; application design, development, integration, and re-engineering, such as complex custom systems development, data warehousing/business intelligence, customer relationship management (CRM) system implementation, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation; and software testing services. The company?s outsourcing services comprise application maintenance, including custom application, CRM, and ERP maintenance; IT infrastructure outsourcing; and business and knowledge process outsourcing. It offers its services to various markets, such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and retail, hospitality, consumer goods, communications, and high technology, as well as information, media, and entertainment markets. The company markets and sells its services directly through its professional staff, senior management, and direct sales personnel. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:MidSouth Bancorp (MSL)

 Midsouth Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for MidSouth Bank, N.A. that provides various banking services to commercial and retail customers in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. It offers a range of deposit products and services, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts, investment accounts, cash management services, and credit cards, as well as electronic banking services comprising remote deposit capturing services. The company?s loan portfolio consists of commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, loans secured by real estate, and consumer loans. As of December 31, 2010, it provided its banking services through a network of 34 offices and 48 ATMs. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:athenahealth Inc. (ATHN)

 athenahealth, Inc., a business services company, provides ongoing billing, clinical-related, and other related services to medical group practices primarily in the United States. It provides services through the athenaNet, a proprietary Internet-based practice management application. The company primarily offers athenaCollector, a revenue cycle management service that automates and manages billing-related functions for physician practices, and includes a practice management platform. The athenaCollector assists its physician clients with the handling of claims and billing processes to help manage reimbursement. The company also provides Anodyne Analytics, a business intelligence application, which provides physicians and practice managers with insight into practice performance. In addition, it offers athenaClinicals, an electronic health record service that automates and manages medical-record-management-related functions for physician practices, as well as assists medical groups with the handling of physician documentation, orders, and related inbound and outbound communications. Further, the company provides athenaCommunicator that allows practices to manage patient communication tasks electronically, including the use of automated reminder calls; the creation of a self-service patient portal for registration, appointment requests, bill payments, and general communication; automatic generation of emails to patients; and patient education tools. It sells its products through a direct sales force, as well as through channel partners. The company was formerly known as athenahealth.com, Inc. and changed its name to athenahealth, Inc. in November 2000. athenahealth, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.

10 Best Stocks To Own For August 2012:Opko Health Inc (OPK)

 OPKO Health, Inc., a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel and proprietary technologies primarily in the United States, Chile, and Mexico. It provides a range of solutions, including molecular diagnostics tests, proprietary pharmaceuticals, and vaccines to diagnose, treat, and prevent neurological disorders, infectious diseases, oncology, and ophthalmologic diseases. The company offers molecular diagnostic platform technology for the rapid identification of molecules or immunobiomarkers; Alzheimer?s test for Alzheimer?s diagnostic; and protein-based influenza vaccines to provide multi-season and multi-strain protection against various influenza virus strains, such as seasonal influenza strains, as well as global influenza pandemic strains which include swine flu, and avian flu. It also offers Oligonucleotide Therapeutics for the treatment of various illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, metabolic disorders, and genetic anomalies; and oligosaccharide for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. In addition, the company provides Rolapitant, a potent and antagonist; neurokinin-1, which has completed Phase II clinical trials for prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, and post-operative induced nausea and vomiting; and SCH 900978 that has completed Phase II clinical trials for chronic cough. Further, it offers bevasiranib, a drug candidate for the treatment of Wet AMD; and develops Aquashunt, a shunt to be used in the treatment of glaucoma. Additionally, the company involves in the development, commercialization, and sale of ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging systems, and instrumentation products. OPKO Health, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.