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From Barron's 3-19-07

SMALL-CAPS HAVE BEEN PERFORMING WELL. What's more, they're increasingly rewarding their investors with dividends. And Standard & Poor's has noticed.

S&P recently surveyed its SmallCap 600 group for dividend-paying stocks that carry a STARS ranking of four or five. These rankings indicate that S&P analysts expect them to generate superior returns over the next 12 months, as measured by the firm's Stock Appreciation Ranking System. (Four stars mean a stock is a Buy; five, a Strong Buy.)

Here are some of the companies included in the survey.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • LSTR
    Landstar System
  • $36.22
  • +0.47%
  • $35.46

From Barron's 3-19-07 One of the only two companies in the survey to achieve 5 stars.

People owning LSTR also tend to own: BOHCRRDCIFRKFWRDGGGHBHC

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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  • MOV
    Movado Group Inc
  • $11.04
  • -1.69%
  • $11.11

From Barron's 3-19-07 One of the only two companies in the survey to achieve 5 stars.

People owning MOV also tend to own: AVNXCHTRCNSTDARENWVGASSGLBC

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • ABFS
    Arkansas Best Cor
  • $24.02
  • +0.50%
  • $23.69

From Barron's 3-19-07 One of North America's largest truckers, Arkansas Best (ABFS) "is expanding into faster-growing segments of the market." S&P expects the company, which has negligible long-term debt and over $5 a share in cash, to earn $4.27 this year and $4.50 next, versus 2006's $3.30.

People owning ABFS also tend to own: BGERJFISHMCMWVPBRRMBS

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • MPW
    Medicl Prop Trst
  • $8.52
  • -1.73%
  • $8.38

From Barron's 3-19-07 The health-care facilities owned by Medical Properties Trust (MPW) focus on acute-care and in-patient rehabilitation hospitals. S&P thinks "strong rent coverage and a valuation discount to peers more than offset" the Alabama real-estate investment trust's exposure to changes in government reimbursement policies. In 2006, Medical Properties delivered 80% revenue growth and a 30% gain in funds from operations (FFO), an important metric for REITs. The trust's dividend yield is 7.3%; health-care REITs' average is 5.5%.

People owning MPW also tend to own: CZNHTGCAOBHSOAMTWNBGSBK

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • HMA
    Hlth Mgmt Assoc A
  • $6.03
  • -1.79%
  • $6.00

From Barron's 3-19-07 Back in January, Health Management Associates (HMA) voted a $10-a-share bonus, worth $2.4 billion, which was paid March 1. Willens describes this as a "self-LBO" (leveraged buyout), with the company recapitalizing its balance sheet via the issuance of $3.25 billion of new senior secured credit facilities.

People owning HMA also tend to own: SYMCWMIAACNALDAMCCBER

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • GMR
    General Maritime
  • $6.94
  • -1.56%
  • $7.00

From Barron's 3-19-07 In February, General Maritime (GMR), a leading owner and operator of midsize crude-oil tankers, declared a $15 extra, valued at $491 million. According to Willens, that represents more than one-third of the company's market capitalization. It's payable March 23, the record date was March 9 and the ex-date is March 26.

People owning GMR also tend to own: CVPCZNEGLEFGPKEDKYNNCT

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • DF
    Dean Foods Co
  • $16.78
  • -1.35%
  • $16.87

From Barron's 3-19-07 Then, on March 2, dairy giant Dean Foods (DF) also announced a $15 special payout, which will return some $2 billion to its shareholders. The distribution and record dates are April 2 and March 27, and the stock goes ex-dividend April 3. The bonus will be financed by a recapitalization, through $4.8 billion in new senior secured credit facilities.

People owning DF also tend to own: JNPRORCLRVBDSVNTTOFTSCMYHOO

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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