IIn this series, we take a look at the most recent Dividend channel ” DividendRank, ” then we select only those companies that have been the subject of insider buys in the past six months. Executives and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider perspective on the company, and the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned money and use it to buy stocks is in the open market is that he expects to make money – maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see some exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So when stocks come up that see insiders buying and are also top ranked, investors are advised to take note. One such company is PennyMac Financial Services Inc (ticker: PFSI), which was purchased by Director Partners, LP Mfn.

On June 22, Mfn invested $ 1,664,101.44 in 26,528 shares of PFSI, at a cost per share of $ 62.73. Bargain hunters could buy shares of PennyMac Financial Services Inc (ticker: PFSI) on Friday and achieve a base cost 0.3% cheaper than Mfn, with shares changing hands as low as $ 62.57 per action. It should be noted that Mfn has received $ 0.20 / share in dividends since the time of their purchase, so they are currently up 0.1% on their purchase on a total return basis. PennyMac Financial Services Inc shares are currently trading at -0.76% on this day. The chart below shows the one-year performance of PFSI stocks, compared to its 200-day moving average:

Looking at the chart above, the low point of PFSI in its 52 week range is $ 49.6674 per share, with $ 70.99 as the 52 week high, compared with a last trade of 63.00 $. For comparison, here’s a table showing the prices at which insider buys were recorded in the past six months:

The DividendRank report noted that among the hedging universe, PFSI stocks displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. The report also cited the solid history of quarterly dividends from PennyMac Financial Services Inc, and long-term favorable multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.

The report said, “Dividend investors who approach investing from a value perspective are generally more interested in finding the strongest, most profitable companies, which are also trading at an attractive valuation. This is what we seek to find by using our exclusive DividendRank formula, which ranks the hedging universe according to our various profitability and valuation criteria, to generate a list of the most “interesting” stocks, intended for investors. as a source of ideas that deserves further research. ”

The annualized dividend paid by PennyMac Financial Services Inc is $ 0.8 / share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent ex-dividend date was 8/13/2021. Below is a chart of PFSI’s long-term dividend history, which the report highlighted as being of utmost importance. Indeed, studying the past of a company dividend history can be of great help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.

Most Dividend Listed Stocks with Insider Buys ”

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