Top Quartile Ranked Dividend Stock STB Is Oversold

By DividendChannel.com



The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics ⿿ strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Student Transportation Inc (NASD: STB) presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

But making Student Transportation Inc an even more interesting and timely stock to look at, is the fact that in trading on Friday, shares of STB entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $6.37 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.

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In the case of Student Transportation Inc, the RSI reading has hit 26.7 ⿿ by comparison, the universe of dividend stocks covered by Dividend Channel currently has an average RSI of 37.8. A falling stock price ⿿ all else being equal ⿿ creates a better opportunity for dividend investors to capture a higher yield. Indeed, STB's recent annualized dividend of 0.55641996/share (currently paid in monthly installments) works out to an annual yield of 8.55% based upon the recent $6.511 share price.

A bullish investor could look at STB's 26.7 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. Among the fundamental datapoints dividend investors should investigate to decide if they are bullish on STB is its dividend history.

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