Best Financial Companies To Invest In Right Now

Given that you clicked on this article, it seems safe to assume you either own stock in People's United Financial (NASDAQ: PBCT  ) or are considering buying shares in the near future. If so, then you've come to the right place. The table below reveals the nine most critical numbers that investors need to know about People's United stock before deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold it.

But before getting to that, a brief introduction is in order. Founded in 1842, People's United is one of the oldest financial institutions in the country. And today, it's one of the largest regional banks in New England, with locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. It currently operates 418 branches and has $30 billion in assets.

As you can see in the table above, People's United exhibits a number of core strengths. Its net interest margin exceeds the industry average by 16 basis points, showing prudent interest rate risk. Its nonperforming loans ratio is far below its typical peer, demonstrating a convincing handle on credit risk. And finally, it pays out a generous 89% of its earnings via dividends.

Best Financial Companies To Invest In Right Now: 3i Group(III.L)

3i Group Plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, growth capital, middle market, buyout, and mature investments. It prefers to invest in business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil, gas, power, technology, general industries, financial services, infrastructure, and regional sectors. The firm also seeks to invest in family owned business. It seeks to invest in media businesses at all stages of development and on selective basis, it also makes early-stage venture investments in oilfield technologies. The firm typically makes growth capital investments in medium-sized businesses in the healthcare, financial services, food and drink, media, IT services, support services, and oil and gas sectors. It prefers to invest in buyouts across a broad range of sectors with a particular focus on healthcare, business services, telecommunication, media, consumer, and oil, gas and power. The firm typically invests i n business services with a focus on blue collar services (including cleaning, security, repair and maintenance, and facilities management); white collar services (including consultancy services including engineering, environmental, and recruitment and training and process outsourcing); distribution; and rental services (including hire of equipment and other non consumables). In the healthcare sector it focuses on pharmaceuticals and biotechnology (including supply drug marketing and delivery services, as well as animal health specialists), medical devices and technology (including dialysis and cardiovascular equipment, through to surgical instruments and imaging technology), and specialist care service providers (including care activities for the young, the disabled, and the elderly in their own homes, in hospitals, and in community facilities, and vitally-important diagnostic services). In the consumer sector the firm focuses on consumer goods, retail, food and drinks, and leisure (travel distribution, hotels and resorts, local lei! sure, betting and gaming, and hospitality). In the media sector it prefers to invest in broadcasting and entertainment (including TV, radio, Internet, and mobile broadcasting, the creators and owners of content, and suppliers of allied services), publishing and information (ranging from newspapers, through to directories and business information), marketing services (marketing and advertising including market research), and technology (software and hardware that enables major disruptions within large markets). In the oil, gas, and power sectors the firm focuses on exploration and production, oil services (including services which provide products, people, and technology for all elements of drilling, evaluation, development, construction, and production), and midstream gas and power which includes companies that develop, generate, store, and transmit energy. Within the gas and power sector it seeks to invest in compan ies delivering oil and gas to the consumer, through activities such as gas storage, transportation in liquefied form, refining, and distribution; generating power and transmitting and distributing; developing alternatives to oil and gas, including biofuels; products/components like generators and services such as wind turbine maintenance for related activities. In the technology sector the firm focuses on software and Internet (including digital marketing, e-commerce, social media), online media, telecoms, electronics and semiconductors, IT services, and cleantech (including energy, air and water, waste management, and supporting technologies like sensing and remote monitoring technologies, process innovations, and new materials). In the general industrial sectors it prefers to invest in aerospace and defense; automotive; chemicals; construction and building materials; electronic and electrical equipment; industrial engineering; paper, packaging, and print; and transport and logistics. In the financial sectors it seeks to invest in asset management, specialty finance, general insurance, out! sourcing ! providers, and electronic trading. In the software sector the firm does not invest in generic office and enterprise applications. It prefers to invest in companies across Europe, United States, and Asia. It seeks to make growth investments in China, investing between $20 million and $150 million. For small minority investments the firm seeks invest predominantly in the United Kingdom and Germany. For venture capital investments, it typically invests between ?1 million ($1.99 million) and ?75million ($149.88 million) in seed to late stage in information technology, healthcare, cleantech, oil and gas, and ESAT (electronics, semiconductors, and advanced materials) sectors in Europe and United States. For growth capital investments the firm typically invests up to ?250 million ($499.62 million) per deal, in businesses with enterprise values ranging fr om ?100 million ($199.85 million) to ?1 billion ($1.99 billion), to acquire minority holdings in companies across Europe, Asia, and North America. For infrastructure investments it seeks to invest between ?70 million ($139.89 million) and ?400 million ($799.4 million) per deal, focusing on European, North American, and Asian infrastructure assets. In the software sector it prefers to invest between $2 million to $10 million and for the others range between ?2 million ($3.99 million) and ?50 million ($99.92 million). For buyouts, the firm typically acquires European businesses with an enterprise value up to around ?1billion ($1.99 billion). It seeks to acquire influential or controlling shareholdings in quoted small and mid-cap companies with an enterprise value of ?100 million ($199.85 million) to ?2 billion ($3.99 billion) on the European quoted markets. With a mix of equity and debt, the firm seeks to invest an average of around ?100 million ($199.85 million) in each business in such businesses. The firm also makes mid-market investment across Europe in transactions with an enterprise value of up to ?1 billion ($1.99 billion) when it is the sole investor. It! s Brazil ! team seeks to invest between $30 million and $100 million for majority or minority stakes in businesses with an enterprise value of up to $200 million. The firm typically takes a minority shareholding between 10 percent and 45 percent and a seat on the board with regards to its growth capital investments. It seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies with regards to its venture capital investments. 3i Group Plc was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices across Europe, United States, Brazil and Asia.

Best Financial Companies To Invest In Right Now: Yale Resources Ltd. (YLL.V)

Yale Resources Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead. It also has interests in oil and gas properties in the United States. The company was founded in 1987 is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Hot Tech Stocks For 2014: Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation(NYMX)

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and marketing of drugs and diagnostic devices. The company?s products include AlzheimAlert, a urinary test that aids physicians in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease; and NicAlert and TobacAlert tests that use urine or saliva to detect the use of and exposure to tobacco products. Its products under development comprise NX-1207, a drug in phase III clinical trials for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, as well as in human clinical trials for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and localized prostate cancer; and NXC-4720, a antibacterial agent for the treatment of E. coli O157:H7 bacterial contamination in hamburger meat and other food and drink products, and for the treatment of urinary tract and other bacterial infections in humans. The company?s products under development also include NXB-4221 for the treatment of chronic and persistent urinary tract infections; NXB-5886 for the treatment of streptococcal infection; and NXT-1021 for the treatment of staphylococcal infection. In addition, its research and development programs include drug development programs aimed at treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other indications; research and development of drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer?s disease that targets spherons; and development of neural thread protein-based drugs and oncology drugs. The company markets its products primarily in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation was founded in 1989 and is based in St Laurent, Canada.