Watch List: 11/13/09

The market closed above 10,000 for two consecutive weeks at 10,270.47, up 2.4% from prior week. At the end of the week, my watch list expanded to 18 companies compared to 17 from the previous week due in part because of an addition of regional banks. Here are the companies on my watch list as of November 13, 2009.

Symbol	Name	Price	P/E	% Yr Low	Yield	EPS	Div/Shr	Payout Ratio
THFF	First Financial Corporation Ind	27.23	14.80	1.91%	3.31%	1.84	0.90	49%
WTR	AQUA AMERICA INC	15.84	20.84	2.92%	3.66%	0.76	0.58	76%
CWT	CALIFORNIA WATER SVC	35.28	17.82	5.34%	3.34%	1.98	1.18	60%
PNY	PIEDMONT NAT GAS CO	22.86	14.75	10.54%	4.72%	1.55	1.08	70%
WGL	WGL HOLDINGS INC	31.89	13.34	11.54%	4.61%	2.39	1.47	62%
WEYS	Weyco Group, Inc.	22.48	22.48	11.79%	2.67%	1.00	0.60	60%
UGI	U G I CP	23.64	9.81	11.83%	3.38%	2.41	0.80	33%
NWN	NORTHWEST NAT GAS	42.86	14.83	13.66%	3.87%	2.89	1.66	57%
UMBF	UMB Financial Corporation	38.28	18.23	13.76%	1.93%	2.10	0.74	35%
WMT	WAL MART STORES	53.20	15.60	15.03%	2.05%	3.41	1.09	32%
MON	MONSANTO COMPANY	73.58	19.36	15.93%	1.44%	3.80	1.06	28%
NJR	N J RESOURCES CP	34.99	13.30	16.83%	3.54%	2.63	1.24	47%
BCR	BARD C R INC	80.76	16.18	17.15%	0.84%	4.99	0.68	14%
XOM	EXXON MOBIL CP	72.47	16.89	17.15%	2.32%	4.29	1.68	39%
AWR	AMER ST WATER	32.33	23.95	17.31%	3.22%	1.35	1.04	77%
RLI	R L I CP	50.60	15.86	19.03%	2.13%	3.19	1.08	34%
HGIC	Harleysville Group Inc.	31.21	13.11	19.62%	4.17%	2.38	1.30	55%
SYBT	S.Y. Bancorp, Inc.	21.90	16.22	19.74%	3.11%	1.35	0.68	50%
18 Companies

*NOTE* I added selected regional banks to my watch list. If you are interested, I urge you to do an extensive research prior to your purchase. These regional banks have payout ratio less than or equal to 50%. Next year estimates are expected to rise as well.
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