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BSB Bancorp (NASDAQ: BLMT) and Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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This table compares BSB Bancorp and Columbia Banking System’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BSB Bancorp 19.46% 10.94% 0.75% Columbia Banking System 24.05% 9.04% 1.32%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BSB Bancorp and Columbia Banking System’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Buy Right Now: P.T. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk.(TLK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Tuesday afternoon, the telecommunication services shares climbed 1.18 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), up 7 percent, and Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn-ADR (NYSE: TLK), up 3 percent.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn (NYSE:TLK) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

• [By Anders Bylund]

  Telekomunikasi Indonesia (NYSE:TLK), the largest telecommunications company in Indonesia, reported first-quarter results on Tuesday, May 2. Top-line sales rose modestly in the first quarter thanks to higher wireless subscriber counts and a healthy broadband business, but those upsides had to overcome a substantial headwind from a mass exodus of old-school wireline subscribers.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Buy Right Now: Microchip Technology Incorporated(MCHP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Press coverage about Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Microchip Technology earned a news sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the semiconductor company an impact score of 46.825929182511 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) had its target price cut by research analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $130.00 to $120.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a “strong-buy” rating on the semiconductor company’s stock. Needham & Company LLC’s price target points to a potential upside of 42.72% from the company’s current price.

• [By Shanthi Rexaline]

  Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore previewed earnings reports from MPINJ Inc (NASDAQ: PI), Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA). Morgan Stanley has the following ratings on the companies:

Hot Dividend Stocks To Buy Right Now: Amphenol Corporation(APH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Here are some of the news articles that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s rankings:

  Trending Hot Stock’s Analysis – Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) (thestockgem.com) Royal Bank of Canada Raises Amphenol (APH) Price Target to $80.00 (americanbankingnews.com) Analyst Earnings Forecasts Summary: Amphenol Corporation’s (APH) (getstocksnews.com) Global Medical Pressure Sensors Market 2018 Manufacturers- Amphenol, Honeywell, NXP+Freescale and TE … (themobileherald.com) What’s Better? Amphenol Corporation (APH) Buy or Sell (nasdaqfortune.com)

  A number of research firms have issued reports on APH. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Amphenol from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. ValuEngine raised shares of Amphenol from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 2nd. SunTrust Banks reissued a “hold” rating and set a $89.00 price target (up from $82.00) on shares of Amphenol in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Amphenol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 22nd. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Amphenol in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Amphenol has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.00.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Aphelion (CURRENCY:APH) traded up 1.3% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on September 29th. One Aphelion token can currently be bought for $0.0541 or 0.00000822 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Switcheo Network and Kucoin. Over the last week, Aphelion has traded down 2.4% against the dollar. Aphelion has a total market cap of $2.70 million and $143,193.00 worth of Aphelion was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in shares of Amphenol (NYSE:APH) by 4.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,105,805 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 47,719 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $95,258,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Teacher Retirement System of Texas lessened its holdings in shares of Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH) by 50.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 154,246 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 160,204 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Amphenol were worth $13,443,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Aphria Inc (TSE:APH)’s share price shot up 14% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as C$20.36 and last traded at C$19.86. 16,904,801 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 184% from the average session volume of 5,950,322 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$17.42.

• [By Tom Gentile]

  The Amephenol Corp. (NYSE: APH) is an electronic and fiber optic manufacturing company in Connecticut. Late last month, on April 25, the company released their earnings and beat all expectations, including earnings per share and reported revenue.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Buy Right Now: United Parcel Service Inc.(UPS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Tiverton Asset Management LLC grew its position in United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) by 132.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,606 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,154 shares during the period. Tiverton Asset Management LLC’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $2,785,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By ]

  TheStreet will not just be in the conversation with regards to earnings season, we will be leading the conversation (which we often do). Coming up Thursday interview-wise fresh off their earnings reports: (1) UPS (UPS) Chief Financial Officer; PepsiCo Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston; Dunkin Donuts (DNKN) CEO Nigel Travis; Hasbro (HAS) CEO Brian Goldner. Big day, big insights popping - so keep checking back on our site throughout the day.

• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  Just look at United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS).

  Our tool showed UPS stock rose nine out of the last 10 years between August and September. And in 2017, it jumped 3.6%. Now, that's a decent return if you simply owned the stock.

• [By Max Byerly]

  United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) has been assigned a $150.00 target price by Goldman Sachs Group in a research note issued on Monday. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the transportation company’s stock. Goldman Sachs Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 21.88% from the stock’s current price.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Buy Right Now: ConocoPhillips(COP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Lange]

  The number of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) shares short fell to 11.83 million from the previous 12.60 million. Shares were trading at $71.30, within a 52-week range of $45.65 to $74.73.

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is one of a growing number of oil producers that is reevaluating its drilling plans in the Permian Basin because of the region's looming pipeline shortage. Among the options it's considering is redeploying at least some of its resources out of the Basin until new pipes start up toward the end of next year. While that could affect its growth prospects in the near term, it also might provide the company with the opportunity to enhance its longer-term growth potential in the region.

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Goldman Sachs has made a key rotation in its oil and gas sector coverage. The firm downgraded ConcoPhillips (NYSE: COP) to Neutral from Buy now that its shares had risen more than 40% so far in 2018 alone. That blows away the performance of most energy index leaders, and this downgrade is based on the good news now being reflected in the shares. Goldman Sachs analyst Neil Mehta has an $81 price target on ConocoPhillips, which compares with the prior closing price of $79.89 and its 52-week high of $80.24.

• [By Chris Lange]

  The number of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) shares short fell to 21.01 million from the previous level of 24.44 million. Shares were trading at $69.15, within a 52-week range of $42.27 to $70.15.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Berenberg Bank set a €49.00 ($55.68) price objective on Compugroup Medical (ETR:COP) in a report issued on Monday. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the stock.