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Viacom reported a mixed FQ1 earnings report with EPS in line with estimates. The stock plunged to new multi-year lows despite some positive turnaround signs. The company trades at an incredibly low multiple of cash flows, and now offers a substantial 5% dividend with strong coverage. News headlines, including  this one  from  Fortune  for the  FQ1 earnings report  of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA ) (NASDAQ: VIAB ), included the message that the company is somehow ailing. With all of the stress in energy companies and bank stocks, one has to wonder if an extremely profitable media company is somehow sick.  Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.  Disclosure: Long VIAB. Please read the disclaimer page for more details.

The top ten net payout yields outperformed the market in July due to several stocks with monthly gains in excess of 9%. The top ten net payout yield stocks average yields of 14.7% to start August. Motorola Solutions continues to hold the highest yield now at 25.7%. This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield (NYSE: NPY ) stocks that was started back in June 2012 (see article ) and explained in August 2012 (see article ). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month utilized in part to make investment decisions for the Covestor model that has beaten the S&P 500 for four consecutive years. Please review the original articles for more information on the NPY concept. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long GM, HIG, MSI, NLY, NOC, NTAP, TRV, VIAB. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

The top ten net payout yields underperformed the market in June due to several stocks with larger losses than the S&P 500 index. The top ten net payout yield stocks average yields of 14.0% to start July. Motorola Solutions continues to hold the highest yield now at 27.0%. This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield (NYSE: NPY ) stocks that was started back in June 2012 (see article ) and explained in August 2012 (see article ). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month utilized in part to make investment decisions for the Covestor model that has beaten the S&P 500 for four consecutive years. Please review the original articles for more information on the NPY concept. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long HIG, MSI, NLY, NOC, NTAP, TRV, VIAB. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

The top ten net payout yields underperformed the market in April due to a couple of weak individual stocks. The top ten net payout yield stocks averaged yields of 13.6% to start May. Motorola Solutions continues to hold the highest yield now at 25.8%. This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield (NYSE: NPY ) stocks that was started back in June 2012 (see article ) and explained in August 2012 (see article ). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month utilized in part to make investment decisions for the Covestor model that has beaten the S&P 500 for four consecutive years. Please review the original articles for more information on the NPY concept. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long HIG, MSI, NLY, NOC, NTAP, TRV, VIAB.

The top ten net payout yield stocks underperformed the market in March due to a couple of weak individual stocks. The top ten net payout yield stocks averaged yields of 13.3% to start April. Motorola Solutions continues to hold the highest yield now at 18.7%. This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield (NYSE: NPY ) stocks that was started back in June 2012 (see article ) and explained in August 2012 (see article ). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month utilized in part to make investment decisions for the Covestor model that has beaten the S&P 500 for four consecutive years. Please review the original articles for more information on the NPY concept. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long HIG, IBM, MSI, NLY, NTAP, TRV, VIAB. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Summary Viacom continues to trade at yearly lows despite results that grew over last year. The company maintains the large stock buyback plan that will benefit the stock more after the recent declines. The current 15% Net Payout Yield is a strong buy signal. The stock of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA ) (NASDAQ: VIAB ) remains in a major downtrend despite the massive stock buyback program of the company. The latest quarterly results are a prime example of the situation with the entertainment company beating analyst estimates while the stock sits at recent lows. Viacom even trades at a generally attractive valuation though the market doesn't seem to want the stock. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long VIAB. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Back when it released its  Q2 2013 earnings report , Viacom ( NASDAQ: VIAB     ) announced that it would double its stock buyback plan to $20 billion from the previous $10 billion. Most investors have a negative view of stock buybacks, but research shows that significant buybacks that reduce share counts tend to outperform the market. The diversified media entertainment sector appears overly competitive, but the sector in general has outperformed the S&P 500 over the last couple of years. One thing that the general group has shared as a whole is the desire to buy shares back over time. Some of the companies like Walt Disney ( NYSE: DIS     ) and Time Warner ( NYSE: TWX     ) weren't as aggressive in the last year, but the buybacks have continued to set the group apart. Read the full article here . Disclosure: Long TWX. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield stocks that was started in June, 2012 (see article ). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month. Please review the original article for more information on the net payout yield concept. February Returns Below are two charts highlighting the monthly returns of the top ten stocks from February (see list here ). Due to limitations with YCharts, the chart was broken into the Top 5 and Next 5 lists. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long AMP, DTV, KSS, MSI, NLY, NOC, and WLP. Please review the disclaimer page for more details.