Coach, Inc. (COH) recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, which translates into an industry-leading yield of 1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate continues to see upward revisions, rising 2% in the past month.

Solid Income

Coach announced that its dividend of $0.075 is payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 7.

Bullish Forecasts

Analysts polled by Zacks are bullish on earnings for COH. For the year ending June 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.07 was increased by a penny in the past week and hiked from $1.92 over the past 60 days. For the following year, forecasts of $2.27 are up 2 cent in the past week and climbed from $2.07 over the past 60 days.

Favorable Benchmark Comparisons

The company offers solid fundamentals, trading with a forward P/E of 17. Coach’s return on equity (ROE) of 38% soars past the industry average of 10%. The company’s net profit margin of 19% compares to an industry average of 3%.

COH is also strong technically, outpacing the market by nearly 100% over the past year.

Read the October 27 commentary on COH.

Last Week’s Growth and Income Zacks Rank Buy Stocks

Crane Co. (CR), which boasts an industry-leading yield of 2.7%, recently declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share. The company also posted solid results for the third quarter, raising the lower end of its earnings outlook. Read the whole story on CR.

Gap Inc. (GPS), which announces third-quarter results after today’s closing bell, just declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share, which translates into an industry-leading dividend yield of 1.5%. The company also reported sales growth for the month of October. Read the whole story on GPS.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) recently posted October net sales of $5.68 billion, a 7% increase over last year’s $5.30 billion. Comparable sales spiked 5% year-over-year. Read the whole story on COST.

Casey’s General Stores Inc. (CASY) is watching analysts boost estimates ahead of reporting fiscal second quarter results in early December. For the year ending April 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate jumped from $2.19 to $2.21 per share in 1 month’s time. Read the whole story on CASY.

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