Top Dividend Companies To Invest In 2015

Top Dividend Companies To Invest In 2015: ENSCO plc(ESV)

Ensco plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services to the oil and gas industry. The company engages in the drilling of offshore oil and natural gas wells by providing its drilling rigs and crews under contracts with international, government-owned, and independent oil and gas companies. As of February 15, 2010, it owned and operated 42 jackup rigs, 4 ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rigs, and 1 barge rig. The company also has 4 ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rigs under construction. It operates in Asia, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, and North and South America. The company was formerly known as Ensco International plc and changed its name to Ensco plc in March 2010. Ensco plc was founded in 1975 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Daniel Gibbs]

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  To illustrate this concept and examine how it can be a risk, let's take a look at the debt-to-equity ratios of several offshore drilling companies. The five companies that we will compare are Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL  ) , Transocean (NYSE: RIG  ) , Ensco (NYSE: ESV  ) , Noble, and Diamond Offshore.

• [By Marc Bastow]

  Off-shore contact drilling service provider Ensco (ESV) raised its quarterly dividend 50% to 75 cents per share, payable on Dec. 20 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 9.
  ESV Dividend Yield: 4.90%
  

• [By Travis Hoium]

  Noble isn't the only company betting big on new ultra-deepwater rigs for growth. Transocean (NYSE: RIG  ) has seven rigs under construction, Ensco (NYSE: ESV  ) has four, and SeaDrill (NYSE: SDRL  ) has a whopping nine new ultra-deepwater rigs being built. If dayrates of $600,000 per day can be maintained despite the increased supply, these companies could see $219 million in additional revenue for each new! rig.

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