Norway
The Top 10 Norwegian Companies by Sales
The 10 largest publicly-listed Norwegian companies based on sales for 2009 that appear in the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2010 are listed below: Rank Company Country Industry Sales ($bil) 1 Statoil Norway Oil & Gas Operations 79.76 2 Telenor Norway Telecommunications Services 16.85 3 DnB NOR Norway Diversified Financials 13.06 4 Norsk Hydro Norway [...]
Ten Reasons to Invest in Norway
Norway is small country with a population of about 4.8 million bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia. Unlike the American Dream which consists of owning a McMansion in the suburbs, the Norwegian Dream consists of owning two houses – one for living and the other for leisure with a cottage or cabin by sea or [...]
The Ten Most Traded Norwegian Stocks
The ten most traded Norwegian stocks on the Oslo Stock Exchange in April are listed below. If the company is traded in the U.S. markets the ticker and current dividend yield is also shown. 1. Statoil (STO) Current Dividend Yield: 5.09% 2. Yara International (OTC: YARIY) Current Dividend Yield: 2.32% 3. Seadrill (SDRL) Current Dividend [...]
Norway: Attractive Investment Destination
Among the Nordic countries, Norway’s economy is strong and is well positioned for an economic recovery. In fact, Norway is one of the favorite investment destinations among European countries. The Norwegian economy was able withstand the current economic crisis better than most other European countries since Norway’s financial institutions did not invest in risky sub-prime [...]
List of Norwegian ADRs !!
Norway has become an “oil” nation due to the export of crude oil. Norway is now one of the largest exporters of oil in the world. Hence StatoilHydro is one of the top Norway ADR stock.StatoilHydro is a new company created after Norsk Hydro merged with Statoil a few years ago. Norsk Hydro stock had [...]
Norway ADRs!!
There are a few ADRs from Norway that trade in the US markets. The following are some of them: 1.StatoilHydro ASA – STO STO was created by the merger of Statoil & Norsk Hydro a few years back. STO has yield of 2.28% and 2.1B shares outstanding with a market of $62B. PE ratio is [...]
