Death Stocks

Death is kind of a depressing topic but it is something that won't go away and several companies are making money due to that fact. Death stocks are companies involved in the business of cemeteries, cremation, coffins, funeral parlors, and headstones.

Death has become such a popular industry that Starbucks (SBUX) has put one of its gourmet coffee shops in the

in Easley, South Carolina. There are many companies that operate in thisindustry , and based on the list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over half a dozen

. One interesting thing to note is that most of these companies pay dividends.

For example, Matthews International (MATW) is in the business of memorialization products for cemeteries. The company produces manufactures cast bronze and granite memorials, cast and etched architectural products, mausoleums, and wood and metal caskets. The stock trades at 21.4 times present earnings and sports a yield of 1.0%.

Service Corporation International (SCI) is the largest funeral service company by market cap. The company also owns cemeteries and crematoria, and even sell s caskets. The company pays a decent yield of 1.5%, and trades at 17.5 times forward earnings.

Hillenbrand (HI) is the largest publicly traded casket manufacturer, which also makes cremation caskets, containers, vaults, and urns. The forward price to earnings ratio is 29, and the yield is a fairly generous 2.7%.

To access a free list of all the

, which can be downloaded, sorted, and added to, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

By Stockerblog.com