Update: Stock Picks for the week of 5/28/12 to 6/1/12

Welcome back to Dividend Stock Investing for the Common Man! Thank you stopping by and supporting the idea of investing in dividend paying stocks for the long term. I wanted to recap last week's picks for you since it is important to review all investments on a weekly, if not daily, basis.

It was a horrible week for the market as a whole. See below, this chart explains it all! The Dow Jones Industrial, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite index dropped significantly after Memorial Day, May 28th, 2012.

Although it was a rough week for the market, I remain confident in the stock market and now is the time to get in at reduced stock valuations. Grab some dividend aristocrats while they are at bargain prices. WM, MCD, UHT and DRI are valued at a discount this week.

As you can see below, it was a weak five days in every sector. Overall, 2 for 25 week. Always invest in high yielding dividend paying stocks for your retirement years. Much like the stocks listed below, you will be covered with quarterly dividends if the stocks just so happen to drop in value. Continue to hold on to your stocks for the long term so the dividends have plenty of time to compound.

Feel free to watch the videos below featuring Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Unilever plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. All four companies will inject your Roth IRA stock portfolio with stability and profits via quarterly dividends, even when their share price take a hit due to market lag.

Until next time.. I wish you nothing but the best during your investing years. Perform your due diligence for each of these quality dividend payers below. Happy investing, reinvest those dividends and let your smart investment decisions work for you!

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Current Price @ 5/28/12/Quote @ 6/2/12

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.(NYSE:FCX) $32.41 $32.07
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) $32.96 $32.16
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL) $36.71 $36.00
Universal Health Realty Income Trust(NYSE:UHT) $38.66 $38.28
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $91.05 $86.71
Portugal Telecom, SGPS (ADR)(NYSE:PT) $4.29 $3.90
Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR)(NYSE:CS) $19.77 $18.98
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $31.88 $31.04
Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX) $98.86 $96.41
General Dynamics Corporation(NYSE:GD) $63.58 $62.72
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $53.06 $49.87
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(NASDAQ:CBRL) $59.82 $59.39
Omnicom Group Inc.(NYSE:OMC) $49.78 $46/37
Molson Coors Brewing Company(NYSE:TAP) $39.78 $38.33
Kinder Morgan Inc(NYSE:KMI) $32.42 $32.35
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp(NASDAQ:ROIC) $12.06 $12.04
BHP Billiton plc (ADR)(NYSE:BBL) $53.22 $52.20
SLM Corp(NASDAQ:SLM) $13.57 $13.69
Prospect Capital Corporation(NASDAQ:PSEC) $10.89 $10.71
Salem Communications Corp(NASDAQ:SALM) $4.76 $4.65
General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS) $39.08 $37.90
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack(NYSE:PBY) $11.07 $8.96
PNC Financial Services(NYSE:PNC) $62.09 $58.07
HSBC Holdings plc (ADR)(NYSE:HBC) $40.23 $38.69
The Southern Company(NYSE:SO) $45.69 $45.95

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. CEO Interview - 52 minutes

Credit Suisse Group AG CEO Interview - 14 minutes

Unilever plc CEO Speech - 12 minutes

Molson Coors Brewing Company - Peter Coors Receives Aware - 12 minutes

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. - CBRL

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., stock ticker CBRL, currently pays their shareholders 40 cents per share, which is a 2.65% dividend yield. I love CBRL because they serve great food, their restaurants are always very clean and they bring in senior citizens by the busload. You cannot find a more loyal human being on the planet than a sweet kind senior citizen. They demand quality!

CBRL's gift shops are out of this world. You can find some cool items in there. Actually their profit margin are much higher with gift shop sales than the restaurant portion! CBRL are very strategic, even somewhat picky, where they build each restaurant and are in no hurry to rush this process.

CBRL is a well run outfit and their bottom line is solid. I have seen many Cracker Barrel stores in my day and their parking lots are always full for breakfast, which just happens to be  the biggest profit meal of the day. Buying some CBRL under $65.00 per share would be ideal for your Roth IRA stock portfolio and hold for the long term. They are currently selling at $60.41 per share.

CBRL is engaged in the operation and development of their Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept. As of September 20, 2011 CBRL operated 604 stores in 42 states. Their restaurant generated approximately 79% of its total revenue during the fiscal year ended July 29, 2011. As previously stated, their restaurants serve breakfast, lunch and dinner daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. (closing at 11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays). Just as an FYI, in case you ever want to visit your local Cracker Barrel.

The best part about Cracker Barrel establishments is that their breakfast items can be ordered at any time throughout the day! Breakfast items include: juices, eggs, pancakes, bacon, country ham, sausage, grits, and a range of biscuit specialties, such as gravy and biscuits and country ham and biscuits.
Lunch and dinner items include: country ham, chicken and dumplings, chicken fried chicken, meatloaf, country fried steak, pork chops, fish, steak, roast beef, vegetable plates, salads, sandwiches, soups and specialty items, such as pinto beans and turnip greens.

Are you hungry for some CBRL food? Well, you should be hungry for their dividend too! 40 cents per share is a reasonable offering. Here are some additional current CBRL statistics below:

52 week                37.31 - 61.89
Vol / Avg.                253,411.00/246,976.00
Mkt cap                1.40B
P/E                        16.41
Div/yield                $0.40/2.65%
EPS                        3.68
Shares                23.24M
Beta                        0.91
Inst. own                86%

Key stats and ratios
                                            Q2 (Apr '12) 2011
Net profit margin                       3.12% 3.50%
Operating margin                       6.43% 6.87%
EBITD margin -                       9.45%
Return on average assets               5.53% 6.55%
Return on average equity              23.18% 37.08%
Employees                              67,000

CBRL has excellent food and a large variety at a competitive price. Their service is excellent and in my humble opinion they are better than any other restaurant chain at supplementing income with a high margin gift shop with good variety. Their locations are near heavily traveled roads which help the repeat business from travelers.

Argus just recently raised Cracker Barrel to a buy on May 28th, 2012 and I cannot agree with them more! Click here. CBRL recently announced that for fiscal year 2012 their expected total revenue was between $2.55 billion and $2.6 billion, reflecting anticipated increases in comparable store restaurant and retail sales in a range of 1.5% and 2.0%. CBRL opened 13 new Cracker Barrel stores in the current fiscal year!

CBRL expects adjusted earnings per diluted share for fiscal year 2012 to be between $4.35 and $4.45. CBRL reported earnings per diluted share of between $4.14 and $4.24. Analysts were expecting CBRL to report revenue of $2.56 billion and earnings per share of $4.31 for fiscal year 2012 so they outperformed quite nicely.

With other companies complaining about lack of customers it seems like Cracker Barrel is doing something right to maintain and expand their customer base. Please feel free to visit their homepage, here, and their Investor Relations web page, here. Please watch the videos below to see first hand just how great this company truly is. Better yet, take a Cracker Barrel Virtual Tour, here!

Feed your Roth IRA some CBRL today and reap the benefits of dividend reinvesting. Until next time friends, stay healthy, invest as much as you can into some of your favorite dividend paying stocks, reinvest your dividends, and hold for life!

Stock Picks for the week of 5/28/12 to 6/1/12

Greetings! Welcome back to DSIFTCM! I hope you had a profitable week and that you are enjoying this extended holiday weekend.

Listed below are my dividend stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 5/28/12 to 6/1/12. Any one of these companies will infuse a powerful wealth stream of cash into your Roth or Traditional IRA stock portfolio. It is fairly simple to invest your dollars into any one or all of these stocks. I will check back on June 2nd, 2012 to determine how well or poor my picks performed. Continue to invest as much as you can each week to ensure that you have a solid dividend income stream to pay for your utilities, living expenses, etc. during your retirement years! I can't stress this enough.

As an extra bonus I have posted YouTube videos (scroll down below). Each videos shows a company ringing the opening bell for either the NASDAQ or NYSE. Check out the expressions on the faces of the management teams. Ear to ear smiles! Don't you want to be smiling like that during your retirement years? Invest today and thank me later. Have a great remainder of the weekend!

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Current Price

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.(NYSE:FCX) $32.41
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) $32.96
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL) $36.71
Universal Health Realty Income Trust(NYSE:UHT) $38.66
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $91.05
Portugal Telecom, SGPS (ADR)(NYSE:PT) $4.29
Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR)(NYSE:CS) $19.77
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $31.88
Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX) $98.86
General Dynamics Corporation(NYSE:GD) $63.58
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $53.06
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(NASDAQ:CBRL) $59.82
Omnicom Group Inc.(NYSE:OMC) $49.78
Molson Coors Brewing Company(NYSE:TAP) $39.78
Kinder Morgan Inc(NYSE:KMI) $32.42
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp(NASDAQ:ROIC) $12.06
BHP Billiton plc (ADR)(NYSE:BBL) $53.22
SLM Corp(NASDAQ:SLM) $13.57
Prospect Capital Corporation(NASDAQ:PSEC) $10.89
Salem Communications Corp(NASDAQ:SALM) $4.76
General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS) $39.08
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack(NYSE:PBY) $11.07
PNC Financial Services(NYSE:PNC) $62.09
HSBC Holdings plc (ADR)(NYSE:HBC) $40.23
The Southern Company(NYSE:SO) $45.69

Note: Stock Quotes as of 5/26/12