[May 23, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the Publishing Industry With the Lowest Earnings Yield (MORN, NYT, WPO, TRI, SSP) Tweet May 23, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Publishing industry with the lowest earnings yields. Earnings yield is useful to compare the relative benefit of owning a stock vs. owning other yield assets such as bonds. If the earnings yield is higher, stocks may be considered undervalued.Morningstar ranks lowest with a an earnings yield of 3.3%. Following is The New York Times with a an earnings yield of 5.0%. The Washington Post ranks third lowest with a an earnings yield of 5.6%. Thomson Reuters follows with a an earnings yield of 5.9%, and EW Scripps rounds out the bottom five with a an earnings yield of 6.4%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of EW Scripps on April 8th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $12.37. Since that recommendation, shares of EW Scripps have risen 9.9%. We continue to monitor EW Scripps for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]