Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (VOD), AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (AZN): 5 FTSE 100 Shares You Should Have Bought in March

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The shares leapt on the news, gaining 253 pence (8.4%) over the month to reach 3,248 pence. It could be the start of something good.

BAE Systems PLC (ADR) (PINK:BAESY)
An engineer doing well? Yes, BAE Systems PLC (ADR) (PINK:BAESY) shares picked up 29 pence during March for an 8% rise to 384 pence, which makes a gain of 42% since a June 2012 low of 270 pence. Since last summer, we’ve had a full-year dividend yield of 5.8%, and forecasts put the yield for this year at 5.2%. And that’s from shares which, though they have soared, are still on a forward P/E of only 9.

Now, there might be some people who don’t think that looks like a screaming bargain and would turn their noses up at BAE shares at today’s price. But I’m certainly not one of them.

Centrica PLC (LON:CNA)
Who says utilities companies are dull cash cows that only pay dividends? Not Centrica PLC (LON:CNA), the owner of the domestic British Gas brand, whose shares gained 15 pence to 367 pence for an overall March rise of 4.2%.

The dividend is there as well, of course, with the company having paid out 16.4 pence per share last year for a yield of 4.9%. And if you buy the shares now, even after a 15% rise in the share price over the past 12 months, you’ll still be in line for a forecast yield of 4.8% for this year, with analysts expecting 5.1% in 2014.

The article 5 FTSE 100 Shares You Should Have Bought in March originally appeared on Fool.com.

Alan Oscroft has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD).

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