Blue chip dividend stocks usually carry a premium. Often this premium is in excess of what I am willing to pay. With Monday's market slide followed by Tuesday and Wednesday's subsequent recovery, it appears that good stocks can fall into an after-Thanksgiving mark-down sale at anytime. Here are five stocks that I am watching closely, with their Risk Quality (RQ) rating and other information as of 12/1/2008:
I. Procter & Gamble Co. (PG )
II. Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)
III. Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)
IV. Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN)
V. The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
When the market is in a free-fall, it is important to concentrate on quality. Each of the above stocks has a RQ rating of A5 or better. Their share price has declined significantly less that the 44.1% decrease of S&P 500 as measured by VFINX ($135.15 down to $75.54). I suspect Monday was not the last after-Thanksgiving sale of 2008.
As always, you should perform your own research and reach your own conclusion before buying or selling an investment security.
Full Disclosure: As of this writing, I was long in VFINX, PG, PGN and KO
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I like them all except I havent heard of Progress Energy before.
My current challenge is to set my 401k on autopilot on quality dividend stocks or great value stocks as I've come to realise some big limitations with my account.
I just cant seem to decide what to buy.. The difficulties of having too many choices.
Jae Jun: It is really nice to have a lot to choose from. I still remember have to pick the lessor of two overpriced stocks.
Best Wishes,
D4L
Jae & D4L
Yes their are so many more choices and ideas out their than there were even 2 or 3 months ago. Taking one from Buffett "I feel like an over sexed guy in a whore house".
I like your list. I am long on KO since October. I think they do an impressive job of localizing their advertising campaigns.
Verizon dividend is over 5% as of today. They raised their dividend 7% in October. I'm curious what RQ rating you would give them?
The Intelligent Investor: VZ has a RQ of B5.
Best Wishes,
D4L