As we have seen during this difficult year for bank stocks, an attractive dividend yield can provide plenty of support for share prices. The 10 bank dividend stocks we highlight here have all beaten the performance of the KBW Bank Index (BKX), which was down 28% year-to-date through Friday.
Of course, a very high dividend yield could signal investor suspicion that a company may need to cut its dividend. This is why it's important to consider how much of its earnings a bank is paying out, and whether it is turning a steady profit.
Source: The Street
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AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) are popular because of stable business models as well as strong cash flows. They also pay one of the highest dividends within the capital market. Don’t believe that this alone transforms them into attractive investments. Many telecoms that provide service overseas have been caught up in the euro zone debacle and other local issues that have sent their shares sharply downward, offsetting any income potential.
I screened foreign telecom services stocks with a dividend yield of more than 5 percent that were oversold by investors. Such stocks have a negative year-to-date performance of at least 15 percent but they still have a buy or better recommendation by brokerage firms. Here are the results sorted by dividend yield:
1. Telefonica (TEF)
2. Portugal Telecom (PT)
3. France Telecom (FTE)
4. Telecom Argentina (TEO)
5. KT Corporation (KT)
Source: Seeking Alpha
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When you think of tech stocks you don’t think of dividends. Investors like to see growth in their speculative tech investments and a dividend is often believed to be a sign that a company that is reducing its investment in future developments. The truth is that mature technology companies with proven business models have a history of increasing their net income and are able to return that income to shareholders while they continue to invest in and growth their business.
Paying a dividend is good, but growing the dividend is best. Our favorite technology dividend stocks yield 3% or more and have a history of growing their dividend. A high dividend growth rate drives the dividend higher to either increase the yield or maintain the yield against an increase in stock price. We found 6 tech stocks with a high dividend yield and a 5-year dividend growth rate over 4%.
Source: Seeking Alpha
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Here is a current sheet of the best dividend paying stocks from the office REITs industry. The whole industry has a total market capitalization of USD59 billion. One year before, I screened the industry by the best yielding office REITs as of 2010. Since the first day of screening, the number of stocks has significantly changed as well as the industry capitalization. Today, 17 of 18 companies pay dividends and 10 of them have a yield of more than 10 percent.
Here are the three top dividend stocks by market capitalization:
1. Boston Properties (BXP) Dividend Yield: 2.10%
2. Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Dividend Yield: 4.19%
3. Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) Dividend Yield: 2.83%
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With Europe seemingly on the brink of a major shakeup, income investors had better make sure that their steady, income-generating equities are as safe as when they bought them. Income investors rely on their stocks providing them with steady streams of cash payments, in the form of dividends. For companies with major exposure to Europe, worsening economic fundamentals could mean severe decreases in cash flow. Since dividends are paid out of the cash a company generates, dividends of these exposed companies could be jeapordized, while decreases in earnings could lead to slides in shareprices.
If you own any of these stocks, use this list as a jumping off point to delve further into your holdings' European exposure, and decide if scaling back is a prudent decision.
1. General Electric (GE)
2. Phillip Morris International (PM)
3. Dow Chemical (DOW)
4. Nike (NKE)
5. ExxonMobil (XOM)
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Ask most income-seeking investors what they like best about dividend stocks, and they'll tell you the obvious answer: their current yield. But if you want to be a smarter long-term dividend investor, you have to go beyond current yields to learn the secret of dividend longevity -- in order to make sure those payouts will keep coming year after year, decade after decade.
It's easy to let those high yields tempt you into being short-sighted with your dividend investing. But for most investors, it's just as important to keep dividends coming far into the future as it is to reap rewards right now. If you keep your eye on your long-run goals, you'll find stocks that are better equipped to take you there.
Source: Motley Fool
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During market turbulence such as we are experiencing now I am happy to tune out the day-to-day noise, and focus on our long-term investment strategy. For the Dividend Value model, that means focusing on opportunities to buy companies at attractive prices with above-average and growing dividend yields. This conservative approach helps eliminate the temptation to trade on the news and prevents us from developing tunnel vision on the daily headlines.
Wwe have been looking to initiate a position in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) when both the price, and consequently the yield, became attractive. Another company that has popped up on the radar is B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS). B&G Foods owns many brands and produces a multitude of food products.
Source: Market Playground
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Investors have a ‘rare opportunity’ to invest in high-yielding European stocks that are likely to outperform the market even if they cut their dividends, according to equity strategists at HSBC. In a research note, the strategists identified 43 such stocks with a dividend yield of more than 8%, including four UK companies:
Insurers Admiral Group (ADML.L), Aviva (AV.L) and RSA (RSA.L); and hedge fund manager Man Group (EMG.L). ‘The classic dilemma for investors is to decide whether these high yields represent a value opportunity or whether it is a sign of distress,’ they wrote. ‘It turns out that there is an element of truth in both views.’
Source: City Wire Money
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Jeff Layman, chief investment officer at BKD Wealth Advisors, knows how hard it is to find a good yield these days. “You’ve got a bond market that’s finishing a 30-year bull run,” Layman says. “Absolutely what’s happened in the bond markets, with yields coming down so much, has created a challenge.” For Springfield, Missouri-based BKD, with $1.8 billion in assets under management, that has meant both shifting allocations within bond markets and moving them into other asset classes.
BKD is currently examining its equity dividend strategy as an alternative to paltry bond yields. “You can get individual stocks, funds or ETFs to generate yields of 3.25% to 3.5%,” Layman says. “With stocks at pretty reasonable valuation levels, we think buying a portfolio of dividend-paying stocks at 10 to 12 times earnings in many cases offers better yields than you can find in corporate bonds, and you get a tax advantage too.”
Source: Baron's
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Fastest Dividend Growth Stocks by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies with fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The dividend growth is often a good indicator for the financial health of a stock. Companies with a strong increases in dividends judge the future of their company rosy. They give money that they don’t need for their business back to shareholders. In total, 102 stocks increased dividends of which 49 raised dividends by more than 10 percent.
Here are the 3 top stocks with fast dividend growth by market capitalization:
1. The Home Depot (HD) raised dividends by 16%
2. NIKE (NKE) raised dividends by 16.1%
3. Honeywell (HON) raised dividends by 12%
Source: Guru Focus
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We all face retirement needs. As investors, we need to ensure our monthly income supports our lifestyle. My recommendation is to consider the 7 monthly dividend stocks below to supplement your income during your retirement years. The rate of annual returns in the respective tables below, assume the monthly dividends are not reinvested in additional shares. This assumption is realistic for many retirees as money is needed to fund living expenses during their retirement years.
Atlantic Power Corporation (AT) 8.3% yield
Baytex Energy Corp. (BTE) 4.6% yield
Enerplus Corporation (ERF) 8% yield
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) 8.7% yield
Realty Income Corp. (O) 5.2% yield
Student Transportation, Inc. (STB) 9% yield
Source: Seeking Alpha
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Tom Huber started managing the T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth fund (PRDGX) right around the time the tech bubble burst in 2000 and has seen plenty of market tumult since then. Through it all, the 45-year-old Wisconsin native has stuck with the slow and steady strategy of betting on companies with strong balance sheets and rising dividends.
When stocks were soaring, that might have seemed boring. But with the markets seesawing wildly, its appeal is clear. The $2 billion fund has consistently beaten the market over the past decade, with a 4.1% annualized return, vs. the S&P 500's (SPX) 3.2%. Huber makes the case for dividend stocks -- including struggling bank shares -- and discusses what he has been buying.
Source: CNN Money
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Some investors in equities haven't fared badly because they have marched to a different mantra. This strategy, too, can be summed up in a simple catch phrase, yet it's also usually much less difficult to execute. So what's the secret? Invest in stocks that pay you to hold them. In other words, buy dividend-producing equities. It's a proven investment strategy, especially when it's refined one step further: Invest in stocks that have a history of increasing their dividend.
Stephen Watson, an investment adviser with MGI Securities in Winnipeg, is a firm believer in the power of the dividend. And his affinity for this investment style was the topic of a recent presentation he made at the Manitoba Association for Business Economics. In the talk, he argued dividend investing is a foundational philosophy to create portfolios for both growth and income while managing volatility and fighting inflation.
Source: Winnipeg Free Press
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With interest-bearing accounts paying practically nothing and bonds paying little more, many income-oriented investors are turning to dividend-paying stocks. But a fresh look at the numbers shows investors tread this path at their peril. "More than $18 billion has poured into the Lipper Equity Income category . . . through September 2011, the largest amount of cash flow of any Lipper equity fund category year to date," the Vanguard Group reported earlier this week. "This seems to suggest investors may be looking beyond bonds in search of income."
While there are many good investments in this category, Vanguard chief economist Joe Davis warns that high risks make dividends an overly risky substitute for investments that pay interest. In the term "dividend-paying stocks," the key word is "stocks." Any money switched into dividend-oriented stocks or mutual funds should come from other stocks, not from the fixed-income portion of one’s portfolio -- unless you really intend to take more risk.
Source: MSN Money
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Dividends From Mega Capitalized Stocks by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of stocks with a market capitalization of more than USD 200 billion (mega caps) and a positive dividend yield. 5 stocks and one non-dividend paying stock (Apple – AAPL) fulfilled these criteria of which 2 yielding above 4 percent. Exxon Mobil (XOM) is unbeaten the number one. The average market capitalization amounts to USD 253 billion.
Here are the three top dividend stocks by market capitalization:
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Warren Buffett has commonly said that the key to an investor’s success will be determined by his or her ability to identify a good business and own it for a prolonged period of time. Surely, one mark of a good business is its ability to pay shareholders a dividend. This is especially true if the business can increase this payout over a multiyear period.
Among other businesses, Mr. Buffett has described Coca Cola (KO), Wal-Mart (WMT) and Procter and Gamble (PG) as supreme dividend payers and good businesses. This article reveals the high dividend-paying businesses of which Mr. Buffett is most fond, as indicated by the size and duration of his stake in them.
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A low-growth, low interest-rate world has increased the attractions of steady, formerly frumpy dividend payers, as investors faced with a yield drought look for a bit of income. There are great reasons to favor dividend shares; history, economics, and demographics. Over the very long run, dividends are perhaps the number one driver of equity returns, a relationship that should only be enhanced by a period where low growth makes income that much harder to generate. As well, the aging of the baby boomer cohort means that a huge group is now moving into the years where investors tend to show a preference for income.
All of that should drive demand for steady dividend payers, not just this year but in many to come. That said, there is something in the market's current crush on dividend stocks that makes me distinctly nervous. Three little words - "reaching for yield" - ought to strike fear into the heart of anyone with a knowledge of market history.
Source: Reuters
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Here is a current sheet of dividend stocks from the industrial goods sector with a market capitalization of more than USD 300 million as well as a market capitalization that is under the accounted book value. 10 stocks fulfilled these criteria of which four are high yields with a dividend yield of more than 5%. Here are the two top dividend stocks by market capitalization:
1. CRH PLC (CRH)has a market capitalization of $12.68 billion. The company employs 76,418 people, generates revenues of $23,394.86 million and has a net income of $598.05 million.
2. Veolia Environnement (VE)has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion. The company employs 287,043 people, generates revenues of $47,389.96 million and has a net income of $1,194.33 million.
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Gold stocks are not a place investors typically look for high dividend yields. No gold stock currently offers new investors even a 3 percent yield. But that could soon change. A number of gold companies have been increasing their dividends at a rapid rate, some of which didn’t even offer a dividend until recently. A rising dividend means that investors who got in early, when the stock price was lower, actually earn more than the currently offered yield.
The rising price of gold likely has a lot to do with it. Gold prices are up nearly 30 percent over the last year, and more than 50 percent over the last two years. As a result, companies that mine the precious metal are prospering. Gold miners are becoming increasingly flush with cash, and are passing on some of those extra earnings to shareholders.
Source: Seeking Alpha
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Some of you are familiar with the 10 x 10 concept. It is a table that answers the question, “What beginning yield and what dividend growth rate do I need to achieve a 10% yield on cost within 10 years?” A recent article on it can be found here: “10 by 10: The Interaction of Dividend Yield and Growth.” Obviously, various combinations of yield and DGR can achieve the 10 x 10 goal. The table lets you select a dividend and a growth rate. Where they intersect, it tells you the year in which they will achieve a 10% yield on cost.
It is unfortunate that dividend-growth investors have in some corners been labeled as interested only in yields and historical growth rates while being blind to other factors that go into complete stock analysis and due diligence. So let me emphasize that while this table is focused on those two factors, there are many other elements involved in evaluating dividend-growth stocks. The table is only one element in creating a complete analytical picture. I use about 20 factors to rate each company and then another 9 to value each candidate. The dividend-growth strategy is about much more than yields and growth rates. It’s not brain surgery, but when done right it is a thorough process. So the usual boilerplate applies: Do your own due diligence before investing in anything.
Source: Seeking Alpha
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O say can you see … all the great dividend stocks south of the border? With about 78 per cent of Canada’s benchmark index made up of just three sectors – financials, energy and materials – many Canadians are looking to the United States to diversify their portfolios. It’s a prudent strategy, given the broad selection of U.S. consumer, health care and industrial stocks – sectors badly under-represented in Canada.
But before you start painting your portfolio red, white and blue, here are some things to watch out for. U.S. stocks don’t qualify for the dividend tax credit, so if you hold them in a non-registered account, the taxman will take his full pound of flesh. Even if you minimize your taxes, pick your stocks carefully and hold through thick and thin, your gains could be wiped out if the currency market moves against you. Brokers love clients who buy and sell U.S. stocks and receive U.S. dividends in registered accounts. That’s because, in addition to charging trading commissions, they collect a hefty currency conversion fee that can range from 0.5 per cent to more than 1.5 per cent on every transaction.
Source: Globe & Mail
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Harvard University is the world’s richest college, measuring by endowment size. As a result, the $32 billion endowment, overseen by Harvard Management Co., is closely watched — with some investors looking for new investment ideas and others just curious about whether the smarty-pants Ivy League institution can put its money where its mouth is on matters of business. Right now, it’s interesting to see Harvard moving out of some big private-equity stakes. Reports indicate the university is looking to sell some $1.5 billion in holdings as it cuts back on investments that led to some rather brutal losses during the financial downturn.
So what’s Harvard doing with all that freed up cash? Well it’s keeping some as a cushion against another shock, but it appears to be investing heavily in dividend stocks and related investments. Over the decade that ended June 2011, the endowment’s best-performing asset class was fixed income. And across the last full-year reporting period, the endowment scored 21% gains — led in large part by Harvard’s portfolio of public stocks and dividend investments, which climbed more than 28%. Dividend investors shouldn’t be surprised by the fact that income and equities are a big part of Harvard’s game plan. Many of the top-performing sectors in 2011 have been dividend-rich blue chips.
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With interest rates at historic lows, there are far fewer options for drawing a steady income stream from your nest egg. Just over a decade ago, someone who had $1 million saved for retirement could park it in simple CDs and get more than 5% interest, providing an annual income above $50,000. Today, the same investment strategy would yield about 0.3% -- or an income of $3,000.
That's why Bob and many other retirees are looking more closely at stocks that pay dividends -- a portion of the company's earnings -- to shareholders, typically each quarter. Dividends are usually quoted in the dollar amount per share. An investor who owns 10,000 shares of a company with a dividend of 8 cents a share will receive $800 over the course of the year. But simply choosing a handful of the highest-yielding shares is not the best approach, experts say.
Source: Daily Finance
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Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel came up with the term "corporate El Dorado" while studying the common characteristics of the greatest stocks in S&P 500 history. He found that 97% of the total after-inflation accumulation from stocks came from reinvesting dividends. Dividend-paying stocks act, in Siegel's words, as "bear-market protectors" and "return accelerators." When dividends get reinvested, they purchase more and more shares at lower prices during a bear market. These extra shares act as a bear-market protector. Then, when share prices reverse, the extra shares act as a return accelerator and rocket total returns higher.
If you need more proof, consider that the 20 best-performing survivor stocks in Siegel's study from the original S&P 500 in 1957 are all dividend payers -- names such as Altria, Abbott Labs, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Tootsie Roll Industries, as well as Coca-Cola. Altria, as Philip Morris, was the top performer in Siegel's 1957-2003 study period, with an incredible annualized return of 19.75%. That was enough to turn an original $1,000 investment into $4.6 million!
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Dividend-paying stocks may look attractive in a low-yield market but they are not a substitute for the safety of bonds, according to Vanguard's chief economist. There is no easy answer to what to do when money market funds, long-term Treasury bond funds and municipal bond funds are yielding miniscule interests, Vanguard chief economist Joe Davis said in his recent blog. Some would turn to dividend-paying stocks, but they don't guaranteed better returns, he said.
"Dividend-paying stocks are not bonds," Davis cautioned. "Indeed, by their name, they are stocks and thus are going to possess more of the risk-and-return attributes of stocks than bonds. Income-focused stock funds, be they dividend-paying funds or REIT funds, tend to correlate with the broader equity market." As bonds made their slow but steady climb over the last few years, dividend-paying stocks did better sometimes, but not always, and they sometimes underperformed bonds, he said.
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Eight weeks ago, I wrote an Investment U column pounding the table for dividend stocks. Since then, they’ve ratcheted higher, but I still see plenty of upside ahead. Someone who shares my enthusiasm for high-yield stocks right now is my friend and former colleague Rick Pfeifer, Senior Portfolio Manager at Fund Advisors of America, a Florida-based money management firm.
On a recent trip to the sunshine state, I stopped into his office to hear why he, too, feels this is one of the best places to put your money to work today.
Q: Rick, there’s an awful lot of fear and anxiety about the economy and the stock market right now. Investors are confused and uncertain about what to do with their money. What is your take on things?
A: In a market as volatile as this, you have to spread your bets. But my take is this: If you’re looking for growth, buy dividend-paying stocks. If you’re looking for income, buy dividend-paying stocks. If you’re looking for safety, buy dividend-paying stocks.
Source: Investment U
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With the ebb and flow of news coming out of Europe set to dominate another week of investor decision making, defensive or risk-off strategies are again moving to the front of the market. There's no better example of this than the plunging 10-year Treasury note yield which has fallen from 2.4% to 2.1% in the past 2 weeks. As a result, alternative ideas, such as one that would boost your yield by 70% (from 2.1% to 3.6%) without going bonkers on the risk-curve, appear to be gaining traction. In this case, it's a basket of 5 blue chip multi-nationals, all of which are Dow Jones Industrial Average components.
"You're getting paid double with the dividend yields of these companies than with their own (3 to 5 year) bonds," says Scott Schermerhorn, CEO & CIO of Granite Investment Advisors or Concord, NH. "I think it's a great way to grow you income when there's not many other income options out there." Of his five yield-horses, 2 of 3 pharmaceutical companies in the Dow make the grade, including AAA/Aaa rated Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) as well as rival Merck (MRK), whose 4.7% yield is the third highest in the Dow behind telecom titans AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). "I believe five years from now, J&J's stocks will be higher, and I believe they'll continue to increase the dividend over the next five years," Schermerhorn says.
Source: Yahoo Finance
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Companies with a stable business and solid financials can consider an adequate increase in dividend payments without threatening the operating business and long-term growth perspectives. If you look at dividends, you also have to look at the rate of dividend growth. The dividend growth should represent a big part of the company’s long-term growth. Good running stocks increase their dividends but better running stocks boost dividends.
However, I screened stocks with recent dividend hikes form last week. There are six stocks that have announced that it will raise dividends by more than 10 percent. These are the results sorted by dividend yield:
1. Merck & Co. (MRK)
2. Aircastle (AYR)
3. Crown Crafts (CRWS)
4. Prudential Financial (PRU)
5. AmerisourceBergen (ABC)
6. Lincoln National (LNC)
Source: Seeking Alpha
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I recently watched a promotional video that outlined the reasons for owning dividend-paying stocks – tax-efficient income, lower volatility and you get paid to wait for markets to recover. I agreed with all the fund manager’s points, but he failed to mention that investors tend to get sloppy when it comes to income and dividends. The level of analysis and discipline that goes into buying tech or industrial stocks isn’t always evident when higher-yielding stocks (and structured products) are involved. Too many decisions are made for the wrong reasons. Here are a few of them.
Yield, Return of Capital, Diversification and Opportunity Cost. When it comes to income investing, yield and tax efficiency are important, but they have to take a back seat to diversification and valuation. Sometimes the best strategy is to accept a lower current yield and own a broader range of securities.
Source: Globe and Mail
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When investors purchase shares of dividend-yielding stocks, they are given the opportunity to receive the dividends or have them reinvested. Simply purchase a stock and you can watch your portfolio slowly accumulate even more shares over the course of several years. Reinvesting dividends is often considered a good move as it capitalizes off compounded interest, but as with most investment strategies, there's a potential downside to consider.
Wondering which high yield dividend stocks have caught Wall Street's attention? To create this list, we started with a universe of about 180 high yield dividend stocks. To control the quality of the list, we only focused on the names that have dividend payout ratios below 50% (i.e., less than 50% of their profits are paid out as dividends) Next, we collected data on institutional money flows, and identified the names that have seen a significant rise in big money buying during the current quarter. Institutional investors seem to think these high dividend yields are sustainable -- do you?
Source: Motley Fool
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We have been urging investors to focus on high dividend stocks for the past year. Dividend stocks perform much better than the market during turbulent times. The problem is, most people can’t time the market. Luckily, investing in high dividend stocks beat the market on the average as well. Another good thing about high dividend stocks is their lower risk profile. This is especially true when investors form a diversified portfolio of high dividend stocks. In this article, we will focus on five large cap stocks with low forward P/E ratios, dividend yields over 10% and an analyst recommendation of buy or better:
1. France Telecom (FTE)
2. Annaly Capital Management (NLY)
3. Banco Santander SA (STD)
4. Telefonica SA (TEF)
5. YPF SA (YPF)
Source: Seeking Alpha
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Basic Material Wholesale Stocks With Best Dividends by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the basic material wholesale industry. 7 stocks are part of the industry of which 6 pay dividends. These are the 3 top dividend stocks by market capitalization:
1. Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC)
2. Global Partners LP (GLP)
3. L.B. Foster Company (FSTR)
Source: Guru Focus
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Most of the time people talk about spring cleaning. But you know what? The weather's turning cold, the markets are a-movin', and my Motley Fool CAPS portfolio is a little too crowded. That means it's time to show the door to a few stocks. But which stocks get the boot? Let's turn to a company where I simply don't trust management.
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) In early 2008, natural gas prices were soaring, Chesapeake was raking in profits, and its stock looked particularly cheap. CEO Aubrey McClendon was a very handsomely rewarded executive, but he also owned a significant stake in the company -- something that I generally see as a very positive sign. A lot has transpired since early 2008. In early 2009, the company's overcompensated board revealed who they really work for when they awarded McClendon an indefensible compensation package after he'd gambled away nearly his entire stake in the company
Source: Motley Fool
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e have picked companies from diversified sectors like energy, financials, telecommunications, and materials with high dividend yields of 1% to 7% and potential upside of 8% to 68% over the next 12 months. These six companies posted strong results in the latest quarter and would maximize returns to investors in the form of dividends and stock value. On average, these stocks have 65% buy rating and 35% hold rating.
6. CONSOL Energy(CNX)
5. Macy's(M)
4. Pall(PLL)
3. General Electric(GE)
2. Public Service Enterprise Group(PEG)
1. Navios Maritime Holdings(NM)
Source: The Street
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In today’s screen I pick out 5 dividend stocks with nice yields and low valuation based on earnings and/or book value. These companies maintain a payout ratio of less than 50% so the dividends are relatively safe. Additionally, I screen for stocks below $1.5 Billion in market value to give a good selection of smaller-sized companies that have the potential to keep growing for years to come. Finally, these 5 stocks represent 5 different sectors to give good diversification. These are some of the best dividend stocks I find in the small to mid cap segment of the stock market.
1. Homeowners Choice (HCII)
2. Navios Maritime (NM)
3. Aircastle Limited (AYR)
4. American Greetings (AM)
5. Ennis Inc. (EBF)
Source: Seeking Alpha
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Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you expect strong dividend-paying stocks to rise in value over time while kicking out income to investors, the brand-new Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSE: SCHD ) could save you a lot of trouble. Instead of trying to figure out which companies will perform best, you can use this ETF to invest in lots of them simultaneously. ETFs often sport lower expense ratios than their mutual fund cousins.
The Schwab ETF's expense ratio -- its annual fee -- is a very low 0.17%. It's also a good reason to consider this ETF versus other dividend-focused ETFs, despite its young age and small current size. This ETF has little performance to speak of so far, but a look at its components reveals plenty of stocks that have fared reasonably well in recent years, considering our difficult economic conditions. As with most investments, of course, we can't expect outstanding performances in every quarter or year. Investors with conviction need to wait for their holdings to deliver.
Source: Motley Fool
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Although buy low and sell high is a strategy that has resulted in big accumulations of wealth, this isn't how the professionals find their success. Instead, a savvy investor strategically deploys their money, in order to allow it to work in more than one way; they multitask their money.
The retail investor who is accustomed to working with stocks can simultaneously put their money to work in three ways:
1. Price Action - The stock will hopefully rise in value
2. Dividend - The fee a company pays you in exchange for using your money.
3. Call Revenue - The money an investor pays you when you sell a covered call against your stock.
Source: Investopedia
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My dream investment is a high-yield stock with a fast-growing dividend. But such combinations are rare. This is because most companies that pay a fat dividend have matured out of their high-growth phase and compensate investors for slower growth by distributing more of their cash as dividends. If you look hard, however, you can still find a few rare gems that offer generous yields and rising dividends.
Here are three high-yielders that have recently hiked their dividends in a big way. If any of these entice you, I should note that you should consider buying soon in order to take advantage of their higher dividend payouts in December.
1. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Yield: 5% Dividend hike: 33%
2. Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) Yield: 3% Dividend hike: 25%
3. Macerich Co. (NYSE: MAC) Yield: 4% Dividend hike: 10%
Source: Street Authority
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Looking for high dividend ideas with bullish upside potential? Stocks that pay out dividends can be wise investment decisions, especially if you plan to hold the stock for a long period of time. But using dividends to supplement income requires some thought as to what dividend yield might be suitable, and what levels of risk are acceptable. It’s important to remember dividends are not future guarantees.
Yields above 7% may verge on unsustainable. Consider a rapidly growing stock price. If the price escalates from $15 to $50, a 12% dividend may become too much money for a company to pay out and the company is apt to change its yield. But if the yield stayed close to a healthy 2%, there would be less risk of unsustainable payouts or the company adjusting to lower yields. The higher the share price, the greater the returns. The same is true of the opposite. For that reason investors who appreciate a high yield stock also consider the company’s value and growth potential.
Source: NASDAQ
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A fundamental analysis must be performed on all watch-list stocks. For this article I have chosen McDonald's (MCD), Intel (INTC), and Procter & Gamble (PG) - three well performing dividend growth stocks that could have a place in everyone's portfolio. This summary article will help the interested investor decide which stock is currently the best value. However, no matter what dividend stock is bought, even if the intentions are to keep the stock indefinitely, there must always be close monitoring.
Intel wins 8 out of 13 categories in this screen, so is therefore the best value at this point in time. The P/FCF, PEG, quick ratio, and forward intrinsic value indicate why INTC is currently the best buy - especially for a long-term portfolio.
Source: Seeking Alpha
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Investing magnate and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett used his cash reserves in a big way over the third quarter, investing $23.9 billion, the biggest move for his company in at least 15 years. Could this signal an oversold market?
Berkshire's investments were filed on November 4; among the big moves were "$6.9 billion of equities, $5 billion for preferred shares and warrants in Bank of America and the acquisition of Lubrizol for about $9 billion," according to Bloomberg. Berkshire also disclosed new stakes in MasterCard (MA) and retailer Dollar General (DG), although Berkshire has not yet disclosed its full third-quarter stocks statement. "We're ready to buy lots of things," Buffett told Bloomberg Television's Betty Liu on Sept. 30. "If the stock is cheap, we will buy it."
Source: Motley Fool
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Here is a current sheet of stocks from the utility sector with a dividend yield of more than 3% as well as a sales growth for the past five years of more than 10%. Twelve companies fulfilled these criteria, of which three are high yields.
Here are the three top dividend stocks by five-year sales growth:
1. Targa Resources Corp. (TRGP)
2. Huaneng Power (HNP)
3. Atlas Energy LP (ATLS)
Source: Guru Focus
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One mistake novice income investors make is assuming that the best dividend stocks are the ones they're most familiar with, or the ones most talked about on CNBC or in the mainstream financial press. Sure, well-known dividend stocks such as Dow components Coca-Cola(KO), Exxon Mobil(XOM) and Procter & Gamble(PG) have proven their mettle as dependable dividend payers. Each has a multidecade streak of raising dividends and rewarding shareholders. P&G, for example, touts an uninterrupted string of dividends dating back to the 19th century and a streak of dividend increases for more than 50 years.
1. BancFirst Oklahoma(BANF)
2. North European Royalty Trust(NRT)
3. National Bankshares(NKSH)
4. Collectors Universe(CLCT)
Source: The Street
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Dividends are not future guarantees. Although companies try very hard to avoid cutting their dividends because of the bad publicity, a history of paying a dividend does not mean the company will necessarily continue to do so. As an investor going into a dividend stock investment, it's vital to perform due diligence first if you want to rely on the dividend income.
Operating cash is often the company's source for funding dividend payments -- at the very least, it's the most sustainable source. This implies that dividends are only as sustainable as the company's operating cash flows, so analysis of cash flows is important. Use this list as a starting point for your own analysis:
1. Navios Maritime Holdings (NYSE: NM)
2. Universal (NYSE: UVV)
3. BT Group (NYSE: BT)
4. Sasol (NYSE: SSL)
Source: Motley Fool
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A portfolio with an equal weighting in the 5 stocks below will yield about 13%. If you invest in stocks with an average yield of 13%, your portfolio will double in value in just over five years. If you adjust the portfolio to hold more of the higher dividend stocks, you can increase the yield and shorten the time to double your portfolio.
Here is a portfolio of top-yielding stocks that could double your money in just over 5 years:
1. PDLI Biopharma, Inc. (PDLI)
2. Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT)
3. Energy Transfer Partners (ETP)
4. Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR)
5. Capstead Mortgage Corporation (CMO)
Source: Seeking Alpha
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The stock market does seem to resemble a casino during times of high volatility. Fortunes are made or lost on any given day based on the latest news bulletins and the mood of investors. For example, on Nov. 1 the Dow lost 297 points and the TSX fell almost 140 points while European markets crash-dived on news that Greece would hold a referendum. The next day, Toronto and New York posted triple-digit rebounds although the outlook for Europe was every bit as confused. Then Greece abandons the referendum idea amidst G20 turmoil. Who knows what happens next in this wild drama!
Through all this turmoil, however, it is worth noting that many solid dividend-paying companies have held their value and continue to reward investors with regular cash payments. Several of our Super Stocks fall into this category. For example, BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) has gained about $4 a share since the start of the year and continues to yield 5.2% on an annual dividend of $2.07. Fortis (TSX: FTS) is about the same price it was at the beginning of January, compared to a loss to date of 7.7% for the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Fortis closed on Friday at $33.68 and yields 3.4% on an annual dividend of $1.16. Enbridge (TSX, NYSE: ENB) is up about $6 a share since January and yields 2.8% on an annual dividend of $0.98.
Source: Guru Focus
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Whether the goal is to generate income, supplement total return, or cushion the blow of a falling market, most investors can benefit from holding dividend-paying stocks. Dividends are not guaranteed, and ultimately depend on the board of directors’ approval. That said, companies have gone to extreme lengths in the past to avoid cutting their payments. However, sometimes dire circumstances may not offer any alternative.
The dividend payout ratio can be found on the Value Line Page at the bottom of the statistical array under “All Div’ds to Net Profit”. Value Line, like most, calculates the dividend payout ratio as “all dividends declared” divided by “net profit”, which represents the amount of profit paid out to shareholders. A healthy range for large mature companies is between 40%-60%. However, companies have unique capital requirements and operating conditions, so the payout ratio should be compared against industry peers.
Source: Value Line
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One of the selling points of precious metals miners is that they're "leveraged to the gold/silver price", which means a small move in the price of the underlying metal produces a big change in a miner's profitability. This is bad when the metals are going down but potentially great when they're going up. And right now the math is highly favorable: Gold and silver are up from a year ago, so miners that produce similar amounts of metal at a similar per-ounce cost are generating big earnings increases.
If gold and silver just hold their current levels, the cash flow being generated by the strongest miners will allow them to 1) pay off debt and strengthen their balance sheets and 2) institute or increase dividends. It's possible that a year from now the precious metals miners will appeal to both growth and income oriented investors. That's a lot of potential cash flowing into what is still a tiny sector.
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Income-hungry investors are being starved by low yields on Treasuries. Luckily, the strong returns offered by high-yielding telecom stocks can be a safe alternative. Telecoms generate stable earnings; however, investors should avoid overpaying in pursuit of high yields. That's because a yield that looks stable can quickly deteriorate. Let's peer into the world of domestic telecoms to see if Frontier Communications (FTR) can sustain its 12.4% dividend yield.
Aside from its 12.4% dividend, Frontier offers investors a payout ratio of 469% -- scary when you realize that number means that the company is paying out nearly five times as much as it earned over the past 12 months. That sky-high payout ratio makes it seem as though it'll be harder for Frontier to sustain its large payouts in the future. At first glance, Frontier's high payouts make it look like the company's biting off more than it can chew, but recent mergers and improved cash flow should put the stock back on safer ground. I think Frontier's a great buy for investors looking for an attractive yield play.
Source: Motley Fool
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Looking at a metric of “payback” based on dividends received is a very interesting concept to me. If we look at a criteria of a 1-year, 3-, or 5-year dividend growth rate, we would obviously have better results than my random 3% assignment. The payback on MO, based on a projected 9.7% dividend growth rate (one year) would take that payback on the initial investment to a little over 10 years. At a dividend growth rate of 18.3% (3 years), MO would pay back the initial investment in a little over 8 years.
At the same time, selecting dividend growth stocks that also offer the opportunity for capital gains would accelerate that payback period. Selling a partial position would allow the investor to actually be working with “house money” and not their own. As a dividend growth investor, it pays to be active in the management of your portfolio and to be aware of situations when there comes a time to take money off the table.
Source: Seeking Alpha
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In today's low interest rate environment, long-term investors may wish to consider dividend stocks as an alternative -- or supplement -- to fixed income investments. At 2.01%, the dividend yield of the S&P 500 index generates approximately the same amount of income as the 10-year Treasury note. This yield is paltry by absolute [and historical] standards, but for investors with a longer-time horizon, a diverse basket of fairly priced stocks offers a reasonable likelihood of capital appreciation.
Each of these seven stocks has a higher dividend yield than a S&P 500 index fund, has a buy rating:
1. Collector's Universe(CLCT)
2. American Electric Power(AEP)
3. Spectra Energy(SE)
4. American States Water(AWR)
5. PPG Industries(PPG)
6. J.M. Smucker(SJM)
7. Exxon Mobil(XOM)
Source: The Street
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New investors often want to know: If a stock doesn't pay dividends, isn't buying it like participating in a Ponzi scheme because your return depends on what the next guy in line is willing to pay for your shares? That is a very good question and it's important you understand the answer.
Don't forget, though, that dividends are a great source of return for shareholders, especially when combined with dollar cost averaging. Investing in non-dividend paying stocks should be the exception, not the rule. To help you really get down into the details and understand non-dividend paying stocks, I created a story that will make this topic easy to grasp.
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Now some economists will say that core inflation -- which excludes food and energy -- is only 2%, but I have yet to meet a person who doesn't need food or energy. These rising prices eat into returns. For example, investors in 10-year Treasuries, currently yielding 2.125%, are losing purchasing power as they keep their money in them (or breaking even for those investors who don't eat).
Oil pipelines are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and have contracts that adjust for inflation annually. For the next five years, their contracts adjust at the rate of the producer price index for finished goods, +2.65%. The structure of their contracts should allow these companies' payouts to rise faster than the rate of inflation, no matter the rate. The company I like best in this space is Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP). To be clear, Magellan is not a stock; it is a master limited partnership. MLPs can be a great way for investors to earn income and pay less in taxes, but they may require significantly more tax hassles and shouldn't be held in IRAs.
Source: Motley Fool
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Rubber And Plastics Stocks With Best Dividends by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet stocks from the rubber and plastics industry with a positive dividend yield. 19 stocks are listed within the investment category of which 5 pay dividends. The whole industry is valuated at USD 12 billion and offers a dividend yield of 1.0 percent.
Here are the 3 top stocks by dividend yield:
1. Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL)
2. Cooper Tire & Rubber (NYSE:CTB)
3. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)
Source: Guru Focus
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It’s one of the most lucrative dividend payers on the market. Dividends per share have increased 110% in the past five years… up 50% in just the past two. And the company has raised its dividend twice in the past year alone. That’s to speak nothing of the massive amounts of stock the company is buying back — $10 billion so far this year, with $14 billion more authorized. And it just announced record revenue and earnings for the third quarter. But I’m betting you haven’t even looked at this stock if you’re a traditional income investor…
That’s because right now, Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) only pays a yield of 3.4%. Most income investors probably see this yield and don’t look twice. But if you’re only looking at companies that pay yields of 6% or more, I think you’re making a big mistake. You see, some of the most reliable and lucrative dividend-paying companies don’t always offer the biggest yields. That’s because more goes into a stock’s total return than just the “headline” yield.
Source: Traders-Blog.com
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