Comedian/writer/director Paul Feig wrote a hilarious story called The Big Red Shoe Diaries, which I saw him read live many years ago. It’s a comedy that will have you rolling on the floor, because what’s more amusing than hearing a story about a guy who played Ronald McDonald as a teenager? Besides, McDonald’s (MCD) investors could use something to laugh about lately, considering that the chain is really struggling.
To understand what’s going on with McDonald’s stock, you have to know about how the company handles franchises. This is relevant because when you see McDonald’s second-quarter earnings report, you’ll view the number through that prism. I have cousins that own franchises, and one of them is a hardcore businessman. McDonald’s Corporation will frequently send out suggested or required changes and “improvements,” which are often extremely expensive. It might be something like a whole new grilling apparatus, or an exhaust system. They can cost a fortune. McDonald’s stock is up 0.5% in Thursday’s midday trading, so I guess you can’t keep a good clown down forever. But the only attractive thing about MCD right now is its dividend — and you can find 3%-plus yields with far better growth prospects.
Source: InvestorPlace
Related Articles:
- When A Stock Fails To Raise Its Dividend: Is It Time To Sell Intel?
- 4 Dividend Stocks For A Confident And Secure Future
- High-Yield, High-Return Investments To Increase Income While Waiting On Dividend Growth
- The Most Important Financial Statement When Selecting Dividend Growth Stocks
- 5 Five-Star Dividend Stocks
_____________________________________________________________________
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts Last 30 Days
-
Do you need more income? Join the crowd. It seems everyone is scouring the landscape these days for decent income investments to beef up the...
-
There are some dividend aristocrats which have not only maintained but increased their dividends for over half a century. Having survived ev...
-
In bull markets, dividends become more or less irrelevant. When the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 14,000 in 2007, very few stoc...
-
While I've invested a decent portion of my portfolio into growth stocks, a significant part of my holdings consists of dividend-paying s...
-
All too often when a cheap stock offers a high dividend yield, it's too good to be true. Perhaps the stock has plunged with good reason,...
-
Stocks can make for amazing investments, offering better long-term returns than bonds, precious metals, and most other commonly available in...
-
Investors hear about dividend aristocrats all the time. It’s a fantastic thing if a company raises its dividend every year for 25 years runn...
-
If it's dividends you're after, there are plenty of top companies to consider, particularly those on the Dow Jones Industrial Averag...
-
Anxiety over the European debt crisis and distrust in the markets drove volatility in global stock markets to dizzying heights in 2011. The ...
-
To alert investors of stocks that have the highest risk of reducing their current dividend in the future, Simply Safe Dividends created a Di...
0 comments
Post a Comment
Post a Comment