Many investors have jumped on the renewable energy bandwagon. With mandatory renewable energy targets being adopted around the world, the industry is expected to enjoy strong growth for the next few decades. The thing is, though, not all renewable energy companies are safe bets. Is there a way for conservative income investors to capitalize on this booming industry? The answer is yes...
Today’s top dividend stock is NRG Yield, Inc. (NYSE:NYLD), a yieldco created by NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) to own, operate, and acquire power generation and thermal infrastructure assets. Right now, NRG Yield owns and operates 2,934 net megawatts of renewable energy assets, 1,945 net megawatts of conventional generation assets, and thermal infrastructure assets with a 1,442 megawatt capacity. These assets are diversified across 60 states. Note that renewable energy assets—solar and wind farms—are responsible for generating more than two-thirds of the company’s cash available for distribution (CAFD).
Source: Income Investors
Related Articles:
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Dividend Stock Analysis
- The Most Dangerous Investment
- 9 Dividend Stocks Beating The 4% Rule
- You Can't Spend Earnings
- Why Dividends Matter
_____________________________________________________________________
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...
-
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...
-
Stocks can make for amazing investments, offering better long-term returns than bonds, precious metals, and most other commonly available in...
-
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,...
-
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...
-
April has time and again proved to be favorable for stocks. But this time around, April has arrived during midterm election, which usually s...
0 comments
Post a Comment
Post a Comment