Whether it’s through a dividend stock, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities, all investors love seeing their portfolios score big returns. But for income investors, the primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from every liquid investment. Many academic studies show that dividends make up large portions of long-term returns, and in many cases, dividend contributions surpass one-third of total returns.
Based in Chattanooga, Unum (NYSE: UNM) is in the Finance sector, and so far this year, shares have seen a price change of 0.24%. The insurance company is currently shelling out a dividend of $0.28 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.87%. This compares to the Insurance – Accident and Health industry’s yield of 1.11% and the S&P 500’s yield of 1.88%. Taking a look at the company’s dividend growth, its current annualized dividend of $1.14 is up 16.3% from last year.
Source: InvestorPlace
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