It's every investor's dream to earn money by doing nothing. You can make that happen through passive income, and one of the best ways to generate it is by investing in dividend-paying stocks. Dividend-paying companies tend to be high quality with solid balance sheets, allowing them to pay dividends regardless of the market cycle. One industry with some of the safest dividend-paying companies is the banking industry. Here are three dividend-paying bank stocks you can trust.
U.S. Bancorp (USB) is the parent company of U.S. Bank and is the fifth-largest bank in the U.S. based on asset size. Investors may be familiar with this bank thanks to Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns $6.6 billion in stock -- making it the company's 10th-largest holding. United Bankshares (UBSI) provides banking services across West Virginia; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Ohio; Maryland; Pennsylvania; and the Carolinas. United Bankshares has excelled at growing through acquisitions, adding 33 smaller regional banks since 1982. Bank OZK (OZK) provides customers with banking services across 240 offices in Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, California, and New York.
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Currently, the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio comprises 50 companies with a combined total market value of more than $175 billion. Of the entire portfolio, 35 companies, or more than 65%, offer some kind of dividend distribution. In looking at Berkshire Hathaway’s top 10 dividend-paying stocks exclusively, their average dividend yield is 4.81%, which is 52% higher than the average dividend yield of 3.16% for Buffett’s 35 dividend-paying stocks. Here are the top 10 dividend-paying Berkshire Hathaway holdings, selected and sorted in ascending order by their current dividend yields...
#10 Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) 2.59%
#9 United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) 3.53%
#8 The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) 3.63%
#7 JPMorgan Chase & Company 3.90%
#6 The PNC Financial Services Group 4.61%
#5 US Bancorp (NYSE:USB) 4.72%
#4 The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) 4.99%
#3 Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) 5.57%
#2 STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE:STOR) 6.26%
#1 Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) 8.34%
Source: StockInvestor
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Ideally, we want the highest yield possible with the least amount of risk. Unfortunately, risk and yield tend to be correlated. This means high-yield dividend stocks (those with yields of at least 4%) should be given extra care and scrutiny. But that doesn't mean there aren't great high-yield income stocks. If you're looking to add a few great high-yield companies to your portfolio for the second half of 2020, consider buying these three stocks.
First up is regional banking giant U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), which was paying out 4.7% to its shareholders as of this past weekend. Real estate investment trust Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR). Finally, income seekers should really consider buying into telecom stalwart AT&T (NYSE:T), which as of this past weekend was paying out a delectable 7.2% annually.
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Though there's a good chance your portfolio has taken a pounding of late, it probably pales in comparison to the paper losses Warren Buffett has racked up in six-plus weeks. Since the market peaked, Buffett's investment portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B) has lost approximately $87 billion in market value, through April 2. While we won't know the full gamut of companies that Buffett purchased until mid-May, which is when Berkshire Hathaway will file its 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I consider it highly likely that the Oracle of Omaha added to his existing positions in the following four stocks in March...
I'd be very surprised if Buffett didn't put at least some of his capital to work in money-center bank JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) last month. Perhaps the only other big bank that can really rival JPMorgan Chase in the performance department is U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB). Berkshire Hathaway held an 8.7% stake in the company at the end of 2019, leaving enough room for Buffett to add to the position without crossing the 10% ownership threshold. Having first taken a position in grocery store chain Kroger (NYSE:KR) during the fourth quarter of 2019, I find it highly likely that Berkshire Hathaway will have further grown that stake during the first quarter (and likely in March). Finally, don't be surprised if Buffett nibbled on what's been a favorite value stock of late, General Motors (NYSE:GM).
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With interest rates on the rise, investing in regional banks is cool again. A popular index has returned more than 30% in just the past year, helped by the so-called "Trump bump" in bank stocks. These three regional banks offer dividend yields that should only grow as time goes on.
But as the market is assigning higher valuations to regional banks, as a whole, investors would be better served shopping for quality rather than bargain banks that are cheap for a reason. Below, I'll outline the case for three regional banks in particular -- First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB), First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB).
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Most banks have come a long way in the years since the financial crisis, and many bank stocks have risen quite a bit over the past year or so. Expectations of rising interest rates, economic growth, and looser banking regulations have created a renewed sense of optimism among investors. Having said that, there are still some excellent long-term opportunities in the sector, many of which also pay attractive dividends. Here are five smart choices for dividend investors who want a piece of the banking sector.
Wells Fargo (WFC) is a longtime favorite of Warren Buffett, mainly for its consistently efficient and profitable operations. Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), better known as TD Bank, is based in Canada, but has a large and rapidly growing U.S. presence. U.S. Bancorp (USB), the fifth-largest U.S. bank, is another Warren Buffett favorite. New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) is a niche lender. Bank of America (BAC) actually pays the lowest dividend of any bank stock on this list. However, I believe that will change in the not-too-distant future.
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It isn’t much good finding high yielding stocks when they cut their dividends shortly thereafter. That’s where Warren Buffett comes in… Warren Buffett’s portfolio is filled with quality high dividend stocks.You can ‘cheat’ off of Warren Buffett’s own picks to find high quality, high dividend stocks for your portfolio. That’s because Buffett (and other institutional investors) are required to periodically show their holdings in a ’13F Filing’. On February 14th, 2017, Buffett released his latest 13F filing. Stocks are listed in order from lowest yield to highest yield...
- Bank of New York Mellon (BK): 1.6% dividend yield
- American Express (AXP): 1.6% dividend yield
- M&T Bank Corporation (MTB): 1.7% dividend yield
- Apple, Inc. (AAPL): 1.7% dividend yield
- Mondelez International (MDLZ): 1.8% dividend yield
- Monsanto Company (MON): 2.0% dividend yield
- U.S. Bancorp (USB): 2.0% dividend yield
- Kraft Heinz (KHC): 2.5% dividend yield
- Wells Fargo (WFC): 2.6% dividend yield
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): 2.7% dividend yield
- Wal Mart Stores (WMT): 2.9% dividend yield
- Procter & Gamble (PG): 2.9% dividend yield
- International Business Machines (IBM): 3.1% dividend yield
- United Parcel Service (UPS): 3.1% dividend yield
- General Electric (GE): 3.2% dividend yield
- Phillips 66 (PSX): 3.2% dividend yield
- The Coca-Cola Company (KO): 3.4% dividend yield
- Sanofi (SNY): 3.9%% dividend yield
- General Motors (GM): 4.1% dividend yield
- Verizon (VZ): 4.7% dividend yield
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Investors can do more than just watch the smart money; we can see every stock in their portfolios—and we can do it for free. How? Through Form 13F, which every institutional investor in the US with more than $100 million of assets must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 45 days of the end of every quarter. Once they’re in, the SEC posts them on its website, where you can search through them in a snap.
If you view 13Fs for what they are—a snapshot in time and a good place to start digging deeper into a stock—they’re more than worth a look. With that in mind, here are three standout dividend stocks from the latest round of 13Fs (as of the end of the fourth quarter): Honeywell International Inc. (HON), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Whirlpool Corporation (WHR).
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It's no secret that Warren Buffett has an affinity for owning bank stocks. As far as the largest of banks are concerned, a couple years ago Buffett indicated that he had a personal sake in JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM). For his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) conglomerate, Buffett owns billions in Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) warrants. If you were to search the latest company filing Berkshire has stakes in smaller banks like Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) and M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB), to go along with other financial firms like American Express (NYSE:AXP), MasterCard (NYSE:MA), Visa (NYSE:V) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). The industry seems to fit his model well and Berkshire hasn't been shy about owning large chunks of these types of companies.
Of course we haven't yet talked about perhaps Buffett's two "favorite" bank holdings: Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB). Excluding the Bank of America warrants, these are the two largest bank holdings within Berkshire Hathaway's publicly traded portfolio. As of the last filing, Berkshire owned nearly 480 million shares of Wells Fargo (worth $23 billion or so) and 85 million shares of U.S. Bancorp (worth $3.4 billion or thereabouts). What's interesting to me is that despite the much higher share prices in the last few years, both of these securities could still be "low bar" investment opportunities.
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Preferred stocks are stock-bond hybrids. They are issued like stock and trade on the stock exchanges, but trade more like bonds and have high yields that are comparable to junk bonds. But preferred stock is usually much safer than junk bonds. The word “junk” refers to bonds that are assigned ratings by S&P and Moody’s that indicate they are “less than investment grade.” That means the businesses they are lent against have ongoing uncertainties that may be related to various factors involving the economy, its sector, or the business itself.
Often, the high yields of preferred stocks are greater than or equal to those of junk bonds and carry less risk. That’s why I like preferred stock. Here are the top three rated preferred stocks. Let’s look at them and the underlying businesses to see if they might be right for your portfolio: Wells Fargo (WFC), US Bancorp (USB) and Public Storage (PSA).
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Last week, a Barron's article argued that an expected increase in Treasury bond yields could lead investors to ditch dividend stocks for bonds. Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds were at 2.61% at 11:30 a.m. Monday morning, but Sam Stovall of S&P Capital IQ told Barron's that the research firm expects the yield to reach 2.9% by the end of the year and 3.3% by the end of 2015. And when that happens, Stovall continued, investors will replace dividend stocks, which currently popular as the investment with the highest return, with bonds as they did in May 2013 following the announcement of the Federal Reserve's intent to taper its bond buying program.
With this in mind, we ran a screen for investors intent on keeping dividend stocks on hand. We began with a group of stocks that are going ex-dividend this week. Next, we narrowed down that group to high dividend stocks with yields of 2% or greater: Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT), Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (GSBC), Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (HLSS), Independent Bank Corp. (INDB), Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (MHLD), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Xerox Corp. (XRX).
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Last week, a Barron's article argued that an expected increase in Treasury bond yields could lead investors to ditch dividend stocks for bonds. Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds were at 2.61% at 11:30 a.m. Monday morning, but Sam Stovall of S&P Capital IQ told Barron's that the research firm expects the yield to reach 2.9% by the end of the year and 3.3% by the end of 2015. And when that happens, Stovall continued, investors will replace dividend stocks, which currently popular as the investment with the highest return, with bonds as they did in May 2013 following the announcement of the Federal Reserve's intent to taper its bond buying program.
With this in mind, we ran a screen for investors intent on keeping dividend stocks on hand. We began with a group of stocks that are going ex-dividend this week. Next, we narrowed down that group to high dividend stocks with yields of 2% or greater. We were left with nine stocks on our list. Do you think these dividend stocks with high cash flow are promising income investments? Use this list as starting point for your own analysis, and let us know what you think in the comments: Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT), Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (GSBC), Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (HLSS), Independent Bank Corp. (INDB), Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (MHLD), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Xerox Corp. (XRX).
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For income investors, there's no greater feeling then when that divided arrives in your account. In fact, for those depending on dividends to supplement income, the only thing sweeter would be if that check arrived more often. So what if I told you that's possible?
While some stocks distribute dividends only once or twice a year, most U.S. stocks do so four times. This is always on a predictable timeline, and spaced apart by three months. It just so happens that US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) distributes dividends starting in January, American Express (NYSE: AXP) in February, and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) in March. Because of this, investors would receive a dividend check every single month of the year. Here's the catch: picking stocks because they line up a certain way isn't a recipe for success. Luckily for us, these aren't just any stocks.
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A recent article from Forbes.com reported Chinese investors were "buying up Detroit" because the prices were so low, just $39 for a house. Sight unseen, Detroit properties were being snatched up as China Central Television, the state broadcaster, reported that two houses in Detroit cost the same as a pair of leather shoes. The smartest thing the Chinese investors could do is walk right by those Detroit houses.
In the Forbes piece, Caroline Chen, who sells Detroit real estate, says, "I have people calling and saying, 'I'm serious -- I wanna buy 100, 200 properties. They say, 'We don't need to see them. Just pick the good ones.'" One doesn't have to see the houses to know that there are no "good ones" for $39. If there were, local investors would have purchased the houses long ago. For right around that $39, the Chinese buyer could invest in a share of Coca-Cola (KO), Suncor Energy (SU), U.S. Bancorp (USB) or Wells Fargo (WFC).
Source: The Street
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Dividend growth is one of the most powerful but often-overlooked elements of a great portfolio. Sure, having stocks that go up is important, and having income from investments with decent dividend yields is also key … but if you can buy a stock that steadily grows its dividend over time, your returns snowball in a hurry.
There are stocks out there that could be on the cusp of big dividend growth over the next decade based on huge increases to payouts recently — it’s just that you don’t hear about them because they aren’t household names. Those picks are Amgen (AMGN), Corning (GLW), US Bancorp (USB), Coach (COH) and Cummins (CMI).
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When a company owner makes a profit, he has two options: invest the money or pay a dividend to its shareholders. Because paying shareholders will entice more investors to buy a stake in the company, many decide to pay out a dividend. Not all companies that pay out a dividend are a good choice. It’s important to research the company, its profits, and the many factors that play into its dividend history. Some of the leading experts in dividend investments provide excellent advice for how to choose the best dividend stocks.
Warren Buffett, a successful dividend investor, shares this tip. He bases his picks on dividend payouts that have at least doubled payouts over the past five years. He also looks at payout ratios, recommending those that are below industry norms. Right now, he’s chosen a few stocks he believes will be a positive dividend investment: Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB).
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I enjoy it really to see how dividends grow. One company with monthly payments that hiked its dividends with an impressive speed is the retail real estate trust Realty Income. Last week they announced only a small hike of 0.2 percent but this bigger dividend will be paid every month. I personally don’t like REITs and financials because of the high debt. They also invested huge amounts into assets of which I have no idea how they could perform. I stay by my core research competence and let them do their work.
Last week, 19 companies and one fund announced a dividend hike. Only half of them have a current buy or better rating. The average dividend growth of the top dividend growers from last week amounts to 53.73 percent. Here are my favorite dividend growth stocks: Realty Income (O), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Medtronic (MDT) and Host Hotels and Resorts (HST).
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If you own dividend-paying stocks or funds that invest in them, now might be a good time to review your strategy. Fund managers see a shift coming as the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing winds down. Through May 31, the average equity-income fund was up 14.07% this year, according to Lipper Inc. That was neck-and-neck with the average U.S. diversified stock fund's 14.08% gain. Over the trailing three years, equity-income funds' average annual gain was 15.88% vs. 13.97% for U.S. diversified stock funds.
John Carey, manager of $1.4 billion Pioneer Equity Income Fund , favors companies that have strong free cash flow, strong balance sheets and histories of raising dividends. The Fed will raise rates when economic growth reaches certain thresholds. That will help banks like USBancorp (USB) and PNC Financial (PNC), Carey says. "They're large, domestically focused banks, selling at reasonable prices with potential for earnings growth when there's growth in the economy and in housing," he said. In the technology sector, Carey likes Automatic Data Processing (ADP). The payroll services provider can benefit from higher interest rates.
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Even with dividend tax rates going up and even if growth and earnings come under pressure as a result of consumers spending less, your portfolio is going to be very happy to at least have regular dividend income arriving while we all collectively sit on our hands and wait this economic downturn out.
In the first half of 2013, we have federal tax-and-spending battles to look forward to. In the second half, we have fears of the Affordable Care Act taxes and regulations starting in 2014. If we pull out of the recession and the market moves higher, these stocks stand to profit and go along for the ride too: Seagate Technology (STX), US Bancorp (USB), J&J (JNJ) and AT&T (T).
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How Markets Really Work by Laurence A. Connors identifies many fascinating stock price patterns, and many of the repeating price patterns can be used both by short-term traders and long-term investors. Connors suggests that buying strength and selling weakness is not always the best choice. As an investor, many factors make up the decision process in allocating capital.
All of the following companies pay a dividend and are now "dipping" in price. Most pay a relatively fat dividend and have other valuable qualities that are worthy of your consideration: Medtronic (MDT), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Apple (AAPL), AT&T (T) and General Electric (GE).
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