Top 10 Net Payout Yields For December 2017

This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield (NYSE: NPY) stocks that was started back in June 2012 and explained in August 2012. The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month utilized in part to make investment decisions for the IB Asset Management model that has beaten the S&P 500 for five out of the seven years on the platform. Please review the original articles for more information on the NPY concept.
November Returns Below are two charts highlighting the monthly returns of the top 10 stocks from November (see list here). For presentation reasons, the chart is broken into the Top 5 and Next 5 lists.
The Top 5 stocks had another weak month in November following a disappointing October. The S&P 500 index produced another solid gain, but CenturyLink (CTL) held back the top stocks. Investors appetite for the stock soured sending the telecom stock down a massive 23% and highlights the risks of large dividends without stock buyback support. Allergen (AGN), CBS (CBS) and AIG (AIG) didn't help the results with losses for the month. Only Seagate Tech (STX) had a gain to slightly off set the large losses. In total, the Top 5 stocks lost 5.6% for November in comparison to the 2.8% gain of the benchmark S&P 500.
AGN data by YCharts
The Next 5 stocks had a very strong month for November following a weak October. All of the stocks in the group had positive gains for the month. McKesson (MCK), Discover... Read more