Tops Of 44 'Safer' Dividend Nasdaq Equities: Comcast By Gain; Vodafone By Yield For March

Published Sun, 18 Mar 2018 03:19:12 -0400 on Seeking Alpha

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Brokers Estimate Top Ten "Safer" Dividend Nasdaq Stocks to Net 11% to 34% Gains By March, 2019 Three of the ten top yield "safer" Dividend Nasdaq stocks (with name backgrounds tinted grey in the list above) were found among the top ten gainers for the coming year based on analyst 1 year target prices. Thus the yield strategy for this group as graded by analyst estimates for March proved 30% accurate.
Projections based on estimated dividends from $1000 invested in the thirty highest yielding stocks and their aggregate one year analyst median target prices, as reported by YCharts, created the 2018-19 data points. Note: one year target prices by lone analysts were not applied. Ten probable profit-generating trades projected to March 15, 2019 were:
Comcast (CMCSA) netted $339.89, based on dividends plus a median target price estimate from twenty-six analysts, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 16% more than the market as a whole.
Vodafone Group (VOD) netted $319.21 based on a mean target estimate from three analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 53% more than the market as a whole.
Broadcom (AVGO) netted $217.68, based on dividends plus a target price estimate from thirty analysts, minus broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 12% less than the market as a whole.
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