Dividends in a Plain Brown Wrapper
Published Mon, 20 Jun 2011 on The Motley Fool

But do the strengths of the UPS brand and its size -- $50.4 billion in revenue in its most recent fiscal year, versus $38.2 billion for FedEx -- translate into a smart buy for investors? Let's see. Good news, bad news ...The good: UPS has had consecutive dividend increases 10 of the last 11 years -- it was flat from 2008 to 2009, but can you really blame the company there? -- and a five-year dividend growth rate of 6.94%. The dividend is currently at 2.90%, and with a payout ratio of 51%, UPS should have no problem making these payments.... Read more