Top Net Payout Yields - September 2020

Seeking AlphaDividend Quick PicksTop Net Payout Yields - September 2020Sep. 26, 2020 4:13 AM ET|| Includes: BBY, BIIB, C, CMA, JCI, LBTYA, LYB, NTAP, ORCL, PRU, STX, SYLD, WFCby: Stone Fox CapitalStone Fox Capital Out Fox The StreetOut Fox the market with misunderstood, high reward opportunitiesSummaryThe top net payout yield stocks underperformed the total return of the S&P 500 during the period since the last report back in December.
The top net payout yield stocks averaged 19.0% yields to start September.
Liberty Global still holds the top spot with a yield of 24.9% to start September.
This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield (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 NPY model managed on Interactive Advisors. Please review the original articles for more information on the NPY concept.
December 2019 Returns
Below are two charts highlighting the returns of the top 10 stocks from December (see list here) through the end of August as the series has not been updated in months. For presentation reasons, the chart is broken into the Top 5 and Next 5 lists and compared to the S&P 500 benchmark index along with the Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (SYLD), which offers a fund for comparison purposes that is aligned with the NPY concept.
The Top 5 stocks had a strong rally in the months prior to the stock market collapse due to COVID-19. The performance of these NPY stocks far underperformed the benchmark S&P 500 index that was up a strong 13.1% during the period through the end of August. Both LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) and Comerica (CMA) saw losses in excess of 26.0% during the extended period. Both Liberty Global (LBTYA) and Johnson Controls (JCI) had total returns closer to breakeven while Best Buy (BBY) generated a massive 56.0% gain due to... Read more