Top Net Payout Yields - December 2020

Seeking AlphaDividend Quick PicksTop Net Payout Yields - December 2020Dec. 9, 2020 4:49 AM ET|| Includes: BIIB, C, CMA, EBAY, INTC, L, LBTYA, LYB, MDLZ, NTAP, ORCL, PRU, RTX, SYF, SYLD, T, WFCby: Stone Fox CapitalStone Fox Capital Out Fox The StreetOut Fox the market with misunderstood, high reward opportunitiesSummaryThe top net payout yield stocks far outperformed the total return of the S&P 500 during the period since the last report back in September.
The top net payout yield stocks averaged 13.7% yields to start September.
Biogen claimed the top spot with a yield of 22.7% to start December.
This article is the 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.
Sept/Oct/Nov 2020 Returns
Below are two charts highlighting the returns of the top 10 stocks from September (see list here) through the end of November. 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 over the last three months as beaten-down cyclical stocks rebounded on a reopen trade from the positive signs of a COVID-19 vaccine. The performance of these NPY stocks far outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 index that was up a solid 3.9% during the period ending in November. Both LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) and Comerica (CMA) saw gains in excess of 26.0% to offset large losses in the prior reporting period. In addition, Synchrony Financial (SYF) and Wells Fargo (WFC) had total returns of double-digits while... Read more