Dividend Scan: FCH, PFBX, GORO, LEO, SPRD

Amidst the positive movements of the US market, several companies declared their future dividend plans. Some notable dividend payers are discussed here. FelCor Lodgings Trust Inc. (NYSE: FCH) announced a dividend of $0.4875 per share on its Series A Preferred Stock, and 50 cents per depository share. The dividends are payable on August 1, 2011. Shares added 1.98 percent or 10 cents to trade at $5.41. Peoples Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFBX) declared a regular semiannual cash dividend of 9 cents per share, payable July 20, 2011 to shareholders of record on July 13, 2011. Shares were trading at $13.84 with zero percent change on its last close. Gold Resource Corp. (AMEX: GORO) announced a cash dividend of 4 cents per common share, payable July 22, 2011 to shareholders of record on... more

Superior Industries: Dividend Dynamo or Blowup?

Let's examine how Superior Industries (NYSE: SUP) stacks up in four critical areas to determine whether it's a dividend dynamo or a disaster in the making. 1. YieldFirst and foremost, dividend investors like a large forward yield. But if a yield gets too high, it may reflect investors' doubts about the payout's sustainability. If investors had confidence in the stock, they'd be buying it, driving up the share price and shrinking the yield.... more

Limited Brands: Dividend Dynamo or Blowup?

Let's examine how Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) -- a holding of the Dada Portfolio I co-manage -- stacks up in four critical areas to determine whether it's a dividend dynamo or a disaster in the making. 1. YieldFirst and foremost, dividend investors like a large forward yield. But if a yield gets too high, it may reflect investors' doubts about the payout's sustainability. If investors had confidence in the stock, they'd be buying it, driving up the share price and shrinking the yield.... more

Avon: Dividend Dynamo or Blowup?

Let's examine how Avon (NYSE: AVP) stacks up in four critical areas to determine whether it's a dividend dynamo or a disaster in the making. 1. YieldFirst and foremost, dividend investors like a large forward yield. But if a yield gets too high, it may reflect investors' doubts about the payout's sustainability. If investors had confidence in the stock, they'd be buying it, driving up the share price and shrinking the yield.... more

The Most Promising Dividends in Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories

Yields and growth rates and payout ratios, oh my!Before we get to those companies, though, you should understand just why you'd want to own dividend payers. These stocks can contribute a huge chunk of growth to your portfolio in good times, and bolster it during market downturns. As my colleague Matt Koppenheffer has noted: "Between 2000 and 2009, the average dividend-adjusted return on stocks with market caps above $5 billion and a trailing yield of 2.5% or better was a whopping 114%. Compare that to a 19% drop for the S&P 500."... more

Safeway's Dividend Is Safe

Here, we'll highlight a given company and its closest competitors to see just how safe their dividends are, with a little help from three crucial tools: The interest coverage ratio, or earnings before interest and taxes, divided by interest expense. The interest coverage ratio measures a company's ability to pay the interest on its debt. An interest coverage ratio less than 1.5 is questionable; a number less than 1 means that the company is not bringing in enough money to cover its interest expenses. The EPS payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by earnings per share. The EPS payout ratio measures the percentage of earnings that go toward paying the dividend. A ratio greater than 80% is worrisome. The FCF payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by free cash flow per... more

Integrys: Dividend Dynamo or Blowup?

Let's examine how Integrys (NYSE: TEG) stacks up in four critical areas to determine whether it's a dividend dynamo or a disaster in the making. 1. YieldFirst and foremost, dividend investors like a large forward yield. But if a yield gets too high, it may reflect investors' doubts about the payout's sustainability. If investors had confidence in the stock, they'd be buying it, driving up the share price and shrinking the yield.... more

10 High Yield Utilities With a Positive Dividend Growth Rate

Long considered the domain of “widows and orphans”, utilities have developed a somewhat stodgy reputation. Why have utilities been considered good for widows and orphans? Here a few reasons: 1. They are generally less volatile than the market as a whole (low beta). 2. Their products are something that people continue to need and use no matter what the economy is doing, thus, 3. Their dividends tend to be more stable and secure. Utilities would be the perfect dividend income investment, except for one thing - they tend to have low a dividend growth rate. As such, you wouldn’t want a whole portfolio of utilities and you need to be very selective in which utilities are added, and when they are purchased. The dividend growth rate is a key metric in many calculations. As such, I use a... more

3 Model Dividend Stock Portfolios to Consider

“I don’t have time to invest in individual stocks.” This is a common saying I hear. A part of it is certainly true -- most people simply don’t have time to spend many hours per week researching companies and fine tuning their portfolios. But there’s a middle ground. Investors can, in addition to their passive funds, own a concentrated, diversified portfolio of individual dividend stocks that: They understand Are low maintenance Constitute good long-term holdings Here are three examples of this sort of portfolio. I don’t necessarily recommend every company, and specific selections would be based on what companies an individual is bullish on, but they get the point across. Portfolio 1 Company Ticker Dividend Yield The Coca Cola Company KO 2.85%... more

5 Oversold and Undervalued Stocks Paying High Dividends

If you are looking at dividend stocks for potential sources of income, taking a look at their valuations can give an idea of whether it is the right time to buy in. Here we screened high-yield stocks paying dividend yields between 4 and 7%. Among that universe, we searched for those that are technically oversold (with RSI(14) below 40) and undervalued to earnings growth (with PEG under 1).Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.Your browser does not support iframes. We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete... more