15 High Dividend Financials With Consistent Dividend Growth

High dividend yielding stocks are appealing to defensive investors in especially inflationary environments. We expect defensive stocks with high dividend yields to outperform the 10-year Treasuries over the next 10 years. On the other hand, high dividend yields are not the only important criteria to be sought in defensive stocks. Defensive investors also look for long records of dividend payments in each high dividend yielding stock. We think the stocks that are able to increase dividends are attractive options for conservative investors that demand consistency and some inflation protection. We compiled a list of U.S. financial stocks that achieved consistent dividend growth and paid high current dividend yield. The market data are sourced from Fidelity. All companies in this list... more

Southern Co.: Dividend Dynamo or Blowup?

Let's examine how Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) 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 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

High Yield Dividends With Agency-Backed MREITs

Investors buying MREITs need to distinguish between 100% agency MREITs vs. hybrid MREITs. Non-agency backed MREITs possess more risk than agency-backed securities. Hybrid MREITs will hold mortgage debt which is not backed by government-sponsored entities. American Capital Agency Corp (AGNC) defines agency securities, page 6... more

17 High Dividend Energy Stocks With Strong Growth

Recently, we compiled a list of high dividend yielding Consumer stocks with consistent dividend growth over the past 5 years. We think many defensive investors look for long records of dividend payments in high dividend yielding stocks. Hence, the stocks that are able to increase dividends can be appealing to defensive investors that demand consistency and some inflation protection.... more

10 Dividend Stocks With Ultra Low P/E's

We all want to find the best value when we buy a stock. There are many ways people value a stock. Ultimately, true value is defined by future cash flows. The catch is no one knows exactly what the future cash flows will be. As a result, some go to great lengths to estimate future cash flows, while others use historical metrics to estimate cash flows or to compare stocks.One of the oldest metrics used is the price earnings (P/E) ratio. It is calculated as the market value per share divided by earnings per share (EPS). A high P/E ratio infers that investors expect strong future earnings growth. Conversely, a low P/E suggests limited future growth. These are the companies that have historically been in a position to return large sums of cash to their investors as dividends.This week, I... more

10 Dividend Growth Stocks With A Single Digit P/E

We all want to find the best value when we buy a stock. There are many ways people value a stock. Ultimately, true value is defined by future cash flows. The catch is no one knows exactly what the future cash flows will be. As a result, some go to great lengths to estimate future cash flows, while others use historical metrics to estimate cash flows or to compare stocks. One of the oldest metrics used is the price earnings (P/E) ratio. It is calculated as the market value per share divided by earnings per share (EPS). A high P/E ratio infers that investors expect strong future earnings growth. Conversely, a low P/E suggests limited future growth. These are the companies that have historically been in a position to return large sums of cash to their investors as dividends. This week... more

15 Dividend Champions Being Snapped Up by the Big Money

If you are looking to increase your portfolio’s income while investing in some of the market’s most sought after names, then you may find this article to be a good starting point for your own research. To construct this list we looked for stocks with two characteristics: Experiencing significant institutional buying Being a Dividend Champion Dividend champions are companies, identified by the DRIP Investing Resource Center, that have increased dividends for more than 25 consecutive years. There are about 100 of them, and we found fifteen experiencing significant institutional buying during the most recent quarter.Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks... more

8 Low Beta Dividend Stocks to Dampen Portfolio Volatility

As the VIX increases over 20 for the first time since March 22 (see chart below), investors concerned with heightened levels of market volatility should considered dividend paying stocks with low betas to dampen volatility in their portfolio. A Company’s beta quantifies its volatility in relation to the overall market (S&P 500). A beta of one indicates the specific stock will experience market volatility in line with the S&P500. A beta of 0.5 will experience approximately 50% of the volatility of the market. Click to enlarge: While long-term investors should be equipped to withstand market fluctuations, market volatility can be unnerving for many investors. Building a portfolio of high-quality, dividend paying, low beta equities may... more

5 Undervalued, Leading Discount Retailers Offering a Dividend

Introduction The opportunity to invest in a great business on sale is the holy grail of the value investor. Unfortunately, it is a rare occasion when one is actually able to invest in a great business at a price that is below its intrinsic value. But even more unfortunate, is the penchant investors have of being afraid to lay their money down when these rare opportunities do occur. There's a terrific article by Seeking Alpha author Jeff Miller that speaks to what it takes to be a successful investor, even in this environment (link here). In his article Jeff provides several pearls of investing wisdom. I would like to offer a summary of Jeff's excellent article with one of my favorite Warren Buffett quotes as follows: To invest successfully over a lifetime does not require a... more

12 Emerging Market Dividend Stocks

Too often, income investors search for dividend yields only within U.S. borders, and many times investors focus on just the domestic telecom and utilities sectors. We decided to shine some light on a few income opportunities outside the U.S. in emerging markets. We ran a screen for emerging market names that yield over 3.5% and we came up with a list of 13 names that span the globe from Argentina to China to Panama and the Philippines. We think this article will offer a useful primer for investors with little experience investing abroad. Of course, because all of these companies are in the developing world, risk of capital erosion is ever present as is a halting/sporadic nature of dividend payments, so please do your own due diligence before you consider investing in any of the names on... more