Frontier Oil'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... more
Walgreen'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.... more
Chicago Bridge & Iron'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... more
Bristol-Myers Squibb'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... more
Is EarthLink's Dividend 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.... more
Food Dividends Are Taking Off
Dividends are hot right now, providing investors with some stability in unstable times. MarketWatch announced recently that food makers are raising their dividends, but even though I love a nice dividend increase as much as the next girl, it's important to drill down on industry news like this. Just because the industry as a whole is upping dividends, that doesn't mean any individual company is. So who are the standouts?... more
When Will My Dividend Bounce Back?
Yet sometimes, after the damage is done and the dust has cleared, companies restore their dividends. We can look at the recently troubled industries of banking, oil, and auto manufacturing to get a better sense of when dividends go bad and what it takes to bring them back. Don't bank on it Citigroup (NYSE: C) , one of the prime players in the financial crisis, halted its dividend in 2009, but it recently announced that it will start paying one again. Before the meltdown in 2007, Citi's dividend was as high as $0.54 a quarter -- before adjusting for its 1-for-10 reverse split. The bank will pay its first dividend in more than two years on June 17 at $0.01 a share. Consider this progress. That'll be at the same rate as Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) , which, granted, isn't the most flattering... more
11 Incredible Dividend Stocks: KLA-Tencor
Dividends and technology stocks are a bit like investing's Hatfields and McCoys. There's an age-old blood feud between the two that isn't likely to end anytime soon. Just look at the facts: As of summer 2011, the IT sector of the S&P 500 yielded just 1% flat, by far the lowest yield of any sector. By contrast, the telecom sector, which is increasingly intertwined with advanced technology itself, yields more than 5%. However, just because the technology sector stinks when it comes to dividends, that doesn't mean you throw the baby out with the bathwater and steer clear of the sector. In fact, a well-managed technology company paying out a high-yield offers some of the best opportunities for both income through dividend payments and growth. With KLA-Tencor (Nasdaq: KLAC) , you'll find just... more
Income Ideas: 12 High Dividend Yield Stocks Being Exited by Short Sellers
If you are looking to invest in dividend paying stocks, a good starting point for potential candidates is to analyze those stocks in which short sellers are covering their short positions. In order to construct this list we looked for stocks with the following characteristics: Dividend yield above 2% Short float above 5% Decrease of the shorted shares over the last four weeks, prior to the benchmark date of May 13th 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 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... more
11 Incredible Dividend Stocks: Intel
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) for income. I admit it sounded very strange when I first said it out loud. Intel is a master of Silicon Valley, a tech revolutionary, not a dividend darling. Oh, how times have changed -- and for the better.... more