Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) — Oil giant launched a new $1o billion large buyback program along with a 4.0% dividend yield The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) — The insurer announced a new $5 billion buyback...
Pfizer (PFE) has a huge windfall from its Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer is now under pressure to limit that windfall and spend it on new treatments. The company also faces a patent cliff on its...
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) stock is an undervalued gem that offers outstanding yield. Moreover, the company’s financials are airtight. Investors should start a position in ZIM stock while it’s valuation is still low....
Dividend reinvestment plans, or DRIPs, can be effective ways to accumulate shares of high-quality companies for those with limited capital to invest. Often times, investors can buy fractional shares of companies for as little...
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE): A leading drug manufacturer whose balance sheet received a COVID-19 vaccine boost. Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD): Strong dividend and earnings growth profile built in a highly regulated jurisdiction. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE:KMB): Supplies everyday...
Franklin Resources (BEN): Asset management giant with a forward yield of 4.41%. First Interstate Bancsystem (FIBK): Under-the-radar banking play with a 4.76% dividend yield. It could see big earnings growth next year. Leggett & Platt...
Lumen is the old US West, but highlighting fiber and hosting assets. Lumen uses depreciation to afford an enormous dividend. That dividend was once much bigger, which is what makes LUMN stock so cheap....
The investment choices are limited for those investors who need more regular distributions of income as the vast majority of securities make quarterly dividend payments. However, there are approximately 50 companies that offer monthly...
CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) – Crude oil is a key raw material for the company, and its prices are on the rise. This is good news for the company because they’ve had a few recent...
There’s one main reason why people buy stock in Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN). That’s for LUMN stock’s juicy 8.8% dividend yield. In a world where interest rates have been low seemingly forever, a nearly 9% dividend...
In an attempt to put a lid on inflation, the Federal Reserve has stated that it intends to raise its benchmark federal-funds rate by 0.25% at least six more times this year after already...
Apple (AAPL): Strong growth with emerging segments likely to help in sustaining the growth momentum. Robust cash flows will ensure dividend upside. Chevron (CVX): Among the top picks from the energy sector with a...
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) is due to raise its dividend at the end of April – trades at 20x and 2% yield; Apple (AAPL) is due to raise its dividend in June – trades for...
Covestro AF (OTCMKTS:COVTY): A leading polymer player with cheap multiples Altria (NYSE:MO): Profit margins are expected to increase significantly this year Societe Generale (OTCMKTS:SCGLY): Excessive bearish sentiment offers a good entry point into this...
Dividend Kings, stocks with at least 50 consecutive years of dividend growth, are favorites of many income investors. High-dividend yields can be a warning sign that the underlying company’s business is struggling or, worse...
U.S. defense stocks like Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) have been explosive. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com In fact, since Russia attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, RTX ran from about $89.31 to a high of $104.34....
Return on invested capital is often an under-utilized metric when searching for high quality stocks. Investors who ignore return on invested capital as a means of evaluating stocks can miss out on companies that...
Devon Energy (DVN) stock now pays a $1 per share quarterly dividend ($4.00 annually), giving it a 6.50% dividend yield. This will likely rise, as the variable component of the dividend grows with higher...
Home Depot (HD): The company’s PRO business is accelerating Danaher (DHR): Grew its free cash flow in 2021 by 31% American Express (AXP): Amex boosted its forecast for 2022 Prologis (PLD): Continues to grow...
Wall Street investors have been on edge for a long while. There are faint signs this week that the volatility has already peaked. This is not to say that the threats have receded, but...
Lumen Technologies(LUMN) is expanding into edge-computing infrastructure to facilitate the blockchain. Meanwhile, the company continues to trade at a low multiple and pay high dividend distributions. Investors should buy some shares of Lumen Technologies...
There’s a lot of ways to go about picking recession-proof stocks. Certain industries such as consumer staples, utilities, and health care tend to fare well even during economic downturns. Other analysts might point to...
Marathon Oil is an attractive oil and gas play with a 1.21% dividend yield and a forward P/E below 10x. Analysts forecast 88.5% higher earnings this year, along with significant FCF growth. It has cut...
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — This dividend stock’s yield is low, but increasing quickly. Costco (NASDAQ:COST) — Its dividends have grown by 12% annually over the past five years. AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) — AbbVie currently boasts a...
Periods of geopolitical turmoil can take their toll on stocks. Investors, in general, shy away from uncertainty, and geopolitical risk is one of the major ways that investors can face uncertainty. Russia’s invasion of...
As interest rates rise, dividend stocks will be one area in the stock market that can retain value. This especially applies to companies that can afford to pay their dividends with cash flow. I...
Many investors are looking for safe stocks to help mitigate the current volatility. The stock market is in the midst of its scariest correction since March 2020. Heading into 2022, there were already concerns...
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) has decided to start rewarding its shareholders again, now that its free cash flow is surging with higher oil income. As a result, expect to see OXY stock move significantly higher...
Investors worried about inflation impacts and rising geopolitical risks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine conflict could find some solace in stock from real estate investment trusts (REITs). With so many choices, though, it can...
Walmart (NYSE:WMT)has not done that badly this year. WMT stock is actually about at par for the year-to-date (YTD) as of March 14, as it closed at $144.05. This is close to where it...
AT&T (NYSE:T) is planning on spinning off its WarnerMedia division in a merger with Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA, NASDAQ:DISCB, NASDAQ:DISCK) very soon. The new company will be called Warner Brothers Discovery with the ticker WBD....
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is over two weeks old. With this level of uncertainty, the S&P 500 has declined 10% year-to-date, as investors take stock of what has transpired and attempt to determine what...
Make hay while the sun shines. This old saying was certainly in full effect for the past decade when it came to the markets. But today, market forces we haven’t seen for a decade...
It’s been a bloodbath on Wall Street this year. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average corrected, and the NASDAQ Composite officially entered a bear market earlier this morning. The reality is there’s...
IBM (NYSE:IBM) spun off 80.1% of its hardware-IT business called Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) on Nov. 4, 2021. After doing that, the company has gotten rid of a negative growth and loss-making business. Now it will...
On Jan. 26, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) raised its dividend per share (DPS) by 5% when it announced fourth-quarter (Q4) and 2021 earnings. As a result, I wrote on Feb. 3, a month ago, that INTC...
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