Dividend Aristocrat and Dividend King Target Corporation (TGT) reported $3.69 EPS for the first quarter of 2021, way above the consensus estimate of $2.21. The retailer’s revenue (Revenue: $23 billion, vs. $21.75 billion expected) also beat forecasts, with comparable-store sales up 22.9%. Compared to last year (COVID-19) the adjusted EPS was 525% higher! Target’s dividend…
The dividend growth rate (DGR) is an important aspect when analyzing dividend stocks, not only to identify the best dividend growers but also to help you as dividend investors to keep up with inflation. In brief: The current stock market is driven by concerns that higher inflation could lead to a change in the FED’s…
Dividend Aristocrat AT&T (T) announced on Monday that its sale of WarnerMedia to Discovery would mean a dividend cut. In the press release, AT&T expects an “annual dividend payout ratio of 40% to 43% on anticipated free cash flow of $20 billion plus”. Based on this statement the dividend payout would account for around $8…
As a dividend growth investor, you could narrow the universe of stocks you willing to consider for your investment to dividend stocks that are undervalued. We will zoom in on and discuss five undervalued Dividend Aristocrats, their valuation, dividend yield, and performance. This undervaluation list can be a good starting point for further research, and…
It has been a volatile first two weeks of May 2021 in the stock market, including new all-time highs for the S&P 500 and a major drop of -4% last Wednesday. Both Value and Growth stocks struggled with the fears around supply squeezes and rising inflation. On Wednesday, the (US) Labor Department reported that the…
Our latest Dividend newsletter is now available to our members. In the May 2021 edition, you will find the following items: 1. Monthly recap Recap of last month’s stock market’s most relevant news and performance in the US and Europe with a focus on dividend stocks. 2. Dividend Portfolios International dividend portfolio, including buy/sells and…
The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These US companies have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole and a great source for dividend investors. The…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 blue-chip stocks. For dividend investors, this is an interesting list, since 27 of the 30 companies pay a dividend. Many stocks are able to increase their dividend for several consecutive years. The top-yielding Dow stocks all have dividends that are well above average yields in the stock…
The U.S. equities extended their first-quarter gains by adding a gain of 5.3% last month on top of the 6% in Q1-21. The investor’s sentiment was driven by robust earnings and improving economic fundamentals. Also in Europe, major indices extended their gains. The S&P Europe 350 rose 2% in April, increasing the year-to-date return to…
Our retirement portfolio gained another 3.1% in April, after the 8.50% jump in March 2021, which is in line with the Dow Jones performance. The Dow Jones rose about 2.7% this month, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 5.4% in April. The benchmark for this portfolio, Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), also gained and…