European Dividend aristocrat and Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk AS (NOVO-B.CO) reported on Wednesday a revenue growth of 9.0% and 4.8% earnings-per-share growth in Q4. Net profit in Q4 rose to 8.72 billion DKK ($1.29 billion) from DKK8.5 billion a year earlier. Sales in Q4 rose to DKK32.42 billion against analysts’ expectations of DKK31.95 billion.…
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Tuesday and beating both earnings and sales expectations as revenue surged 36%. Earnings per share are $1.53 per share vs. $1.44 per share expected and revenue are $20.86 billion vs. $20.79 billion expected. Diluted EPS for the quarter decreased 17% to $1.53 from $1.84 in…
The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time, like in 2018. This article lists the current Dividend Aristocrat constituents and their recent returns By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth…
In this post, we will have a look at the dividend-paying stocks which are a member DAX. The DAX is one of the major European indexes and comprised of the 30 largest and most traded companies in Germany. It represents around 80 percent of the market capitalization of listed stock corporations in Germany. For non-European…
Jefferies has downgraded its rating on Nestlé (NESW.SW) from ‘buy’ to ‘hold’ on Friday, saying that its ‘good work’ over the past three years has now been ‘priced in.’ To continue to re-rate, Nestlé needs to deliver decisively against its 2020 ‘mid-single digit’ growth guidance, the US broker said. ‘This feels too much of a…
S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced the annual rebalancing results for the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. As a result, 7 new companies will be added to the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. These changes will be effective prior to the open on February 3, 2020. This means that S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index will grow…
Jefferies has increased the advice for Unilever from “Hold” to “Buy” and has raised its target price from 53 euros to 59 euros. The analysts at Jefferies expect that the Unilever management will take more measures, for example by cutting the portfolio, in order to raise the growth expectations in order to keep activist shareholders…
The DAX is a European index comprised of the 30 largest and most traded companies in Germany. It represents around 80 percent of the market capitalization of listed stock corporations in Germany. The DAX-index can be a great source for investors that are looking for European blue-chip dividend stocks. Members have direct access to detailed…
The DAX is a European index comprised of the 30 largest and most traded companies in Germany. It represents around 80 percent of the market capitalization of listed stock corporations in Germany. The DAX-index can be a source for investors that are looking for European blue-chip dividend stocks. See all 30 DAX-stocks in the list…
Dividend King Procter & Gamble (PG) reported mixed results for its fiscal second quarter. The company came out with quarterly earnings of $1.42 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 per share. However, the quarterly revenue fell short of estimates for the first time in five quarters mainly hurt by a stronger dollar. China…