Dividend Aristocrat AT&T (T) reported on Thursday better than expected Q1 result, mainly driven by a boost in smartphone sales and the media business. AT&T’s wireless division, added 595,000 phone customers, up from 163,000 in the same period in 2020. It also added 207,000 prepaid phone customers. In the Media entertainment unit (warner), revenue rose…
M&T Bank Corporation (MTB) and People’s United Financial, Inc. (PBCT) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which M&T will acquire People’s United in an all-stock transaction. The merger is expected to close in 4Q21. Under the agreement terms, People’s United shareholders will receive 0.118 of a share of M&T common stock…
The ranking of the top 10 Dividend Aristocrats to buy today, is based on expected annual returns through 2026, so their 5 years future total returns. These 10 stocks represent attractive long-term buys for dividend growth investors. Estimating the expected 5 years future total returns are based on two main components for dividend growth stocks:…
The screener results below list the dividend aristocrats including their last price, the one-year average price target estimated by analysts, and the potential (%) based on the difference between the last price and the Wall Street price target. The following dividend aristocrats are the best ones to consider based on their one-year price target according…
U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported on Tuesday its first annual loss as a public company due to the COVID-19 pandemic which highly impacted energy prices and it cut over $20 billion off the value of its shale gas properties in the Q4-2020. The company reported a (first time) net annual loss of $22.44…
Here are the 2021 changes to the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index made by S&P Global based on the annual rebalancing results. In total, the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index has now 87 members. Please find below the top-10 holdings:
Here are the 2021 changes to the Dividend Aristocrats Index made by S&P Global based on the annual rebalancing results. This means that the number of constituents will remain at 65. Looking back at 2020, here is what happened to the Dividend Aristocrats Index. Early 2020, Amcor (AMCR), Atmos Energy (ATO), Realty Income (O), Essex…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 65 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. Prior to the stock market opening on February 1, 2021, three…
The short-squeeze of GameStop (+134%) and AMC (+301) on Wednesday, made it a historical day for retail investors and hedge funds. Some traditional dividend investors are probably wondering what is going on? Short-squeeze is driven by Reddit The short-squeeze is mainly driven by Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum and retail investors on Robinhood’s platform. GameStop soared as…
Historically speaking, consistent dividend growers have been among the best long-term performers in the market. Dividend increases are often a signal of management’s confidence in the company’s future. Several companies even define a dividend policy focussed on dividend growth while keeping a sustainable dividend payout ratio. Two examples are the US health company, Johnson &…