US equities struggled in October, the S&P 500 declined by 2.66%, after losing 3.8% in September. The Dividend Aristocrats ended this month down -1.92% and are down -4.47% year-to-date. The investors struggled with the rising coronavirus infections, a mixed start of the earnings season, and the upcoming US elections. The Dogs of the Dow lost…
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. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active…
The European Dividend Aristocrats are based (by S&P) on the 40 highest dividend-yielding Eurozone companies within the S&P Europe Broad Market Index (BMI). European Dividend Aristocrats managed a dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years, which is different from the US-edition. This article lists the current European Dividend Aristocrat…
In brief: The Dividend Kings are the best in class with respect to dividend endurance. A Dividend King is a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases. The Dividend Kings list can be a good source for selecting dividend stocks. While the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index consists of over 60 stocks, which…
In brief: Exxon Mobil (XOM) is a Dividend Aristocrat with 37-years of consecutive dividend increases Exxon Mobil reported its third straight quarter of losses putting is its dividend at risk A dividend increase is required soon to maintain its Dividend Aristocrat status Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported its third straight quarter loss on Friday. During…
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Thursday and announced plans to increase its dividend. Shell will raise its dividend by around 4% to $0.1665 from $0.16 for the third quarter of 2020. This is a surprising move after the dividend cut in April this year. Shell slashed its (quarterly) dividend in…
The shares of SAP, Europe’s largest software company, took a huge slide on Monday after revising the financial outlook downwards. The stock traded 22% lower around €98 around the close of today’s market. SAP stated “Lockdowns have been reintroduced in some regions, recovery is uneven and companies are facing more business uncertainty” and as a…
In brief: The AEX index, or Amsterdam Exchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam. The corona pandemic has caused a wave of dividend cuts in Europe and the Netherlands, especially in the financial sector. There are some high dividend stocks in the AEX-index. This article list…
In brief: 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. We will have a look at the dividend-paying stocks which are a member DAX. There are 4…
Key points: The UK Dividend Aristocrats Index is created by S&P and is based on a managed dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years. In Europe, it is not common to focus on paying a dividend in a row ( consecutive years) to the shareholders. Only 35 UK stocks…