The philosophy
behind is to buy ten stocks of the Dow Jones with the highest dividend yield
and lowest price to earnings ratio at the beginning of the year and to hold
these stocks for a year. After this period, the investor should sell stocks
that are no more Dogs of the Dow and buy therefore new Dogs of the Dow. Below is
an updated sheet of the ten best Dogs of the Dow. They have the lowest expected
price to earnings ratio and highest dividend yield within the Dow Jones index.
Summarized, the
10 cheapest stocks of the Dow Jones have an average dividend yield of 3.50
percent as well as a forward P/E ratio of 12.20. The average P/B ratio amounts
to 2.72 and P/S ratio is 2.48.
Here are the best Dogs of the Dow Jones by five year earnings growth:
Here are the best Dogs of the Dow Jones by five year earnings growth:
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has a market capitalization of $119.33 billion. The company employs 105,400 people, generates revenue of $53.341 billion and has a net income of $11.005 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $22.160 billion. The EBITDA margin is 41.54 percent (the operating margin is 27.44 percent and the net profit margin 20.63 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 15.94 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.26 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.66 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.00. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.87 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share of INTC are expected to grow by 8.02 percent for the next year and 11.0 percent for the upcoming five years.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.99, the P/S ratio is 2.23 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.31. The dividend yield amounts to 3.77 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.03.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Intel Corporation (INTC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intel Corporation (INTC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intel Corporation (INTC) |
General Electric (NYSE:GE) has a market capitalization of $240.41 billion. The company employs 305,000 people, generates revenue of $147.359 billion and has a net income of $14.902 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $29.339 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.91 percent (the operating margin is 11.81 percent and the net profit margin 10.11 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 60.42 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 336.56 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.24 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.43. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share of GE are expected to grow by 10.13 percent for the next year and 10.87 percent for the upcoming five years.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.25, the P/S ratio is 1.62 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.95. The dividend yield amounts to 3.29 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.68.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of General Electric (GE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Electric (GE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Electric (GE) |
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has a market capitalization of $144.94 billion. The company employs 181,900 people, generates revenue of $115,846.00 million and has a net income of $10.557 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $37.190 billion. The EBITDA margin is 32.10 percent (the operating margin is 11.36 percent and the net profit margin 9.11 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 23.08 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 156.79 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 2.53 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.40. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.03 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The earnings per share of VZ are expected to grow by 15.34 percent for the next year and 10.48 percent for the upcoming five years.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 127.46, the P/S ratio is 1.25 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.35. The dividend yield amounts to 4.08 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.42.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Verizon Communications (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon Communications (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon Communications (VZ) |
Take a closer look at the sheet of the 10 cheapest stocks from the Dow Jones index. They have an average dividend yield of 3.50 percent
as well as a forward P/E ratio of 12.20. The average P/B ratio amounts to 2.72
and P/S ratio is 2.48.
Here is the list of the cheapest stocks from the Dow Jones:
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| Cheapest Dogs of the Dow Jones (Click to enlarge) |
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T, VZ, INTC, MRK, PFE, DD, GE,
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