Stocks
with a very long history of consecutive dividend growth built a great trust
relationship to their long-term owners.
One investment category with the longest dividend streaks are Dividend Champions. Those stocks have raised dividends over a period of more than 25 years without an interruption.
Today I will present you the highest yielding stocks from the Dividend Champions List. On the list are 105 U.S. listed companies but only five of them are High-Yields, stocks with over 5 percent dividend yield.
Please don't focus on high yielding stocks. It's also dangerous to invest money into the top paying shares on the market. Some could cut their dividends if the cash flow weakens. We've seen this process with Pitney Bowes. Not enough: The top yielding stocks have underperformed the market this year!
However, below is a detailed compilation of the highest yielding Dividend
Champions. Feel free to submitt some comments on your thoughts.
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 51.68 percent of Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 111.41 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.63 percent was realized by Universal Health Realty Income Trust. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.12. Last fiscal year, Universal Health Realty Income Trust paid $2.46 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 37.81, the P/S ratio is 9.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.02. The dividend yield amounts to 5.92 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.59.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) |
HCP (NYSE:HCP) has a market capitalization of $17.20 billion. The company employs 149 people, generates revenue of $1.900 billion and has a net income of $758.43 million. HCP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.540 billion. The EBITDA margin is 81.02 percent (the operating margin is 39.82 percent and the net profit margin 39.90 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 43.65 percent of HCP’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 82.40 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.07 percent was realized by HCP. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.89. Last fiscal year, HCP paid $2.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.90, the P/S ratio is 9.05 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.62. The dividend yield amounts to 5.57 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.04.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of HCP (HCP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HCP (HCP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HCP (HCP) |
Altria (NYSE:MO) has a market capitalization of $74.24 billion. The company employs 9,100 people, generates revenue of $24.618 billion and has a net income of $4.183 billion. Altria’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7.487 billion. The EBITDA margin is 30.41 percent (the operating margin is 25.91 percent and the net profit margin 16.99 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 39.28 percent of Altria’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 438.07 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 121.70 percent was realized by Altria. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.56. Last fiscal year, Altria paid $1.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.48, the P/S ratio is 3.02 and the P/B ratio is finally 23.55. The dividend yield amounts to 5.17 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.37.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Altria (MO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Altria (MO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Altria (MO) |
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a market capitalization of $2.63 billion. The company employs 4,600 people, generates revenue of $2.783 billion and has a net income of $116.91 million. Mercury General’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $651.64 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.41 percent (the operating margin is 4.86 percent and the net profit margin 4.20 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 3.34 percent of Mercury General’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 7.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.32 percent was realized by Mercury General. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.44. Last fiscal year, Mercury General paid $2.44 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 33.17, the P/S ratio is 0.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.43. The dividend yield amounts to 5.13 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.90.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Mercury General (MCY) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Mercury General (MCY) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mercury General (MCY) |
AT&T (NYSE:T) has a market capitalization of $186.75 billion. The company employs 246,740 people, generates revenue of $127.434 billion and has a net income of $7.539 billion. AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32.168 billion. The EBITDA margin is 25.24 percent (the operating margin is 10.15 percent and the net profit margin 5.92 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 25.65 percent of AT&T’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 75.62 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.34 percent was realized by AT&T. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.41. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.77 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.05, the P/S ratio is 1.46 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.14. The dividend yield amounts to 5.09 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.51.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
