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5 High-Yield Dividend Champs For Yield Hungry Income Investors

For sure, all investors want good returns in order to compensate inflation risks and to cover money for the retirement age. 

Dividend income is a first step to get cash money into your trading accounts but it doesn't help if you get only a one percent yield or so.

Buying High-Yields is also no solution if the stock doesn’t grow and hike future dividends.

Today I would like to introduce some High-Yield stocks that have risen dividends over more than 25 consecutive years.

The only 5 High-Yield Dividend Champions on the market are...

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) has a market capitalization of $565.27 million. The company employs people, generates revenue of $54.28 million and has a net income of $13.17 million. Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $37.50 million. The EBITDA margin is 69.09 percent (the operating margin is 24.26 percent and the net profit margin 24.26 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 53.59 percent of Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 120.74 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.67 percent was realized by Universal Health Realty Income Trust. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.04. Last fiscal year, Universal Health Realty Income Trust paid $2.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 42.40, the P/S ratio is 10.29 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.41. The dividend yield amounts to 5.69 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.72.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT)

AT&T (NYSE:T) has a market capitalization of $168.39 billion. The company employs 243,000 people, generates revenue of $128.752 billion and has a net income of $18.553 billion. AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $48.874 billion. The EBITDA margin is 37.96 percent (the operating margin is 23.67 percent and the net profit margin 14.41 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 26.92 percent of AT&T’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 82.20 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.91 percent was realized by AT&T. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.40. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.50, the P/S ratio is 1.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.86. The dividend yield amounts to 5.69 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.43.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of AT&T (T)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T)

HCP (NYSE:HCP) has a market capitalization of $17.64 billion. The company employs 154 people, generates revenue of $2.099 billion and has a net income of $846.20 million. HCP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.719 billion. The EBITDA margin is 81.89 percent (the operating margin is 60.43 percent and the net profit margin 40.30 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 43.14 percent of HCP’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 80.77 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.41 percent was realized by HCP. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.96. Last fiscal year, HCP paid $2.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.65, the P/S ratio is 8.40 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.64. The dividend yield amounts to 5.65 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.85.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of HCP (HCP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HCP (HCP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HCP (HCP)

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a market capitalization of $2.51 billion. The company employs 4,500 people, generates revenue of $2.821 billion and has a net income of $112.14 million. Mercury General’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $669.47 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.73 percent (the operating margin is 4.68 percent and the net profit margin 3.98 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 4.40 percent of Mercury General’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 10.43 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.12 percent was realized by Mercury General. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.04. Last fiscal year, Mercury General paid $2.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.37, the P/S ratio is 0.89 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.38. The dividend yield amounts to 5.39 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.56.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Mercury General (MCY)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Mercury General (MCY)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mercury General (MCY)

Altria (NYSE:MO) has a market capitalization of $73.52 billion. The company employs 9,100 people, generates revenue of $24.466 billion and has a net income of $4.535 billion. Altria’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8.137 billion. The EBITDA margin is 33.26 percent (the operating margin is 28.61 percent and the net profit margin 18.54 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 41.64 percent of Altria’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 352.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 124.49 percent was realized by Altria. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.26. Last fiscal year, Altria paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.31, the P/S ratio is 3.00 and the P/B ratio is finally 17.92. The dividend yield amounts to 5.20 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.49.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Altria (MO)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Altria (MO)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Altria (MO)

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*I am long MO. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.