Warren Buffett Sells These 7 Stocks

Recently, I wrote about the great value investor, Warren Buffett and introduced his latest dividend stock buys. This blog is dedicated to stocks with a long history of dividend growth.

I like those stocks, especially when they offer a bigger part of safeness due to a large diversification.

Today I like to show you those stocks that Warren Buffett sold within the recent quarter. In total, he decreased seven positions.

These are the results with the highest dividend yield....

National-Oilwell Varco -- Yield: 3.68%

National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) employs 54,540 people, generates revenue of $21,440.00 million and has a net income of $2,455.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $19.64 billion.

National-Oilwell Varco’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,496.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.97% (the operating margin is 16.85% and the net profit margin 11.45%).

Financials: The total debt represents 9.43% of National-Oilwell Varco assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 15.30%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.42% was realized by National-Oilwell Varco.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.18. Last fiscal year, National-Oilwell Varco paid $1.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.65, the P/S ratio is 0.90 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.01. The dividend yield amounts to 3.68%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of National-Oilwell Varco (NOV)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of National-Oilwell Varco (NOV)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National-Oilwell Varco (NOV)

Viacom -- Yield: 2.43%

Viacom (NASDAQ:VIA) employs 9,900 people, generates revenue of $13,783.00 million and has a net income of $2,464.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $26.56 billion.

Viacom’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,342.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.50% (the operating margin is 29.54% and the net profit margin 17.88%).

Financials: The total debt represents 55.24% of Viacom assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 343.34%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 53.68% was realized by Viacom.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.19. Last fiscal year, Viacom paid $1.26 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.85, the P/S ratio is 1.90 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.34. The dividend yield amounts to 2.43%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Viacom (VIA)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Viacom (VIA)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Viacom (VIA)

Bank of New York Mellon -- Yield: 1.56%

Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) employs 50,500 people, generates revenue of $3,234.00 million and has a net income of $2,651.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $48.98 billion.

Bank of New York Mellon’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,370.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 40.59% (the operating margin is 22.71% and the net profit margin 16.89%).

Financials: The total debt represents 8.44% of Bank of New York Mellon assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 86.85%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.83% was realized by Bank of New York Mellon.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.26. Last fiscal year, Bank of New York Mellon paid $0.66 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.26, the P/S ratio is 3.11 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.35. The dividend yield amounts to 1.56%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Bank of New York Mellon (BK)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Bank of New York Mellon (BK)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Bank of New York Mellon (BK)

Mastercard -- Yield: 0.70%

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) employs 10,300 people, generates revenue of $9,473.00 million and has a net income of $3,617.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $105.45 billion.

Mastercard’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,562.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 58.71% (the operating margin is 53.90% and the net profit margin 38.18%).

Financials: The total debt represents 9.75% of Mastercard assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 22.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 50.68% was realized by Mastercard.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.25. Last fiscal year, Mastercard paid $0.49 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.30, the P/S ratio is 11.06 and the P/B ratio is finally 15.60. The dividend yield amounts to 0.70%.

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