They have long corporate histories and provide well-known products and/or services.
This article examines every business in the S&P 500 with a 3% yield and a 100+ year corporate history. These are my criteria:
- Stocks with yields at or above 3%
- Low P/E ratios
- Strong competitive advantage
- Over 100 Years in Business
These are the best ideas that came into my minds...
General Motors Company -- Yield: 5.26%
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) employs 215,000 people, generates revenue of $152,356.00 million and has a net income of $9,615.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $45.41 billion.General Motors Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,545.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.89% (the operating margin is 3.51% and the net profit margin 6.31%).
Financials: The total debt represents 32.47% of General Motors Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 158.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.72% was realized by General Motors Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.68. Last fiscal year, General Motors Company paid $1.38 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.33, the P/S ratio is 0.29 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.09. The dividend yield amounts to 5.26%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Motors Company (GM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Motors Company (GM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Motors Company (GM) |
Nordstrom -- Yield: 3.87%
Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) employs 72,500 people, generates revenue of $14,437.00 million and has a net income of $600.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $6.66 billion.Nordstrom’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,677.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.62% (the operating margin is 7.63% and the net profit margin 4.16%).
Financials: The total debt represents 36.44% of Nordstrom assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 322.04%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.24% was realized by Nordstrom.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.77. Last fiscal year, Nordstrom paid $1.48 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.80, the P/S ratio is 0.46 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.62. The dividend yield amounts to 3.87%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Nordstrom (JWN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Nordstrom (JWN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Nordstrom (JWN) |
Principal Financial -- Yield: 3.79%
Principal Financial (NYSE:PFG) employs 14,895 people, generates revenue of $11,994.60 million and has a net income of $1,253.20 million. The current market capitalization stands at $11.93 billion.Principal Financial’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,654.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.79% (the operating margin is 11.93% and the net profit margin 10.45%).
Financials: The total debt represents 1.59% of Principal Financial assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 37.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.41% was realized by Principal Financial.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.92. Last fiscal year, Principal Financial paid $1.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.49, the P/S ratio is 0.99 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.29. The dividend yield amounts to 3.79%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Principal Financial (PFG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Principal Financial (PFG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Principal Financial (PFG) |
Dow Chemical -- Yield: 3.71%
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) employs 49,495 people, generates revenue of $48,778.00 million and has a net income of $7,783.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $55.43 billion.Dow Chemical’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,219.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.85% (the operating margin is 21.62% and the net profit margin 15.96%).
Financials: The total debt represents 25.30% of Dow Chemical assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 67.83%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.66% was realized by Dow Chemical.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.95. Last fiscal year, Dow Chemical paid $1.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.01, the P/S ratio is 1.14 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.59. The dividend yield amounts to 3.71%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Dow Chemical (DOW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Dow Chemical (DOW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Dow Chemical (DOW) |
Target Corporation -- Yield: 3.43%
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) employs 341,000 people, generates revenue of $73,785.00 million and has a net income of $3,321.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $41.41 billion.Target Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,124.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.66% (the operating margin is 7.49% and the net profit margin 4.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.69% of Target Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 98.48%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.64% was realized by Target Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.29. Last fiscal year, Target Corporation paid $2.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.25, the P/S ratio is 0.56 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.26. The dividend yield amounts to 3.43%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Target Corporation (TGT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Target Corporation (TGT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Target Corporation (TGT) |
Pfizer -- Yield: 3.37%
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) employs 97,900 people, generates revenue of $48,851.00 million and has a net income of $6,974.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $217.93 billion.Pfizer’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18,788.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.46% (the operating margin is 21.14% and the net profit margin 14.28%).
Financials: The total debt represents 23.24% of Pfizer assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.10%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.22% was realized by Pfizer.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.22. Last fiscal year, Pfizer paid $1.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.15, the P/S ratio is 4.42 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.40. The dividend yield amounts to 3.37%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Pfizer (PFE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Pfizer (PFE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Pfizer (PFE) |
Boeing -- Yield: 3.36%
Boeing (NYSE:BA) employs 161,400 people, generates revenue of $96,114.00 million and has a net income of $5,176.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $82.50 billion.Boeing’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,751.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.10% (the operating margin is 7.74% and the net profit margin 5.39%).
Financials: The total debt represents 10.55% of Boeing assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 157.28%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 68.96% was realized by Boeing.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.40. Last fiscal year, Boeing paid $3.82 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.52, the P/S ratio is 0.86 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.65. The dividend yield amounts to 3.36%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Boeing (BA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Boeing (BA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Boeing (BA) |
Altria Group -- Yield: 3.27%
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) employs 8,800 people, generates revenue of $25,434.00 million and has a net income of $5,243.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $135.15 billion.Altria Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,873.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.89% (the operating margin is 31.98% and the net profit margin 20.61%).
Financials: The total debt represents 39.71% of Altria Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 448.58%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 177.50% was realized by Altria Group.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.77. Last fiscal year, Altria Group paid $2.17 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.87, the P/S ratio is 5.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 46.97. The dividend yield amounts to 3.27%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Altria Group (MO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Altria Group (MO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Altria Group (MO) |
There are a few more high-dividend paying results. Just take a closer look at the full table of the screening results at my blog. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 23.68 and forward P/E ratio is 15.06.
The dividend yield has a value of 4.05 percent. Price to book ratio is 5.02 and price to sales ratio 2.13. The operating margin amounts to 15.58 percent and the beta ratio is 1.42.
Sales of the selected group of stocks grew by 9.49 percent over the past 5 years while earnings for the next five years are expected to grow by 13.09%.
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| 34 Best Dividend Stocks With A 100 Year Long History (click to enlarge) |