Warren Buffett's Latest Buys And Sells And His Highest Yielding Stock Holdings

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared to the market’s total return of 11,355%.

It’s no wonder why investors closely monitor Warren Buffett’s portfolio. He is arguably the greatest investor of all time.

While Berkshire Hathaway itself does not pay a dividend because it prefers to reinvest all of its earnings for growth, Warren Buffett has certainly not been shy about owning shares of dividend-paying stocks, and we will analyze each of Buffett’s dividend stocks in this article.

A dividend is often the sign of a financially healthy and stable business that is committed to rewarding shareholders. These are some of the qualities Warren Buffett looks for when he invests.

On Monday, August 15, 2016, new information was released about Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio. At the end of June 2016, Warren Buffett owned a total of 44 publicly-traded stocks.

Interestingly enough, 32 of these holdings pay a dividend, and several of them are high dividend stocks with yields in excess of 4%.

These are the latest buys and sells from Warren Buffett:

Source: http://warrenbuffettstockportfolio.com/

Attached you will find a detailed overview of his highest yielding portfolio holdings.

General Motors Company -- Yield: 4.77%

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 $49.98 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 $7.82. 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 4.06, the P/S ratio is 0.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.20. The dividend yield amounts to 4.77%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Motors Company (GM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Motors Company (GM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Motors Company (GM)

Verizon -- Yield: 4.22%

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) employs 162,700 people, generates revenue of $131,620.00 million and has a net income of $18,375.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $214.91 billion.

Verizon’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $46,567.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.38% (the operating margin is 25.12% and the net profit margin 13.96%).

Financials: The total debt represents 44.94% of Verizon assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 667.94%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 124.48% was realized by Verizon.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.54. Last fiscal year, Verizon paid $2.23 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.92, the P/S ratio is 1.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.29. The dividend yield amounts to 4.22%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon (VZ)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon (VZ)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon (VZ)

Sanofi -- Yield: 4.16%

Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) employs 115,631 people, generates revenue of $38,985.25 million and has a net income of $5,070.40 million. The current market capitalization stands at $102.59 billion.

Sanofi’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,453.45 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.94% (the operating margin is 15.99% and the net profit margin 13.01%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.21% of Sanofi assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 28.58%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.73% was realized by Sanofi.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.78. Last fiscal year, Sanofi 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 22.46, the P/S ratio is 2.65 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.61. The dividend yield amounts to 4.16%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Sanofi (SNY)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Sanofi (SNY)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Sanofi (SNY)

Intl. Business Machines -- Yield: 3.46%

Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) employs 377,757 people, generates revenue of $81,741.00 million and has a net income of $13,364.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $153.54 billion.

Intl. Business Machines’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $19,536.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.90% (the operating margin is 18.67% and the net profit margin 16.35%).

Financials: The total debt represents 36.10% of Intl. Business Machines assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 279.69%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 102.29% was realized by Intl. Business Machines.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $12.31. Last fiscal year, Intl. Business Machines paid $5.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.05, the P/S ratio is 1.89 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.96. The dividend yield amounts to 3.46%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)

Phillips 66 -- Yield: 3.21%

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) employs 14,000 people, generates revenue of $100,548.00 million and has a net income of $4,280.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $40.66 billion.

Phillips 66’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,087.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.05% (the operating margin is 5.97% and the net profit margin 4.26%).

Financials: The total debt represents 18.29% of Phillips 66 assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 38.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.89% was realized by Phillips 66.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.75. Last fiscal year, Phillips 66 paid $2.18 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.57, the P/S ratio is 0.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.80. The dividend yield amounts to 3.21%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Phillips 66 (PSX)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Phillips 66 (PSX)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Phillips 66 (PSX)

Coca-Cola -- Yield: 3.16%

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) employs 123,200 people, generates revenue of $44,294.00 million and has a net income of $7,366.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $190.07 billion.

Coca-Cola’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,075.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.26% (the operating margin is 19.70% and the net profit margin 16.63%).

Financials: The total debt represents 49.02% of Coca-Cola assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 172.64%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.31% was realized by Coca-Cola.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.74. Last fiscal year, Coca-Cola paid $1.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.23, the P/S ratio is 4.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.49. The dividend yield amounts to 3.16%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Coca-Cola (KO)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Coca-Cola (KO)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Coca-Cola (KO)

Wells Fargo -- Yield: 3.15%

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) employs 267,900 people, generates revenue of $49,277.00 million and has a net income of $23,276.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $246.29 billion.

Wells Fargo’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $40,501.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.06% (the operating margin is 39.09% and the net profit margin 27.05%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.62% of Wells Fargo assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 153.92%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.78% was realized by Wells Fargo.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.05. Last fiscal year, Wells Fargo 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 11.95, the P/S ratio is 2.83 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.44. The dividend yield amounts to 3.15%.

Stock Charts: