For investors who want income today or are hoping to use reinvested dividends as a wealth generator over multiple decades, then such a modest yield isn't going to get it done.
Luckily, there are quite a few dividend stocks, with dividend yields more than double the S&P 500, that currently look like solid dividend investments.
Attached you will find 6 of the cheapest Dividend Achievers (stocks with over 10 years of consecutive dividend growth). Each of the stocks has a forward P/E under 15 as well as a dividend yield above 4%.
Here are the results.....
Energy Transfer Equity LP -- Yield: 6.78%
Energy Transfer Equity LP (NYSE:ETE) employs 30,078 people, generates revenue of $42,126.00 million and has a net income of $1,093.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.97 billion.Energy Transfer Equity LP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,792.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.38% (the operating margin is 5.59% and the net profit margin 2.59%).
Financials: The total debt represents 51.93% of Energy Transfer Equity LP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to %. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of % was realized by Energy Transfer Equity LP.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.10. Last fiscal year, Energy Transfer Equity LP paid $1.02 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.78, the P/S ratio is 0.42 and the P/B ratio is finally . The dividend yield amounts to 6.78%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) |
Spectra Energy Partners -- Yield: 5.97%
Spectra Energy Partners (NYSE:SEP) employs 2,400 people, generates revenue of $2,455.00 million and has a net income of $1,265.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $13.74 billion.Spectra Energy Partners’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,577.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 64.24% (the operating margin is 51.85% and the net profit margin 51.53%).
Financials: The total debt represents 35.03% of Spectra Energy Partners assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.33% was realized by Spectra Energy Partners.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.17. Last fiscal year, Spectra Energy Partners paid $2.43 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.01, the P/S ratio is 5.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.21. The dividend yield amounts to 5.97%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Spectra Energy Partners (SEP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Spectra Energy Partners (SEP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Spectra Energy Partners (SEP) |
AT&T -- Yield: 4.65%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 277,200 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $255.19 billion.AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $49,599.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.79% (the operating margin is 16.88% and the net profit margin 9.32%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.33% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.57% was realized by AT&T.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.32. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.84, the P/S ratio is 1.73 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.07. The dividend yield amounts to 4.65%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
Verizon Communication -- Yield: 4.39%
Verizon Communication (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 $214.66 billion.Verizon Communication’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 Communication 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 Communication.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.54. Last fiscal year, Verizon Communication 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 14.83, the P/S ratio is 1.63 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.03. The dividend yield amounts to 4.39%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
Old Republic International -- Yield: 4.16%
Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) employs 8,200 people, generates revenue of $5,766.10 million and has a net income of $422.20 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.66 billion.Old Republic International’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $700.50 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.15% (the operating margin is 11.69% and the net profit margin 7.32%).
Financials: The total debt represents 5.57% of Old Republic International assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.55%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.82% was realized by Old Republic International.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.53. Last fiscal year, Old Republic International paid $0.74 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.77, the P/S ratio is 0.82 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.22. The dividend yield amounts to 4.16%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Old Republic International (ORI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Old Republic International (ORI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Old Republic International (ORI) |
Gap -- Yield: 4.07%
Gap (NYSE:GPS) employs 141,000 people, generates revenue of $15,797.00 million and has a net income of $920.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $8.99 billion.Gap’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,154.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.64% (the operating margin is 9.65% and the net profit margin 5.82%).
Financials: The total debt represents 23.16% of Gap assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 68.02%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 33.29% was realized by Gap.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.77. Last fiscal year, Gap paid $0.92 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.72, the P/S ratio is 0.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.53. The dividend yield amounts to 4.07%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Gap (GPS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Gap (GPS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Gap (GPS) |
