To help you sort through all of your options, four of our contributors would like to tell you about dividend-paying dividend stocks that will let you sleep soundly at night.
My main criteria are the beta ratio. The financial market ratio compares the stock volatility with the broader market. Is the stock more volatile or risky, the ratio exceeds the magic number one.
Attached you will find a couple of stocks with the longest dividend growth history and lowest beta ratios on the market, a value below 0.50. Each of the presented stocks are had half of the market volatility.
These are the highest yielding results in detail...
HCP -- Yield: 6.03%
HCP (NYSE:HCP) employs 187 people, generates revenue of $2,544.31 million and has a net income of $-557.84 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.15 billion.HCP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,833.92 million. The EBITDA margin is 72.08% (the operating margin is -4.25% and the net profit margin -21.92%).
Financials: The total debt represents 51.60% of HCP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 118.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -5.58% was realized by HCP.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.15. Last fiscal year, HCP paid $2.26 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 7.01 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.90. The dividend yield amounts to 6.03%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HCP (HCP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HCP (HCP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HCP (HCP) |
AT&T -- Yield: 4.84%
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 $241.45 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 17.58, the P/S ratio is 1.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 4.84%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
Consolidated Edison -- Yield: 3.67%
Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) employs 14,806 people, generates revenue of $12,554.00 million and has a net income of $1,193.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $21.79 billion.Consolidated Edison’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,557.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.33% (the operating margin is 19.33% and the net profit margin 9.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.27% of Consolidated Edison assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 109.36%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.31% was realized by Consolidated Edison.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.88. Last fiscal year, Consolidated Edison paid $2.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.21, the P/S ratio is 1.77 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.64. The dividend yield amounts to 3.67%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Consolidated Edison (ED) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Consolidated Edison (ED) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Consolidated Edison (ED) |
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| Dividend Aristocrats with low beta ratios (click to enlarge) |