The stock market is currently enjoying a lot of strength, with the major indices trading near record highs, which is a great thing, but it also creates a little fear among investors who expect to see profit takers move in and push the market lower.
When the market is strong as it currently is, you never want to liquidate your holdings in order to avoid a potential selloff, but you should take a look at some of your strongest positions and consider taking some profits off the table to putting your money to work in safer stocks.
Safe-haven stocks are generally very defensive in nature, and while you will not expect to see huge share gains in these stocks, you can typically expect slow and steady gains with little to no risk of a huge sell off.
These stocks look very attractive at this time, and as such you ought to consider adding a few to your portfolio for a little defense and to ensure the latter part of the year is as successful as the first half.
The following 20 stocks are all great safe-haven stocks that I like now by fundamentals and technical indicators. They are in no particular order, and each appear to be solid buy candidates at this point.
These are the results...
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20 High Yielding Stocks With A Low Risk Profile To Consider
The backbone of any retirement portfolio is a collection of solid, dividend-paying stocks. It's all the better if those stocks are relatively low-risk. Here I'm going to look at three different stocks that are as boring as they get. They deal with soup, jellies, and paint, among other things.
But for low-risk investors, boring is good. And so is an uber-safe dividend payout. Attached you will find a couple of stocks from my safe heaven list, which is basicly focussed on large caps with low beta ratios and high dividend payments, all with a low debt leverage.
These are the 20 highest yielding results...
14 Stocks Where Inventory Grows Faster Than Sales
Income investors often use the Cash flow as key element of their stock valuation. The figure is calculated as net income plus several positions from the income statement.
- Start with net income.
- Add back non-cash expenses. (Such as depreciation and amortization)
- Adjust for gains and losses on sales on assets.
- Add back losses Subtract out gains Account for changes in all non-cash current assets.
- Account for changes in all current assets and liabilities except notes payable and dividends payable.
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| Source: http://www.investopedia.com |
The problem is often the inventory. If sales run flat and inventory grows, there could be a massive risk for investors.
Goldman’s research shows that in a number of sectors inventory growth is outpacing sales growth and is also above normalized levels. Elevated inventory levels could help companies manipulate cash flow figures throughout 2016.
Here are a few stocks, discovered by Goldman Sachs where inventory sales could outpace sales growth...
My Top Stocks From The International Dividend Achievers Index
Dividends help identify well-managed companies; every dividend declaration represents a promise by management and a vote of confidence by the board of directors in the company's leadership.
Companies that consistently raise their dividend payouts also raise the bar on their own performance expectations.
Shares of dividend-paying companies possess built-in value that makes them generally more resilient in down markets, with solid appreciation potential during earnings-driven market upturns — with less price volatility.
That's the theory. In real, there are several indices you can follow in order to discover the best dividend paying stocks.
Very poplular are Dividend Aristocrats and the CCC Lists. But those have in common that they are focussed on national domiciled stocks.
For sure, on an international basis, the number of stocks with a long dividend growth history is very limited. That's the reason why we need to turn down the classic rules of Dividend Growth.
Today I screened the lists of International Dividend Achievers, stocks with more than 5 consecutive years of dividend growth by companies with good looking fundamentals and growth perspectives.
Attached you will find 17 of my top results. The list contains 6 stocks with a yield over 4 percent.
Here are the results...
14 Cheap Large Cap Dividend Stocks You Should Know!
Value investors often use these criteria in order to find cheap stocks.
They also hope that the market will recognize those undervalued asset and buy them until the price reaches the intrinsic value.
Today I like to share a screen of cheap large caps with you. Here are my criteria:
- Positive Dividend Yield
- 5-Year Forward EPS Growth Over 10% Yearly
- Low Forward P/E (Under 15)
- Price To Book Under 2
- Price To Sales Under 1
Fourteen stocks fulfilled the criteria of which two are high-yield stocks. My favorites are Ford, GM, Energy Transfer and CRH. Which stocks do you like?
These are the results from the research...
11 Potentially Undervalued Dividend Stock Ideas
While the markets go down, there could be a great change to find cheaper stocks, bargains or undervalued companies.If a stock is really cheap, there are many criteria you must check. I do it every day but my main criteria from desk research are fundamentally driven.
Today I use one of my alternative screeners with data access to Standard & Poor’s. The screen looks for cheap valuated dividend paying stocks.
You can find few results attached. I hope you get new ideas and inspirations from this and if you like, you can also easily subscribe my news. Thank you for reading.
The following criteria have been used to create this view:
- Modest dividend of at least 2%.
- Potentially undervalued at Discount > 10%
- Acceptable financial position.
- No 'warning' companies. Good Coverage Ratios
Here are the top yielding results in detail...
20 Potentially Undervalued Dividend Stocks
One of the most common pitfalls for investors is their tendency to chase returns in the market; that is to say, many investors are prone to being lured by “hot” names on Wall Street that are making big gains, as opposed to focusing on the “out of favor,” high-quality companies that may be due for a rebound. But it's risky to follow market gurus or to go with the trend.Maybe a better approach could be buying, fundamentally-sound dividend stocks that seem to be underpriced at the moment. Make no mistake, like many feats in the investing world, this one is also easier said than done.
As such, below we’ve tried to discover a few undervalued stocks that might be interesting for income investors. We've used a tool with data from CapitalIQ, a Standard&Poors Company.
These stocks pay at least 2% dividend and are available at a discount to their share price.
The
following criteria have been used to create this view:
- Modest
dividend of at least 2%
-
Potentially undervalued Discount > 10%)
- An
acceptable financial position.
- No 'warning' companies
The forward P/E from most of the results are close to 10 or below.
These are the results:
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| 20 Potentially Undervalued Dividend Stocks (click to enlarge) |
5 Buy And Hold Forever Dividend Stocks With Initial Yields Over 3%
Particularly if you’re at or near retirement and focusing on income, you need to think about where stocks are going to be in a decade or two instead of a month or two.
That’s because hiding out in cash doesn’t give you much to live on, while long-term bond funds may expose you to considerable interest-rate risks.
The answer for many investors, then, is to rely on stable dividend payers that have strong operations that enable them to weather anything the market throws their way and sustain their dividends even during a downturn. Here are five such “forever stocks” I think investors should consider.
Each of the results pay a minimum dividend yield of more than 3 percent. It's important not to count on stocks that start with 1 percent.
These are the results:
11 Canadian Dividend Stocks You Should Consider For Your Dividend Growth Portfolio
My main focus was on U.S. stocks, which is generally good because the American capitalism works fine but outside the US are also good stocks with a predictable business and stable growing dividends.
This week, I look at companies in Canada that have had a history of growing dividends, but more important have the capacity to continue to grow these dividends in the future.
You may like: Top Dividend Picks From Europe
A key measure of this sustainability can be observed through the payout ratio, which is the ratio of dividends paid to either cash flows or earnings.
A company paying out too high of a percentage in dividends is likely unable to continue to do so in the future. Attached are 11 of my top picks from the results.
I hope you can find there some new ideas. Please share your thoughts about the results. Thank you.
Here are some of my results...
These 11 Top Yielding Stocks Have A Nearly Secure Dividend
I wish to
concentrate on bigger, more diversified organizations in the U.S. because of
their inalienable quality and solidness. Next, I will utilize three profit
related criteria to choose several dividend all-stars.
To start with, I
will choose only those organizations with dividend yields of 3 percent or more.
By the way, the sustainable of the dividend payments are also in focus of my
research.
It doesn't make sense when a company pays its investor one or two years and then cuts the income stream for the following once – I will screen for companies with a dividend coverage ratio of no less than 250 percent.
It doesn't make sense when a company pays its investor one or two years and then cuts the income stream for the following once – I will screen for companies with a dividend coverage ratio of no less than 250 percent.
The dividend
coverage is characterized as the earnings in relation to the dividend payments.
The higher the ratio, the lower the dividend payouts and the higher the
dividend coverage should be.
Good companies, like Dividend Kings, can pay stable dividends or let grow when despite earnings are falling by 50 percent due to high dividend coverage.
Good companies, like Dividend Kings, can pay stable dividends or let grow when despite earnings are falling by 50 percent due to high dividend coverage.
At last, I will
search for stocks with a reputation of raising their profit payouts over the
long haul. I will search for a five-year normal dividend growth rate of not less
than 3 percent every year.
Attached are my 11 results of which five are highlighted in detail. I hope you find some values in
my work and the current screen. Thank you for reading.
These are my
favorites from the results…
6 Cheapest Stocks With Dividend Yields Over 2%
I love to buy
stocks that are not far away from its fundamentally reasonable price. Three
good indicators are Price-to-Book, Price-to-Sales and Price-to-Earnings.
Growth and a better
than anticipated business environment are the main driver for wealth which let
the stock price skyrocket.
Integrate both in your trading strategy
and you will get a better investment return.
Yesterday, I wrote about stocks that have tenfold their sales over the past decade. It is very impressive so see how strong can companies grow but if you look at Facebook, you pay a high price for that growth.
I'm not sure if your investment in twitter and facebook will pay-off as long-term investor. You must be carefully look at the P-Ratios.
Yesterday, I wrote about stocks that have tenfold their sales over the past decade. It is very impressive so see how strong can companies grow but if you look at Facebook, you pay a high price for that growth.
I'm not sure if your investment in twitter and facebook will pay-off as long-term investor. You must be carefully look at the P-Ratios.
I've created a
small sheet of cheap dividend stocks with a dividend yield hitting the 2% yield
mark. These are my criteria in detail:
- Dividend Yield
over 2%
- P/B under 2
- P/S below 2
- Forward P/E
under 15
- Market Cap over
2 billion
- Dividend Payout
ratio under 60%
Eighteen stocks fulfilled
my criteria of which one yields over five percent. Below are my six favorites. Which do you
like?
3 Top Dividend Stocks With Low Payouts And Attractive Price Ratios
Today I would like to present you three attractively valuated dividend growers with a very low dividend payout, all compared to their industry rivals. These are my criteria:
- Market cap
is greater than $100 million.
- Dividend
yield is greater than the dividend yield of the industry.
- The payout
ratio is less than 100%.
- The annual
rate of dividend growth over the past five years is greater than 5%.
- Annual
rate of dividend growth over the past five years above the industry.
- Average
annual earnings growth estimates for the next 5 years is greater than 5%.
- Average
annual earnings growth for the past 5 years is greater than the average annual
earnings growth of the industry.
20 companies fulfilled these criteria and some of them don't have a long dividend growth history. Below are some of my favorites, they are not selected by the longest dividend increases.
I don't recommend them to buy or sell them. It's only a quick selection. Other stocks of interest are Dover, Deere, Medtronic, CSX, Illinois Tool Works and Coach.
Please don't be focused on a few stocks. A well diversification helps you to keep the big stock market risks small.
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 24.79 percent of Agrium’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 57.27 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.40 percent was realized by Agrium. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.12. Last fiscal year, Agrium paid $1.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.75, the P/S ratio is 0.77 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.92. The dividend yield amounts to 3.38 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.43.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Agrium (AGU) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Agrium (AGU) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Agrium (AGU) |
Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) has a market capitalization of $8.41 billion. The company employs 9,410 people, generates revenue of $3.387 billion and has a net income of $721.45 million. Helmerich & Payne’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.393 billion. The EBITDA margin is 41.13 percent (the operating margin is 28.24 percent and the net profit margin 21.30 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 1.28 percent of Helmerich & Payne’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1.80 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.43 percent was realized by Helmerich & Payne. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.66. Last fiscal year, Helmerich & Payne paid $0.87 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.85, the P/S ratio is 2.48 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.89. The dividend yield amounts to 2.53 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.20.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Helmerich & Payne (HP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Helmerich & Payne (HP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Helmerich & Payne (HP) |
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has a market capitalization of $74.24 billion. The company employs 133,000 people, generates revenue of $110.618 billion and has a net income of $5.526 billion. UnitedHealth Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10.563 billion. The EBITDA margin is 9.55 percent (the operating margin is 8.37 percent and the net profit margin 5.00 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 20.71 percent of UnitedHealth Group’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 53.74 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.58 percent was realized by UnitedHealth Group. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.29. Last fiscal year, UnitedHealth Group paid $0.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.94, the P/S ratio is 0.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.41. The dividend yield amounts to 1.52 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.76.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) |
Next Week's 20 Top Yielding Ex-Dividend Shares
The ex dividend date is the
final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If
you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend
date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher
capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading week.
In total, 168 stocks go ex dividend
- of which 76 yield more than 3 percent. Here is a full list of all stocks with ex-dividend
date within the upcoming week.
Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:
Company
|
Ticker
|
Mcap
|
P/E
|
P/B
|
P/S
|
Yield
|
Eni
SpA
|
87.85B
|
28.53
|
1.12
|
0.53
|
4.62%
|
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of Comm.
|
32.18B
|
10.15
|
2.10
|
2.82
|
4.54%
|
|
The Bank Of Nova Scotia
|
68.97B
|
11.85
|
1.86
|
3.87
|
3.98%
|
|
TransCanada
Corp.
|
31.41B
|
21.89
|
2.06
|
3.84
|
3.94%
|
|
Philip
Morris International, Inc.
|
147.56B
|
17.53
|
-
|
1.88
|
3.76%
|
|
The
Dow Chemical Company
|
47.09B
|
19.18
|
2.45
|
0.83
|
3.22%
|
|
Avalonbay
Communities Inc.
|
17.19B
|
84.20
|
2.01
|
13.86
|
3.22%
|
|
Republic
Services, Inc.
|
12.40B
|
27.13
|
1.61
|
1.52
|
3.04%
|
|
Edison
International
|
15.00B
|
11.31
|
1.60
|
1.20
|
2.93%
|
|
Nucor
Corporation
|
16.06B
|
38.75
|
2.13
|
0.87
|
2.92%
|
|
Sempra
Energy
|
21.13B
|
21.80
|
1.97
|
2.02
|
2.90%
|
|
Bancolombia
S.A.
|
12.14B
|
14.54
|
2.02
|
2.91
|
2.89%
|
|
Deere
& Company
|
32.35B
|
9.62
|
3.77
|
0.85
|
2.43%
|
|
Dell
Inc.
|
24.39B
|
18.26
|
2.26
|
0.43
|
2.31%
|
|
Xerox
Corp.
|
12.48B
|
10.90
|
1.06
|
0.57
|
2.27%
|
|
Cardinal
Health, Inc.
|
18.22B
|
55.67
|
3.05
|
0.18
|
2.26%
|
|
Agrium
Inc.
|
13.41B
|
9.87
|
1.83
|
0.81
|
2.22%
|
|
Illinois
Tool Works Inc.
|
34.39B
|
14.54
|
3.36
|
2.03
|
2.20%
|
|
ACE
Limited
|
32.40B
|
10.05
|
1.19
|
1.72
|
2.15%
|
|
St.
Jude Medical Inc.
|
15.24B
|
25.32
|
3.97
|
2.80
|
1.86%
|
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