The 20 Worst Performing Dividend Paying Stocks for 2016

Sometimes, when we try to have our cake and eat it, too, life comes back to bite us. Or, in this case, the market comes back to bite us. Such was the case this year for investors who bought growth stocks that also offered up dividends. 

 We are looking for the Worst Stocks for 2016. In these times of market turbulence, it’s our job to watch out for the worst investments that can sink your portfolio. Our search is not merely limited to the worst stock in the Dow or S&P. 

Below you will find the 20 worst performing dividend paying stocks for the year 2016. Sometimes you will find there really attractive bargains. Oversold companies with a big group of short seller. 

Those could be really great investing opportunities. Heathcare stocks is the worst performing group. I like GILD, AMGN, NVO and AZN. Which do you like from the list?

 These are the 20 worst performing large cap dividend paying stocks....

Bank Stocks With Big Dividend Yields

When savvy investors hunt for great dividend stocks, one of the first things they look at is the dividend yield, which expresses a stock's annual dividend payout as a percentage of its stock price.

One of the reasons investors are often drawn to bank stocks is because they tend to pay generous dividends. But just like any other industry, some banks stocks are more generous than others when it comes to their quarterly payouts.

Which are the best from the perspective of an income-seeking investor on the hunt for a high yield? You can find the answer in the table below.

With this in mind, I drew up the table below, which ranks the nation's biggest banks by dividend yield.

Here are higher capitalized bank/money center stocks with dividend yields above 3 percent....

Why High-Yield Dividend Stock UBS Group Could Be A Buy

UBS is a $37 billion revenue-generating machine providing financial services to high net worth individuals and institutions throughout the world.

What makes UBS different from many others is that 50% of it business comes from fees from private wealth management. Investment banking accounts for 27% of all revenues while commodity banking services for personal and corporate clients contributes 15%. Asset management for corporate benefit plans takes up the remaining 8%.

In its core private wealth business, UBS has a loyal following among the world's wealthiest families. It takes about $10 million just to open a private bank relationship. Monthly fees are based on assets under management and do not vary greatly year to year.

Approximately 80% of its core income comes from recurring fees. UBS does not seek the highest absolute investment returns. Most clients are more concerned with capital preservation. This means that UBS enjoys some stability in its business.

UBS stock has fallen over 28% in 2016, pushing its $0.63 per share dividend to a yield of 4.5%. Dividend payments are limited to once a year so investors needing more frequent income will find their needs better met elsewhere.

UBS cut its dividend during the financial crisis and only recently began making payments again. Financial stocks usually employ a lot of leverage, which can make them riskier investments during recessions. As well, banks with heavy European exposure are being hit hard today, so investors should proceed with caution.

These are the corporate fundamentals and the dividend history compiled in two charts...

UBS Group -- Yield: 6.20%

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) employs 60,093 people, generates revenue of $13,714.23 million and has a net income of $6,646.89 million. The current market capitalization stands at $55.59 billion.

UBS Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $16,143.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 50.49% (the operating margin is 17.87% and the net profit margin 20.79%).

Financials: The total debt represents 18.84% of UBS Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 321.14%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.71% was realized by UBS Group.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.29. Last fiscal year, UBS Group paid $0.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.90, the P/S ratio is 1.61 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.88. The dividend yield amounts to 6.20%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of UBS Group (UBS)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of UBS Group (UBS)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of UBS Group (UBS)

These are several high yielding competitors of UBS...

These Dividend Stocks Are The Biggest Losers Of The #Brexit

The Leave campaign in the UK generated big shock waves on the capital market, especially banks, financial provider, insurer and exporters to the UK lost. Also on the sell-off list were foreign companies with a big footprint in the UK market.

Today I like to show you those dividend paying stocks that lost the most after the first sell-off on the market.

Today the markets look to calm down but we don't know what will happened in the next days.

In my view, the Brexit effects on the market are only short-term and driven by forex markets.

Here are the biggest losers by one-week performance...