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Friday, December 4th, 2009
With a 5%-plus dividend yield, United Guardian, (UG), is one of the top dividend paying stocks in the Consumer Goods section of our High Dividend Stocks by Sector tables. UG recently reported record earnings for Jan-Sept. 2009, achieving 20% growth over the same period of 2008. Net sales were also up 8% compared to Jan-Sept. 2008.
UG negotiated significant price discounts for its main raw ingredient, which cut their cost of sales by 10%, and flowed right through to higher earnings.
The increased earnings has prompted UG to declare a $.32/share increased dividend, payable on Jan. 4, 2010, to shareholders of record on Dec. 18. This dividend brings 2009’s total dividends declared to $.60/share, a 5.77% yield at today’s $10.77 price.
UG also looks like one of the best stocks in the Personal Products group:
|
United Guardian |
Personal Products Industry |
| Debt/Equity |
NO DEBT |
76% |
| Profit Margin |
26.54% |
12.50% |
| P/E |
14.87 |
20.29 |
| Price/Book |
3.39 |
5.54 |
| ROI |
35.66 |
13.88 |
| ROA |
21.28 |
9.98 |
UG also has a 5-year dividend growth rate of over 40%, vs. an industry average of 11.12%. Their dividend payout ratio is approx. 79%.
Disclosure: No positions yet.
Disclaimer: This article is written for informational purposes only.
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Microchip Technology, (MCHP), a tech stock from our
High Dividend Stocks tables
has the second highest dividend yield, 5.13%, in the semiconductors sub-industry. Like most other chip companies, they’ve been hurt in the downturn, as evidenced by their falling revenue and income for the period ending 6/30/09.
However, better news may be in store for investors when the company reports on Nov. 4th. Barron’s recently reported that “channel checks and corporate booking trends suggest that chip companies will beat 3rd quarter estimates”. Since chip companies have recently lagged the market, there should be some value in some of these stocks, such as MCHP.
MCHP looks good in Industry Comparisons, besting their peers in several key ratios:
|
MCHP |
Semi-Conductor Industry |
| Current Ratio |
11.80 |
3.88 |
| Profit Margin |
24.14% |
.26% |
| P/E |
24.25 |
40.67 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow/Share |
10.85 |
38.42 |
| ROE |
15.93 |
.18 |
| ROI |
36.46 |
.16 |
| ROA |
8.11 |
.09 |
| Dividend Growth Rate (5 Years) |
64.13% |
43.79% |
MCHP has a low debt-to-equity load of 23%.
The net annualized yield for selling April 2010 $25.00 covered call options
on MHCP is approximately 19% NET, with MCHP’s price of $25.29 today.
MCHP also has
put options available. Just check our Covered Put Tables
for the current annualized yield for selling puts on MHCP.
Value and Income investors looking for dividend paying stocks in the tech sector may want to follow MCHP’s earnings report in early November.
Disclosure: Author doesn’t own shares of MCHP.
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Is it possible for fashion and high dividend stocks to intersect? In the words, (or letters), of the acronym-obsessed, OMG!
Fashion-savvy investors searching for dividend stocks may be happy to discover that, with it’s 9.5%-plus current dividend yield, apparel licensor Cherokee has, by far, the highest dividend in it’s apparel peer group. CHKE just announced its 24th consecutive quarterly dividend, which they maintained at $.50, and has paid out over $125 million in dividends to shareholders since 2003. Their 5-year dividend growth rate is 46.14 %, vs. the industry average of only 3.29%.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
If you’re an income investor looking for the best stocks to buy, Linn Energy (LINE) may be one of those dividend paying stocks you should take a long look at.
Linn Energy’s, high dividend yield of over 11% is second only to Martin Midstream Partners in the Independent Oil & Gas group, an industry filled with dividend stocks.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
In scouring dividend paying stocks lists for potential value/income investments, Abbot Labs (ABT), jumps out as an undervalued, steady stock to investigate further. Fortunately for bargain hunters, investor worries over future health care legislation and an adverse patent ruling have kept ABT’s price too steady and stagnant this year. Although ABT isn’t exactly a member of the high dividend stocks community, it is a member of a very elite group of dividend paying stocks.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
The final article in this series covers 2 more venerable dividend paying stocks that offer investors secure dividend payouts. We also examine various strategies for improving their dividend yields.
Colgate-Palmolive, (CL), and John Wiley & Sons, (JW/A), are 2 very old firms that have a long history of paying out dividends.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
In this article, we profile two more of the oldest U.S. dividend paying companies, and examine the best way to increase these yields.
Lorillard, (LO), and Valspar, (VAL), are 2 dividend stocks worth taking a deeper look at.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
With July 4th rapidly approaching, I started wondering which dividend paying stocks are the oldest companies in America. I also tried to sort out which ones have the best history of paying and increasing dividends, and, just as important, which ones might be healthy enough to actually invest in.
This “Old Timer’s Club” has a mixed membership, in more ways than one:
3 banks, 3 industrial giants, 2 insurance companies, 1 consumer goods manufacturer, 1 publisher, and 1 water utility.
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
Looking back at S&P 500 returns from 1926 – 2004, it’s estimated that dividends comprised 35% of total market price appreciation. Pretty substantial right?
Wait, the case supporting dividends gets even stronger when you add in the impact of dividend reinvestment and compounding, which shows that dividends outstripped price appreciation by over 25 times.
Flash forward to 2009, and we here that Standard & Poors is predicting that this year will witness the biggest drop in dividends since 1942. The market decline has created many accidentally high dividend stocks, as companies who’ve maintained their dividend payouts in spite of share price declines suddenly find themselves paying out a record dividend yield.
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
If hapless Hamlet couldn’t “decide in Denmark”, he’d really have trouble buying stocks in the current market!
As value investors, we often have to assume a contrary position, and go against the crowd, which can be very difficult for most people to do.
After hearing all of the negative news about the economy and falling earnings, it takes a lot of will power to grit your teeth and make a commitment to buy some high dividend stocks, (or any stocks), even though your research may show them to have a strong business model, and to be undervalued.
So, how can you increase your odds of buying dividend paying stocks at the right price, and capturing the best dividend yield?
There are many market metrics out there, but some of the ones that have proven useful in finding the best stocks to buy are:
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