Texas Instruments (TXN) is one of the oldest tech businesses in the world, having been founded in 1930. Over the course of nearly 90 years, the company has proven itself to not only be remarkably adaptive but also a leading pioneer in the semiconductor industry. In 1958, for example, Texas Instruments employee (and future Nobel [...]
American Tower (AMT) was founded in 1995 and converted to a REIT business structure in late 2011, minimizing its taxes on its real estate assets and kicking off its dividend program. The company owns a portfolio of approximately 171,000 towers that are located mostly in suburban and rural areas and leased out to wireless carriers [...]
Founded in 1911, International Business Machines (IBM) is one of the world's oldest tech companies. Today IBM is the largest IT provider for businesses around the world. It operates in five main business segments. Technology Services & Cloud Platforms (43% of revenue, 25% of operating income): provides cloud and project-based outsourcing services to help improve clients' [...]
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (MSFT) is most famous for its Windows operating system, which runs approximately 75% of the world’s computers. However, in recent decades the company has vastly diversified its operations to become a software and hardware powerhouse that operates three distinct business segments: Productivity and Business Processes (33% of sales, growing 20% a year): Office 365 [...]
Intel (INTC) was incorporated in 1968 and is the largest manufacturer of semiconductor chips in the world. Intel’s primary products are microprocessors and chipsets. A microprocessor acts as the brain of computers and many other electronic devices (e.g. servers, tablets, phones, wearable devices). It essentially controls and manages what a computer does by handling communications between the [...]
Qualcomm (QCOM) was founded in 1985 and is a leader in the development and commercialization of digital communication technologies called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access), including LTE (Long Term Evolution). The company owns significant intellectual property applicable to products that implement any version of CDMA and OFDMA, including [...]
Newell Brands (NWL) has had an "Unsafe" Dividend Safety Score for more than a year. Meanwhile, the company's stock price has fallen about 40% over the past year and is down 70% from its mid-2017 high. That's sent NWL's dividend yield soaring to its highest levels since the Financial Crisis when the company had to [...]
Target (TGT) was founded in 1902, but the first discount Target store actually didn't open until 1962. Today, Target is one of America's largest retailers with annual sales of approximately $70 billion and more than 1,800 stores across the country. Target’s stores focus on convenient one-stop shopping and competitive discount prices, offering a broad range [...]
Founded in 1903 in Dearborn, Michigan, Ford (F) is one of the largest automakers. In 2018 the company sold 6 million cars, SUVs, and trucks under the Ford and Lincoln brands in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Last year Ford's worldwide market share was 6%. Ford is a very [...]
CVS Health (CVS) is one of America’s most dominant healthcare players. The company operates the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain with over 9,900 retail locations and is the biggest U.S. pharmacy based on total prescription revenue. CVS is also one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), having acquired Caremark RX for $21 billion in [...]
Founded in 1901 (but with roots going back to 1849), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is one of the world’s largest pharmacy retailers and drug distributors, operating over 18,000 pharmacy stores around the world. Following its 2014 merger with European pharmacy giants Boots, Walgreens changed its name to Walgreens Boots Alliance and became the largest retail [...]
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is one of North America's largest midstream master limited partnerships, with approximately 50,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGL), crude oil, refined products, and petrochemical pipelines. The company also owns a number of storage facilities, processing plants, and terminals. Enterprise’s network of assets helps move different types of energy [...]
General Motors (GM) was founded in 1897 in Detroit, Michigan, and is one of the largest carmakers in the world. The company sold 8.4 million vehicles globally in 2018, earning 8.9% global market share and 16.7% share of its core U.S. market. General Motors has embarked on a multi-year strategy to redesign and expand its [...]
Campbell Soup (CPB) has had a "Borderline Safe" Dividend Safety Score since closing its $6.1 billion acquisition of snack company Snyder's-Lance in March 2018. While this deal improved Campbell's diversification and overall growth profile, it also resulted in a significant spike in the company's financial leverage. Source: Simply Safe Dividends These situations will almost always [...]
Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP) is one of America’s largest and oldest MLPs and specializes in refined petroleum products. The MLP's pipeline systems are utilized by energy companies such as Marathon, Valero, HollyFrontier, and Phillips 66. Magellan transports products such as gasoline and diesel fuel from refineries, helping them eventually reach gasoline stations, truck stops, airports, [...]