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A Closer Look at Whirlpool’s Appeal as a Long-term Dividend Growth Investment
Founded in 1898, Whirlpool (WHR) is the world's largest appliance manufacturer with over $20 billion in annual sales. The company makes and sells laundry appliances, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances, dishwashers, mixers, and other small domestic appliances. These products are sold under its Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit, and Hotpoint brands.
Vodafone’s Outlook Remains Cloudy
Vodafone's (VOD) dividend has scored at the absolute bottom rung (41) of our "Borderline Safe" Dividend Safety Score category throughout all of 2018. Companies on this part of our scale often find themselves in a murky area, and Vodafone is no exception. In fact, a number of analysts have been speculating about a potential dividend cut at Vodafone. With the stock's dividend yield sitting near 10%, the market seems to be pricing in that possibility as well. Let's take a closer look at the key issues clouding Vodafone's dividend safety to better understand the firm's risk profile. From what I can tell, investors' have three primary concerns: 1) Intensifying competition in certain European countries 2) Increased skepticism about Vodafone's planned [...]
AltaGas Signals Upcoming Change to Dividend Payout Policy
AltaGas (ATGFF) owns energy infrastructure assets across North America. The firm started in the midstream business and expanded into the power and utilities sectors over time. While these are all capital-intensive businesses, they have mostly been steady cash flow generators as well. As a result, AltaGas enjoys an investment grade credit rating and has rewarded income investors with a generous, moderately growing dividend in recent years. In January 2017, AltaGas announced a $9 billion deal to acquire WGL Holdings, a U.S. regulated natural gas utility. AltaGas took on substantial debt to finance this deal, which closed this past summer. Unfortunately, a lot has changed in the midstream space since the deal was first announced. As a capital-intensive business, AltaGas historically [...]
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