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Omega Healthcare (OHI) Reports Disappointing Earnings: What Dividend Investors Need to Know
Omega Healthcare (OHI) announced third quarter results last night that took many investors by surprise, sending the stock down as much as 10% in early trading this morning. For those who are unfamiliar with the company, Omega Healthcare is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that provides financing and capital primarily to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). In fact, Omega is the largest SNF-focused REIT and generates 84% of its revenue from SNFs. Patients discharged from hospitals are sent to SNFs when they still require care or rehab before they can be sent home. Compared to hospitals, SNFs can provide short-term care on a more affordable basis to save healthcare costs. Several of Omega's tenants are under financial pressure, which [...]
Merck (MRK): A Slow And Steady Dividend Grower, But Do Better Alternatives Exist?
Blue chip drug makers such as Merck (MRK) have historically been very popular with income investors because of their defensive nature, meaning that drug demand isn't really affected by economic downturns. However, what many investors fail to realize is that, while the pharmaceutical industry as a whole may be recession resistant, successful long-term dividend growth investing is far harder to achieve at the company level. This is why just two drug makers are part of the venerable dividend aristocrats list, meaning they are S&P 500 companies that have managed to raise their payouts for at least 25 consecutive years. Let's take a look at Merck to see if this high-yield favorite is a reasonable choice for a diversified dividend [...]
Phillips 66 (PSX): Warren Buffett Loves This Dividend Growth Stock But Should You?
One of Warren Buffett's best pieces of investment advice is that "it's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price." This is why each quarter, when Berkshire Hathaway reveals its portfolio via regulatory filings, investors eagerly look to see what companies have the Oracle of Omaha's quality and valuation stamp of approval. Investors can read analysis of all of Warren Buffett’s dividend-paying stocks here. Starting in 2016, Berkshire began making big acquisitions of refining giant Phillips 66 (PSX) and has continued to add shares over the past year. Today, Buffett's company owns 80.7 million shares of Phillips, worth $7.5 billion and representing 15.9% of the company. Of [...]
Caterpillar (CAT): The Worst Appears To Be Over For This Quality Dividend Growth Stock
Even blue chip dividend stocks can fall on hard times, especially when they operate in highly cyclical industries that depend on volatile commodity prices. Such was the case with Caterpillar (CAT), which despite an impressive track record of growing its dividend at an average rate of 11% over the past 20 years, was forced to freeze its pay increases for eight consecutive quarters during the worst industry downturn in decades. However, now it appears as if the worst is over, so let's take another look at Caterpillar to see how its fundamentals have held up during this most recent industrial recession and if today could be a reasonable time to consider adding the stock to a diversified dividend growth [...]