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Tootsie Roll Industries (TR): A Dividend King With a Safe Payout and Iconic Brands
Dividend kings, stocks with 50+ consecutive years of dividend growth, are a rare and prized collection of generally low risk income growth investments. Many of these companies have established leadership positions in the markets they serve through some combination of economies of scale, intellectual property, and customer relationships. In the case of Tootsie Roll (TR), the company has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years thanks largely to its portfolio of popular candy brands. Given Warren Buffett's affection for popular food brands in his dividend portfolio here, let's take a closer look at Tootsie Roll to see if this dividend king could be an appealing long-term investment. Business Overview Founded in 1896 by Leo Hirschfield in [...]
Genuine Parts Company (GPC): A Dividend King Trading at an 18-Month Low
Many income investors, especially those focused on the best high dividend stocks, often rely on slow but steadily growing companies to make up the core of their diversified dividend portfolios. And among such companies, certain dividend kings, stocks with 50+ consecutive years of payout growth, represent some of the best time-tested, low risk names you can find on Wall Street. Let's take a look at Genuine Parts Company (GPC), a business that's seen sales and profit growth in 84 and 73 of the past 89 years, respectively, and which has rewarded dividend lovers with an impressive 61 straight years of dividend increases. Despite the company's attractive long-term history, Genuine Parts Company's stock trades at an 18-month low, driven by disappointing [...]
Nordson (NDSN): A Premier Dividend King Dispensing Higher Dividends for 53 Straight Years
Nordson (NDSN) has the 14th longest dividend growth streak among U.S. public companies with 53 consecutive years of increases, but many investors have never heard of this member of the dividend kings list here. However, Nordson is certainly a business that's worth getting to know. The company has sticky customer relationships, a large base of recurring revenue, extremely diversified end markets, low payout ratios, and excellent dividend growth prospects. While Nordon's dividend yield is far too low to consider the company for our list of the best high dividend stocks here, it is the type of business that can deliver exception long-term total returns for shareholders. Let's take a closer look at this dividend champion. Business Overview [...]
C.H. Robinson (CHRW) Drops on Earnings Report: What Dividend Investors Need to Know
C.H. Robinson (CHRW) reported second-quarter earnings results after the market closed yesterday. The company announced that diluted earnings per share came in at 78 cents, which was well short of the 90 cents that analysts were expecting. As a result, CHRW's stock price dropped more than 9% in after-hours trading before recovering for a more modest 5% decline today. Let's review the business and take a closer look at the company's latest earnings report to see if the price weakness seems justified or if it could be an overreaction. How Does C.H. Robinson Make Money? C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies in the world and has been in business for more than [...]