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Coca-Cola (KO): Excellent Historical Dividend Growth, But What Does the Future Hold?
Coca-Cola (KO) is one of Warren Buffet’s dividend stocks that has paid a consistent dividend since 1920 and increased its payout for the past 54 years. More recently Coke has grown its dividend at a 9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the last 10 years. Its extraordinary track record and stable business model put Coca-Cola in the rarefied air of a Dividend King. Presently, the company looks attractive with a 3.2% yield and the potential for further dividend increases, making the stock a particularly favorite for investors living off dividends in retirement. However, with slowing growth due to consumers moving away from their core products as a result of the healthy living trend, should investors continue to count [...]
Williams (WMB) is the Latest Energy Infrastructure Company to Cut Dividend
Williams Companies (WMB) had paid higher dividends each year since 2004, grown its dividend by 38% per year over the last five years, and earned most of its income from regulated assets generating "safe" fee-based revenue from long-term contracts. The company had even been in business for more than 100 years, more than proving itself as a durable operator. However, none of that mattered on Monday when the company announced a 69% cut to its quarterly dividend, reducing its payout from 64 cents per share to 20 cents. While Williams Companies isn't a master limited partnership (MLP), it has many similarities and a 60% ownership stake in MLP subsidiary Williams Partners (WPZ). Williams provides energy infrastructure that connects North America's [...]
Nintendo and Pokemon Go: A Lesson on Behavioral Investing
There is a famous investment tip that says, “Buy the rumor, sell the news.” Stocks sometimes trade higher (or lower) heading into “major” news announcements before reversing course immediately following the event. Anticipated market-moving news items can include quarterly earnings reports, business rumors, macroeconomic trends, new product launches, and more. Not surprisingly, there is typically a lot of hype leading up to such an event, and hype often results in emotionally-charged trading decisions. Nintendo’s stock provided the latest example. Until very recently, Nintendo’s stock floundered for a number of years as the rise of mobile gaming challenged demand for traditional video gaming. Source: Simply Safe Dividends On July 6, 2016, Pokemon [...]
Dividend Safety Analysis: Cisco (CSCO)
Are there any dividend stocks you are considering buying but want to be sure their dividends are safe before going any further? Leave a comment at the end of this article with a stock you would like me to evaluate for dividend safety. This week, I will be taking a look at the dividend safety of technology giant Cisco (CSCO). My full thesis on Cisco can be seen here, but I will focus primarily on its Dividend Safety Score in this article. Before analyzing the company’s dividend, let’s quickly recap how Cisco makes money. After all, one of the best pieces of investing advice is to only invest in simple, easy-to-understand businesses. Cisco has been [...]