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Brexit: Should Dividend Investors Care?
As I write this post, stock markets around the world are reeling. The S&P 500 finished down more than 3.5%, most European markets closed down at least 6% (including double-digit losses in Italy, Spain, and Greece), and Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped by approximately 8%. We haven't seen this type of volatility since 2008. What drove today's plunge in financial markets, and should dividend investors care? In case you somehow missed the flood of headlines, Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) late last night. Few people expected this outcome, resulting in the knee-jerk reaction across financial markets today. Leaving the EU introduces a number of consequences that could weigh on the United Kingdom's [...]
AT&T (T): No Longer Owned by Buffett, but the Dividend is Still Good
Warren Buffett sold AT&T out of Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio of high-yield dividend stocks during the first quarter of 2016. Warren Buffett acquired his stake in AT&T during the third quarter of 2015 as a result of AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV. Buffett had owned DirecTV prior to the acquisition (his first purchase was in 2011), so his shares converted into AT&T stock once the deal closed because the acquisition was a stock and cash transaction. Despite AT&T’s high dividend yield near 5% and seemingly cheap price-to-earnings multiple (14.2), Warren Buffett apparently thought there were more attractive options to put his money to work. Let’s take a closer look at the safety and growth potential of AT&T’s dividend [...]
Canadian National Railway (CNI): Boosting Dividends Every Year Since 1996
Canadian National Railway (CNI) has increased its dividend every year since its initial public offering in 1995, averaging 17% annual growth over that time period. Since they were deregulated in the 1980s, railroad operators have enjoyed a boom in productivity and fortified their position as an essential piece of North America’s supply chain. The slump in commodity prices has caused a number of railroad stocks to go on sale, and CN looks particularly interesting since it has less exposure to the weakest commodity – coal. Despite commodity price volatility, CN raised its dividend by 20% earlier this year and expects to continue increasing its dividend at a faster rate than overall earnings growth. Let’s take a [...]
Texas Instruments (TXN): A Free Cash Flow Machine With Double-Digit Dividend Growth
Without Texas Instruments (TXN), most of the world’s electronic equipment would not function. The company is an extremely important player in virtually every end market and maintains numerous competitive advantages. Texas Instruments has also been a free cash flow machine, converting close to 30 cents of every $1 in sales into free cash flow. Not surprisingly, the company scores strongly for Dividend Safety and Dividend Growth and has paid uninterrupted dividends for more than 50 consecutive years. Let’s take a closer look at this technology giant for our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio. Business Overview Texas Instruments was founded in 1930 and primarily focuses on manufacturing analog chips (64% of revenue) and embedded processors (21%). Analog [...]