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Eaton (ETN): Manufacturing Safe Dividends Since 1923
Eaton shares several characteristics with some of the companies we hold in our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio. The company scores well for Dividend Safety and Dividend Growth, has paid dividends every year since 1923, generates excellent free cash flow, and has a relatively high dividend yield near 3.7%. Eaton’s stock also trades at a forward price-to-earnings multiple of 14.2, which is a discount of approximately 15% compared to the broader market. Let’s take a closer look at Eaton and see if it makes the cut as one of our favorite blue chip dividend stocks. Business Overview Eaton is a large industrial conglomerate with over $20 billion in annual sales and an operating history dating back [...]
How to Measure and Manage Your Dividend Portfolio
Peter Drucker, one of the most notable management consultants and business visionaries of all-time, once wrote: “What gets measured gets managed.” Mr. Drucker is getting at several points. Perhaps most obviously, we are more likely to pay closer attention to something if we simply begin observing and examining it. By developing measurements of an activity, we can begin to better understand the activity itself and figure out ways to tangibly improve it. Now, should we begin measuring every last activity in our lives? Of course not. Measuring and trying to better manage many of the activities we carry out each day would become counterproductive. The 80/20 rule seems to apply here where measuring 20% of our [...]
Top 10 Financial Ratios for Successful Dividend Investing
Dividend investing is part art, part science. Financial ratios make up most of the science behind investing. What exactly are financial ratios? For the purposes of this article, we define financial ratios as any number or calculation used by dividend investors to better understand an investment opportunity. Financial ratios are found throughout a company’s financial statements, annual reports, investor presentations, and more. Some examples of common financial metrics include return on equity, payout ratios, and price-to-earnings multiples. While there are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of different financial ratios, understanding a handful of the most important indicators can help investors make better informed decisions and sidestep avoidable mistakes. In case you are wondering if it’s worth [...]
Deere (DE): Warren Buffett is Buying More of this High Quality Dividend Stock
Deere (DE) is one of Warren Buffett’s top dividend stocks and has increased its dividend 12 times since 2004. Falling crop prices have caused demand to drop sharply for Deere’s tractors and combines, but the best time to buy high quality dividend stocks is usually during periods of distress. Warren Buffett seems to think so and added to his stake in Deere during the fourth quarter of 2015. Let’s take a closer look at Deere’s business as we consider it for our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio. Business Overview Deere was founded in 1837 and has since grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment in the world. Many of Deere’s products [...]