Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

With everything from analysts lowering estimates to the political cycle to a very hard to follow Federal Reserve, the ingredients are there for a witches brew of volatility.
One good path for income investors is to think energy master limited partnerships, as much of the bad news and lower oil and natural gas pricing has long since been factored in.
Several companies that pay modest or no dividends should increase their payouts so that they are at 5%, based on current share prices. Most of these have huge reservoirs of cash and healthy cash flow.
Honeywell International took another step in its evolution when it announced that its board of directors has declared a pro rata dividend of AdvanSix common stock.
While utilities and other bond proxies have been bid to new highs as investors desperate for yield continue to buy them, other companies that provide solid yields have been forgotten about.
There may be other blue chips, but none has the iron-clad balance sheets, wide moats for most of its businesses and management that largely has been viewed as steady and smart.
24/7 Wall St. wanted to identify the companies from which we expect solid dividend news in the fourth quarter. We see at least these eight companies, mostly blue chip, announcing dividend hikes in...
These are four of the best smaller cap stocks doing a majority of their business in the United States that all pay dividends and are buying shares back.
All these companies have faced issues. However, investors that bought and held shares over time did very well on a total return basis.
One good way for investors with a higher risk toleration to make money in the market is to buy stocks with higher dividends that can offer some growth as well.
Verizon has struck the latest blow in the dividend duopoly of high dividends in the major telecom stocks. It has increased its quarterly dividend to more than 57 cents per common share.
It’s getting harder and harder for investors seeking income. Most investors are looking for yields that are at least 4% and have some degree of safety as well.
In an expensive market, it make sense to stick with stocks that are trading at a discount to their historical averages. These four look outstanding.
These four top stocks to buy have outstanding value characteristics and solid dividend yields. They make sense for balanced portfolios looking for growth and income.
24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what were the top holdings with the highest dividend yields in Warren Buffett's equity portfolio. It turns out that the highest stock yields absolutely blow away the...