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Although the stocks discussed may not necessarily have the highest yields, they have an impressive dividend track record. Based on the stocks' prospects, their payout appears affordable and safe.
Of late, CMI, PAG, LEA, GPI and WGO have impressed investors with dividend hike announcements. Should you consider adding them to your portfolio now?
A common stock dividend is the dividend paid to common stock owners from the profits of the company. Like other dividends, the payout is in the form of either cash or stock. The law may regulate the size of the common stock dividend particularly when the payout is a cash distribution tantamount to a liquidati
Conversely, if you buy stock after the record date but before the ex-dividend date of a large special dividend, you are entitled to the dividend and will receive it via the due bill process. As is the case with all dividends, if you sell your stock prior to the ex-dividend date, within the due bill period, you relinquish your right to the dividend.
With volatility taking the front seat this year, one can take shelter in three safe dividend auto stocks, namely Genuine Parts (GPC), Cummins (CMI) and Polaris (PII).
The dividend payout ratio is calculated as DPS/EPS. According to Financial Accounting by Walter T. Harrison, the calculation for the payout ratio is as follows: Payout Ratio = (Dividends - Preferred Stock Dividends)/Net Income. The dividend yield is given by earnings yield times the dividend payout ratio:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is made up of 30 blue-chip, American companies, many of which pay dividends to their shareholders. Investing in dividend stocks is a time-tested strategy that ...
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is a stock market index composed of the companies in the S&P 500 index that have increased their dividends in each of the past 25 consecutive years. It was launched in May 2005.