Posts Tagged ‘dividend yields’

The defensive nature of healthcare stocks has made them more attractive in this unsettled market.

It's a stock's dividend yield which provides important protection for investors in tumultuous times.

Poor Bank of America is watching its stock price drop fast and they have no real dividend to help prop up their share price.

There are 4 major bull market themes that can be recognized despite the current volatility of the overall markets.

Former hedge fund manager Jim Cramer believes there is only one oil tanker stock that you should own right now.

Here are 5 dividend stocks that Jim Cramer recommended for investors in this new normal market.

Jim Cramer is urging investors to sell pharmaceutical stocks calling the sector “just one expensive graveyard.”

ConocoPhillips announced today that the company will offer investors a 20% dividend rate increase this quarter to $.66 per share.

Investors now have 3 new dividend aristocrat stocks for 2011 to consider.

Since the beginning of 2010, CVX shares have gained nearly 15% and have outpaced the 9.6% gain in the Dow Jones index.

The cigarette maker just announced their second dividend increase this year.

Are tech stocks cheap or is the worst still to come?

With all of the attention that is being given to agriculture stocks these days, it behooves dividend investors to follow the money.

Here are 3 restaurant stocks with above average dividend yields that you should pay attention to.

It’s hard to ignore the fact that higher gold prices are leading to bigger dividends and investors need to at least consider gold stocks for their portfolio.

This internet stock offers an impressive 6.8% dividend yield and yet the stock only trades at 5x consensus 2011 earnings estimates.

Investors may be surprised at this list of 7 Dow laggards with compelling dividend yields.

With all the focus that has been given to Europe, China and even the Gulf of Mexico in recent months, it seems that many investors have ignored Latin America.

The thought of considering an airline stock as a dividend play is probably foreign to most investors.

Here's a list of 5 dividend stocks for former BP investors to consider.

Gilead Sciences is a cash flow machine, but the stock has never paid a quarterly dividend.

It was only 18 months ago that JP Morgan, Bank of America and even General Electric were in similar situations.

Falling oil prices are producing attractive dividend yields among stocks in the energy sector.

While gold stocks typically don’t offer great dividend yields, income investors should take another look at these stocks given the positive outlook for gold prices.

Don’t be fooled by AT&T and Verizon’s subpar performances this year, high yielding Dow dividend stocks are thriving in 2010.

Here is a list of 6 fake dividend stocks. These companies pay investors as little as they feel they can get away with, while still being classified as a dividend stock.

We likely will not see any dividend increases from financial stocks until at least the second half of this year and probably not until 2011.