(SO) have all performed well with stock prices rising during the past five years and have high dividend yields of 5.4%, 3.8%, 5.7% and 4.5%, respectively, he says. "The recent market downturn has also caused price decreases in these stocks, providing room for growth going forward," he ...
As the yields of relatively safer bonds decline, dividend-yielding utility stocks become more attractive. Investing Sep 24, 2020 5:30 AM EDT PROIn This Risky Market, Consider These 8 'Boring' Utilities For investors seeking value, growth and income potential - and to sleep better at night -...
9 Stocks With 50 Years of Dividends Decades of unbroken payments mean these stocks are likely to keep paying income investors. Jeff ReevesApril 16, 2020 9 Consumer Staple Stocks to Sell In the age of social distancing, these dividend payers are at greater risk. Jeff ReevesApril 2, 2020 7 ...
If you prefer dividend growth stocks, you'll be more interested in NextEra Energy. The company has increased its dividend annually for three decades and the average annualized increase over the past decade was just over 10%. That's huge fora utility, a sector where half that leve...
Buy one with a dividend that’sgrowing faster. Let’s start with the first method. The beauty of contrarian investing is that it is actuallyeasierthan running with the herd. Consider first-time investors who are piling into popular tech stocks had better be getting their timing right. When ...
Back to basics: utility companies offer high dividend yields, tax breaks and positive expectations for earnings growth. (Industry Spotlight).Paul, Katherine
Gas utility stocks may provide stability during highly volatile market cycles Investment Approach The Hennessy Gas Utility Fund holds shares of publicly traded members of the American Gas Association (AGA), which comprise the AGA Stock Index. The AGA Stock Index is market-cap weighted and adjusted...
The new year began with a bumpy start for equities and large-cap technology companies. While small-cap stocks experienced drawdowns alongside the broader market in the January AI route, they performed better than their large-cap peers. Those investors looking to diversify their equity portfolios sh...
Dividend yield:1.9% Most searches for “utility stocks” will start and end with companies that deliver electricity to people’s homes. Don’t stop there. While “the grid” has injected some competition into the electricity-generating industry (in that it can be redirected, and i...
Although utility stocks are, in general, relatively safe investments, utility mutual funds and ETFs have historically led to annual losses that are not...