Dividend Stocks
Comparing Dividend Payout Ratios Across Regions
In an article earlier this month I discussed about the growing dividend yields and payout ratios of emerging markets compared to the developed markets. As a followup, in this post let us take a look at how the dividend payout ratio compares across Europe (ex-UK), emerging markets and the U.S. Click to enlarge Source: Slow [...]
Ten Emerging Asia Dividend Stocks To Consider
Emerging market stocks have traditionally been favored by investors for their price appreciation potential. Most emerging markets were not known for high dividend yields and investors did not focus their attention on emerging market stocks for their dividend yields. However that need not be the case now as many emerging market companies pay high and [...]
15 Large-Cap Foreign Stocks Paying More Than 5% Dividends
I ran the stock screener to screen for foreign stocks with the following conditions: Market Capitalization ≥ $50.0B Dividend Yield ≥ 4.00% This resultant 15 stocks are listed in the table below: S.No. Name Ticker Market Capitalization as of Oct 19, 2012 Dividend Yield as of Oct 19, 2012 Sector 1 Vodafone Group Plc VOD $139.5B 5.23% [...]
Some European Stocks with Attractive and Sustainable Dividends
Earlier in the year Morgan Stanley published a list of dividend stocks from Europe. From a news report quoting the research report: Morgan Stanley screened for: a high dividend yield showing dividend per share (DPS) growth in 2012 and 2013; where the payout ratio is not too onerous (less than 75%); with strong balance sheets [...]
Ten U.S. Large-Cap Consistent Dividend Payers and Raisers
Dividends account for a significant portion of total returns of equity investments. This is especially true when total returns are considered over the long-term. Dividend-paying companies generally have strong cash-flows and unlike other numbers reported in earnings statements dividends are paid out of profits. Hence when evaluating stocks it is important to select companies that [...]
Comparison of Dividend Yields between U.S. and Foreign Stocks
Foreign stocks have traditionally had higher dividend yields than U.S. stocks due to a variety of reasons. While U.S. firms prefer to retain excess earnings for future growth companies in other countries tend to payout a higher portion of earnings to investors in the form of dividends. In some countries such as Australia favorable tax treatment [...]
