Not exact matches
Combine that with a sparkling balance sheet and its
history of never
cutting its
dividend — the yield is now 2.5 % — and its beaten - down share price (down by a third over the past two years) looks like an opportunity to pick up a high - quality bargain.
Dividend investors hope to avoid dividend cuts by buying companies with a history of consistently paying and increasing di
Dividend investors hope to avoid
dividend cuts by buying companies with a history of consistently paying and increasing di
dividend cuts by buying companies with a
history of consistently paying and increasing
dividends.
They run the gamut, including everything from old - economy auto stocks to
cutting - edge technology stocks, but all have a solid
history of paying and raising their
dividends.
Even their
history of never
cutting dividends or any
of that might change.
Companies which might have had a long
history of consistent double digit increases might stop raising
dividends and might even
cut them.
; Is there a risk
of dividend cut greater than
history would indicate?
Add to it the possibility that in these kind
of conditions some
of the companies are probably going to
cut their
dividend as did PFE despite its long
history of increasing
dividends.
Consistent
dividend payout
history — A 20 - year
history of steady
dividend payments is the
cut off for many
dividend ETFs, though some will go as low as 10 years.
The stocks came from multiple industries that had high
dividends, no
history of cutting dividends and stocks that had been trending positively.
Pfizer had an excellent
history of dividend growth with a historical average
of over 18 % per year before
cutting it by 50 % in 2009 to $ 0.64 per share on an annual basis.
Furthermore, a
history of uninterrupted
dividends indicates that the company is concerned about its shareholders and would be reluctant to
cut its
dividends.
Hopefully, as I buy more stocks with a
history of regular
dividend increases, the damage from
dividend cuts should lessen.
Long
history of steadily paying
dividends, with no
cuts, and no stagnation.