Yeah, the greater
risks of dividend cuts comes with the greater yields.
Currency issues continue to hamper the company but with a low payout ratio, Aflac is set up to weather times like this without
risks of dividend cuts or freezes.
That assumption seems logical because the income shares are lower in the capital structure, are perpetual, and bear
the risk of dividend cuts.
Everything else being equal, these companies carry less
risk of dividend cuts.
Be skeptical of the highest - yielding stocks because they're often at
risk of a dividend cut.
I'm afraid the long term
risk of a dividend cut is higher than most investors perceive.
However, I avoid higher yielding stocks to avoid
the risk of a dividend cut.
; Is there
a risk of dividend cut greater than history would indicate?
Not exact matches
For bonds this means issues that are not at
risk of defaulting on a payment; for stocks a
dividend is essential, and not one at
risk of a
cut, or one that fluctuates through good times and bad.
There is little
risk of the company's
dividend being
cut any time soon.
Lower
dividend yields typically have less
risk of being
cut in the future.
Recent
dividend increases are especially attractive since management
of a company is unwilling to announce an increase if there is
risk that they'll need to subsequently
cut it again in the near future.
At the very least, using the Valuentum
Dividend Cushion ™ ratio can help you avoid stocks that are at
risk of cutting their
dividends in the future, and we are the only investment research firm out there that does this type
of in - depth, forward - looking cash - flow analysis for you.
Leaders
of companies that emphasize
dividend yield tend to have a conservative mindset, not taking
risks that could force a
dividend cut down the road.
There is almost no
risk of Amgen's
dividend being
cut any time soon.
In the process they end up taking a lot
of risk that their income streams will be
cut through
dividend decreases, and outright defaults on interest payments.
There really is no clear -
cut winner here; however, as one moves from U.S. to global to international: (1) There tends to be greater volatility in the price
of the chosen investment vehicle, and (2) There tends to be higher
dividend payments for the greater
risk associated with foreign stocks in your mix.
With this in mind, SBUX's
dividend appears safe with an unlikely
risk of being
cut.
These companies have elevated their payouts for many years, boast
dividend yields up to nearly 7 % and maintain healthy Dividend Safety Scores — a metric calculated by Simply Safe Dividends to assess a company's risk of future divide
dividend yields up to nearly 7 % and maintain healthy
Dividend Safety Scores — a metric calculated by Simply Safe Dividends to assess a company's risk of future divide
Dividend Safety Scores — a metric calculated by Simply Safe
Dividends to assess a company's
risk of future
dividenddividend cuts.
The analysis covers not only important
dividend information such as yield, payout ratios, and ex-
dividend dates, but also covers
dividend risk metrics that can help you spot a
dividend that may be at
risk of a
cut in the future.
With this in mind, JNJ's
dividend appears very safe, with an extremely unlikely
risk of being
cut.
But is there a chance that given the extreme lack
of risk taking and lending by banks that even healthy companies may
cut dividends simply as a
risk management mechanism to save capital in case their banks / debt holders are so
risk averse that they do not roll over existing debt?
To weed out those at
risk of cutting their
dividend, companies must have a positive five - year
dividend - per - share growth rate and a
dividend payout ratio
of no more than 60 %
of earnings.
There is almost no
risk of the company's
dividend being
cut any time soon.
Investors willing to accept modest
risk of a temporary
dividend cut should consider Spain's Telefonica (NYSE: $ TEF).
As you get older and closer to retirement, you should consider raising the proportion
of dividend - paying stocks in your portfolio, to
cut risk and improve the stability
of your investment results.
Many
of the highest yielding
dividend payers are the most at
risk of sudden price depreciation or
dividend cuts.
We continue to recommend that income - seeking investors
cut their
risk with a broad portfolio
of high - quality,
dividend - paying stocks.
With this in mind, PZZA's
dividend appears average, with a moderate
risk of being
cut.
However, all REIT investors should remain aware
of capital market
risk — companies will
cut the
dividend before they miss interest payments during times
of significant financial stress.
I diversify heavily so as to mitigate the
risk of one or two
dividend cuts.
Most
of these stocks will continue to raise their
dividends in the coming years, but some are at
risk, they have low
Dividend Safety Scores, and are likely to
cut their
dividends.
The first is the highly conservative EPS and FCF payout ratios, which ensure that even in down years the
dividend is well insulated and never at serious
risk of a
cut.
Businesses with high debt levels can be at greater
risk of cutting their
dividend if they unexpectedly fall on hard times.
Lower
dividend yields typically have less
risk of being
cut in the future.
The Vanguard
Dividend Appreciation ETF wanders farther out on the risk spectrum by using a cut off of only 10 years of increasing dividend p
Dividend Appreciation ETF wanders farther out on the
risk spectrum by using a
cut off
of only 10 years
of increasing
dividend p
dividend payments.
There remains
risk of share price decline or a
cut in the
dividend stream
of course.
The other
risk of picking a «no growth» stock is obviously suffering from a
dividend cut.
Also, what is the
risk of the
dividend rate being
cut back or
dividends not being paid at all in the future?
With this in mind, O's
dividend appears safe with an unlikely
risk of being
cut.
Next week, a few adjustments will flow through to our
Dividend Safety Scores to further improve their ability to identify companies that are most at
risk of cutting their
dividends in the future.
I believe that companies most at
risk of cutting their
dividends emit a number
of warning signs well before a reduction is announced — sales and earnings are usually falling, the balance sheet is overleveraged, payout ratios are unsustainable, management hasn't shown to be overly committed to maintaining the
dividend, and the company needs to preserve cash.
With this in mind, T's
dividend appears safe with an unlikely
risk of being
cut.
As you get older and closer to retirement, you should raise the proportion
of dividend - paying stocks in your portfolio, to
cut risk and improve the stability
of your investment results.
Since their launch in mid-2015,
Dividend Safety Scores have flagged a number
of major companies as high
risk stocks before they
cut their
dividends.
President Bush called on Congress reauthorize
cuts in capital gains, estate, and
dividend taxes, insisting that otherwise the tremendous growth the economy saw in the closing months
of 2003 will be put at
risk.