Be skeptical of the highest -
yielding stocks because they're often at risk of a dividend cut.
Not exact matches
In other words,
because investors can not generate a sufficient return from low -
yielding bonds, they turn to
stocks as their only alternative.
AT&T: «Look, AT&T is, actually, I think, putting in a bottom
because people are buying
stocks [of] domestic companies that have high
yields where the cash flow's good and I think that's ATT.»
My reasoning: Return would be lower than Dividend Investing above
because index funds need to hold
stocks yielding 1 and 2 % as well as those
yielding > 3 %.
This is especially useful
because, if you invert the p / e ratio by taking it divided by 1, you can calculate a
stock's earnings
yield.
Because a falling
stock price typically represents poor business fundamentals, a company with a temporarily high
yield is often a company that is about to cut its dividend.
However, keep in mind that the first move higher following a substantial market correction does not generally
yield stellar results
because new leadership in the
stock market is just becoming established.
That helped bank
stocks because rising
yields mean banks can charge higher interest rates on loans.
Finally, the Fed's easy - money policies have pushed investors into the
stock market
because bond
yields are so low.
The methodology provides a well - screened group of
stocks that also delivers
yields greater than the market (S&P 500
yields ~ 2 % while the
stocks in our portfolio have an average
yield of 6.5 %), safety in the sustainability of the
yield because of strong free cash flow, and the potential for capital gains as each
stock is currently undervalued.
When interest rates rise, they can become a challenge for
stocks because they offer higher
yielding investment alternatives and also make for higher borrowing costs for corporations.
In addition, dividend
stocks often cause a
stock to fall far less than non-dividend paying equities
because they become «
yield supported».
The mirror - image transactions — thousands of them over a four - year period — didn't
yield any profit on the
stocks,
because they were conducted usually within moments of each other.
Instead of buying the TV this year, which will leave you with $ 0, you put the money into a savings account
yielding 1 % (
because stocks are too risky).
A 4 %
yield on blue chip
stocks is not worth it,
because when the thing falls apart, your 4 % will be gone in an hour.
Because of
yield - seeking speculation,
stock and bond prices today are already where they are likely to be many years from today.
Description of each
stock are little bit shorter than the high
yield because you should know about them already.
This is
because investors are worried about rising interest rates, something that makes investment in utilities less attractive compared to bonds and other high
yield stocks.
It doesn't help that 10 - year bond
yields are still lower than the prospective operating earnings
yield on the S&P 500 (the «Fed Model»), not only
because the model is built on an omitted variables bias (see the August 22 2005 comment), but also
because the model statistically underperforms a simpler rule that says «get in when
stock yields are high and interest rates are falling, and get out when the reverse is true.»
We think they're attractive
because they have faster rising earnings, higher dividend
yields and lower valuations than U.S.
stocks, and they can benefit as global growth accelerates.
Rising rates are never good for Wall Street banks (despite what you read)
because it makes it harder for the banks» loan customers to survive and pay back their loans while also making the banks»
stock dividend less attractive compared to U.S. Treasury
yields.
Because of their high prices and low
yields, growth
stocks tend to have less downside protection and more volatility than cheaper companies.
With one week left in April I decided to deploy some fresh capital into a market that has been very, very generous as of late in terms of giving us much better buying opportunities in many «name brand»
stocks that have been previously deemed untouchable
because of low
yields, high valuations and relatively speaking, high prices.
This is
because the very long - term leases that underpin their steady and predictable cash flows (new leases are generally for 15 to 20 years) also create a higher beta to
yield (i.e. their
stock prices react more severely to movements in interest rates).
With fully two - thirds of its money invested in domestic and foreign
stocks, private equity and «absolute return strategies» (i.e., hedge funds), the New York State pension fund has a risky asset allocation profile typical of its counterparts across the country —
because chasing risk is its only hope of earning 7 percent a year in a market where the most secure long - term bonds
yield barely 2 percent.
Its current
yield has been sliding back recently,
because the
stock's price has been rising.
I am trying to find a balance between
yield and growth and I try not to get too focused solely on a
stock just
because it has a high
yield.
The arbitrage of investment grade corporations buying back their own
stock, or the
stock of other corporations,
because with investment grade
yields so low, it makes sense to do it, at least in the short run.
Color me neutral now,
because the supply of cash to invest in high
yield bonds,
stock IPOs, and private equity is substantial.
That's
because it would cause bonds — and maybe even high -
yield stocks — to fall in value.
Its
yield got over 10 % as its
stock sold off
because investors were expecting a dividend cut.
For example, a dividend
stock's
yield could be high simply
because its share price has dropped sharply in anticipation of a dividend cut.
A falling share price makes a
stock's
yield goes up (
because you still use the latest dividend payment as the numerator to calculate
yield — but the denominator, the price, has dropped).
Operating Earnings
Yield (OEY) is one of my favorite metrics
because, by using market capitalization as the denominator, it compares operating earnings to the price you are paying for the
stock (or the current price).
That's
because bond
yields and
stock valuations tend to track each more closely at higher levels of inflation.
Stocks would crater because now you could get a 3 % risk free return from Treasuries compared to a risky 3 % dividend yield from s
Stocks would crater
because now you could get a 3 % risk free return from Treasuries compared to a risky 3 % dividend
yield from
stocksstocks.
When looking for
stocks with high dividend
yields, you should avoid the temptation of seeking out
stocks with the highest
yields — simply
because they have above - average
yields.
If a
stock has a low
yield I want to know if it's
because the
stock is overpriced or if and why the company is not returning enough to shareholders.
The underlying index methodology requires a long track record of distributions, meaning that this product is unlikely to include small, speculative firms that are offering an attractive distribution
yield because their
stock price has been depressed.
When looking for high -
yield investments, you should avoid the temptation of selecting
stocks simply
because of their above - average
yields.
Stocks are cheap relative to bonds
because bond
yields reflect little growth and aggressive central banks.
It is a conditioning screen for the dividend
yield scan
because, by itself, it does not indicate if the dividend
yield is high or low, nor will it indicate if the
stock is priced attractively.
When searching for in the money covered calls you should not just chase the highest
yield, but instead do research and only get involved with
stocks you wouldn't mind owning at the net debit price of the transaction,
because if you do enough covered call trades then that will happen with some of your trades.
Although RioCan pays a higher
yield than GICs and conveniently pays a monthly distribution, it is considered to be riskier than GICs
because it's a
stock that's innately volatile.
The key aspect of looking at dividends
yields is that the
yield shouldn't be high
because of a beating that the price of the
stock has taken.
If the
stock price was above 50 then the covered call investment would
yield $ 4 profit on the
stock (
because we paid $ 46 and will receive $ 50 when the option is exercised) plus $ 3 on the option (since we sold the option for $ 3), for a total of $ 7 / share (or $ 700 for 100 shares).
The PIMCO fund trails 80 % of its rivals over the past three years and has earned one - third as much
because the declining value of its
stocks have largely wiped out the fund's extra
yield.
The
yield for any particular
stock may be up
because the business prospects for that company are in decline, and the inevitable dividend cut has just not been announced yet.
Dividends can help combat volatility — that's
because dividend
yield increases as the market price of a
stock falls, making the
stock more attractive
Stocks are the most common IRA investment option
because they have the potential to
yield higher returns, but they are much riskier.