By Brett Owens Dividends or growth Why choose when you can have both Take these firms with broad business moats and sustainable competitive advantages They ve showered their shareholders with raises over the past five years delivering dividend growth from 100 to 1000
By Brett Owens Don t let the pundits deceive you Despite their endless bleating about an overheated market and an imminent crash now is a great time to buy But you need to look beyond the breathless reporting about the S amp P 500 s daily push higher or its ratchet tight P
What s Happening Telecom giant Verizon VZ has a 4 8 dividend yield and a 10 year streak of dividend increases which it will likely extend with its next dividend announcement this week The stock has trended lower over the course of the year and shares are now down 12 3 on the
What s Happening Grocer chain Kroger KR is scheduled to report its second quarter numbers on September 8 The company will release its quarterly results before the market open with the consensus calling for earnings of 0 41 per share During the same period last year the company
What s Happening Machinery maker Donaldson Co DCI is expected to report fiscal fourth quarter numbers before the market open September 7 Analysts forecast earnings of 0 53 per share versus 0 46 during the same period last year The stock is up 12 2 on the year Technical Analysis
What s Happening Restoration Hardware RH is scheduled to post its second quarter results after the market close on September 6 Analysts forecast earnings of 0 47 per share up from 0 44 during the same period last year The stock has been a top performer during the year but shares
What s Happening Book retailer Barnes amp Noble BKS will report its fiscal first quarter numbers on September 1 The company is scheduled to release its quarterly numbers before the market open with analysts expecting a loss of 14 cents per share versus a seven cents loss during the
It was another risk on session on Wall Street as the 160 Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA 160 traded higher from start to finish notching its fourth straight win but falling short of the 22 000 level The 160 Nasdaq Composite COMP 160 and 160 S amp P 500 Index SPX
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive Everest Re
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel in trading on Friday shares of Everest Re Group Ltd Symbol RE were yielding above the 2 mark based on its quarterly dividend annualized to 5 00 with the stock changing hands as low as 248 39 on the day Dividends
Option traders are betting on a continued run from Estee Lauder EL on Friday So far 2 557 contracts of the Dec 125 call have changed hands against open interest of 100 contracts Pricing has been at the high end of the range all day indicating that these new contracts are being bought
The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business so when directors make major buys investors are wise to take notice Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market is
In trading on Friday shares of Alliance Holdings Group LP Symbol AHGP crossed above their 200 day moving average of 27 82 changing hands as high as 28 12 per share Alliance Holdings Group LP shares are currently trading up about 1 4 on the day The chart below shows the one
In trading on Friday shares of ABB Ltd Symbol ABB crossed above their 200 day moving average of 23 26 changing hands as high as 23 45 per share ABB Ltd shares are currently trading up about 0 8 on the day The chart below shows the one year performance of ABB shares versus its 200
In trading on Friday shares of The Gap Inc Symbol GPS crossed above their 200 day moving average of 23 98 changing hands as high as 24 30 per share The Gap Inc shares are currently trading up about 2 6 on the day The chart below shows the one year performance of GPS shares versus its
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