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"Payout Ratios" Explained The formula puts your company's dividend in context -- it's good to know.   |
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June 1, 2006 |
Payout Ratios Explained Investors, make sense of dividend yields by learning about payout ratios. |
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March 7, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Payout Ratios Here is how to figure out how much a company pays out in dividends to its shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Payout Ratios If you're an investor interested in dividends, you should understand the dividend payout ratio. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2011
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Profit Payouts: Companies Offering Sustainable Growth While Boosting Dividends These companies are firing on all cylinders: Republic Bancorp... First Commonwealth Financial... Commerce Bancshares... Hormel Foods... |
The Motley Fool
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When Dividend Cuts Are Good News They could signal your next value investing opportunity. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2009
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These 6 Stocks Are Safer Than You Think While metrics like the payout ratio can be quite helpful in analyzing dividend stocks, bear in mind that they don't always work perfectly under extreme conditions. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: McDonald's With a dividend yield over 3% and the potential for at least high single-digit dividend growth over the next five years, McDonald's is definitely worth further research. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2010
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Dividend Report Card: United Technologies Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Wal-Mart Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2006
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Dividends: Back to Basics Investors, it's back to school time. Here's your guide on the basics of dividends. |
The Motley Fool
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Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Coca-Cola Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2007
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I Don't Love This New York Don't let New York Community Bancorp's stock's high dividend yield lull you into complacency. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2004 |
Dividend Growth Packs a Punch Dividend investing isn't necessarily slow-paced and boring. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
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3 Signs of a Strong Dividend Not all dividends are created equal. Here's how to find the best candidates for your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Reynolds American Reynolds American's 6% dividend may be three-and-a-half times the S&P 500 average of 1.7%, but it certainly isn't without its risks going forward. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
What You Need to Know About This Telecom's High Yield Frontier Communications gives good dividend, but can it be sustained? |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Altria's Dividends May Not Last Forever Check out how Altria stacks up to competitors. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Microsoft Does this stock's dividend make the grade? |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Be Smart About High-Dividend Stocks Big dividend yields sometimes carry big risk. Finding high-yielding stocks is just the first step. You also need to figure out how secure that dividend will be if you buy the stock. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: ExxonMobil Exxon has been a very strong dividend payer for decades and it seems to be in a good place to continue that tradition. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
2009: Will It Be the Worst Year Since 1958? Dividends are down, but don't write them off yet -- just proceed sensibly, and reap those profits! |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Philip Morris International Does the tobacco giant's dividend pass the test? |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
General Electric's Dividends May Not Last Forever General Electric currently pays a dividend of 3.12%. That's certainly nothing to sneeze at, but is it sustainable? |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Will These 6 Stocks Cut Their Dividends? It's no secret that plenty of companies have been cutting dividends lately. Will these be next?: Nordstrom... PPL... Tiffany... Microchip Technology... Yum! Brands... Centerpoint Energy... |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: How It Works Why bother grading dividends? I hope the dividend report card is a helpful research tool. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2007
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The Best Returns Possible High yield + low payout ratio = superior long-term investment. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Stocks Will Keep the Payouts Coming For those investors who seek out stocks that provide healthy dividends the market's rally has been bittersweet. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Colgate-Palmolive Does this household products giant's dividend pass the test? |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Deere Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Coca-Cola's Dividends May Not Last Forever Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
7 Stocks With Dividends That Should Survive Don't get caught by a dividend cut. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: UPS Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Warning: High Dividends Are Dangerous! Look at the payout ratio to ensure sustainability. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Jeremy Myers |
Dividends Aren't Enough: Wal-Mart's Net Payout Yield Wal-Mart looks like a potential buy for investors searching the retail industry for a stock with a solid net payout yield. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Intel Does Intel's dividend pass the test? |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Lock In These High Yields Today If you invest in healthy, dividend-paying companies, you can rely on regular payments no matter what the overall market does. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: AT&T Does this telecom giant's dividend, currently 6.1%, pass the test? |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: PepsiCo Does the food and drink giant's dividend pass the test? |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Chevron Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
ExxonMobil's Dividends May Not Last Forever Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Wal-Mart Stores' Dividends May Not Last Forever If Wal-Mart Stores can illustrate that it has grown dividends over the past five years, then there's a good chance that it will continue to put shareholders first. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Will AT&T's Dividends Last? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2011
Rich Smith |
GE: Getting More Gorgeous by the Day Last week's dividend hike wasn't the first, and won't be the last. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2009
Jordan DiPietro |
These Stocks Are Growth Traps Avoid stocks with uncertain growth and high P/Es, and invest in dividend-safe companies. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Will Duke Energy's Dividends Last? Duke Energy, which operates in the electric utilities industry, currently pays a dividend of 5.76%. That's certainly nothing to sneeze at. But will they last? |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Can McDonald's Keep Its Dividends Coming? It's always beneficial to compare an investment with its most immediate competitors |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Altria Does this tobacco giant's dividend pass the test? |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2011
Rich Smith |
Gorgeous, Generous General Electric Dividend seekers: Prepare to gorge on this opportunity. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2011
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Lockheed Martin Does this defense giant's dividend, currently at 3.7%, pass the test? |
