Dividend Stock Investing

[The Virginian]

McDonald's (MCD)  increases its Dividend 5.6% !

McDonald's has increased it's quarterly dividend from .89 per share to .94 per share for an increase of 5.6%.


Stayed tuned as I expect many more announcements for Dividends between now and the end of the year!

[The Virginian]

I'm shocked that Wells Fargo hasn't sank more than it has. If Wells Fargo is convicted as Racketeering the fine is 3 X their financial gains - only all the fees they collected from bogus accounts but maybe even a big portion of their stock price increase over the past few years. The fine could total tens of Billions of dollars !

This one stock I don't own ( thank goodness) and I would sell right away if I did. I see this as a long slide down over the next couple of years !

[Ombud]

Concerned about the ramifications for other big banks -- BAC, JPM, GS, C, USBank

[Deleted]

Ombud

No doubt that regulators are going to take a look at the other big banks to see if they pulled similar antics to what Wells Fargo has.

Though if they haven't done anything wrong, then things should work out in that regard with respect to that issue.

How people react to them, no matter whether or not they have done anything wrong; that is another matter all together.

And what regulators do in response across the board is yet again another matter entirely.

What Wells Fargo did sure as hell adds fuel to the "break up the big banks" bonfire, banks already played the "I just did what everyone else was doing and that was legal; I didn't realize the mess it could cause; please daddy Fed Reserve; Bail me out?" Card...

I don't think that a "I wasn't aware of Felony Fraud, Racketeering, Extortion, Identity Theft, Wire Fraud and all other manner of RICO VIOLATIONS where going on in my bank" defense will fly...

Then again, we are talking about a response to the criminal activities by Washington DC.; so who knows what load of shite they will buy or not.. At least one guy in congress wants to see the top brass at Wells Fargo stand trial and then go on to rip the big banks to shreds...

But again, we are talking Washington DC., so who knows what will happen in the end result..

[The Virginian]

DI - It is my understanding that if they are found guilty of RICO the fine is set at 3 times the amount that they profited from it, both on a personal level and a corporate level. Not only did they gain from account fees but they also gained in stock value in the Billions. If they are found guilty and the government allows this to go forward it could spell the end of Wells Fargo - My confusion is why isn't the stock dropping like a rock? Do investors think the government is just going to sweep this mess under a rug and make it go away ? It seems so because if I had invested in Wells Fargo I would be panicking and getting out quickly. Maybe they are all confident the government will step in and make it all go away.
This one of the reasons I don't like Banks as Investments. We know the government will not bankrupt them as this would be devastating for the nation but it might not  be the same bank when they are through with them.

Any of you holding WFC - you have my best wishes.

[The Virginian]

Wxyz - I agree with everything on your list except  the drug stocks, I like the big name pharmaceuticals like PFE, JNJ, BMY, ABBV, LLY, GSK, Merck ----------- I have done very well with ; them but JNJ is definitely the best

[tyfighter3]

Energy companies that have increased their dividends for years.

www.fool.com/investing/2016/10/09/undefined/investing/2016/10/07/undefined/investing/2016/10/09/undefined/investing/2016/10/09/the-5-dividend-champions-of-energy.aspx

[The Virginian]

New IPO - Could be a Winner !

Camping World Holdings - CWH

Anyone a fan of the show "The Profit" ? I am.
I am a big fan of Marcus Lemonis who invests in failing companies and turns them around.

His main business is Camping World - you may have seen them along the interstate while traveling. His company just had an IPO a few days ago. I am personally going to buy about 200 shares in this company - I am not a camper nor  do I  own RVs but, I like the way this man operates his businesses and I think that this business will be very successful for years to come.

It went public right at $27 per share and has quickly dropped to a price (as of this writing) to about $21.50 per share. It pays a dividend of $1.00 per share and has an effective yield of 4.61%. It's the largest RV retailer and provides retail sales for camping equipment and maintenance service for RVs .

It only offered about 11 million shares to float in the initial offering. It is a very well run company and has a wide moat.

I don't usually promote IPOs but this one seems exceptional to me and is not built around the "Hype" that a lot of IPO's receive. In fact - I am willing to bet most of you never heard of it.

I think that you may want to give this company a good review and consider adding it to your long term portfolios.

[nlt]

Does anyone hold UAN? It has taken a dive recently and I could average down on some shares, just can't make myself pull the trigger.  I feel like there will be more market turmoil as the elections approach and probably better/safer opportunities will arise. Any thoughts?

[The Virginian]

Oct 12, 2016 16:01:27 GMT -5 nlt said:

Does anyone hold UAN? It has taken a dive recently and I could average down on some shares, just can't make myself pull the trigger.  I feel like there will be more market turmoil as the elections approach and probably better/safer opportunities will arise. Any thoughts?

I own it - About 2000 shares ! - Yes it is out of favor right now. It is risky - but if you want to make money some times you have to take risks. It is in the fertilizer business and just recently merged with another company. As far as I know nothing is wrong with the business itself, just a sell off in fertilizer prices due to a bumper crop in corn. I believe it will correct as it is just a normal cycle. I am bullish on UAN.

I also believe that there is opportunity in stocks when everyone else is scared to death. If you are buying when the rest of the "herd" is buying you more than likely are not making huge gains. Find a company or sector that is out of favor, make sure that the company is fundamentally strong - and pull the trigger.

Note : I am not a "Financial Advisor" and the above is just my own opinion. Do your homework and please make decisions that suit your own needs because your money is always at risk in the markets.

Good Luck !

[The Virginian]

Another Stock for those that are looking for opportunities:
Suncoke Energy Partners ( SXCP)

Suncoke is down because of the trend in Coal prices - but Suncoke produces Coke - a coal product that is used in the production of steel. A Totally different product. It's income has nothing to do with coal prices.

It has a current yield of 15.58% - It's income is stable as it has Long Term contracts in place for it's products. In other words it is a good stable company.

In my opinion this stock presents a great buying opportunity. I own this stock and am currently adding more between now and November 1st.

You just may want to investigate for yourselves.  15-16 % yields are great for income with the right stock ! 

Good Luck !

PS: This is a MLP so you don't want to own this in Tax Free accounts like IRA's, Roths  - better in Taxable accounts for Long Term holdings.

[nlt]

Thanks, Virginian! I do love bargains, maybe too much sometimes, but I'm always afraid I'm "missing" something about the company. I suppose second guessing yourself just comes with the territory. Thanks for all of your insight on this thread, I enjoy reading yours and everyone else's comments.

[The Virginian]

Omega Healthcare Investor (OHI) Declares raise in it's Quarterly Dividend !

Omega has raised its Dividend from .60 per share per quarter to .61 per share per quarter.

The raise represents a 1.7% increase !

OHI has a current effective yield of 7.31 %

This is one of my long term holdings

[The Virginian]

Main Street Capital ( Main) has declared it's "Special Dividend" of .275 per share payable on 23 December 2016.

This Dividend is in addition to its regular Dividend of .185 per share each month. Main is a BDC ( Business Development Company) and is considered a "Best of Breed" BDC.

The total yield is over 8%. Consider this bonus Dividend a "Christmas Present" !

IMO this is a great stock to have in ones portfolio !

[The Virginian]

Update on AT&T Merger with Time Warner

A lot of comments are negative on the Merger between AT&T and Time Warner. I however am not. I believe this is a very positive deal Long Term for AT&T. The amount of content they are getting will be worth far more than the $85 Billion they are paying for this company. In the short term however I do expect to see AT&T stock price decline and would say for those not in it presents itself as a buying opportunity for Long Term Investors.

Here is a look at some of the brands:





List of Assets: ( From Wikipedia ) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Time_Warner

HBO
Cinemax
HBO Multiplexes
HBO on Demand
Cinemax Multiplexes
Cinemax on Demand
HBO Home Entertainment
HBO Domestic and International Program Distribution
HBO Films
HBO Miniseries
HBO Sports
HBO Entertainment
HBO Documentary Films
HBO International
HBO Asia
HBO Europe
HBO Hungary
HBO India
HBO Poland
HBO Romania
HBO Latin America Group
HBO Latin America
HBO Brazil
Warner Channel
E! Latin America
Cinemax Latin America

Turner Broadcasting System

Turner Broadcasting International
Millennium Media Group
Turner Broadcasting System Latin America
Chilevisión
Telefe
Turner Entertainment Networks
truTV
TBS
TNT
TCM
WPCH
truTV Original Productions
TCM Productions
Turner Sports
NASCAR Races
Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network
Bleacher Report
NCAA.com
March Madness Live
PGA.com
NBA Digital (joint venture with the NBA)
NBA TV
NBA.com
NBA LEAGUE PASS
NBA Mobile
NBA Game Time App
NBADLEAGUE.com
WNBA.com
Esporte Interativo (Brazil)
Turner Entertainment Digital Network
The Smoking Gun
Universal Wrestling Corporation (formerly World Championship Wrestling, Inc. - assets now owned by WWE, Inc.)
TBS, Inc. Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media (AYAKM) division
Cartoon Network
Adult Swim
Boomerang
Cartoon Network Studios
Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe
Williams Street
CNN News Group
CNN U.S.
HLN
CNN en Español
KBEH (co-owned by Viacom)
CNN International
CNN Originals
HLN Productions
CNN Digital Network
CNNMoney
iReport
CNN Mobile
CNN Newsource
CNN ImageSource
CNN Wire
Turner Private Networks
CNN Airport
AccentHealth Waiting Room Television Network
Turner Inflight Services
Amtrak Acela Network
Dealer Entertainment Network - with TCG Enterprises, Inc,
The Checking Network
International
TCM & Cartoon Network / Asia Pacific
Cartoonito
TNT Latin America
Pogo
Retro
Space
MuchMusic Latin America
I.Sat
HTV
Turner Japan K.K. (formerly Japan Entertainment Network K.K. and Japan Image Communications Co.,Ltd.)
Cartoon Network
TABI Channel
MONDO TV
Joint Ventures
CNN Chile
CETV
CNN-IBN
CNNj
CNN TÜRK
CNN.co.jp (Japanese)
n-tv
Zee Turner Ltd (India)
Boing
Websites/Broadband Services
CallToons
Play On! Powered by ACC Select
Super Deluxe
TNT Overtime
SI.com
PGA Tour.com and PGA.com
NASCAR.com
Bamzu.com

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
Warner Bros. Pictures International
Warner Bros. International Cinemas
DC Entertainment
DC Comics
Mad (magazine)
Vertigo (DC Comics)
Warner Bros. Digital Networks
DramaFever

Warner Bros. Pictures Group

New Line Cinema
Turner Entertainment Co.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Music
Domestic Distribution
Castle Rock Entertainment

Warner Bros. Television Group

Warner Bros. Television
Warner Horizon Television
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Warner Bros. International Television
Warner Bros. Television Productions UK
Eyeworks
Telepictures
Alloy Entertainment
The CW (50% with CBS Corporation)
The CW Plus
The CW Daytime
CW Seed
Warner Bros. Animation
Hanna-Barbera (In Name-only unit)
Looney Tunes
WB Kids
Warner Bros. Television Media to Go (online)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group

Warner Home Video
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Monolith Productions
NetherRealm Studios
Rocksteady Studios
TT Games
Turbine (company)
WB Games Montréal
WB Games San Francisco

Other units

Hulu (10%) (in partnership with 21st Century Fox, Comcast and The Walt Disney Company)
Global Media Group
Time Warner Medialab
Time Warner Investments - venture capital unit
Adaptly
Bluefin Labs
Conviva
CrowdStar
Dynamic Signal
Double Fusion
Everyday Health
Exent
Gaia Online
tvtag previously as GetGlue
NuvoTV
Simulmedia
Tremor Video
Trion Worlds
VisibleWorld

[The Virginian]

AT&T Merger as been confirmed as a "Done Deal"  AT&T will pay between $105-110 per share of Time Warner !

The only thing that could probably derail this now is if the government steps in, very unlikely in my opinion since they are two different industries combing. At most they may have to divest some subsidiaries . Look for a temporary decline in AT&T's stock price which for me presents a Buy if you are a long Term Investor !

Good Luck !

[The Virginian]

Breaking News ---------
AT& T Raises Its Dividend by 2.1% !

AT&T just made news by buying Time Warner for $85 Billion has today made news again by announcing an increase in it Dividend. The new quarterly Dividend is .49 per share Qrtly from .48 per share. The new annual Dividend is $1.96 per share compared to the old Dividend of $1.92 per share. Current yield is now 5.23% ! Wow ! Go AT&T !

Back up the Truck folks - Time to load up !
A safe 5.23% Dividend

[Deleted]

The Virginian

TD Ameritrade raised it dividend to $0.18 per quarter starting with the November Dividend, from $0.17 per quarter..

[The Virginian]

Oct 24, 2016 14:05:33 GMT -5 @di said:

The Virginian

TD Ameritrade raised it dividend to $0.18 per quarter starting with the November Dividend, from $0.17 per quarter..

What if everyone's jobs gave them so many increases ? This is great ! I wish I had known what I know now back when I was in my 20's !

[The Virginian]

Abbvie (ABBV)  Increases Dividend by 12.3% !

Abbvie has increased it's quarterly Dividend from .57 per share per quarter to .64 per share per qtr.
This brings the yearly per share rate from $2.28 Per share to $2.56 per share !

What a nice Increase !



PS - A lot of Healthcare stocks are on sale now - A good time to start or add to your positions !

[The Virginian]

Honeywell (HON) Increases it's Quarterly Dividend by 11.8% !

Honeywell has increased it Quarter Dividend from .595 per share per quarter to .665 per share per quarter !
New Yearly rate is : $2.66 per share !

[ModE98]

Those are very nice increases.  Hopefully you hold a good number of shares to enjoy the benefit, VA.

[The Virginian]

Oct 28, 2016 14:53:59 GMT -5 ModE98 said:

Those are very nice increases.  Hopefully you hold a good number of shares to enjoy the benefit, VA.

Thanks Mod , I have a  little bit in Abbvie but I don't own Honeywell - Yet !

[The Virginian]

Cedar Fair (FUN) Has raised its Quarterly Dividend
 from .825 per share to .855 per share per quarter.

Its new annual Dividend per share is : $3.54 per share.

Cedar Fair operates Amusement Parks.

Don't own this one but it was on my to buy list !

I also like Sea World - which has received a lot of Negative publicity from Animal Rights groups - but they also own Busch Gardens. I see a lot of future value in them !

[The Virginian]

Southside Bancshares ( SBSI) has raised it's Quarterly Dividend
to .25 per share from .24 per share quarterly !

Annually from $.96 to $1.00 - This is a 4.2% Increase.

SBSI has also announced a Special Dividend of .05 per share!

In addition each Spring - usually in April or May they give a 5% Stock Dividend !

As an example if you own 100 shares - you receive an additional 5 shares as a bonus. I like this because it is a tax free transaction until I sell the shares !

Current effective yield is : 3.15% + Share Dividend  = 8.15% !

[The Virginian]

Six Flags (SIX) has raised it's quarterly Dividend
from .58 per share to .64 per share !

On an Annual basis from $2.32 per share to $2.56 per share !
This represents an increase of 10.3%

Six Flags owns and operates Amusement Parks.

[The Virginian]

DOW 20,000 ??

With the uncertainty of the Election behind us I am going out on a Limb and predicting DOW 20,000 by year end !

This is just for Fun but what do you think??

[ModE98]

VA, believe that it may be possible, provided President-Elect Trump can avoid insulting more people and acting a dumb-ass like much his comments while on the campaign trail.  The ball is now in his court, so he better show more good old common sense.  I believe that he will do so. 
We may hit 22,000 or better by end of 2017. if he can really get his reconstruction program off to a very strong start.  Of course, that's looking ahead and there may be ruts in the road along the way.  He just may turn out to be a pleasant surprise for investors.

[The Virginian]

SYSCO (SYY) Raises its Quarterly Dividend 6.5%

Sysco has announced an increase of it's Quarterly Dividend from .31 to .33 per share
Annually it increases from $1.24 to $1.32 per share for the 6.5% Increase.

I do not personally own this stock any longer ( Sold out a couple of years ago and replaced with a higher dividend Payer) but I know many of you do.

[tyfighter3]

Here is some good reading about High dividend Dogs.

seekingalpha.com/article/4024967-4-follower-favorite-dividend-stocks-cast-20-percent-gains-per-november-targets