Cabot Stock of the Week 338
My quest to add some growthy stocks with a cyclical dimension and downside protection brings us to our latest recommendation.
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Dividend growth stocks are those stocks that increase their earnings each year, have positive technical momentum, and increases their dividend payouts every year. To understand dividend growth, however, it’s important to understand what a dividend is.
A dividend is a portion of earnings that the company pays to investors on a quarterly or yearly basis. Dividend investing grows your wealth in three ways:
Dividend growth investors are primarily concerned with buying high-quality stocks that can raise their dividends over time. The best dividend-paying stocks are high-quality, long-lived companies with predictable business models—they aren’t going to suddenly crash due to a lousy quarter or an adverse news event.
And while it’s not true of every dividend stock, many of them are household names. They’re sitting in plain sight. They’ve been paying a dividend for decades, often growing that payment every year.
Three factors determine a stock’s potential for dividend growth:
To learn more about investing in dividend stocks, be sure to download your FREE copy of our report, Cabot’s 5 Best Dividend Stocks.
My quest to add some growthy stocks with a cyclical dimension and downside protection brings us to our latest recommendation.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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The market has gotten a little choppy and interest rates are to blame. At least, that’s what they say. The market indexes fell last week and have been all over the place so far this week.
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While some segments of the broad market have experienced a sharp correction over the past month (growth stocks in particular), the broad market has not fallen apart; in fact, many indexes hit new highs just last week. And, of course, today’s big jump rather...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
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“Legal Weed Stocks Dip Despite New Jersey Governor Signing Recreational Cannabis Bill Into Law”
That was the headline on one of my news sources yesterday morning, implying that the action of the stocks in light of that legalization event was somehow illogical. But as know...
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Open-Up Stocks Thrive While the Market Struggles
It’s been a rare down week in the market. But there’s nothing to be alarmed about. The S&P 500 is only down a little so far. And the uptrend that has existed for almost a year is intact.
Even...
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The stock market is clearly accelerating the “reopening” trade. Small cap and cyclical stocks as well as commodity prices are surging, interest rates continue to tick up (the 10-year Treasury yield is now 1.38%, up from 0.92% at year-end), and novel financial vehicles SPACs,...
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With the shares continuing to surge past our recently raised 65 price target, and now being priced at a premium to even our upgraded valuation metrics
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With this week’s recommendation, I’m swinging back to the more conservative side with a solid technology company poised for big gains from the 5G communications rollout.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Master Limited Partnerships are known for their high yields. The following 3 high-yield MLPs also have secure payouts, says Sure Dividend.
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Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
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With the stock market regularly surging to record highs, it may seem like an unusual time to focus on valuation. After all, many stocks are remarkably expensive on traditional measures, and even somewhat lofty on non-traditional measures. But valuation still matters, especially if market...
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This week’s recommendation is a small company with no earnings, minimal revenues and a lot of competition.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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