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A Century’s Worth Of Dividends
I wasn’t sure what I was going to talk about during the shortened trading week. Most people are on vacation, spending time with their families over the holidays. So I was more than a little surprised when I found a company raising its dividend payment at the end of the year. And I was downright […]
Buy This 254% Winner Ready For Its Next Upside Move
On December 8, Antero Resources (AR) and Antero Midstream (AM) announced a pair of transformational deals. The moves should be positive for both stocks. Antero Resources is a natural gas producer with operations primarily in the Marcellus shale. The company announced an agreement to acquire the upstream assets of HG Energy II, LLC, for $2.8 billion in […]
Thirty Years Of Double-Digit Dividend Growth
Dividend Aristocrats are companies with more than 25 years of consecutive dividend growth. It’s a great benchmark to determine how long a company has raised its dividends. 25+ years of dividend growth isn’t required, but it helps me sleep better at night knowing how committed a company is to increasing dividend payments. In the last […]
The Small-Cap Reawakening Could Launch These 7%-14% Payers
Small-cap stocks have finally started to wake up lately, which could be a bullish sign as we head into 2026. Let’s remember that a smaller market capitalization does not necessarily mean a diminutive dividend—today we’ll discuss four small caps that yield between 7.1% and 13.3%. It’s been a “lost decade” for small caps, which have […]
Beaten-Down REIT Raises Its Dividend 12%
I’ve been keeping a very close eye on a struggling REIT. How bad did it get? At one point, its stock price was down over 80% from its highs in 2022! And its dividend wasn’t too far behind. The REIT used to pay $0.29 every quarter in dividends. But in 2023, it dropped the payment […]
Why This Sector Dominated In November
In a down month for the Nasdaq, this sector outperformed in a big way. If there was a prevailing theme to the stock markets in November, it was that investors got jittery about overvalued tech and AI stocks and sold off shares. But the other major theme was the strength of healthcare stocks. They surged to the top […]
Top Tech Stocks For Dividends
Technology companies are not known for paying dividends. Their decision not to pay dividends makes a lot of sense. Dividends are cash paid to investors from the company’s cash flow. And many people want their tech stocks to keep the cash to grow the business (and stock price). But dividends are becoming more and more […]
4 Dividends Up To 20% Wall Street Can’t Stand
We contrarians follow Wall Street analysts because we like to fade their opinions! When most say Buy, we are cautious. There is nobody left to upgrade these shares. When they slap a Sell label, we are intrigued. So you’re saying the next rating change will be an upgrade? These slippery suits rate most stocks Buys because, well, […]
Company’s First Dividend Hike Is A 33% Increase
An up-and-coming company is very interesting for dividend investors. The stock just started paying dividends in January 2025. And it’s now making its first dividend increase. You’ve probably never heard of Garrett Motion (ticker: GTX). It’s flying under the radar for many investors. And its industry doesn’t get a lot of press. Garrett is a […]
Buy This 10% Yield Shipper About To Reward Investors
Investors were getting excellent returns from SFL Corp (SFL) from the end of 2020 through May 2024. Starting at that time, the shipping stock share values tumbled, and SFL followed suit. Then a dividend cut caused further price erosion. Can this stock turn things around for 2026? Here is the five-year SFL stock price chart […]
