Not too long ago, I told you that you should run away from Walmart (WMT) as I did. This transaction left me with a healthy profit and additional cash in my portfolio. This was the perfect time to go hunting! As part of a Dividend Stocks Rock project, I’ve reviewed the 18 Dividend Kings. This gave me a few ideas for potential buy and I decided to use my money to buy 57 shares of LOW. What I Like so Much about Lowe’s Business Model Source: Ycharts LOW is the 2nd largest home-improvement …
Apple & Disney: Similar past, Similar Issues, Similar Future
Summary Both stocks are taking a beating lately on the market and they share the same issue at different levels – technological evolution. Both companies must please spoiled, greedy and very demanding investors. Both stocks had hit their all-time high in 2015 and both are strong buysat the moment. Between July 15th and August 6th, both companies lost nearly 10% on the stock market. Is it something that will continue this fall? Is it time to let these two companies go as they …
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Canadian Dividend Telecom Comparison: BCE Vs Rogers Vs Shaw Vs Telus
At the end of June, I produced a complete analysis of the five biggest Banks in Canada. While this post was featured on Seeking Alpha, I thought of publishing this second Canadian sector analysis on my blog. I think you will like seeing which telecom is the best one to hold for a dividend growth investor. I will highlight the differences in their business models, dividend profiles and other important fundamentals along with their current stock valuations. Business Model BCE (BCE) …
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BoardWalk Vs Rio Can
Since the Canadian interest rate environment will continue to be as exciting as a worm race across the garden, I thought of revisiting a two very popular Canadian REITs. Boardwalk REIT (BEI.UN) RioCan REIT (REI.UN) Canadian REITs have been a strong source of steady income for investors for several years. While they don’t show spectacular stock price growth or even dividend payment growth, this asset class is still a must for all conservative and income seeking investors. For example, both …
I Prefer the Small Telus over the Giant Verizon
David Vs Goliath Challenge – how a $25B market cap stock can beat a $202B market cap stock? Both Companies show strong customer loyalty, but only one evolves in an Oligopoly One company is trading at a 10% discount, the other at a 10% premium Last week, I wrote a stock analysis for Seeking Alpha on Verizon (VZ), you can read the analysis here. While I was writing this article, I kept comparing this telecom giant vs one of my holdings; Telus Corporation (T.To or TU on the NYSE). …
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Lockheed Martin Nice Run, But What’s Left?
Summary: The stock is up 123% over the past 5 years, excluding a juicy dividend Dividend is growing at a 18.60% annualized rate for the past 5 years After recent earrings, the stock is down. Is there anything left? Dividend Stocks Rock Quick Stats Sector: Industrial, Aerospace & Defense 5 Year Revenue Growth: 0.78% 5 Year EPS Growth: 8.00% 5 Year Dividend Growth: 18.60% Current Dividend Yield: 3.16% What Makes Lockheed Martin a Good …
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