Yields on dividend stocks are significantly higher than they were last year, but they’re still pretty paltry compared with historical norms. The yield on the S&P 500 is now up to 2.27%.
In addition to less-than-stellar payouts, decent yields are hard to come by in another way: There’s just not a whole lot of choice.
Only about only about 20 companies in the S&P 500 carry dividend yields of at least 4%. On top of all that, you don’t want to overpay for yield, so you want to identify cheap stocks.
After all, dividend stocks are best used as long-term holdings, and valuations tend to revert to the mean over time.
That means shares with high price-to-earnings multiples are in danger of having a day of reckoning. Cheap stocks, however, can get a boost from multiple expansion.
Attached you can finf 6 large cap stocks from the S&P 500 that might give your a solid and stable return during the low interest environment.
Here are the results...
HCP -- Yield: 7.04%
HCP (NYSE:HCP) employs 187 people, generates revenue of $2,544.31 million and has a net income of $-557.84 million. The current market capitalization stands at $15.38 billion.HCP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,833.92 million. The EBITDA margin is 72.08% (the operating margin is -4.25% and the net profit margin -21.92%).
Financials: The total debt represents 51.60% of HCP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 118.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -5.58% was realized by HCP.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.21. Last fiscal year, HCP paid $2.26 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 5.98 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.63. The dividend yield amounts to 7.04%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HCP (HCP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HCP (HCP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HCP (HCP) |
AT&T -- Yield: 5.01%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 281,000 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $238.32 billion.AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $46,802.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.88% (the operating margin is 16.88% and the net profit margin 9.32%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.33% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.57% was realized by AT&T.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.26. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.95, the P/S ratio is 1.61 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.92. The dividend yield amounts to 5.01%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
General Motors Company -- Yield: 4.86%
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) employs 215,000 people, generates revenue of $152,356.00 million and has a net income of $9,615.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $49.41 billion.General Motors Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,545.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.89% (the operating margin is 3.51% and the net profit margin 6.31%).
Financials: The total debt represents 32.44% of General Motors Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 158.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.72% was realized by General Motors Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.00. Last fiscal year, General Motors Company paid $1.38 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.21, the P/S ratio is 0.32 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.18. The dividend yield amounts to 4.86%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Motors Company (GM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Motors Company (GM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Motors Company (GM) |
Ford Motor Company -- Yield: 4.51%
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) employs 199,000 people, generates revenue of $149,558.00 million and has a net income of $7,371.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $53.15 billion.Ford Motor Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $16,188.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 10.82% (the operating margin is 5.11% and the net profit margin 4.93%).
Financials: The total debt represents 59.07% of Ford Motor Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 463.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.78% was realized by Ford Motor Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.84. Last fiscal year, Ford Motor Company paid $0.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.21, the P/S ratio is 0.35 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.87. The dividend yield amounts to 4.51%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Ford Motor Company (F) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Ford Motor Company (F) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ford Motor Company (F) |
Verizon Communication -- Yield: 4.30%
Verizon Communication (NYSE:VZ) employs 177,700 people, generates revenue of $131,620.00 million and has a net income of $18,375.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $214.78 billion.Verizon Communication’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $46,567.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.38% (the operating margin is 25.12% and the net profit margin 13.96%).
Financials: The total debt represents 45.04% of Verizon Communication assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 670.77%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 124.48% was realized by Verizon Communication.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.37. Last fiscal year, Verizon Communication paid $2.23 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.02, the P/S ratio is 1.63 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.02. The dividend yield amounts to 4.30%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
Pfizer -- Yield: 3.93%
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) employs 97,900 people, generates revenue of $48,851.00 million and has a net income of $6,974.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $193.34 billion.Pfizer’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18,788.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.46% (the operating margin is 21.14% and the net profit margin 14.28%).
Financials: The total debt represents 23.28% of Pfizer assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.23%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.22% was realized by Pfizer.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.11. Last fiscal year, Pfizer paid $1.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.42, the P/S ratio is 3.86 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.91. The dividend yield amounts to 3.93%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Pfizer (PFE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Pfizer (PFE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Pfizer (PFE) |
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