Introduction Warren Buffett once famously suggested that investors should be “greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy.” After a disastrous quarter Dividend King Stanley Black & Decker with a 55 year and running dividend increase streak has fallen precipitously. In April of this year I produced a video titled “Stanley Black …
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Stanley Black & Decker A Dividend Aristocrat On Sale | FAST Graphs
Dividend Aristocrat Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Stanley Black & Decker has increased their dividend for 54 consecutive years making it a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Champion and a Dividend King. A Dividend King is a dividend paying growth stock that has increased its dividend for more than 50 years. Consequently, this class of dividend paying …
Which Is the Better Valuation Metric? The P/E Ratio or the PEG Ratio: Part 1
Introduction Recently, I have been engaged in rather intense discussions regarding the validity of P/E ratios versus PEG ratios as proper or appropriate valuation metrics. I generally find these types of debates befuddling for a couple of reasons. One, they are often a result of a failure to communicate. Either party or sometimes both parties …
Why Accomplished Dividend Growth Investors Can Ignore Price Volatility
Introduction For a lot of reasons, dividend growth investing is becoming more and more popular every day. The historically low interest rate on fixed income is perhaps one important reason for this trend. However, an equally important, and perhaps even the most important reason, might just be that investors are better informed on the dividend …
7 Large-cap Industrials with High Growth Rates, Low Valuations and Above-average Dividend Yields
This article screened the industrial sector searching for companies that offer above-average forecast earnings growth of 15% to 20% or better that could be purchased at an attractive valuation. Although each of these companies pays a dividend, due to the cyclical nature of this industry we encourage the reader to carefully review the dividend history …
A Primer on Valuation: 8 Examples of How Earnings Growth Drives Dividends and Returns
Valuation Based on Fundamentals In order to prudently answer the question of when to buy a stock, an investor first needs to know the value of the company behind the stock. At the most basic level, a company derives its value based on the fundamentals behind the business it operates. Focusing on, and calculating the …