Top Dividend Stocks for January 2021
- Lumen Technologies Inc. (LUMN)
- Brookfield Property REIT Inc. ( BPYU)
- New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYCB)
- Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN)
- TFS Financial Corp. (TFSL)
2019
| Declared | Record | Amount |
|---|
| 10/22/2019 | 11/08/2019 | $0.51 |
| 07/23/2019 | 08/09/2019 | $0.51 |
| 04/23/2019 | 05/10/2019 | $0.45 |
| 01/22/2019 | 02/01/2019 | $0.45 |
The current annual dividend amounts to $1.64 per share.
Bottom line: WBA stock is not a buy right now for investors focused on top-performing growth stocks with strong fundamentals and technicals. To find the best stocks to buy and watch, check out IBD's Stock Lists page. More stock ideas can be found on our Leaderboard and MarketSmith platforms.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Dividend InformationWalgreens Boots Alliance pays an annual dividend of $1.87 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.88%. Walgreens Boots Alliance pays out 39.45% of its earnings out as a dividend.
IBM currently pays a quarterly dividend of $1.62 per share, or $6.48 per share annualized. That works out to a dividend yield of about 4.6% based on the current stock price.
Ex-Dividend Date 12/10/2020. Dividend Yield 1.49% Annual Dividend $2.16.
Having paid annual dividends since 1934. Also increasing those dividends each year since 1976. Above all, the WBA dividend is safe. And currently, the stock has a nice combination of dividend yield and dividend growth.
Drugstore chain Walgreens has been taking a big dose of downsizing. The company announced in the summer of 2019 that it would shut down about 200 of its U.S. stores, and that work is still going on. Walgreens says the closings amount to fewer than 3% of the chain's nearly 9,600 locations in the U.S.
WBA, -0.12% stock fell 3.1% in Thursday premarket trading after the pharmacy retailer reported third-quarter earnings that missed expectations and reported a COVID-19-related sales impairment. Net loss totaled $1.71 billion, or $1.95 per share, after net income of $1.03 billion, or $1.13 per share, last year.
HP pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.10%.
As of November 2018, Apple paid shareholders a dividend of 73 cents per share.
Nordstrom said it “remains committed” to paying a dividend over the long term, and will figure out when it can resume payments “when appropriate.” Macy's has also withdrawn its 2020 sales and earnings outlook, and is suspending its quarterly cash dividend.
Given that AT&T is a Dividend Aristocrat, meaning it has at least 25 years of consecutive dividend increases, its 7% yield and low valuation are all the more attractive. AT&T is also a Dividend Champion.
Dividend History for Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
| Ex-Div. Date | Amount | Pay. Date |
|---|
| 8/9/2019 | $0.77 | 8/15/2019 |
| 5/10/2019 | $0.77 | 5/16/2019 |
| 2/8/2019 | $0.73 | 2/14/2019 |
| 11/8/2018 | $0.73 | 11/15/2018 |
Amazon, on the other hand, has never paid a dividend. The company's promise to investors has instead been built around the idea that as Amazon grows, eats up business in new markets, and starts generating meaningful profit, investors will get more excited about buying the stock, pushing the price up.
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Let me give you an example. Let's say your annual expenses are $60,000, which is the average US household expenses according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you wanted to generate $60k in dividends a year at a more realistic 3% dividend yield, you'd need a portfolio worth around $2,000,000.
These 10 stocks could be great buys if the real estate and energy sectors recover next year.
| Stock | Dividend Yield | Payout Ratio |
|---|
| Lumen (NYSE:LUMN) | 9.84% | 84% |
| Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) | 15.74% | 230% |
| MPLX LP (NYSE:MPLX) | 12.16% | 265% |
| Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE:PSXP) | 12.58% | 90% |
How To Make $500 A Month In Dividends – 5 Step Summary
- Choose a desired dividend yield target.
- Determine the amount of investment required.
- Select dividend stocks to fill out your dividend income portfolio.
- Invest in your dividend income portfolio regularly.
- Reinvest all dividends received.
How to analyze dividend stocks
| Company | Dividend Yield | Earnings Payout Ratio (From Fiscal 2017) |
|---|
| AT&T | 6.5% | 42% |
| Apple | 1.3% | 31.7% |
| Realty Income | 4.4% | 230.4% |
| Disney | 1.5% | 29.5% |
Soft-drink and bottled-water specialist Coca-Cola is a popular stock for dividend investors, and for good reason. Coke offers a generous 3.4% dividend yield today alongside a 58-year streak of annual payout increases and a strong commitment to a lucrative and sustainable dividend policy for the long run.
AT&T (NYSE:T) has been a popular dividend stock for many years due to its relative stability, name recognition, and high yield. The company is a Dividend Aristocrat -- meaning that it has raised its dividend annually for at least 25 consecutive years -- and currently yields 6.8%.
United Airlines scores a 7 for its Earnings Per Share Rating. It means that UAL's earnings per share growth has outperformed just 7% of all publicly traded companies in earnings. Stocks with EPS Ratings of 80 or better have the best chance of success. Keep in mind, too, the company could rack up huge losses in 2020.
