Most investors who want exposure to the financial sector focus on well-known mega-cap stocks such as JP Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC). However, some smaller financial services companies have much longer dividend growth streaks. In fact, the only three financial services companies in the group of dividend kings, which have raised their dividends
Stock market liquidity has favored risk-on assets the past year, which has created an opportunity for many high-quality stocks to make a comeback. And while many investors have their eyes on growth stocks and others have gotten caught up in meme stock madness, there are still plenty of great values to be found among dividend
Dividend stocks appeal to passive-income seekers. Broader markets have also seen record highs in recent days. Yet, investors still have opportunities for buying robust dividend names for less than where they were trading several weeks ago. Of course, even businesses with significant catalysts come under stress every now and then. However, leading companies with good
For folks who like to sit on a stock and collect dividends for years, pharmaceutical giant Merck (NYSE:MRK) is a go-to investment. MRK stock is rock-solid: low in volatility and high in market capitalization, it’s appropriate for many risk-averse investors. Source: Atmosphere1 / Shutterstock.com On the other hand, the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic added an
Nokia (NYSE:NOK), the Finnish telecom company, changed its dividend policy on Mar. 18 with its Capital Markets Day presentation. After having withheld a dividend payment last year even though the company was profitable, it has now decided to “update” its policy. As a result, NOK stock might have a chance of moving significantly higher this
Although growth names almost always attract the most attention on Wall Street, diversification is everything. Even if you’re a young investor with a strong appetite for risk, it never hurts to consider the top dividend stocks. Of course, that’s a bit of a challenge right now because the intense speculation in the market has driven
The U.S. economy is recovering from the pandemic, and investors are hunting for dividend stocks in industries with higher-than-average growth. Consistent revenue gains — and a boost from pandemic-fueled adoptions — have made pet stocks the perfect opportunity for strong dividend returns. Consumers are spending more money than ever on their pets. Pet spending reached
MicroVision is still up for sale, just like the CEO said it was and the latest 10-Q report indicates. Unfortunately, there are still no buyers. Source: Shutterstock For some reason, the market thinks a deal will happen when the stock is at a market value of $3.41 billion. Allow me to provide an evidently-needed reality
Canoo (NASDAQ:GOEV) released its earnings on May 17 and made some concerning statements. Expect GOEV stock to drive lower. Source: Shutterstock For starters, the company is no longer going to use a contract manufacturer. It also expects to take until 2023 before electric vehicle (EV) deliveries and revenue begin to flow into the company. More troubling
Since the beginning of the year, shares of Cyprus-based shipping company Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) stock are up by more than 80%. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com As stated in its filings with the SEC back in April, its recent stock increases were “significantly inconsistent” with its performance. It continues to expand its fleet aggressively, putting
Fisker (NYSE:FSR) detailed ongoing operating and capital spending plans in its latest Q1 earnings release on May 17. A capital raise looks likely for the electric vehicle (EV) car maker, and likely to wreak havoc on FSR stock, at least until investors have visibility on when, exactly, they can expect Fisker to start producing free
There’s been plenty of talk about GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock going to the moon in 2021. At the same time, there’s been plenty of people pounding the table that the stock is overvalued. Source: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com For sure, GME stock is overvalued compared to where it was just a year ago. The stock is up
While it may seem like “meme-stock mania” is over, several of these names are still up triple digits this year. In fact, much-maligned meme stocks are not losing steam as the more than 10 million members of Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets (WSB) community continue to push shares upward. However — as is the case with most companies
Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ:RIDE) stock, the electric car start-up, took a hard fall but then rose again on a management re-shuffle. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com The company admitted misstatements in demand for its Endurance pick-up. Then it accepted the resignations of CEO Steve Burns and CFO Julio Rodriguez. Becky Roof, an accountant who has been
When I last wrote about Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) last month I indicated that I felt that the biotech company was not worth more than about $1 per share. As of June 16, VXRT stock was at $7.67, or $1.00 higher than when I wrote about it on May 14 at $6.61. Source: Photo courtesy of Vaxart,
With Zomedica’s (NYSE:ZOM) new Truforma diagnostic tool possibly facing a great deal of entrenched competition, the outlook of ZOM stock is, at best, difficult to determine. Meanwhile, the shares have a very high valuation. Source: didesign021 / Shutterstock.com A diagnostic product meant to be used by veterinarians, Truforma measures the amount of T4 and TSH
While Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) stock has a great deal of potential, the shares currently have a fairly high valuation. Source: Minerva Studio / Shutterstock.com Moreover, in the short-term and medium-term, SENS stock looks poised to fall significantly. Senseonics has developed Eversense, a 90-day continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. According to the company, the device provides continuous
Economic capital (EC) refers to the amount of risk capital that a bank estimates it will need in order to remain solvent at a given confidence level and time horizon. Regulatory capital (RC), on the other hand, reflects the amount of capital that a bank needs, given regulatory guidance and rules. This article, in addition
Calculating the equity risk premium for a security using Microsoft Excel is rather straightforward. Before entering anything into the spreadsheet, find the expected rate of return for the security and a relevant risk-free rate in the market. Once those numbers are known, enter a formula that subtracts the risk-free value from the expected value. By
In the oil and gas sector, proven reserves have a reasonable certainty of being recovered, while unproven reserves have a decreased level of certainty in being recovered. Recoverable oil reserves are the amount of oil that can reasonably be recovered given current technical and economic conditions. Reserves have specific classifications related to the degree of