Dividends -- This May Be The Only Thing That Keep Some Tickers In The Game -- December 8, 2024

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Later, 6:52 p.m. CST: I posted the original note below earlier today. Now this from CNBC: analysts tout these three energy companies for their nice dividends: Chevron, Energy Transfer, and EPD.

Original Post

Link to The WSJ:

That would be a welcome sight for dividend investors, as large U.S. companies’ payouts haven’t kept pace with the market’s rally. This week, the S&P 500’s dividend yield, which measures dividend payouts relative to stock price, hit a 20-year low when it dropped below 1.19%.

And even more specifically, dividends may be the only thing keeping the "legacy" energy stocks above water.

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