Utility Stock OGE Energy OGE Energy is a utility stock, and utility stocks should be primarily thought of as income investments. To a certain extent they can be considered as bond alternatives. Not bond replacements, instead, an alternative income producing asset that has advantages and disadvantages over fixed income and common stocks in general. For …
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UGI Corp.: FAST Graphs Analyze Out Loud Video
Introduction I am going to be discussing UGI Corp – a divided paying stock. UGI Corp. operates as a holding company that engages in the distribution, storage, transport, and marketing of energy products and services. It operates through the following segments: AmeriGas Propane; UGI International; Midstream and Marketing; and UGI Utilities. The AmeriGas Propane segment …
Corporate Debt Out-Of-Control Or Smart Business: Part 2
Introduction In part 1 found here, Why Record Corporate Debt Might Not Be So Bad: 8 Debt-Laden Blue Chips – Part 1 of this two-part series, I pointed out that low interest rates have been a strong motivating factor for publicly traded companies to utilize debt over equity to finance their operations. Simply stated, it is a …
Bank OZK (NAS:OZK)
Introduction I was asked to cover the Bank OZK by a subscriber back in 2018, where I produced a video. Bank OZK was not a company that I had personally invested in, but when I was asked to look at it I was quite enthralled with this company, and I don’t mind saying that today …
3M A True Dividend King for Current Yield and Dividend Growth
Introduction 3M (MMM) is a true Dividend King that has increased its dividend for 61 consecutive years. Perhaps an even more impressive dividend record is the fact that they have paid a dividend continuously for 104 years running since 1916. Furthermore, on May 12 they declared a dividend of $1.47 payable June 12, 2020 which …
10 S&P 500 Stocks That Rose In The Stock Market Crisis: It’s A Market Of Stocks: Part 2
Market of Stocks – Not a Stock Market In part 1 of this 3 part series I provided a quick cursory look at 10 of 30 stocks that MarketWatch pointed out have done very well in the stock market in spite of the coronavirus market crash. In that first group of 10, there were several …
30 S&P 500 Stocks That Rose In The Crisis: It’s A Market Of Stocks: Part 1
S&P 500 Stocks I have long asserted that it is a market of stocks and not a stock market. Perhaps the veracity of that statement has never been clearer than it is today. We are all aware of the devastation to the stock market in general that the shutdown instigated by the coronavirus has cost. …
Meredith Update: Dividend Paused
Introduction Meredith (MDP) surprised me with the recent announcement that they were going to “pause” their dividend – whatever that means. Frankly, I was surprised because the company had been guiding for strong cash flow both operating and free cash flow and EBITDA growth over the intermediate term future. So far, those consensus estimates have …
Raytheon and United Technologies Merger
Introduction There recently has been a merger between Raytheon and United Technologies. The company is now Raytheon Technologies (RTX). When something like this happens, it kind of muddies up the history a little bit, although it doesn’t completely make the history irrelevant. Company Description Raytheon Technologies Corp. is an aerospace and defense company, which engages …
Meredith Corp.: Buy of a Lifetime or a Value Trap
Introduction Today I am going to cover one of the most befuddling stocks that I think I have ever covered – Meredith Corp. In the video I will talk about why I find the stock befuddling and I will talk about what the company does and what some of their products are. Below is their …