valuation
Interest Rates and Their Impact On Stock Value
2020-09-17
Introduction Interest Rates Many investors are attempting to justify higher stock “valuations” because interest rates are at historical lows. I would agree that lower interest rates could affect “market valuations” based on the simple law of supply and demand. The concept is simple, when fixed income offers lower returns it logically stimulates more demand for […]
FedEx Corp.: Fundamentals Support the Price Increase
2020-07-01
Introduction After reporting better than 4th quarter results on Tuesday, the stock price of FedEx Corp. (FDX) has been on a tear. With this article, I plan to demonstrate that the fundamentals support the current price rise. Moreover, the fundamentals also suggest that it is not too late to take a long-term position in this […]
4th Largest Bank in Canada – Bank of Montreal (BMO)
2020-06-24
Introduction Bank of Montreal (BMO) engages in the provision of banking and financial services to individuals and institutions. The reason I am featuring this over any of the other Canadian banks, there are some concerns about the retail housing market in Canada and the exposure that a lot of the big banks have. Once of […]
OGE Energy: Attractive Value Above-Average Dividend Yield
2020-06-19
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 […]
3M A True Dividend King for Current Yield and Dividend Growth
2020-05-20
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 […]