Posts tagged Dividend Yields
Canadian Dividend Report - February, 2020 Update
Canadian Dividend Report - February, 2020 Update

Dividend investing is a great way to add an income component to your portfolio. Many investors eye a stock and then when the dividend yield is above a certain value - say, in the 75th percentile of its historical yield - they buy. It’s kind of an indirect value play, as yields and share prices move inversely with each other, all else being equal. As long as the fundamentals of the company remain strong and you aren’t going to get burned on the other end by taking a large capital loss, it’s a solid strategy. Click here for the full report!

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The Dividend Investors Report
The Dividend Investors Report

Did you know that subscribers to this website have free access to our monthly Dividend Investors Report, a simplified document organized by sector so that investors can see all the relevant dividend information for the stocks and income trusts they hold and their competitors. Click here to see a sample of this report, and subscribe to receive the dividend details on all S&P/TSX Composite Index stocks!

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Ensign Energy Services: A Dividend Yield Trap

What to make of Ensign Energy's high dividend yield? At 15.74%, Ensign currently has the highest dividend yield of all companies listed on the S&P/TSX Composite Index. While this may be attractive to dividend investors, a high dividend yield may signify trouble. Today, we examine the company’s financial statements and management’s actions, including those of its direct competitors, to answer the question: is this just another dividend yield trap?

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