Category Archives: Dividend Watch List

U.S. Dividend Watch List: July 28, 2023

The market continue to progress higher with the S&P 500 almost reaching YTD gain of 20%. Nasdaq is putting up impressive number with YTD gain of 37%. Below are 41 companies on our dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: July 14, 2023

It was great week to be long the market as the S&P 500 rose 2.3% while the Nasdaq added 3.7%. and Russell 2000 gained 2.7%. A strong market naturally reduce the number of companies trading near the low. Below are 57 companies on our watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: June 23, 2023

Market closed 1.8% lower for the week. Despite a down week, bullish sentiment hat pushed the market up 13.7% in 2023 continue to remain in tack as Call Options volume for S&P 500 rose. Below is the watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: June 2, 2023

The S&P 500 rose on Friday pushing the market up 2.6% for the week and YTD gain of 12%. Interesting, the Dow is lagging the overall market with gain of only 1.9% YTD. With recent surge in the market, there are less companies on our watch list. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: May 5, 2023

It was a rocky start to May and market is down 1% one week into the month. Would “Sell In May and Go Away” set in? That is an interesting question and theory to explore. Without going deeply into different scenario, here are a quick assessment of Dow Jones Industrial return in May. It appears that we have more positive return than negative return in May. Note that negative return of greater than 10% occurred in 1931, 1932, and 1940.

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With context of market return in May behind us, let’s explore our watch list below. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: April 21, 2023

There was little movement in the market last week and by the end of the week, we are left with 89 companies on our Dividend Watch List. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: March 24, 2023

It was another up and down week for the market. When it’s all said and done, S&P 500 closed the week up slightly but remain below 4,000 mark. The number of companies on our watch list continued to creep higher. Below is the watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: March 10, 2023

The fall out of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) shook the market and dragged the S&P down nearly 5% for the week. We will have to wait and see if this issue is contagious or if regulators can contain this. As a result, our dividend watch list ballooned to more than 100 companies. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: February 24, 2023

Market was down 2% for the week falling below 4,000 mark. We ended the week with 49 companies on our watch list. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: February 10, 2023

It was a choppy week in the market as the S&P 500 traded up to 4,160 but closed slightly below 4,100 for the week. We ended the week with 32 companies on our watch list. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: January 27, 2023

The market continue to inch its way higher as S&P 500 closed above 4,070 level, up 1.3% for the week. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: January 6, 2023

The market was virtually flat for the week but we are seeing more companies trading near the low. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: January 6, 2023

The market rallied in the first week of trading. Below is the first watch list for the year. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: November 25, 2022

The market continued to move upward as the Dow Industrial has risen almost 20% from the low seen in early November. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: November 11, 2022

The market continued to make gains and increased nearly 6% for the week. A strong rebound from the one year low pushed many companies away from the low and the number of companies on our watch list shrank to less than 30 companies. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading