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Top Five Watch List Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from November 4, 2014 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

Prior Year Performance Review

The top five companies from last year's list were outperformed by the market. The strength of this bull market has propelled the market to its all-time high. We believed that Clorox (CLX) and Kimberly-Clark (KMB) were quality companies worth considering as income producing asset while Pitney Bowes (PBI) should be placed under speculative category. Reviewing the performance table above and we believed our initial assessment was accurate.

The other two companies we mentioned were CVS Caremark (CVS) and Nike (NKE). Despite some negative news on Nike, the company performed well while CVS fell 16% for the year.

U.S. Dividend Watch List: November 3, 2017

It appears that nothing can slow or stop this bull market from marching forward. Growth and momentum stocks are in the range while value strategy is left in the dust. That's precisely the situation we are in. Despite that, we remain true to this strategy and will continue to seek quality company at a reasonable price. Below are 63 companies trading at or near its yearly high. Continue reading →

The bull market march on this week. The S&P 500 is only 25 points away from 2,600. Though it is difficult to find quality companies to purchase at a discount price when the market is at the all-time high, we managed to put together a list of high quality companies which pay dividend trading near their yearly low. Below are list of 30 companies for this week. Continue reading →

Previous Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from September 23, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

The top five companies on our underperformed the market due to loss from Gannett Co (GCI) and CVS Caremark (CVS). We didn't elaborated on these companies but did highlighted two that out performend the market. Wells Fargo (WFC) and T.Rowe Price (TROW) were both mentioned by our team. Lucky for us, they have gained 18.6% and 31.5% respectively. At the time, we thought that the issue Wells Fargo faced regarding fraudulent account was a one-time problem. Continue reading →

There are 50 names on the list this week. We hope that you find companies that suit your investment strategy. Continue reading →

Previous Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from August 5, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

Little was said about the top five companies in prior year. The one actionable item from our commentary was additional purchase of Carbo Ceramic (CRR) which didn't pan out well as oil supply continue to exceed demand. Despite that, the top five companies on our list returned 7% on average. The largest gain came from small regional bank Capital City Bank (CCBG). The biggest decline occurred in Gannett (GCI).

U.S. Dividend Watch List: August 4, 2017

The Dow reached another milestone breaking above 22,000 mark and closed the week at an all-time high. As a student of Dow Theory, it would be interesting to see Dow Jones Transport achieve the same mark. Despite that, we are still a continuation of a bull market. Below are companies on our watch list which we use as a starting point for our investment research. Continue reading →

Previous Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from July 22, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

The top five companies from our list one year ago gained on average 21.5%. The biggest contributor to this gain came from Tiffany & Co. (TIF) which rose 51.1%. We took a bullish bet on Tiffany last year with a call option that turned out to be a well timed speculation. You can find more detail about that transaction here.

U.S. Dividend Watch List: July 21, 2017

It's another record week for the market as both the Dow Jones Industrial and S&P 500 reached all-time high. Interestingly, we believe that market breadth may be weakening as more more companies (more than 40) are appearing on our watch list. Similar condition last year produced 7 companies on our watch list. Our team would urge caution as new positions are established and existing positions are accumulated. If one are to start accumulating, we suggest start with companies on our watch list. Continue reading →

Previous Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from July 8, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

The average return of the top five companies were exceptional at 32.1%. We were somewhat bullish about financial sector due to the large number of financial companies on our list. As such, we pointed our readers to Financial Sector ETF (XLF) which rose 32% for the year. Such strategy eliminated individual share risk. However, doing so would preclude you to more lucrative gain from shares of the like of State Street (STT) and S&T BanCorp (STBA)

Other notable companies include Tiffany (TIF), Target (TGT), Brown-Forman (BF-B), and Cardinal Health (CAH). Only Tiffany managed a positive return for the year. We may be blinded by our personal bias but we believe that these names still offer great value proposition for any income investors.

U.S. Dividend Watch List: July 7, 2017

There was some volatility in the market this week. Though the market ended the week relatively flat, the VIX rose 14% for the week. We urge readers to take caution as correction could occur at any moment. Our strategy is to utilize our watch list as a starting place for research. Below, you will 47 companies on our watch list. Continue reading →

Previous Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from June 24, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

The performance of the top five companies were exceptional. The best performing stock was Goldman Sachs (GS) which gained 53%. Our take on the financial sector was wrong as we specifically urged readers to hold off on this sector for several months. Shares of Goldman did not fall below $139.50.

Trailing Goldman by a fraction of percentage point is Tiffany & Co. (TIF) whose shares rose 52.8%. Share price closed the week at $91.79 and we said last year that our fair value estimate for this company is around $100. Our assessment for Tiffany have proven to be correct and profitable as we were long Tiffany at the time of writing.

The worse performer was Cardinal Health (CAH) which gained only 5.9%. We thought shares should trade closer to $85 but that was wishful thinking on our part. Despite that, the company continued to provide dividend as income to shareholders.

U.S. Dividend Watch List: June 23, 2017

It was an uneventful week for the market and we're in the waiting mode to see of the S&P can break above 2,450 mark. At the end of the week, there are 36 companies on our dividend watch list. Continue reading →

It seems that even the Fed can't move the market with interest rate hike as the market was flat for the week. Despite the market being near its all-time high, our work of searching companies at their new low doesn't stop. Below, you will find a list of companies with good historical record of dividend paying company trading at or near its yearly low. Continue reading →

Previous Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from May 27, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

The S&P 500 rose +15.10% in the last year. However, the top five companies on our watch list gained only +2.40% due to underperformance of 4 companies. The worst performer was Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) which is a major producer of eggs. We thought that the bottom was near at the time but we were proven wrong. Falling not far behind was HollyFrontier (HFC) which fell -8.10%. We didn't believe the company was providing enough margin of safety until it traded below book value. Refining is a difficult business but the utilization rate is approaching full capacity (100%, see data) which suggests that pricing should firm up in the near future. We are not suggesting an outright buy at this level but a purchase here is clearly better than last year.

U.S. Dividend Watch List: May 26, 2017

Another week and it's another all-time high for the S&P 500. The index rose +1.40% for the week. We ended the week with 37 companies on our watch list this week. Continue reading →

Prior Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from May 13, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

Watch List Review

The average gain for the top five companies was 25.2% driven mainly by regional bank. The three banks gained more than 40%. The worse performer was Cardinal Health (CAH) which declined 4.4%. Our perspective then was that financial sector was near the bottom and urged our readers to assess ETF. In addition, we provided our readers with several companies to consider. Those companies combined for average gain of 15% where the S&P 500 gained 16.8%.

U.S. Dividend Watch List: May 12, 2017

The bull run continued to push forward and them market touched its all-time high this week but closed the week slightly down. There are 35 companies on our dividend watch list this week. Continue reading →

After spending months trading in range, it appeared that the market is ready for a breakout to the upside as the S&P 500 closed the week at its all-time high of 2,399. It is going to be an interesting week as the market look to break above 2,400. Below are 30 companies on our watch list this week. Continue reading →

Previous Year Performance Review

In our ongoing review of the NLO Dividend Watch List, we have taken the top five stocks on our list from April 8, 2016 and have checked the performance one year later. The top five companies on that list can be seen in the table below.

The top five companies did exceptionally well with average gains of +43.70%. During the same period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 returned +17.50% and +15%, respectively. At the time, it was clear to us that the financial sector was the weakest of all industry groups judging by the number of companies belonging to the watch list. The following excerpt was taken from our post last year.

There are too many banks on the list to focus on so anyone interested in taking a early stake in the sector should consider ETFs such as XLF or VFH as the low may not be in yet.  The Wall Street Journal published a good piece on the sector titled, Miserable Year for Banks: Stocks Suffer as Rates Stay Low.

Those ETFs mentioned above (XLF and VFH) returned +32% in one year.

In addition to the financials, we pointed out two companies in the agriculture sector to watch out for, they were Monsanto (MON) and Lindsay (LNN) which returned +34% and +27%, respectively. We said the following about these two companies:

Two companies in the agricultural sectors are trading near their yearly low and worth a look.  Monsanto (MON) and Lindsay (LNN) may have not reached their respective "bottoms" but one should start research at these levels to identify their respective intrinsic values. Our valuation models suggest a possible downside risk of -30% for both companies. How likely are they to reach that level is to be seen. However, one can never pick the exact bottom of the stock price and multiple purchases is a great strategy to deploy. Because Lindsay (LNN) was on our list last year and remain in the same position, we interpret this as a potential bottoming process in the company.

U.S Dividend Watch List: April 7, 2017

The market continues to trade in a tight range between 2,300 and 2,350. We'll have to see if it can hold the 2,300 level and possibly retest 2,400. Despite being near an all-time high, we continue to seek long-term investments at a reasonable price and below are 28 companies you should consider. Continue reading →