Adding Citigroup to my Dividend Portfolio as 7th pick in my JubakAM.com Dividend Stocks Special Report
Let’s follow the template from Omnicom, my previous dividend pick, okay? The dividend yield on Citigroup is 3.48% against the five-year average yield of 1.96%. The current price-to-earnings ratio is 10.03 versus the five-year average of 10.17. The current price...
Banks start off earnings season by pouring cold water on V-shaped recovery
“I don’t think anybody should leave any bank earnings call this quarter simply feeling like the worst is absolutely behind us and it’s a rosy path ahead,” Citigroup (C) CEO Michael Corbat said this morning as he announced the bank’s second quarter earnings. “We...
Bet you’ve forgotten: Earnings season starts next week with the big banks
What with everything going 0n, I wouldn’t be surprised if the start of earnings season next week has slipped your mind. Reports of fourth quarter earnings are actually fairly important this year because stocks trade near all time highs and estimates say that...
Selling Citigroup out of my Dividend Portfolio
I’ve done a decent job in 2018 of staying away from the plunging financial sector–except in my Dividend Portfolio. There, sucked (or “suckered” if you prefer) by high dividend yields and the prospects of rising net interest margins as the Federal Reserve raised...
Reaction to JPM Chase earnings today small red flag for continued earnings season rally
The reaction to Wells Fargo (WFC) earnings released before the open this morning was perfectly fitting. The bank lagged its peers again on key metrics (revenue fell 3.1% year over year and earnings per share were down 9% as average loans fell 1%) and the stock was...
I’m adding Citigroup to my Dividend Portfolio
Citigroup (C) is among the big banks that passed the most recent stress test from the Federal Reserve. That means the bank can go ahead with its plans to raise its quarterly dividend to 45 cents from 32 cents and to buyback $17.6 billion in shares. The plan would take...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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