Stock Picks Blogger » AT&T http://www.stockpicksblogger.com Free Daily Stock Picks Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:05:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 T – AT&T dividend yield 4.2% http://www.stockpicksblogger.com/stockpicks/t-att/ http://www.stockpicksblogger.com/stockpicks/t-att/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:13:24 +0000 admin http://www.stockpicksblogger.com/stockpicks/t-att/ “Given uncertainties, our strategy is to focus on stocks with minimal downside risk,” says Harry Domash who has added AT&T (NYSE: T) to the portfolio of his Winning Investing.”Telecom giant AT&T is in a recession resistant businesses and pays a high dividend, which are the characteristics we need for this market. The stock provides and estimated dividend yield of 4.2%

“SBC Communications adopted the AT&T name when it bought long distance carrier AT&T in 2005. AT&T purchased BellSouth in 2006 and now provides landline Internet and telephone services in 22 U.S. states.

“With BellSouth, AT&T gained full control of Cingular, the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., and changed its name to AT&T Mobility. Wireless services account for most of AT&T’s growth. Last year AT&T became the exclusive service provider for Apple’s new iPhone.

“In 2006, AT&T launched a fiber-based network, called ‘U-verse,’ which offers video and higher speed
Internet services.

“AT&T reported December quarter (continuing) earnings of $0.71 per share, up 16% vs. year-ago. Thanks to its BellSouth purchase, revenues rose 91% to $30.3 billion. The stock is an addition to the ‘Masstress Stuffers’ portion of our model portfolio.”

]]> http://www.stockpicksblogger.com/stockpicks/t-att/feed/ 1 Dogs of the Dow 2008 http://www.stockpicksblogger.com/stockpicks/dogs-of-the-dow-2008/ http://www.stockpicksblogger.com/stockpicks/dogs-of-the-dow-2008/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:26:18 +0000 admin http://www.stockpicksblogger.com/stockpicks/dogs-of-the-dow-2008/ The Dogs of the Dow Theory is really quite simple. The Dow Jones Industrials is a prestigious list of companies to begin with. By sorting these stocks to find the ten companies with the highest dividend yield, you are automatically choosing companies that are undervalued relative to their peers. By refreshing the list each year, you’re always picking new “dogs” – the ones that stand the greatest chance of catching up with their peers.

The Dogs of the Dow for 2008 are:

Stock Symbol Company Name 2007 Close Dividend Yield
C Citigroup, Inc. 29.44 7.34%
PFE Pfizer, Inc. 22.73 5.63%
GM General Motors 24.89 4.02%
MO Altria Group 75.58 3.97%
VZ Verizon Communications, Inc. 43.69 3.94%
T AT&T, Inc. 41.56 3.85%
DD Du Pont De Nemours 44.09 3.72%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co 43.65 3.48%
GE General Electric 37.07 3.35%
HD Home Depot, Inc. 26.94 3.34%

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