11 Cheapest, High-Yield Dividend Achievers

Today I'm focusing on some of the cheapest dividend paying stocks from the High-Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Index. 50 companies are part of the index which is based on the NASDAQ Dividend Achievers 50 Index. It's comprised of dividend yielding stocks that consistently raise their dividends.

Only eleven companies from the index have a forward P/E below 15; Three currently have buy recommendations.

AT&T (T) has a market capitalization of $189.18 billion. The company employs 243,340 people, generates revenue of $127.434 billion and has a net income of $7.539 billion. AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32.168 billion. The EBITDA margin is 25.24 percent (the operating margin is 10.15 percent and the net profit margin 5.92 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 25.65 percent of AT&T’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 75.62 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.34 percent was realized by AT&T. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.32. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.77 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Forward P/E: 13.17.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 26.77, the P/S ratio is 1.48 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.14. The dividend yield amounts to 5.08 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.45.



Altria Group (MO) has a market capitalization of $72.13 billion. The company employs 9,100 people, generates revenue of $24.618 billion and has a net income of $4.183 billion. Altria Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7.487 billion. The EBITDA margin is 30.41 percent (the operating margin is 25.91 percent and the net profit margin 16.99 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 39.28 percent of Altria Group’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 438.07 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 121.70 percent was realized by Altria Group. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.19. Last fiscal year, Altria Group paid $1.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Forward P/E: 13.95.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.40, the P/S ratio is 2.92 and the P/B ratio is finally 22.78. The dividend yield amounts to 4.90 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.43.



ConocoPhillips (COP) has a market capitalization of $80.34 billion. The company employs 17,100 people, generates revenue of $62.004 billion and has a net income of $7.481 billion. ConocoPhillips’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $22.309 billion. The EBITDA margin is 35.98 percent (the operating margin is 24.87 percent and the net profit margin 12.07 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 18.55 percent of ConocoPhillips’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 45.27 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.09 percent was realized by ConocoPhillips. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.86. Last fiscal year, ConocoPhillips paid $2.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Forward P/E: 10.87.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.21, the P/S ratio is 1.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.67. The dividend yield amounts to 4.20 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.16.



Take a closer look at the full list of the 11 cheapest stocks from the High-Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Index. The average P/E ratio amounts to 15.26 and forward P/E ratio is 12.96. The dividend yield has a value of 4.21 percent. Price to book ratio is 7.34 and price to sales ratio 1.83. The operating margin amounts to 21.38 percent and the beta ratio is 0.74. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 7.81, excluded by Pitney Bowes: 3.03.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

Related Stock Ticker Symbols:
PBI, T, ORI, MO, PPL, COP, SCG, LMT, TMP, UVV, CTBI

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*I am long MO, LMT. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.