Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted May 10, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted May 10, 2024 Morgan Stanley says these stocks could follow Meta and Alphabet in announcing a dividend The dividend stock club could soon get new members, according to Morgan Stanley. “Committing to a consistent dividend sends a positive signal to the market, conveys management’s confidence in the business, and opens the stock up to income oriented investors,” wrote analyst Todd Castagno, adding that a dividend “conveys a hopeful future,” while also offering a steady income and luring passive and income investors. Alphabet and Meta Platforms are among the most recent high-profile names to initiate a dividend to give back to shareholders. The search giant a nnounced a 20-cent per share quarterly dividend in April, while Meta Platforms authorized a 50-cent per share dividend in February. The moves bring the total tally of “Magnificent 7” stocks offering a dividend to five — along with Nvidia, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and Apple. Castagno noted that companies across market capitalization tend to outperform the market by 6.5% and 9.2%, respectively, within six months and a year following the announcement. Broken down by sector, consumer staples, energy and communication services stocks tend to outperform, while materials is the only sector that underperforms following a dividend initiation. To find some of the potential dividend-initiating candidates, Morgan Stanley looked for stocks with a market cap exceeding $35 billion, a strong net cash position and a free cash flow yield exceeding 3%. Here are some of the companies that made the list: Several popular technology and companies made the list, including This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and Palo Alto Networks . The stocks are up 5% and 0.3%, respectively this year. Expedia Group holds the most significant free cash flow yield of the group at 12.6%. Shares have slumped 26% this year and more than 16% in May, with the online travel company lowering its full-year guidance earlier this month due to a slowdown in Vrbo and the business-to-consumer acceleration rate. Newly public grocery delivery company Instacart also made the cut. Shares have surged nearly 58% this year and sit about 14% below their initial public offering opening price of $42 . The company marked one the first notable IPOs last year following a roughly two-year long technology offering drought. Lululemon Athletica , Airbnb and Regeneron also made the cut. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Investment strategy,Stock markets, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Holdings Inc,Palo Alto Networks Inc,Expedia Group Inc,Instacart (Maplebear Inc),Lululemon Athletica Inc,Airbnb Inc,Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc,Alphabet Inc,Meta Platforms Inc,business news #Morgan #Stanley #stocks #follow #Meta #Alphabet #announcing #dividend This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/ 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/29752-morgan-stanley-says-these-stocks-could-follow-meta-and-alphabet-in-announcing-a-dividend/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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