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Zacks Value Trader Highlights: XOM, NOBL, REGL, M and JILL
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Chicago, IL – August 23, 2019 – Zacks Value Trader is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Stock Strategist Tracey Ryniec. Every week, Tracey will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. To listen to the podcast, click here:
Welcome to Episode #155 of the Value Investor Podcast.
Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks.
This week, Tracey continues with her series looking at Benjamin Graham’s best-selling book for value investors called “The Intelligent Investor.”
First published in 1949, the last edition by Graham was published in 1973. But in 2003, Jason Zweig, along with a preface by Warren Buffett, updated the book to account for the events of the last 40 years.
What Does a Value Portfolio Look Like?
It sounds so easy.
Value investors buy cheap stocks and they hold them.
But what does that mean?
Graham outlines several tips that he thinks investors should consider for their portfolios.
1. How big should your portfolio be? Graham recommends between 10 and 20 stocks. But remember, he was writing in the 1970s, long before ETFs, and even mutual funds, became popular vehicles for investors. You may now have a portfolio that is only ETFs.
2. What types of companies should you own? Graham recommended buying big companies which were conservatively financed. But in 2019, investors should also consider small and medium-sized companies as part of a balanced portfolio.
3. According to Graham, they should have a long record of dividends. But do value investors today really need income-producing stocks? Many small caps don’t pay dividends.
4. Ask: “How much?” Put a limit on what you are willing to pay for the stock. Value investors usually look for companies trading with a forward P/E of 15 or less but you may choose to go even cheaper, at, say 10x.
Finding Dividend Aristocrats
Companies with a record of paying a dividend, and raising it, over a long period of time are often called dividend aristocrats.
You may stumble across a stock and discover that it has raised its dividend for decades.
That’s what happened to Tracey recently when Exxon (XOM - Free Report) announced its third quarter dividend payment and said that it had increased its dividend for 37 consecutive years.
But otherwise, most people looking for the aristocrats, which are companies that have raised their dividends consistently over many years, look to the ETFs.
Two ETFs to consider are the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL - Free Report) and the Proshares MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats (REGL - Free Report) .
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have raised their dividend at least 25 consecutive years. Impressive.
The MidCaps have done it for 15 years.
But just because they pay a dividend doesn’t mean they are cheap. Or that the company is fundamentally sound.
The Retailers are Cheap
Macy’s (M - Free Report) has plunged near 5-year lows again. It is trading with a forward P/E of 5.4. That’s certainly cheap.
It has paid a dividend since 2003, but it did cut it during the financial crisis in 2009.
Macy’s is now yielding 9.8%.
Other retailers are trading below $5 now, including J. Jill (JILL - Free Report) . Many consider stocks under $5 to be on sale. It hasn’t reported yet. Stay tuned.
What else should investors know about setting up their portfolio and the cheap retailers?
Find out on this week’s podcast.
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A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 7 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
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Zacks Value Trader Highlights: XOM, NOBL, REGL, M and JILL
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – August 23, 2019 – Zacks Value Trader is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Stock Strategist Tracey Ryniec. Every week, Tracey will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. To listen to the podcast, click here:
(https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/483106/what-does-a-value-portfolio-look-like)
What Does a Value Portfolio Look Like?
Welcome to Episode #155 of the Value Investor Podcast.
Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks.
This week, Tracey continues with her series looking at Benjamin Graham’s best-selling book for value investors called “The Intelligent Investor.”
First published in 1949, the last edition by Graham was published in 1973. But in 2003, Jason Zweig, along with a preface by Warren Buffett, updated the book to account for the events of the last 40 years.
What Does a Value Portfolio Look Like?
It sounds so easy.
Value investors buy cheap stocks and they hold them.
But what does that mean?
Graham outlines several tips that he thinks investors should consider for their portfolios.
1. How big should your portfolio be? Graham recommends between 10 and 20 stocks. But remember, he was writing in the 1970s, long before ETFs, and even mutual funds, became popular vehicles for investors. You may now have a portfolio that is only ETFs.
2. What types of companies should you own? Graham recommended buying big companies which were conservatively financed. But in 2019, investors should also consider small and medium-sized companies as part of a balanced portfolio.
3. According to Graham, they should have a long record of dividends. But do value investors today really need income-producing stocks? Many small caps don’t pay dividends.
4. Ask: “How much?” Put a limit on what you are willing to pay for the stock. Value investors usually look for companies trading with a forward P/E of 15 or less but you may choose to go even cheaper, at, say 10x.
Finding Dividend Aristocrats
Companies with a record of paying a dividend, and raising it, over a long period of time are often called dividend aristocrats.
You may stumble across a stock and discover that it has raised its dividend for decades.
That’s what happened to Tracey recently when Exxon (XOM - Free Report) announced its third quarter dividend payment and said that it had increased its dividend for 37 consecutive years.
But otherwise, most people looking for the aristocrats, which are companies that have raised their dividends consistently over many years, look to the ETFs.
Two ETFs to consider are the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL - Free Report) and the Proshares MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats (REGL - Free Report) .
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have raised their dividend at least 25 consecutive years. Impressive.
The MidCaps have done it for 15 years.
But just because they pay a dividend doesn’t mean they are cheap. Or that the company is fundamentally sound.
The Retailers are Cheap
Macy’s (M - Free Report) has plunged near 5-year lows again. It is trading with a forward P/E of 5.4. That’s certainly cheap.
It has paid a dividend since 2003, but it did cut it during the financial crisis in 2009.
Macy’s is now yielding 9.8%.
Other retailers are trading below $5 now, including J. Jill (JILL - Free Report) . Many consider stocks under $5 to be on sale. It hasn’t reported yet. Stay tuned.
What else should investors know about setting up their portfolio and the cheap retailers?
Find out on this week’s podcast.
Biggest Tech Breakthrough in a Generation
Be among the early investors in the new type of device that experts say could impact society as much as the discovery of electricity. Current technology will soon be outdated and replaced by these new devices. In the process, it’s expected to create 22 million jobs and generate $12.3 trillion in activity.
A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 7 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
See 7 breakthrough stocks now>>
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss.This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.