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The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Southern Company: Solid As They Come Southern Company announces solid second-quarter results. One of the nation's largest energy utilities shows that offering slow but steady growth and a strong dividend can produce market-beating results all on its own.   |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Southern Talk for Income Investors Investors, despite Southern Company's solid results, it's too early to get a definitive grip on general public utility trends for the quarter. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2011 |
A Brief History of Southern Company's Returns Southern's valuation multiple has stayed fairly constant over time, which is what you should expect from a utility company. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Time for a Little Southern Comforting? With the market flopping about crazily, utility provider Southern calms frazzled nerves with a solid quarterly report. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2011
Jordan DiPietro |
Should You Retire With Southern Company? Southern Company's dividend is 4.78%. This is tremendous; not only does Southern Company pay a dividend, but it pays more than the average company in the S&P 500. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
David Lee Smith |
No Drawl in This Southern Quarter Atlanta-based utility Southern Company has benefited from where it operates to fashion solid growth. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2005
Brian Richards |
What Every Portfolio Needs Want a strong core investment? Look no further than dividend-paying stocks. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2011 |
Southern Union Company Earnings Preview Southern Union Company will unveil its latest earnings on Monday, August 1. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Guarantee Your Returns Learning to invest is easy. Learning to beat the market isn't. That's why, over the course of decades, some of the best money managers in the business have relied on dividends for help. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2004
Mathew Emmert |
Beat the Market With Less Risk You can achieve maximum returns without taking on the maximum risk. Here's how to make money in the stock market without sacrificing your right to sleep at night. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2006
Rich Smith |
France Telecom Guillotined International investors gave the cold shoulder to France Telecom and its fiscal 2005 earnings warning. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Grounded in China China Southern Airlines reports a loss for the first six months of 2005. Until this airline can turn the corner, there is no reason to rush into the stock. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2005
Mathew Emmert |
Dividend Stocks Beat the Market Let dividends lead you to miraculous investment returns. |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Vaughan Scully |
Utility ETFs Promise Low Volatility and Steady Dividends While Standard & Poor's Equity Research expects only "modest" gains from utility stocks in 2010, their collective dividend yield has risen year to date to about 4.7%. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2006
Tim Hanson |
Build Your Dividend Dynasty Great investments are lifelong companions -- driving returns in good times and in bad. Long-term investments should have enough financial strength to generate and grow a substantial dividend. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2011
Jordan DiPietro |
Should You Buy and Hold Norfolk Southern? Let's look at Norfolk Southern's valuation, dividends, growth, and volatility to see if it had the traits of a good retirement stock. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2008
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Southern This bullish call for electrical utility Southern comes from more than just one analyst. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2005
Matt Thurmond |
Utilities That Pay YOU Electric utilities are some of the highest dividend payers in the market. |
Searcher
December 2002
Carol Ebbinghouse |
Saving the Information Profession, Google, and the World: The 15th Annual Scoug Retreat A recap of the 15th annual Southern California Online User Group (SCOUG) retreat. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: United Utilities With this company, the dividend's not just the main story -- at a 7.3% yield, United's dividend is the whole story. Look for news suggesting changes to the dividend in the near future. If it's hiked, the stock will rise. If it's cut, the stock will fall. End of story. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Play the Right Numbers As an investor, you might be able to learn something from the bookies out there. Investing in solid dividend-paying companies beats the market with lower risk. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Dividend Dandy From Down Under Telecom New Zealand announced positive full-year results today, but what's most positive for investors is a new dividend payout policy. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Great Plains' Great Pains Will slow growth and declining earnings make this energy holding company an acquisition target? The low-growth, total-return scenario will only make sense if the stock fades closer to its 52-week low (down 10% from its current level). |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Are Power Stocks a Buy? Utilities stocks have trounced the S&P index during the second quarter. Should you be a buyer? |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Southern Comfort and Stability A pair of southeastern public utilities, Southern Company and FPL Group, have bucked the sloppy market trend and checked in with generally solid third-quarter earnings. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Common Sense Investing If the Sun Belt is where the growth is, then electricity supplier Southern Company is a place to be. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2005
Tim Hanson |
Cash Is King Stock market losses hurt, which is why more smart investors are taking a closer look at a company's free cash flow. This is a particularly important lesson for income investors, since it is out of free cash flow that companies fund dividends. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
Freaky February: Both Stocks and Treasuries Fall What to make of February's asset class performance. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2010
Russ Krull |
Power Up Your Payout Searching for yield? Utility companies could provide the jolt you seek. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Marla Brill |
Powering Up Utility stocks are a lower-risk way to achieve incremental returns, says manager Mario Gabelli of the Gabelli Utilities Fund. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Play the Right Numbers Dividends aren't just boring cash payments. They're predictors of long-term, market-beating returns. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
An Intriguing 10% Yield Play Iowa Telecom is not a growth story, but its 10% yield is fully funded. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Why Your Stock Is Probably Swindling You Stocks that don't pay dividends may be cheating you out of value |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2004
Mathew Emmert |
How to Be a Dividend Investor Here are the tools you need to build a diverse portfolio of high-quality, dividend-paying investments. Read on to learn a few things about evaluating the power of the payout. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Full Steam Ahead for Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern beats expectations with record earnings. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Capital Automotive Moving On Capital Automotive agrees to be acquired for $38.75 in cash. Since the company will continue paying dividends until the acquisition is completed, investors stand to gain still a bit more by holding on. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Warren Sticks to His Word Almost six years ago, Warren Buffett warned investors that returns for the next decade would be closer to 6% than the 10% to 12% per year that most expected. But there are a couple of strategies that investors can employ to help nudge their performance a bit higher. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
6 Stocks Even Retirees Can Love Just because you're done working doesn't mean you shouldn't invest well. |
CIO
July 1, 2005
Richard Pastore |
I.T. Energizer Energy provider Southern Company CFO Tom Fanning says it's a mistake to view IT as a cost center. He wants investment in new systems to power the bottom line. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
South-of-the-Border Copper As the company with the second-largest copper reserves in the world, Southern Peru Copper has had a good run, but can it repeat the performance of 2004? |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Powerful Penny Profits A penny raise here and a penny raise there may not seem like much on the surface. But if you build your portfolio around financially strong, dividend-producing companies, you'll eventually end up with some serious cash. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2011
Robert Eberhard |
Don't Fear the Megalopolis An examination of utilities that serve the urban region along the east coast. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Joseph Khattab |
4 Steps to Premium Dividends Finding the market's best dividends isn't as hard as it seems. Here are four steps that will get you on the right track to being a better income investor. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Dividend Disasters Sometimes even friendly dividends can eat up companies and investors from the inside. High yields can be some of the best returns in the market. But it's important to know where those dividends are coming from. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Boring Best Buy's Boost News of an increased dividend and buyback program are business as usual for consumer electronics giant Best Buy. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2011 |
Kansas City Southern Earnings Preview Kansas City Southern will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, July 21. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2005
Mathew Emmert |
Dividends Go Mainstream Soaring demand among dividend-based exchange-traded funds shows that the yield is once again in vogue. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2010
Morgan Housel |
5 Dividend Monsters to Buy After the Crash The good news is that the recent crash has turned some traditional dividend stocks into veritable cash cows. Here are five: AT&T... Verizon... Altria... Southern Company... Eli Lilly... |
BusinessWeek
July 10, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
What's Polishing Up Southern Copper Southern Copper was a surprise beneficiary of Phelps Dodge's $21.1 billion offer on June 16 to buy nickel miners Inco and Falconbridge |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2004
Tim Beyers |
What Is a Good Dividend? One expert tours the market to find out what makes a worthwhile dividend. |
