All investors love getting big returns from their portfolio, whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities. But for income investors, generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments is your primary focus.
While cash flow can come from bond interest or interest from other types of investments, income investors hone in on dividends. A dividend is the distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders; it's often viewed by its dividend yield, a metric that measures a dividend as a percent of the current stock price. Many academic studies show that dividends make up large portions of long-term returns, and in many cases, dividend contributions surpass one-third of total returns.
Molson Coors Brewing in Focus
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) is headquartered in Golden, and is in the Consumer Staples sector. The stock has seen a price change of 0.21% since the start of the year. Currently paying a dividend of $0.47 per share, the company has a dividend yield of 3.27%. In comparison, the Beverages - Alcohol industry's yield is 0.49%, while the S&P 500's yield is 1.59%.
In terms of dividend growth, the company's current annualized dividend of $1.88 is up 6.8% from last year. In the past five-year period, Molson Coors Brewing has increased its dividend 4 times on a year-over-year basis for an average annual increase of 8.52%. Future dividend growth will depend on earnings growth as well as payout ratio, which is the proportion of a company's annual earnings per share that it pays out as a dividend. Molson Coors's current payout ratio is 29%. This means it paid out 29% of its trailing 12-month EPS as dividend.
TAP is expecting earnings to expand this fiscal year as well. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2025 is $6.36 per share, with earnings expected to increase 6.71% from the year ago period.
Bottom Line
From greatly improving stock investing profits and reducing overall portfolio risk to providing tax advantages, investors like dividends for a variety of different reasons. However, not all companies offer a quarterly payout.
Big, established firms that have more secure profits are often seen as the best dividend options, but it's fairly uncommon to see high-growth businesses or tech start-ups offer their stockholders a dividend. Income investors must be conscious of the fact that high-yielding stocks tend to struggle during periods of rising interest rates. With that in mind, TAP is a compelling investment opportunity. Not only is it a strong dividend play, but the stock currently sits at a Zacks Rank of 3 (Hold).
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