• CF Industries continues buying stock at a fast clip pushing outstanding shares to an all-time low.
• The nitrogen fertilizer stock currently has one of the highest net payout yields in the market at 15.7%.
• Despite recent highs, investors can own the stock with a keen eye on whether the company maintains a high level of buybacks. Read now»

• Of the ten top Russell 2000 stocks by yield, five showed a 3.12% higher net gain from a $5k investment in the lowest priced than from $5k invested in all
• Annual dividends divided by closing stock prices as of March 12 determined yields. Analyst median targets were used to calculate gains one year out.
• The five lowest-priced, highest-yield stocks of the Russell 2000 small-cap index were: ARR; RSO; NYMT; DX; and CYS.
• The five higher-priced stocks of the ten were: WMC; MTGE; MITT; PMT; and AI.
• Consider these stocks as reference points for your March Russell 2000 small-cap index stock investment research. Read now»

• Top 10 Russell 2000 small-cap dividend dogs did 1-year analyst target price upsides averaging 19.73% as of March 12.
• Ranked by yield, top ten Russell 2000 dogs mixed down as Dow dividend dogs mixed up after February.
• Analysts projected average 32% 1-year net gains for MTGE, SFL, RSO, RAS, ARR, PMT, CORR, AMTG, RESI, and AI.
• Consider these stocks as reference points for your March Russell 2000 Index dividend dog stock investment research. Read now»

• Does Southern Company’s low volatility and high yield make up for its sluggish growth?
• See Southern Company’s impressive dividend history and competitive advantage analyzed.
• Southern Company makes a compelling investment case for risk-averse income-oriented investors. Read now»

• As a dividend growth investor for retirement I’m amazed that there are times when I am given a little gift with seemingly bad news.
• While on the surface, the Intel news might appear wonderful for Intel, as far as I am concerned, it is a blessing in disguise for Qualcomm.
• The gift of increasing dividends just keeps on giving. Read now»

• The stock received a downgrade immediately after BlackRock increased its stake in the company.
• Ongoing scandals at Petrobras has me fearing that the company may have to sideline some of its rigs.
• Fundamentally, I believe the stock is expensive on future earnings estimates. Read now»

• NWBI at depressed pricing offers a very nice yield.
• NWBI’s fundamentals remain unchanged, actually if anything they have improved, yet shares are down

20% TTM.

• We all are looking for the perfect dividend stock.
• In an utopian world, the perfect dividend stock would be one that is both high yield and provide a high dividend growth rate.
• Though they are not perfect, the stocks below recently rewarded their investors with higher cash dividends. Read now»