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Coca-Cola: Time To Rethink Its Dividend
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Published Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:44:44 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
One of my favorite dividend growth stocks has been Coca-Cola (KO). I have been recommending them for the last three years as a solid edition to retirement portfolios. Coke has had an incredible run over the past year with its stock price up 23%. Over the past two years it is up 40%. The jump in the stock price is the good news. But for many long-term dividend investors, this is a serious issue for either reinvesting dividends or buying Coke for the first time. Because of the run-up in the stock price, the dividend yield has fallen from 3.1% a year ago to only 1.3% today. Because of the serious decline in the dividend yield I want to analyze what investors can expect going forward in terms of the dividends contributing to overall total returns. KO Profile*: The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield PROCTER & GAMBLE 
US7427181091 80.02 20.2 3.97 2.41 3.01 MICROSOFT
US5949181045 34.87 17.6 1.94 0.92 2.64