Money By Ramey

$T still rounds out the top 5 for our dividend positions by dividend income. Fueled by solid cash flow, it is hopeful that this stock can continue to perform well into 2021 and beyond. There is some concern that the company did not increase its dividend as expected in 2020, but MBR continues to be bullish on this company and its future prospects. $PG is the stellar-star performer, being #1 for value and #2 for dividend income.

Although when those retail investors combine efforts, they can act as a group and successfully push the prices so high that Hedge Funds with short positions suffered terrible losses. Melvin Capital was one of the most affected and was forced to close its short position on Gamestop, requiring some of its investors to intervene and inject capital in the firm to cover its massive losses. Retail investors using brokers such as Robinhood and Interactive Brokers were forced to cease or limit the trading in multiple stocks. What most retail investors did not understand at the time, was the fact that as the stock price went up, instead of directly covering their shorts, most hedge funds just kept trading the momentum.

This is news likely to be well received by dividend growth investors as Exxon Mobil would need to raise its dividend sometime this year in order to keep its growth streak of 38 years alive. We expect that Exxon Mobil will be able to grow earnings-per-share at a rate of 8% over the next five years due to the expected production growth and an eventual recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. With a recent share price of $51 and using mid-cycle earnings-per-share of $3.26, Exxon Mobil trades with a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.6. For investors worried about the next downturn, companies such as Exxon Mobil, General Dynamics and Johnson & Johnson are high-quality dividend stocks to consider adding to their portfolios.

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