Experts Top +5% Dividend Value Stocks for 2024

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[-facebook-share]( [-twitter-share]( [-linkedin-share]( [-email-share](mailto:?body= %3Cbr+%2F%3E%0A%3Cb%3ENotice%3C%2Fb%3E%3A++Undefined+property%3A+stdClass%3A%3A%24previewText+in+%3Cb%3E%2Fvar%2Fwww%2Fhtml%2Fnl_forms%2Fsrc%2FICTheJuiceAlternate%2Fautomate-ic-article.php%3C%2Fb%3E+on+line+%3Cb%3E98%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Finvestingchannel.com%2F%3Fp%3D608621?utm_medium=ic-nl&utm_source=116689 ) Proprietary Data Insights Financial Pros’ Top +5% Dividend Value Stock Searches in the Last Month Rank Ticker Name Searches #1 [VZ]( Verizon 222 #2 [ET]( Energy Transfer 58 #3 [DOW]( Dow 20 #4 [OKE]( Oneok 11 #5 [XRX]( Xerox 2 #ad [Unlock Daily Stock Gems - FinPro Secrets Spilled!]( Brought to you by [MarketBeat]( [NOW is the time to get in on this trillion-dollar megatrend]( [ MarketBeat - NOW is the time to get in on this trillion-dollar megatrend]( Now is the time to position yourself for the next round of explosive growth from what will soon be a trillion-dollar market. 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Top of the list was Verizon Communications (VZ). With a yield in excess of 5% and a stable customer base, we felt Verizon offered a good balance of value and growth potential. Here’s why… Verizon’s Business Telecommunications companies spend billions of dollars every year to sustain and build out their networks. Chances are, you’re within ½ a mile of a Verizon tower. Unlike AT&T, it jumped on the 5G network. That’s allowed Verizon to narrow its business to services (80% of revenues) and equipment (20% of revenues). You can also divide Verizon’s business into consumer (76% of revenues) and business (24% of revenues). Despite lower YoY revenues, driven by equipment, Verizon added a net 0.4% wireless subscribers in 2023, though it saw wireless retail postpaid phone subscribers drop by 0.2%. Additionally, Fios video subscribers dropped by 8.8% while Fios internet increased by 3.5%, and wire broadband services increased 2.5%. [Metrics] [Source: Verizon Q4 Investor Presentation]( Overall, it was a mixed bag for the company. However, wireless retail postpaid phones, though negative for the year, has been trending upward with additions for the last three quarters. Continued, this would be a huge boon to Verizon’s forward revenues. Financials [Financials] Source: Stock Analysis Although revenues declined in 2023, gross margins improved, though partly from a change in product mix. Operating and profit margins took a noticeable hit, while free cash flow margin improved by 3%. In fact, management said they expect adjusted EBITDA to grow between 1%-3% in 2024, while Capex should decline about $1.5 billion. That would put free cash flow at close to $20 billion in 2024, about $11 billion of which goes towards dividends while the rest often goes towards debt repayment, where total debt sits at $176.5 billion. With interest expenses of $5.5 billion, the effective rate on the debt is 3.1%. That might seem like a lot. But remember, the company owns $133 billion in equipment (depreciated). Valuation [Valuation] Source: Seeking Alpha Value-wise, you can’t get much better than Verizon. Xerox (XRX) certainly tries, with a price-to-operating cash flow of 3.4x compared to Verizon’s 4.5x. And it’s got a fairly comparable P/E ratio. Plus, it has a lower debt-to-equity ratio. However, Xerox is a business in perpetual decline, whereas Verizon grows, albeit at a slower pace. Other high dividend payers like Energy Transfer (ET) and Oneok (OKE) come from the energy sector, where the dividends fluctuate based on commodity volume. Dow (DOW), the chemical company, is a bit more expensive, but still a decent value. Growth [Growth] Source: Seeking Alpha None of these high-dividend stocks saw revenues rise in 2023. Yet, Verizon and Oneok do expect slight growth in 2024. Also noteworthy is that Verizon has seen its profitability decline in the last few years while the two energy names improved as commodity prices and volume increased. This happened as wireless competition increased and the company lost some patent protection. Profitability [Profits] Source: Seeking Alpha Still, Verizon has some of the best margins of the group, especially on free cash flow. Given its commitment to dividend payouts, that’s important. It may have some ups and downs. But it’s got the cash to pay investors. Our Opinion 8/10 Verizon is definitely a stock to hold for long-term investors. As interest rates fall, high-yield payers like Verizon will benefit as their debt gets cheaper and their relative value increases. While the stock is up a decent amount this year, it’s one you can ease into over time with regular purchases. 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